Bluenose by Fubarelf - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64

[CPDDET]

Onward, Tim, onward! Never good to rush things anyway. Your progress looks good!

[Fubarelf]

Made some significant progress on getting the hull painted.  This is another one of those tasks that I was dreading, as once you start spraying it's hard to turn back.  I spent the most time on the lower, red section of the hull.  This involved a process of fill, sand, paint, repeat to get to where I was happy with the finished product.  It's not perfect, but I am happy with the result.  Once the red was completed, I masked off for the upper black section.  This went faster, as I did not need to do as much sand and fill between coats.  Before I removed the masking for the black section, I added parallel masking to create the white stripe.  I will likely add a clear coat to protect paint the finish as the last step.

 

Tim

[CPDDET]

Looking good!

[GGibson]

Looks great, Tim!  I am at the hull painting stage on my Bluenose, as well.  Hope mine comes out as sharp as yours looks! 👍

[Fubarelf]

On 8/5/2023 at 10:34 PM, GGibson said:

Looks great, Tim!  I am at the hull painting stage on my Bluenose, as well.  Hope mine comes out as sharp as yours looks! 👍

Thank you Gregg. Are you still keeping a log?

[GGibson]

Yes, just haven't updated in a while.  Will catch up on log once I get the hull painted and deck sealed. 

[Fubarelf]

Work continues...I bought the MicroMark resistance soldering unit and it makes soldering these tiny pieces, with multiple attachments so much easier that a soldering iron.  On the bowsprit pieces, I was able to attach each of the "arms" separately, without risk of the other coming loose from heating the ring.

I painted the yellow stripe in the cove using a syringe with a tip that fit inside.  Had to take it slow to make sure I didn't dispense too much paint but, this was so much easier that thing to get a brush inside the cove. I installed the bowsprit and added a few more details to the deck.  

Tim

 

 

 

 

 

[CPDDET]

Excellent metal work. Your model is coming along nicely!

[Fubarelf]

3 hours ago, CPDDET said:

Excellent metal work. Your model is coming along nicely!

Thank you Dave!

[Retired guy]

Good job Tim 👍

 

Regards

Richard

 

 

[GGibson]

It all looks really good, Tim!  May need to look into that MicroMark resistance soldering unit, as my soldering attempts on previous builds was... not hot! <shrug>  Your bowspirit looks nice, too.  Have been working on the top rails and determining how to fit the bowspirit on my Bluenose, as well, while I wait on the nameplate and scroll work completion.  Keep on forward! 

[Fubarelf]

Work continues, one mini project at a time.  I finally installed the main rail.  Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures along the way.  Prior to adding the main rail, I reworked the stern seat supports and added the shelf to accommodate the boom sheet buffer.  I had installed the supports too close together for the boom sheet buffer to fit in between.  Whoops.  Think ahead, measure twice, glue once!

Also added the fore boom sheet buffer and the chain box.

The last add was the monkey rail and buffalo rail.  A little more cleanup to do and then I will paint everything.  I need to figure out how to deal with the catheads next.  Not to be negative, but the pieces supplied in the kit are useless.  I have seen several great examples of scratch built catheads and will relay on these to create my own.  We'll see how it goes....

 

Tim

[woodartist]

looks great, nice job

[CPDDET]

Looking good!

[Fubarelf]

After a couple of frustrating attempts to make the catheads out of brass (and several broken drill bits!!), I switched to wood.  it took me about a tenth of the time to make these as I spent on the earlier brass attempts and they turned out so much better.

Tim

[Fubarelf]

Continuing to work on the details and starting work on the masts.  Soldered up the stove pipe for the top of the cabin, and while I was at it, decided to make the other stack from scratch to try and improve on the cast piece.  I kept the base of the cast piece and drilled it out to insert the new brass pipe.

Added the dory racks to the deck and started work on the dories.  The boats are a bit of a challenge to get all the parts lined up and locked into the jig for gluing.  I got 4 put together and set everything off to the side to tackle later, as I was not happy with how things were turning out in the one boat I started to finish out.

On to the masts.  One note....Need to make sure you add the mast hoops BEFORE adding the spreaders and pin saddle!! Learning that the hard way and now need to figure out how to add them to the main mast without damaging anything.  

The laser cut pin saddle halves are larger in diameter than the mast.  Added wood strips to the inside after soaking and bending to fill the gap.

A few more details to add to the main mast and then on to the fore mast.

 

Tim

 

 

[GGibson]

Nice work, Tim! It's all looking sharp!

[Fubarelf]

11 minutes ago, GGibson said:

Nice work, Tim! It's all looking sharp!

Thank you Gregg!

[allanyed]

One of the best Bluenose models we have seen here at MSW.  Kudos!!!

Allan

[Fubarelf]

5 minutes ago, allanyed said:

One of the best Bluenose models we have seen here at MSW.  Kudos!!!

Allan

Thank you, Allan!  

[Fubarelf]

Work on the masts continued...  A lot of detail to work out and has been a great opportunity to practice metal cutting, bending and soldering.  The cap band of the foremast was more complicated that the main, with the addition of two long links on the sides and an additional band just below with another bail.

The halliard bands and trestle trees were similar for both masts, although no futtock shrouds on the foremast and the foremast called for fairleads.  

 

Mainmast

Foremast

I created the fairleads by drilling out a section of a round toothpick and the wrapping a wire around to insert into the spreaders.

The masts also differed above the pin saddle, with a chafing piece on the mainmast and a gooseneck on the foremast.  I created the chafing piece by folding a piece of tin foil several times with glue in-between the layers, cutting to shape, and then used a pin to mark the nails around the edges.  I folded the tin foil so the dull side was showing, as it better represented galvanized metal.  The gooseneck was quite a challenge to get everything soldered up with the link on so it would move freely.  

Completed masts.  Not squared up and glued in yet, as I still need to finish up a few things on the deck and hull that will be easier with the masts out.

 

One of the things I have be struggling with is how to create and apply the lettering and scroll work.  I started with trying to use dry transfer, but that was impossible to keep lined up and did not solve for the scroll work.  I moved to decal paper which created a couple of challenges, designing the artwork and getting it to print such that it would look good when applied.  I tried to design the graphics in Powerpoint first.  That was easy for the lettering, but not-so-much when it cam to the scrollwork.  All the images I found had white backgrounds that I could not remove with PP.  I ended up downloading Photoshop, and through trial and error was able to create graphics that I could add into Powerpoint.

 

I printed out the design on the graphic paper I had.  It looked great, until I pulled the decal off of the backing paper and applied to the model.  The decal material was clear, so the yellow was translucent and didi not stand out on the black of the model.

I read another post that called out using white decal paper.  That did the trick! 

After the decal were applied I sprayed the hull with a coat to matte clear to seal everything in.  Getting down to the final build details!  Working on the booms and gaffs now.

 

Tim

[CPDDET]

Very nice!

[Fubarelf]

I have finished up the main boom.  This one has 5 different bands and the first use of rope.  I cleaned up and attached the boom jaws and then shaped and attached the clapper.  I pre-drilled holes along the length of the jaws and inserted small nails.  The nail heads are a bit big but I like the look.  Last, I added the eyebolt on top and belaying pins.

Shaped and soldered up the 5 bands.  I then blackened them and installed on the boom.

The last two features involved rope.  I made the fairleads the same way I did for the ones attached to the mast spreaders. I applied some thin CA to the toothpick this time, which made the piece easier to cut to size without breaking it.  After I seized the smallest diameter of the kit supplied rope, I wrapped it around the fairleads and seized.  It took some trial and error to get the fairleads spaced appropriately to each side of the boom.  

I created the lazy jack line much the same way, except it only has to go around the bottom of the boom and is attached with staples.

I added the two eyebolts, one on the bottom of the boom and one on top, just behind the tip band.  Finished up by drilling and cutting in the sheaves.  

 

Tim

[GGibson]

Great detailed (and tiny!) work...!

[Nirvana]

It's the small and integrated details that gives the pleasure at the end. Nicely done.

[Fubarelf]

17 hours ago, GGibson said:

Great detailed (and tiny!) work...!

Thank you!.  Yes, making good use of tweezers!

 

[Fubarelf]

17 hours ago, Nirvana said:

It's the small and integrated details that gives the pleasure at the end. Nicely done.

Thank you, Nirvana!  

[helmarsowick]

Very nice work.

I know your not to the rigging knots for main gaff block going to the mast. I'm a relative beginner and can't find anything on the rigging of these. Can you help or do you have someone to recommend?

Thanks

Helmar Sowick

[Fubarelf]

2 hours ago, helmarsowick said:

Very nice work.

I know your not to the rigging knots for main gaff block going to the mast. I'm a relative beginner and can't find anything on the rigging of these. Can you help or do you have someone to recommend?

Thanks

Helmar Sowick

Thank you Helmar!  I am new to rigging as well and am about to start on the Bluenose. I plan to refer to the link below as I work through the rigging along with @hamilton Bluenose build.

 

[Fubarelf]

I have finished work on the Booms and Gaffs.  There were a bunch of little bands of various designs...lots of soldering practice!  These were small, especially on the tapered (5/32) ends and were a real test to get shaped and fitted properly.    

 

The main gaff and fore gaff also throat halliard linkages.

Finished with the brass blackened and the Booms/gaffs stained

Last bit to complete before the rigging starts is the chainplates.  I ran out of the brass strip supplied in the kit.  Not sure if it was short to begin with or I just used up more that I should have at this point in the build.  I reached out to Model Expo they had extra mailed out to me the next day!  

 

Tim