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The Pilot House…

 

Note: The blueprint reads as follows

 

Note!

  In making the model the Pilot House should be made as completely as possible as much of the effectiveness of the model depends on it. 

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No pressure, right?

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Cut walls from 1/32” sheet basswood. 
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Cut in N Scale windows…

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Cut out Wheel from the same material. 
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Painted walls and stained wheel. 
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Installed glazing…

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Assembled…

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Placed Decals… Yes 👍 1970s water slide decals still good. 

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Placed battens…
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Built another set of stairs…

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Rafter tails on the roof…

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Not complete without the hand carved coal stove. 
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Pilot House furnished…

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Still needs the roof adornments, But this show boat is starting to look finished. 
 

Lots more to finish rigging the Main Deck. Cheers 🍻 

 

Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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Looks like you handled the pressure pretty well. Nice work on the pilot house. 
 

-Brian

Current Builds:                                                                                                 Completed Builds:

Mississippi River Towboat Caroline N.                                                    HMB Endeavor: Artesania Latina

                                                                                                                    USS Constitution - Cross Section: Mamoli

Non-Ship Builds:                                                                                              HMS Victory - Cross Section: Corel

New Shipyard                                                                                             King of the Mississippi - Steamboat: Artesania Latina

                                                                                                                     Battle Station Section: Panart (Gallery)

In Dry-dock                                                                                               Chaperon - 1884 Steamer: Model Shipways  

USS Constellation: Aretesania Latina                                                       USS Cairo - 1862 Ironclad: Scratch Build 

Flying Fish: Model Shipways                                                                               

                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                            

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Flag Pole…

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Installing Jack Staff and Spreader. 
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Flag Pole installed, ready for Anchors. 
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 Cutting out Anchor Timbers. 
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Anchors complete…

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Installing Guy Cable Turnbuckles for the Flag Pole. 
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Painting the Guy Cables flat black. 
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Bow fittings completed, ready for Derrick Rigging. 
 

Cheers 🍻 

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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Derrick Rigging…

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The kit supplied rope is white. I wanted the rope to have more of a manila rope color, so I used my own custom Yellow Ochre mix of acrylics to achieve the color. 
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Cleaning up the blocks and drilling out the holes. 
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Stropped the blocks with black sewing thread. 
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I decided I needed to redo the Life Boat and Work Boat rigging. After seeing the Derrick Rigging completed, I had to revisit. 😆 There’s that OCD, again. 
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Ok, now I can move on to the Gang Planks. We are getting dangerously close to completion. 
 

Cheers 🍻 

 

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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John, your build just keeps getting better with each post. Different approach to coloring your ropes, not only does it allow you have the color you want, but I would think that the paint would help stiffen the rope as well giving it a nice taught look. 
 

-Brian

Current Builds:                                                                                                 Completed Builds:

Mississippi River Towboat Caroline N.                                                    HMB Endeavor: Artesania Latina

                                                                                                                    USS Constitution - Cross Section: Mamoli

Non-Ship Builds:                                                                                              HMS Victory - Cross Section: Corel

New Shipyard                                                                                             King of the Mississippi - Steamboat: Artesania Latina

                                                                                                                     Battle Station Section: Panart (Gallery)

In Dry-dock                                                                                               Chaperon - 1884 Steamer: Model Shipways  

USS Constellation: Aretesania Latina                                                       USS Cairo - 1862 Ironclad: Scratch Build 

Flying Fish: Model Shipways                                                                               

                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                            

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8 hours ago, mbp521 said:

John, your build just keeps getting better with each post. Different approach to coloring your ropes, not only does it allow you have the color you want, but I would think that the paint would help stiffen the rope as well giving it a nice taught look. 
 

-Brian

Thanks Brian…

The rope is still very flexible, the acrylic paint works pretty much like a dye. I learned this technique building The Whaleboat by Model Shipways. I have used it on several models. 
 

John
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Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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Flags and Decals…

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Done… Started this build just over a year ago. Time to build a case to display her. Thanks to all who pulled up a chair and encouraged me all the way. 
 

Onwards

 

Now I can get back to the Bluenose. 
 

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Rolling on up the river. The fastest Mississippi Riverboat, winner of the Great Race in 1870. 🍻

 

Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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Congrats on getting her done. Looks like a lot of builds are wrapping up before the new year. Beautiful work, can’t wait to see what’s next.  I may have to add this one to my wish list. 
 

-Brian

Current Builds:                                                                                                 Completed Builds:

Mississippi River Towboat Caroline N.                                                    HMB Endeavor: Artesania Latina

                                                                                                                    USS Constitution - Cross Section: Mamoli

Non-Ship Builds:                                                                                              HMS Victory - Cross Section: Corel

New Shipyard                                                                                             King of the Mississippi - Steamboat: Artesania Latina

                                                                                                                     Battle Station Section: Panart (Gallery)

In Dry-dock                                                                                               Chaperon - 1884 Steamer: Model Shipways  

USS Constellation: Aretesania Latina                                                       USS Cairo - 1862 Ironclad: Scratch Build 

Flying Fish: Model Shipways                                                                               

                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                            

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Well done sir, I have enjoyed  this build from start to finish  nicely done indeed  :cheers:

Start so you can Finish !!

Finished:         The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 ,   Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA  Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar  The King Of the Mississippi  Artesania Latina  1:80 

 

 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models :)

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Thanks again for all your comments and encouragement. This model was my greatest challenge thus far. It certainly has been a pleasure to build. 
 

Gallery photos have been posted. 
 

Onwards 🍻

Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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Great job on a complex build! She really came out nicely. Don't forget to show us the case when you get her in it! A nice addition to the steamboat library here on MSW.

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On 12/16/2022 at 10:09 PM, Cathead said:

Great job on a complex build! She really came out nicely. Don't forget to show us the case when you get her in it! A nice addition to the steamboat library here on MSW.

Display Case from scratch…

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Using a table saw to cut dado joints in corner pieces. 

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Ready for assembly…

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Clamping Top Frame…

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Used L-Brackets to support corners…

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Attaching the Top…

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Painted Black Semi Gloss…

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Cut Green Edge Plexiglass with table saw. 
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Mounting the Robert E Lee. Used two spots of PVA Glue on the Flat Bottom Hull and mounted directly on the bottom of the Display Case. 
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Display Case completed. 
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She now resides in my Gallery and I can get back to my studio and work on my current projects the Corsaro II and the Bluenose.  
 

Cheers 🍻 
 

Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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You should do a write-up on your case making. 😉

Also love your blue sky case backgrounds. ❤️

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Completed Builds: AL Bounty Jolly Boat, Constructo Enterprise (logs lost in the great crash)

Current Builds: Constructo Bounty, AL King of the Mississippi

Up next: undetermined 

 

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