BLUENOSE By Jerry - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64

[Jerry]

Good morning everyone...

 

Today will be a day of touching up.  I am pleased with the results of the red and black hull painting, although I didn't do it with the tools I originally thought I would.   The Preval Spray System didn't work as I hoped it would.  The paint was apparently too thick and needed thinning  but that would have affected the tone of the color.  When purchasing the product I was told no thinning was necessary,  so I returned everything with no trouble and bought a can of Rust-Oleum satin Black and satin Colonial Red which worked.  But as usual there are places that were under sprayed or completely missed due to inaccessibility.  I plan to spray the color I want to use on a piece of paper to create a puddle from which I will brush on the touch-ups.

 

Incidentally, the masking of the hull was a real time eater.  The whole idea was to mask the hull in a way that when the black painting was finished the white stripe at the waterline would be created.  This required laying the first tape right on the edge of the red color and then laying a second tape 1/16th" beyond the edge of the first tape.  The second tape was scotch tape so I could see the 1/16th" overlay.

 

So here are some pictures as to where I stand and after the touch-ups, I'll show the final results.

 

Have a great day.

Best,

Jerry

Edited August 25, 2016 by Jerry

[gjdale]

Paint job looks great Jerry.

[Jerry]

Thanks for the visit, Grant and your appreciated remark.

Jerry

[Jerry]

Good morning, Lawrence.

 

I'm very sorry that you have had all that trouble with the bottle of glue.  I can just imagine what it was like because that has happened to me at least twice that I can recall.  First your skin gets very warm, almost hot and then....YUK!, everything goes sticky.  Yeah, I'm sorry to have missed you yesterday so I look forward to seeing you and hopefully Bernadette too, this afternoon.  I have some work to do on the railing of the Bluenose before I can begin attaching the deck "furniture" but before all that I need to do some more touch-up work. Apparently my eyesight isn't good enough to notice all the skips so Charlene asked me to wait until Saturday when she's off from work for her to do some more of the touch-ups.  I still want to apply at least two coats of a Miniwax satin clear polycrylic.  So in the meanwhile I think I'll start making the deck pieces to have them ready when all the touch-up work is finished.

 

Your Bounty looks beautiful.  It's so nice to have the talent you do in order to build from scratch.  I guess I don't have that talent nor do I have some of the tools necessary.  I have regular size power tools but am missing one very important mini power tool and that's the mini tables saw..I guess you're already thinking about the next project.  LOL. I'm hoping my sight holds out so that Bluenose will not be my last endeavor with ship modelling.  

 

Have a great day and hopefully I'll see you guys later.

Best,

Jerry

Edited August 26, 2016 by Jerry

[popeye the sailor]

very nice paint job Jerry...........as with your progress.  I've seen those sprayers before.....never used one myself.  if it had a attachable air delivery supply to it.......maybe.   I guessing that the body of the sprayer is a canister of compressed air.....likely not enough there for a larger job.  control of the spray would be another issue........the sweep of the pass you'd make,  would depend on how thick the paint goes on.  glad you found out early  

 

she's look'in good Jerry......

[Jerry]

Good morning, Popeye..

I hope you are well.

 

Things are still progressing despite the medical interruptions, but at this point it's more laziness than doctor visits that has slowed me down.  I have begun to fabricate the "deck furniture" but I'm waiting for the admiral to help me paint the cap rails as she has expressed interest to do that. She needs the practice anyway. When playing around with the "hatch," I took a couple of photos.  This piece is not attached to the deck yet but I wanted to see what it looked like.  All of the deck pieces not painted black will be colored white and "hull umbre" as this one is. Olive Oil sends her regards and wants to know what you have been up to lately.

 

Best,

 

Jerry

Edited August 27, 2016 by Jerry

[popeye the sailor]

she's gonna look great with the deck laid out     getting the hull to where it is now  {to me,  anyway},  is the toughest part.   it's like a mad dash to get to the point where fittings can be put on.....which I think is the fun part     she looks awesome so far Jerry........but yes,  getting the cap rails painted would really finish the hull off....and out a nice contrast to the deck  

 

kind of olive to ask  AK-k-k-k-k-k-k-k!  finally reaching a good place with the Holiday build,  I'm gonna move on to some of my other builds,  and try to get at least one of them done.   I did hit kind of a doldrums of late......but I revived it by working on a smaller kit that I had in the closet.  almost ready for paint on that one     I read a few posts back that Olive might do a log for her Santa Maria {the kit she got....right?}.........well....I hope it's true.   she did a super job with the Bounty,  and I'm sure she'll do the same with this build.   I for one,  am looking forward in seeing her log.

 

sending my best regards as well......here's hoping the school year leaves you with just a little more free time   

[Jerry]

Hello Popeye,

Olive Oil has had an open kit sitting on her desk since early spring; it's not the Santa Maria but it is the La Nina by Artesania Latina.  I learned a long time ago to say nothing that will make her feel pressured so I've been waiting to see if and when sh'd begin the build.  About a week ago she slipped into the office (where we both work) and started messing around with her kit.  As agreed upon, I said nothing until she asked me to check to see if she was missing some parts.  I found the parts and said nothing else waiting to see what would progress.  I was busy working on Bluenose so about 30 minutes later I realized she left the office and I didn't see her for about another hour or so when I went into another room to watch TV. Honestly, to this day not another word has been said about her build.  I have a feeling though, that she's getting closer to working on her kit but I'm not saying a thing.  Things have been peaceful around here for a long time and I'd like to keep it that way, if you know what I mean.  LOL

 

Now to the Bluenose...

 

I've made some more progress.  The deck furniture is beginning to grow.  It's tedious work due to its minute size but we all now that we wouldn't be following this hobby  (participating in it) if we didn't have patience.  That's always the first statement I hear when someone is looking at my finished models..."I would never have the patience to do what you do."

 

So it's one deck piece at a time and that's where I'm at.  Here are some additional photos to bring my progress up to date.

 

Take care,

Best,

Jerry

Edited August 30, 2016 by Jerry

[Elijah]

Your deck is very shiny! I can see the reflection of the hatch on the deck! The crew must work hard to keep her looking great.

Edited August 31, 2016 by Elijah

[Jerry]

Elijah..

Many coats of varnish with sanding in between.  

Best,

Jerry

[popeye the sailor]

looking very nice!.........the cap rails do compliment the deck!  

[genericDave]

Jerry,

 

You're waterline turned out great!  I'm very jealous!  I've been stuck in the 'painting phase' on my Bluenose for about 2 months, because I just can get the waterline right (so I keep sanding it off and re-painting it).  You're officially now way ahead of me

 

Cap rails look great, and the deck looks fantastic with that varnish!

 

Now that I'm a few steps behind you, I'm enjoying having another 'further along' Bluenose to refer to!

[jbelwood]

Hi Jerry,

 

Thought you'd like this photo of a photo of Bluenose. It was hanging on a wall

in the Waterfront Warehouse Restaurant in Halifax, NS. 

 

Got to board Bluenose II in Lunenburg as she was in port for several days. I

was surprised at how big she was. She is acknowledged to have the largest

working mainsail in the world, measuring 4,150 square feet. Total sail area

measures over 11,000 square feet. Sheesh. You probably already know that.

 

Have silently followed your build from the beginning. What beautiful work. Wish

I had the experience to build the kit.

 

John

[Jerry]

Hello Popeye..

Thanks for another compliment.  The truth is that the more I look at my model the more faults I find.  I keep asking myself how I could be so careless.  That in itself is bad enough but boy am I catching it from the admiral.  Anyway thanks again for taking time to visit.

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hi Dave.

You are too nice.  The more I examine my model the more faults I find.  I appreciate your remark about the waterline but the truth is I'll exhibit this model from the port side as the waterline on the starboard side is wavier than an American flag in a windstorm.  The admiral has been very kind; she is very subtle when finding my modelling faults so I have to use my lousy eyesight as an excuse to keep her happy.  I hope to see your finished model one day and I encourage you to keep working.

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Good afternoon, John and many thanks for the wonderful photo of the Bluenose. I'm sorry that I didn't get to visit the Waterfron Restaurant when we were in Halifax a couple of summers ago.  OMG, it looks like I have a lot of sail work to do one of these days.  This picture really illustrates how much sail area this ship had..

 

Many thanks for your kind words regarding the build and I am pleased to submit a few more pictures as to where the build stands today.

 

Have a very nice evening and please visit again.

Best,

Jerry

Edited September 1, 2016 by Jerry

[jbelwood]

Hi again Jerry,

 

A few detail photos for you. You can see in the second photo as to how shinny the deck is. So much so

that I actually thought it was covered with water. Young lady in pic is a working crew member. Good bless her.

Was unsuccessful in getting an overall shot.

 

BTW I also learned that the Bounty replica was also built in Lunenburg. Never did get to see the shipyard

 

John

[Jerry]

Thanks again, John..

Thanks for the additional photos.

All the ships I have built so far are sail-less.  I thought I'd try sails on this model but now you have me wondering.  The decision will actually be the admiral's; I'll go either way.

Have a great evening.

Best,

Jerry

P.S.  I also have built a model of the Bounty

 

Edited September 1, 2016 by Jerry

[popeye the sailor]

sounds like someone is being his own worst critic.......just keep doing the best you can do........in the end she'll look great!  

 

 

nice pictures BTW  

[mrshanks]

Hi Jerry.  Was nice connecting with you over on Bob Hunt's site.  I have read through your log and it looks like your Bluenose is progressing nicely.  I will be on board for the rest of the voyage!!!  Let me know if there is anything I can help you with!!

[Jerry]

Hi Popeye..

Thanks for your remark about the pictures.  At the end of a work session I look forward to posting the latest pictures as sort of my curtain call for the day.  Good to hear from you again.

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Good evening Lawrence.

I'm very sorry to learn about the bug your computer picked up' you'll have to stop watching porno because that's where most of the viruses come from.  JUST KIDDING!  But i'm happy to know that you were able to recapture most of your data.  Yeah, Bernie mentioned the stained glass project and that you were going to help her.  You're a good sailor for keeping the admiral happy.

So, I look forward to seeing your completion of the Bounty; it is one beautiful piece of work.

Take care,

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Mike,

Thanks for the visit.  

As a matter of fact there is something I need some help with.  Bob's practicum is really working out well but every once in awhile I either miss something or can't find it.  I'm having trouble locating the construction of the aft railing system.  I see it in the photographs but can't seem to see it in the instructions.  I'm specifically referring to the railing on the transom and around each side to where it angles down to the cap railing.  I have read ahead through the next several chapters  but all I could find was a little reference near the end of Chapter 8 which I just started.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Best,

Jerry

[mrshanks]

He talks about it in Chapter 8, around section 8.4-6.  Refer to his instructions and the photos together and it should be clear.

[Jerry]

Thanks, Mike..

As I mentioned above I did see some of it in Chapter 8 but I didn't think it was complete.  But I believe I'll be able to do okay with what's available.  have a nice day,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Everybody..

It's Labor Day weekend and here's some pictures of a little more progress.  Forming the cabin was tricky for two ,main reasons:  the strip wood is of very small dimensions and getting the correct angle which was accomplished by laying wax paper over the plans and gluing the pieces together while in position.  The roof is a bit small but I'll fix that with some extension later on.  So far, so good..Now some pics...

Jerry

Edited September 4, 2016 by Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello..

A few more pictures of the cabin top stuff..

Best,

Jerry

Edited September 6, 2016 by Jerry

[Jerry]

Good morning Lawrence..

Many thanks for your birthday wishes and for all the nice things you have said regarding the Bluenose build.  I am enjoying building this model and look forward to completing the deck "stuff" so I can get going on the mast structures, etc.  In the meantime here are a couple more photos of the cabin assembly temporarily placed on deck.  A few more aft pieces and then I will begin shaping the masts.  I hope you have a wonderful day and my best regards to your admiral.

Best,

Jerry

Edited September 8, 2016 by Jerry

[Elijah]

Happy birthday Jerry! That deckhouse looks great! Well done.

[Jerry]

Good evening, Elijah..

Thanks for the birthday wishes and the compliment.  Nice to hear from you again.  Happy to say we're moving along nicely.  Hope you are having a good evening.

Best,

Jerry