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  1.    gsdpic reacted to a post in a topic: New BlueJacket Shipcrafters kit in development: West Coast lumber schooner
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  9. alross2
    Just for giggles... WYOMING and the West Coast Lumber Schooner - same scale (1/96)
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  14. alross2
    Starting to look like a boat...but still lots to do . Hull is painted and needs a couple spots retouched. Nothing is glued down to the decks although pieces are in their approximate locations. Right now, I'm putting the window frames on the deck houses.
  15. alross2
    Cap rails, chock rails, buffalo rails, windlass, and anchor chain installed yesterday.
  16. alross2
    Here are the two ladders to the quarterdeck. The rails are .035" and the treads are .015" laserboard. The first tread is a bugger to install, the other three not so much.😎
  17. alross2
    Hull is now in primer so I can see all the "goobers" and take care of them. At the moment, I'm fitting out the main deck level of the forecastle as I won't be able to access that area once the raised forecastle deck is fitted.
  18. alross2
    I know most of you folks are "stick and string" enthusiasts but am curious if anyone is interested in more modern vessels. Rather than watch TV in the evenings I've been slowly working on a potential 1/48 kit of a WW2 Higgins 78' PT boat. Structurally, it will be like most of the later kits I've done for BlueJacket - laser-cut planked hull built with the Hahn method, resin and britannia parts, etc. It will be an early boat with tubes and can be built as either a Mediterranean or Pacific boat.
  19. alross2
    I'm getting too soft in my old age... These are the chock rails and cap rails for the aft section. There are about 24 cast stanchions, each of which has a pin on both ends. Rather than make the modeler measure and drill the holes for the stanchions, I've laser cut them in. The chock rail is 1/8" bass while the cap rail is .035" laserboard, the latter being far more robust than the original 1/32" basswood ones.
  20.    alross2 reacted to a post in a topic: Whaleboat Davit kit now available.
  21. alross2
    Well, we finished up the Whaleboat Davit kit today, so it is now available. It includes laser-cut parts (davit sections, deck section, cradles, and ladder rails), Britannia sheaves and blocks, strip wood for planking the bulwark, rigging material, full-size plans, and an instruction manual. Scale matches our New Bedford Whaleboat.
  22. alross2
    Since Chris wanted to expand the scope of this thread, here's some basic info. Scale is 1/96, construction is plank on bulkhead. Construction is essentially the same as ALABAMA, KEARSARGE, NOTMAN, and WYOMING - poplar ply bulkheads on a central profile although this time the bulkheads are one-piece.
  23. alross2
    Timberheads are now installed on both sides and the bulwarks trimmed down to their tops. Worked out fine, no breakage when sanding the bottom of the timberheads prior to installation.
  24. alross2
    Right now, they are 1/8" basswood. I've installed both sides now and haven't experienced any splitting while sanding the bottoms of the timberheads.
  25.    alross2 reacted to a post in a topic: New BlueJacket Shipcrafters kit in development: West Coast lumber schooner
  26. alross2
    Whatever you consider appropriate.
  27. alross2
    The kit will include a jig to support the bulwarks while they are being built. The three holes in the jig match the spacing of the mast holes in the deck and the jig is held in place with 1/4" dowels, making removal easy when bulwark construction is completed
  28. alross2
    Chris, a skilled modeler such as yourself will be able to replicate the THAYER from this kit...😎 These are the revised timberheads on a new hull. They are clamped and drying out after soaking. I revised the planking sequence so that the top plank of the bulwarks is just a bit above the timberheads. The top plank will then be trimmed to the top of the timberheads establishing the correct sheer.
  29. alross2
    Well, for now we'll just describe it as a "West Coast lumber schooner"...😎

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