Nirvana

Looks like my cat "Tigger",  looking at a new toy - thinking "what the heck is that"😁

Nice raft though.

I did a small purchase of various Winsor & Newton promarker. 

I painted one dead eye ( Chucks) with 0523 Coffee stain.

That will second from left, the other eyes are chucks but has been exposed to workshop weather for three years.

Don't know if I should stay with the old ones or cover them as the other eyes will be attached. 

Another option is to with the peach.

Thats the pen.

Very nice Echo.

Toni, you are amazing.

Are you clearcoating the whole body after you have applied the decals?

Looking real good, leave the engine hood open to show the details of the engine.

When I built the MS longboat, I used dry planks "per Chuck's method) with a heat gun to form them.
Yes, it is extremely hot air for your fingers but not for the wood. Worked like a charm.

I went back to the material board and didn't like the outcome of the masts.

The material was way too soft and started to warp very quickly, a trip to Home Depot for other items and I found oak dowels.

This has so far proven to be much better and holding up to the shaping.

I used "sanding sponge" 80 grit for the second mast, which was easier to work with.

Gabe, another reason for me to get 3d printer up and running, unfortunate it's not a resin printer.

1 hour ago, Keith Black said:

Arthur, wishing you the best on your first steps into the world of wooden ship modeling. Building model ships is a lot like bird photography, it requires a tremendous amount of patience and never giving up. 

Keith, that was a real good one. Specially regarding bird photography.
Patience, waiting and never give up! 

Arthur, don't stress and push to get things done.

Here is very example to stop,don't glue anything into place. Take pictures for us to look at so we can help.

My simple solution; drill, dowel sandpaper in hand and half an hour work.

And here's a link.

Worked oak mast to the left - untouched to the right

Beautiful wood!!

42 minutes ago, Dave_E said:

Hey Doc,

 

What's your supply depot for the oak dowels?

Home depot of all the placed....😀

The dowels I am working with are oak.

I headed over to one of the local hardware store to get new dowels for the masts of Bluenose, I went with round dowels from start.

I had to go through some 26 dowels to find myself 4 usable straight once. I placed them on the floor and if they could roll without any major effort they were fine.

Sighting from one end to another didn't show any warp at all. 
These dowels are larger than what plans says so there was a lot of sanding to get the proper shape.

And yes, I put the dowel in my power drill and sanded it by hand. I use a leather glow that holds the sandpaper, this to avoid the heat build up from the turning.

Arthur, first of all - A Warm Welcome to MSW!
I am glad you got the Bluenose as a starter.

Yes the dowels for the mast and booms are a disaster in the kit.

Mine was badly warped as well - and today again - I went to my hardware store and got some straight dowels. This to start all over again with the masts.

As for the Bluenose herself, I would suggest to get going with her before attacking the dories.

This will give you the skills to handle the smaller and more delicate items in the kit.

However I am looking forward to see your progress, and if you have questions - don't hesitate to ask! 

I built the longboat from MS using a heat gun forming the planks. Worked as a charm, no messing around with water.

Ed, I wish I could and a wow to the like.
This is so much better than the instructions provided from MS.
I might go back to the table and redo everything regarding the rigging.

Oh my, but once all is painted the blemishes will be gone! Thank you, Thor Oden and Frej and Ymer! Yes I am Swedish!

Allan, the amount to the family was 300000 dollars!

When the Bluenose II was built back in 1963, the family of the original Bluenose saw it was a direct copy of the original ship.

This led to a lawsuit started in 2012.

So it's not only our models that becomes victims of IP theft.

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The Bluenose II was built in 1963 by Oland Brewery for roughly C$300,000 as a marketing tool for their Schooner Lager beer brand. In 1979, ownership was transferred to the government of Nova Scotia.  In 1994–95 the ship’s hull was restored.  Around this time the management of the schooner got caught up in what the Canadian Sponsorship Scandal when the federal government allocated $2.3 million for the schooner through a consulting firm but only a small amount of the money reached the vessel.

In July 2010, the Nova Scotia government awarded a $12.5 million contract for the restoration of Bluenose II to a consortium of three Nova Scotia shipyards. The total project budget was $14.4 million.  The word “restoration” is a something of a misnomer.  The original schooner was largely scrapped and the “restored” schooner was built from keel up with new materials. Some equipment and sections of the old schooner were retained, but the schooner is essentially a new vessel.

The new Bluenose II was supposed to be sailing in the summer of 2012.  She was launched in 2013 and then hauled back ashore for additional work. The schooner is currently tied up at a wharf in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Recently, the provincial government settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with the family of the schooner’s original designer.   In 2012, the Roue family launched a lawsuit against the provincial government alleging that it infringed on their copyright by using William J. Roue’s drawings in the Bluenose II restoration.  The government settled the suit for $300,000, including legal fees. The provincial government says about $1 million has been spent on legal costs since the case was launched.

I haven't found any records that the case is close, but considering the timeline I guess it has been closed.

Moving forward with the mast project.

The trestle is almost finished, the fit almost perfect.

Getting the cheeks parallel with the longitudinal line of the ship was tricky but I got the first two in place.

The trestle is just dry-fitted.

Kevin, that's an incredible picture. The angle makes the ship to look much much bigger than it is, specially with your house in the background.

If you wouldn't had the towel in the picture it would had been even harder to tell.

5 hours ago, Ian_Grant said:

I'm a little disappointed that no one mentioned the - gasp - plastic Heller Victory.  It is hands down the most accurate kit of Victory on the market. At 1/100 it is a reasonable size for detail without taking up too much floor space, and there are seven sheets of brass etch available to enhance the build.  See the several build logs on the forum.

 

Just sayin'    🙃

 

Edit: Though I would add a shot of mine on the bench just after completion.

And with Heller's HMS Victory there are a lot of aftermarket parts available.

Like better cannons, wood deck etc.

Look at this website.

Once I am embarking the journey of building Revell's Constitution many items will be come from that place.

Ed, your building documentation will certainly help me and future builder of Bluenose.
I am working on my masts.