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Bluenose II by Heronguy - Artesania Latina #20500 - Scale 1:75 - 2nd build


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I'll look forward to seeing her in person one of these days.

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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  • 4 weeks later...

A little more progress on the build.

 

Added the poop cover, rail and breast hook.

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Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Thanks Steve.

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Thanks Len.  The Bluenose II is such a beautiful ship it improves the look all on its own.  I really like its lines.  

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Finished part 4 of John's instructions!  The modifications to the bulwarks, transom, stanchions, scuppers, taffrail, pin rails, chock rails are done.

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The stem and keel pieces have been installed.  

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On to deck furniture and fittings.

 

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Looking very nice.  Great work.

Derek

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea  

Antoine de Saint Exupery

 

Current Builds

Bluenose - Model Shipways - 1:64 Scale

Fair American - Model Shipways - 1:48 Scale

HMS Winchelsea 1764 - Group Build

On Deck

Guns of History Naval Smoothbore Deck Gun - 1:24 Scale

Finished Builds

Mare Nostrum - Artesania Latina - 1:35 Scale

Guns of History Carronade - Model Shipways - 1:24 Scale

 

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  • 4 weeks later...

Finishing up some of the deck furniture for the next reveal.  

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Time to post a small update on this build.

 

I'm on the verge of drilling holes in the hull for the propeller shafts and I'm not happy about the prospect.  I've bee practicing on some scrap.  The problem (as I see it) is that the holes have to go in at a very shallow angle (almost parallel to the hull).  Also, since there are 2 props on this ship they need to be very symmetrically placed to look good.  I'm probably agonizing over something that will be fine but it is my ship after all!  I'd be glad to practice on yours!:)

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I've adopted a very similar paint scheme for the hull as I used on the baby bluenose. 

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Once the props and rudder are mounted I'll fasten down the deck furniture and get on with the rigging!

 

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Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Agonizing over.  I drilled the holes for the prop shafts and all seems to have worked out.

 

Practice piece

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Started with small bit at right angles to the surface then rotated it into the correct alignment as the hole deepened.  Then used progressively larger bits until the shaft bearing size was reached.

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Dry fit the props - satisfactory!

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Now I'll make the brass supports and attach everything permanently.

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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It turns out the prop supports had to go through a trial by fire!

 

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The leftmost piece was cut from a sheet of 0.005" brass.  I just needed to try out the fit of the support and how it would attache to the hull.

 

The middle was my attempt to bend the 1/64" (.016") kit supplied strip.  It didn't want to bend in curves all.

 

I annealed a wider strip of 1/64" brass, cut it in half with the Byrnes saw (with a nice zero-clearance insert and a fine blade) and discovered it bends just fine.  I drilled a pair of holes and am ready to pin it to the hull.

 

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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The final item for the bottom of the ship is the rudder.  I puzzled for a while how to mount the gudgeons and pintle in the recessed area in the rudder then onto the stern post.

 

I settled on slicing a groove and putting a piece of brass rod across all three gaps in the rudder.  Once it was glued down and painted over it is ready for pinning the gudgeons to the rudder and hull.

 

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Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Thanks Steve.  What do they say?  A journey of a 1000 miles starts with one step. 

 

I've a long way to go - hope the journey continues to be as satisfying as it has so far.  

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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15 hours ago, Heronguy said:

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There's nothing like wrestling with pintels and gudgeons to drive you crazy.

Rich

On ‎5‎/‎14‎/‎2017 at 1:51 PM, Heronguy said:

The final item for the bottom of the ship is the rudder.  I puzzled for a while how to mount the gudgeons and pintle in the recessed area in the rudder then onto the stern post.

 

I settled on slicing a groove and putting a piece of brass rod across all three gaps in the rudder.  Once it was glued down and painted over it is ready for pinning the gudgeons to the rudder and hull.

 

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Nice work Doug, looking good.

Derek

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea  

Antoine de Saint Exupery

 

Current Builds

Bluenose - Model Shipways - 1:64 Scale

Fair American - Model Shipways - 1:48 Scale

HMS Winchelsea 1764 - Group Build

On Deck

Guns of History Naval Smoothbore Deck Gun - 1:24 Scale

Finished Builds

Mare Nostrum - Artesania Latina - 1:35 Scale

Guns of History Carronade - Model Shipways - 1:24 Scale

 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

 

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I've been puttering on building bits of the deck furniture. I'm still following John Earl's practicum (thanks John!!).

 

Most fun (read challenge) so far has been the windlass (John's design is adapted from the Jenson diagrams. Here is a blog on the Bluenose II model that shows a more elaborate windlass and well as some discussion of the accuracy.) 

 

I think I've got what I want now.  I still have to settle on the colour scheme.  I don't feel like I have much natural skill at choosing colour scheme.  On the other hand I do like the look of brass and wood.  So far then the windlass is this:

 

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I've left the swiss pearwood  untouched since it was also used on the skylights.  The brass windlass barrel came with the kit.  The two drums on the outsides are made from short sections of dowel (1/4" slices sandwiching a 3/16" centre).  What I had on hand were different wood so I painted the centre grey.

 

The bits and priced that make it up are here.  I had trouble putting pieces together until I used the dowel to be the "backbone" on which everything was aligned and assembled.

 

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It also was a challenge create a large enough hole in the 1/4" dowel to accept the 5/32" axle on the brass drum.  The wood likes to split when it can.

 

When installed I'll include the chain pipes that direct the anchor chain below deck for storage.  This appears not to be historically correct but I like brass on my model.;)

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Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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what a sweet looking hull you have there Doug!   very nicely done!   rudder and props look great too.........very well done,  I must say ;) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Thanks guys!  I'll keep on stumbling along.  I hope to make this build my main focus for the next while.  Gotta get some sticks poking up in the air.

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Hi Doug,

Just getting caught up on this build log (although I'm familiar with your PdeN.) It's coming along nicely. Fun to see the differences between the AL and Billing kits.

David


Current Build - St. Roch, Billing Boats; HMS Agamemnon, Caldercraft (on hold)

Previous Builds - Armed Virginia Sloop, Model Shipways; Constitution, Model Shipways; Rattlesnake, Mamoli; Virginia Privateer, Marine Model Co, restoration; Prince de Neufchatel, Model Shipways; Charles W. Morgan, Model Shipways; Pride of Baltimore II, Model Shipways, Bluenose, Model Shipways (x2); Niagara, Model Shipways; Mayfower, Model Shipways; Shamrock V, Amati; HMS Pegasus, Victory/Amati

 

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Hi David,

 

I started out just picking up 2nd hand (ie resold unbuilt) kits so the kit manufacturer was random.  Turned out  that the kits are Billings, AL, Model Shipways, Aeropicola.  I've subsequently added MariSStella to the list.  I'm contemplating making it a goal to do one from each manufacturer (not seriously, but it would be a theme!)

 

 

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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The fife rail and quarter bitts are be the final pieces of deck furniture I had to build.  Now I finish up painting them and then installing it all.

 

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Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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Looking good Doug.  Where do you find the majority of second hand kits?

Derek

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea  

Antoine de Saint Exupery

 

Current Builds

Bluenose - Model Shipways - 1:64 Scale

Fair American - Model Shipways - 1:48 Scale

HMS Winchelsea 1764 - Group Build

On Deck

Guns of History Naval Smoothbore Deck Gun - 1:24 Scale

Finished Builds

Mare Nostrum - Artesania Latina - 1:35 Scale

Guns of History Carronade - Model Shipways - 1:24 Scale

 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

 

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Derek, I got 4 on Kijiji from 3 different sellers.  One was a "vendor" who had an estate from a modeller - thats where I for the Prince de Neufchatel and the Essex cross section.  The other 2 (Buenose II and Krabbenkutter) came from closets in Toronto.  I haven't seen much on there lately that I would have thought was a good find but I haven't been looking regularly (and I really don't need another one!)

 

Doug

Current BuildsBluenose II - AKrabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel

On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy

Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 

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