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Thank you all for the compliments on my Seguin model. It really was a beautiful ship that can't help but become a beautiful model.

Just a quick update on the Quarterdeck: 
 

 
The gratings are made with a special box that came with Session #4. Apparently, it is an "upgrade" kit, that contains all the hatched and grtings for the Bellona. These gratings are pre-cut, slightly convex and are ten times easier to assemble than the original hatches provided with Session #2. I did not know that, because there was no relationship between the instructions that came with my kit and that "upgrade" kit. Anyway, I will be using these gratings from now on and may even try to remove the visible ones, on the main deck and replace them with these. We will see.....
 

 
The fundamental problem with this Bellona kit is ..... THE INSTRUCTIONS or more precisely, the LACK of them.  I find myself spending a lot of time, figuring out what is going to be my next step and how I am going to do it. Honestly, I don't think you can finish the ship by following blindly the instructions and their sequence of order. Anyway, enough rambling.....
 
I am now working on trying to complete the rear quarterdeck. Before you can finish the planking, you have to install the poop windows: 
 

 
You absolutely need a finger on each side to position correctly these window frames. THEN, you can glue the sub-frame for the planking: 
 

 
And then you can plank.....
 

 

 
As usual, a couple of Wipe on Poly on the maple planks, to give it more depth and protect the wood (0.5 mm thick).
 

 
Above: that is a very big quarterdeck..... You could play bowling on it 
 
Oh, I forgot to mention: the lack of bulwarks in visible places such as this one (see below). The kit has nothing, so it is up to you to fabricate it: Yes, all this will be easily visible, as it surrounds the main wheel.
 

 
At this stage, I have done everything I could in the quarterdeck.... I have been trying to postpone the inevitable task of building the second gallery and the "pleasure" of cutting carefully 81 window panes.... Call me procrastinator if you want, but there is absolutely nothing fun in this process.
I am going to try to gather my courage and energy and do it again.... It is that story of needing one finger on each side..... to position perfectly these windows frames. If you follow the official instructions, you just cannot do it...... Every access you can get to the inner galleries is so precious.
 
Yves
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

Seguin - FIINISHED, 170 hours, 75 days
 
Today I finished my Bluejacket Seguin model, and I must say that it is one of the prettiest models that I have. All the stained wood, mahogany, and brass make for one beautiful model.
 
After all the research and discussion above, I decided to rig the masts without the gaffs. I simply couldn't figure out what they were supposed to do, and consequently I wasn't sure how to rig them. Instead I decided to hang three navigation lights on the fore mast and a US flag on the aft mast. When the Seguin was built in 1884 the US flag had only 38 stars for the 38 states.
 
I took a few photos of the mast construction and rigging, and then deleted them by mistake when transferring them from my phone. Here then, are photos of the finished model.

Port side. I did add a nice coil of rope on the aft grate.

Starboard side.

Cabin, wheelhouse, pilot house, and rooster. Tugs traditionally had American eagles on the pilot house, but the Seguin had a rooster. The rooster was not there at first, and I could find no photos of the Seguin with both gaffs and the rooster. So the gaffs had to go.

Companionway (stairway.) I added a brass rail all the way to the upper deck.

Fore mast with three navigation (towing) lights. Almost every photo of the Seguin shows towing lights.

Aft mast with the 38 * flag.

Stack with stays and steam whistle.

Mantua lifeboat. Easy to build and I love the way it looks. It's going to be tricky swinging the rear davit past those mast stays, but that's how they're shown on the plans. The davits were made from some thick brass rod that I flattened and drilled. The kit included some photo-etched brass cleats that I soldered to the davits. The plans and one early photo show the blocks hooked together above the boat, but I rigged them ready to lift. I was also surprised that all the mast stays impinge on the cabin roof.

Brass stanchions (railing uprights) by Krick. The Seguin was rigged with wire cable, and the kit came with a spool of very nice, 0.25 mm braided wire. I could have used that, but I had a spool of 0.38 mm plastic-coated bead-stringing wire, a package of crimp beads, and a crimping tool and I used that instead. No good reason.
Seagull's eye view.

Front view.

THE END. (Aft view with the Raeboesch prop.)
 

A Few Photos of Parts Stacked Up

Cabin Complete

I started laminating the plywood panels together using 3M Super 77 spray adhesive.  It seemed like the perfect way to spread glue on all the laser cut doors and windows, but it didn't work. Pieces like this simply fell apart when I handled them, leaving a sticky mess on the parts. Luckily I only did a few parts before I realized the problem. After cleanup I re-glued everything with Titebond.
 
I put a one-star review on the 3M web site, and they responded with a number to call. After a half hour on hold I talked to a customer service rep who said "Sorry it didn't work for you." Very disappointing.





The cabin is very attractive with two types stained wood and brass panels for protection near the coal scuttles. There is nothing to see inside so I covered the windows with black paper. Note that the top and bottom are curved fore-to-aft to match the curvature of the deck.

Pilot House & Skylight

The pilot house has clear plastic windows with a few pieces of furniture inside. Here it is ready to button up.

The skylight and ladder were fun to build. You cant go wrong with mahogany and brass.

I put clear windows in the skylight too, but black paper on the bottom since there's nothing to see inside.

Hull Painted, Garboards Built, 65 hours, 51 days
 
I put in about 20 hours since my last post, and the hull is looking quite nice.

I opened my spray booth, AKA garage,  primed the hull and painted the upper part white.

My wife bought the optional cherry baseboard from Bluejacket. It was nicely made, but it was not as wide as the laser-cut cradle pieces. I dadoed the base, trimmed the cradles to fit, and stained the base with Watco natural penetrating stain. Very pretty.
 

My wife also bought me the paint set from Bluejacket. It came with a 0.5 oz bottle of "anti-foul red" enamel that looked a lot like the paint on my Marie Felling tug. I still had half of a rattle can of that paint and used it on the bottom of the Seguin.  After painting I attached the deck, waterways,  bulwarks, about 80 vertical frameheads, and the stern planking.
 
The nearly-complete hull weighs 8.8 oz or 249 grams. I'll bet that if I filled it with helium ...
 
Next comes hand rails, side rails, and rub rails in natural mahogany. The side rails will cover the gap between the lower white and upper stained parts of the hull.
 

Mark,
Thank you for pointing me to the development logs here. I've seen the Facebook posts for the Oregon and Wyoming, but I didn't even know about the Savannah. It looks like three beautiful new kits on the way.
Rod

Ted,
Congratulations on a beautiful piece of work! I love your gold-plated Bismarck. It looks great and certainly shows off your work more than a painted model would. Please message me when you start your next build log co I can follow along.
Rod

Ted,
Congratulations on a beautiful piece of work! I love your gold-plated Bismarck. It looks great and certainly shows off your work more than a painted model would. Please message me when you start your next build log co I can follow along.
Rod

Ted,
Congratulations on a beautiful piece of work! I love your gold-plated Bismarck. It looks great and certainly shows off your work more than a painted model would. Please message me when you start your next build log co I can follow along.
Rod

Mark,
Thank you for pointing me to the development logs here. I've seen the Facebook posts for the Oregon and Wyoming, but I didn't even know about the Savannah. It looks like three beautiful new kits on the way.
Rod

Switching back and forth on the three projects, but mostly on WYOMING.  Here's a page I finished up today.  
Photoetch for OREGON is almost ready for etching, so I hope to have that in a few weeks.  Once that is in hand, I can get back on OREGON and start putting up some in-process photos.

I Found It!
After hours of searching online I found a photo of the Seguin in 1884 with gaffs, in Sea History magazine no. 25, Autumn, 1982. I think I'll build the gaffs after all.
 
Better yet there is a second photo of the Seguin pushing the six-masted schooner Wyoming in 1909. Bluejacket is working on a kit of the Wyoming. Check out their build log on Facebook.