MrBlueJacket Posted January 22, 2021 Author #331 Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) With the braces done, it is time to work on the jub sheets. Here's the first one done: Edited January 22, 2021 by MrBlueJacket MichaelW, GrandpaPhil, J11 and 4 others 7
kirill4 Posted January 22, 2021 #332 Posted January 22, 2021 Class!!! Current Build: Spanish Galleon, Lee, 1:100 https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/6262-spanish-galleon-1607-by-kirill4-lee-plastic-1100/& https://karopka.ru/forum/forum190/topic10341/ Dutch 16-17 Arts Sailing Vessels in details https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/1845326--kirill-shabanov/collections/arts
MrBlueJacket Posted January 24, 2021 Author #333 Posted January 24, 2021 now all the jib sheets are done. coxswain, EricWilliamMarshall, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6
MrBlueJacket Posted January 25, 2021 Author #334 Posted January 25, 2021 And now the anchors are hung. Lifeboats done as well. All that is left are the flags. schooner, GrandpaPhil, ScottRC and 3 others 6
MrBlueJacket Posted January 26, 2021 Author #335 Posted January 26, 2021 Here's a shot of the lifeboats BobMcM, coxswain, EricWilliamMarshall and 2 others 5
MrBlueJacket Posted January 26, 2021 Author #336 Posted January 26, 2021 Tonight I put the flags on their halyards. Tomorrow I will hang them and she's done! Keithbrad80, ccoyle, EricWilliamMarshall and 7 others 10
EricWilliamMarshall Posted January 27, 2021 #337 Posted January 27, 2021 She is looking quite impressive! Current adventures: USS Perry of 1843, model kit by Bluejacket - Scale 1:96 Lost at Sea: Dapper Tom - model kit by Model Shipways Previous adventures: an English Pinnace, model kit by Model Shipways, Opium Smuggler Schooner Yacht 1805, model kit by Authentic Holland Models Chesapeake Bay Flattie, model kit by Midwest, USS Constitution, model kit by Revell Albatros 1912, card model kit by HMV
MrBlueJacket Posted January 28, 2021 Author #338 Posted January 28, 2021 I also like to put a few figures on my models. It gives a sense of scale, I think. EricWilliamMarshall, coxswain, Diver and 4 others 7
MrBlueJacket Posted January 28, 2021 Author #339 Posted January 28, 2021 And with that, I declare her finished! 2 years, 2 months and 8 days. Of course, I took a couple of months to do a Fishing Trawler, and 4 months to do a whaleboat. But who's counting? I'll post some more photos soon. WalrusGuy, gsdpic, East Ender and 21 others 23 1
ccoyle Posted January 28, 2021 #340 Posted January 28, 2021 Ah, I have been eagerly awaiting this post ever since you updated us about the flag halyards. What a splendid result! I hope you will create a gallery album for us. Cheers! Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a, WAK SBLim-2A
Ryland Craze Posted January 28, 2021 #341 Posted January 28, 2021 Congratulations on finishing your Red Jacket and thank you for posting a detailed build log for us to follow. This is a really nice model. Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat
GrandpaPhil Posted January 28, 2021 #342 Posted January 28, 2021 Congratulations! Well done! Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Roger Pellett Posted January 28, 2021 #343 Posted January 28, 2021 Mr Bluejacket’s Red Jacket! Wonderful work!!
rwiederrich Posted January 28, 2021 #344 Posted January 28, 2021 Nic...she's beautiful. wonderful job for sure.....just wonderful. Where ya gonna put her on display at? You making a case for her? Rob Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts."
Gregory Posted January 28, 2021 #345 Posted January 28, 2021 Great model! It would serve well as the box art and other promotional material for the kit.. “Indecision may or may not be my problem.” ― Jimmy Buffett In Progress: HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett ) On Hold: Rattlesnake In the Gallery: Yacht Mary, Gretel, French Cannon
MrBlueJacket Posted January 29, 2021 Author #346 Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/28/2021 at 12:36 PM, rwiederrich said: Nic...she's beautiful. wonderful job for sure.....just wonderful. Where ya gonna put her on display at? You making a case for her? Rob Thanks, Rob. Yes, she's going in a case and will be displayed in our model gallery. Should have photos next week. Ryland Craze, robdurant, J11 and 1 other 4
J11 Posted January 30, 2021 #347 Posted January 30, 2021 Outstanding Clipper!! Well done and congrats! Current build project: CSS Alabama 1/96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/20148-css-alabama-by-jonathan11-revell-196-scale-kit-bash-90-historical-accuracy/ Finished build projects 2018: H.L Hunley 1/24 CSS Arkansas 1/96
Racer31h Posted January 31, 2021 #348 Posted January 31, 2021 I've never thought of using Bondo on wood, good to know. It would have relieved a little stress on having to perfectly whittling down my Portland hull knowing I could have made a mistake and then fixed it.
kirill4 Posted February 2, 2021 #349 Posted February 2, 2021 Congratulations on finishing your Red Jacket!!! Well Done!!! :))) Current Build: Spanish Galleon, Lee, 1:100 https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/6262-spanish-galleon-1607-by-kirill4-lee-plastic-1100/& https://karopka.ru/forum/forum190/topic10341/ Dutch 16-17 Arts Sailing Vessels in details https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/1845326--kirill-shabanov/collections/arts
MrBlueJacket Posted February 7, 2021 Author #350 Posted February 7, 2021 And here's her final resting place, in our gallery. oneslim, robdurant, Beef Wellington and 11 others 13 1
ccoyle Posted February 7, 2021 #351 Posted February 7, 2021 Looks fabulous, Nic! Have you got a next project in mind? kirill4 1 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a, WAK SBLim-2A
MrBlueJacket Posted February 8, 2021 Author #352 Posted February 8, 2021 14 hours ago, ccoyle said: Looks fabulous, Nic! Have you got a next project in mind? Actually, I have several repairs to do, then a Jefferson Davis, I think. We sold the one in our gallery. ccoyle and EricWilliamMarshall 2
rwiederrich Posted February 9, 2021 #353 Posted February 9, 2021 Wonderful job Nic...lovely. Did you order the case of built it yourself? Glass or plexi? Rob Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts."
ccoyle Posted February 9, 2021 #354 Posted February 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, rwiederrich said: Did you order the case of built it yourself? I suspect he had his people build it -- a perk of owning the company? Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a, WAK SBLim-2A
MrBlueJacket Posted February 9, 2021 Author #355 Posted February 9, 2021 47 minutes ago, ccoyle said: I suspect he had his people build it -- a perk of owning the company? Yes I did, and yes it is. ccoyle 1
Bill Morrison Posted April 11, 2024 #356 Posted April 11, 2024 On 12/10/2018 at 2:28 PM, MrBlueJacket said: Al's grinder is a Craftsman as shown in the photo below. Also here's a link to a Makita one on Amazon. They run from about $60-$120 https://www.amazon.com/Makita-GA4030K-4-Inch-Angle-Grinder/dp/B002OTDIH2 I use a Craftsman 3-D Sander. It features 3 small pivoting sanding heads that will sand any shape just as the templates indicate. Bill
KimW Posted 19 hours ago #357 Posted 19 hours ago The final product is outstanding! I am working on a 1/96 scale plastic kit which will transition to wood ship model techniques from the deck up, excluding the masts and bowsprit parts which will remain plastic. These will be painted in a technique that does a decent job of simulating wood grain. A lot of replacing parts with with poor detail or just not there at all. The rudder was cut off and completely replaced. I have used many Bluejacket fittings in this process. I will be purchasing the blocks, deadeyes based on this kit with some modifications. I do have a question on the standing rigging. I see that some forestays are tied off and seized on the fife rail, instead tying to hearts with lanyards. The instruction sheet for build shows more of this fiferail alternative . From anngineering stand point the forces from the loads on thr mast should directed by the shortest route possible and tyed directly into the structural framing of the hull. This would ideally include a means of adjustment to deal with rope stretch. Is this idea in correct? I am slow/y creating build logs for my current projects. These include the Schooner Yacht America, the schooner Atlantic and the Sea Witch at this KimW
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