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1921 Bluenose by John Ruy - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64 scale - Canadian Fishing Schooner

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On 7/18/2022 at 8:15 PM, gsdpic said:

You clearly have too much time on your hands!  :)  I'll follow along as well. 

 

I am confused though....I noticed the front of the box says "Solid Hull Construction for Easy Building!"

Hi John

 

Model Shipways also has a solid hull Bluenose model. Someone probably grabbed the wrong box lid when packing it. That's probably why the previous owner gave up the project. He thought he was getting a simpler kit.

 

I really like the detail of your Charles Morgan.

 

Nice work by-the-way.

 

John U.

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John Ruy

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Finishing the hull…

 

Cutting in the Hause Holes and Bowsprit…

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Main Rail…

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Stern and Bow Railings are laser cut pieces. The remaining railing all has to be cut from wood strips. 
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I created a template of each section with tracing paper. 
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I then laid each template on to the strip wood with rubber cement. 

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Using a belt sander, trimmed away the edge of the strip wood up to the template. 
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Main Rail completed…

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Back to the paint booth…

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Hull finished and ready for details…

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First coat of paint on the Main Rail. 
 

Cheers 🍻 

 

Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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John Ruy

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Hull details continued…

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Airbrushed Hull Copper Red on bottom of the hull. 

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Applied white vinyl stripe to waterline and finalized with Clear Coat. 

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Hull completed and mounted on the kit supplied walnut wood stand. We can only go up from here.  😆

 

Cheers 🍻

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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John Ruy

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Main Rail…

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Monkey Rail…

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Buffalo Rail…
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Deadeyes…
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Shoutout to @David Lester for your research and build logs. 
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Stern…

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Bow…

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Finishing up deadeyes…

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Painting out to top Rails…

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Placing eyelets and belaying pins 

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She is getting there… All this fiddley stuff is tedious. Time to take a break and scan over the drawings. I don’t want to miss any of the hardware on the inside of the bulwark, before I start on the deck furnishings.  I know I still have some eyelets, rings and things to do. 

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Cheers 🍻 

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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John Ruy

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Windlass…

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Photos of the original Bluenose from Nova Scotia Archives. Very helpful resource. 

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Many more details coming…

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These archives photos are great. Notice the chain box just aft of the engine box. Not on the MS plan…


Cheers 🍻 

Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

David Lester

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Hi John,

Actually, that chain box is on the MS plan. It's on sheet 4, lower left hand corner of the page. These old photos of the Bluenose are great and I am quite impressed with how accurate the MS model seems to be.

Yours is looking great!

D


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

 

John Ruy

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17 minutes ago, David Lester said:

Hi John,

Actually, that chain box is on the MS plan. It's on sheet 4, lower left hand corner of the page. These old photos of the Bluenose are great and I am quite impressed with how accurate the MS model seems to be.

Yours is looking great!

D

Thanks David… yep, I found the chain box on the plans. Lots of detail on sheet 4. Requires lots of study. 🧐 I too am impressed with the plans from Model Shipways. John

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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John Ruy

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Just got back from Nova Scotia, what a great trip. Beautiful coast line, much like Maine. Spent time at the Canadian Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. Fascinating History. Also, went for a short cruise on the Bluenose II. Got lots of good photos and first hand knowledge of rigging, etc…

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There is nothing like close up reality, almost a step back in time. 

Port Anchor mounted…

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Cheers 🍻 

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

GGibson

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Great pictures, John! What an experience...  Thanks for sharing!  Hope to incorporate some of what you saw in my Bluenose (when I get that far!)

 

Gregg

 

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 Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin     Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways                    USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways

                                                                                              Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways        Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways 

                                                                                              H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft                             RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it)

                                                                                              Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways

Knocklouder

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Always impressive to see how much detail you do. When I ever get to my Bluenose  I also  will be here often, well done. Thanks for posting.  !!!

                           :cheers:

 

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"Start so you can Finish!" 

In progress:
The Dutchess of Kingston - 1:64 Vanguard Models 🙂 

In queue:
Astrolabe 1812 - Mantua 1:50;  Pegasus - Amati 1:64 

Completed:
Santa Maria - 1:64, La Pinta - 1:64, La Nina - 1:64, Hannah Ship in a Bottle - 1:300, The Mayflower - 1:64, Viking Ship Drakkar -1:50 all by Amati. King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80  Queen Anne's Revenge - Piece Cool - 1:300  The Sea of Galilee Boat - Scott Miller - 1:20

John Ruy

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Foremast - Mast Coat, Pin Saddle, Gooseneck…

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Kit provided laser cut rings have to large of an inside diameter. Solution: drill out a 1/2” dowel with a 5/16” bit and slice two mast coats. 

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Utilized the laser cut rings for the pin saddle. 
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Carved chocks from a mahogany strip. 
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Here is a picture of the gooseneck on the Bluenose II.  NOTE: Oringinal Pin Saddle no longer there on the replica. 

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Created the gooseneck from provided brass stop and wire as follows. 
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Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

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John Ruy

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Eye Bands…

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Using kit supplied brass strip and brass nails, jigged up eye band per instructions and soldered.
 

Note to self: buy a smaller tipped soldering iron. 

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Drill eyes before trimming tabs. 

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Eye Bands fitted. Easy? NOT! 

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Paint flat black to represent iron. 2 of 17 eye bands completed.
 

Should get easier with practice. New soldering kit order. 
 

Cheers 🍻 

 

Edited by John Ruy

Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan 

Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat

 

 

 

 

GGibson

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Nice, John!  I am horrible at soldering.  Can you do 34 of 'em? <shrug> 😉

Gregg

 

Current Projects:                                                             Completed Projects:                                                                 Waiting for Shipyard Clearance:

 Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin     Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways                    USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways

                                                                                              Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways        Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways 

                                                                                              H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft                             RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it)

                                                                                              Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways

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