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New BlueJacket Shipcrafters kit in development: West Coast lumber schooner
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I recently reworked what had been an old Laughing Whale kit, the Square Toed Frigate. This was a 30' version of a typical 19th Century scow sloop, so the kit is in 1/24 scale. It's plank on bulkhead with lots of laser work including a deck with simulated trunnels and butt joints. Planking mimics the original - longitudinal side and transverse bottom. It's available now @ $199 plus shipping. Kit #K1119.
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OK, the West Coast Lumber Schooner display model is boxed up and going to Nic for rigging (he enjoys rigging, I don't) 😎. I still have to do the sail plan, write the instructions, and, when he's finished the rigging, add a few more items to the display model. Since these boats had the slat ratlines, we've included the laser-cut ones in this kit - real time saver.
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Mostly-finished Running and Standing Rigging plans. Both are greatly reduced from their original 24" x 36" format. I prefer to do separate rigging plans as it makes them less confusing for the builder with limited familiarity with rigging. Because the original vessels used slats for ratlines, I've used the same laser-cut ladder format as I did with WYOMING, NOTMAN, and a few other kits.
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A few more completed kit plans in the 11" x 17" size.
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I love the ability to change things easily with the computer drawings. As you can see, this is quite different from this same drawing posted earlier. Still have to add the gaffs, deadeyes, rigging and a few other details.
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More as-yet completed drawings. The image with the spacing of the lower deadeyes shown is probably the most useful one. On the rigging drawings, they will take the appropriate angles to match the stays and shrouds.
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This week and next (at a minimum) will be spent drawing. I've been creating the plans by importing the laser drawings as a base which speeds up the process and also gives me another fit check. These two will probably be rearranged several times before they're done. These are the 24" x 36" sheets.
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A few more details added. The boat on the davits has lasered floorboards and thwarts added and fire buckets have been placed around the skylight. Another boat with lashings has been added to the fore house roof.
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Added the top view of the framing. Port side just shows subdeck applied, starboard side shows actual framing, fillers, etc. I do like the ability to add color to the drawings to differentiate the parts.
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Some of today's drawings. These are part of the hull construction sheet. This is reduced copy as the sheet will be 36" wide.
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And the "sticks" are drawn.
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Third set of plans. Working on the "stick" drawings now.
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Second set of plans. Next up will be standard side view/top view drawings of both houses as completed.
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First of the kit drawings. AFT HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.pdf
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