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For my next project I decided on Joshua Slocum's Spray from BlueJacket Shipcrafters.  After reading over build manual and viewing some of the build logs my 1st thing was to make that ship building cradle that others have made.  This cradle was not expensive and easy to construct, I should have made this a while ago as it's adjustable and will work with my future builds.  I assembled the Keel and bulk heads, then I added some filler blocks at the bow to give the planks more gluing area.  I recently built an addition on to my workbench as it was way to cluttered before.

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     Past builds:                      lightship-112-nantucket-1936-bluejacket-shipcrafters  uss-perry- Bluejacket-shipcrafters                                                                                                                                                

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Over the holidays, I was able to get a good start on the planking.  After soaking the planks in water and using my hot iron bending tool I was able to get the curve close enough to my liking.   I use a combination of medium CA and Tite-bond 2 wood glue for adhering planks.

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     Past builds:                      lightship-112-nantucket-1936-bluejacket-shipcrafters  uss-perry- Bluejacket-shipcrafters                                                                                                                                                

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Finished up the planking this evening.  Per kit instructions, I used the narrower 1/8-inch planks at the turn of the bilge as it was easier to go around the sharper curves.  I tapered the planks at the bow, and also had to add 4 cheater planks, (2 per side).  Just have to do some more sanding and filling, then I can move on to working on the deck.

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     Past builds:                      lightship-112-nantucket-1936-bluejacket-shipcrafters  uss-perry- Bluejacket-shipcrafters                                                                                                                                                

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After applying automotive filler and sanding of the hull, I marked out and cut the square holes on the sub deck for the rail stanchions.  Glued the sub deck down then carefully cut out the stanchion notches on the margin plank.  Next, I stained the main decking, and brush painted the margin plank with a greenish grey color.  After some trimming/sanding and I was sure everything was going to line up, I glued it altogether.

  

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Edited by Jeff preisler

     Past builds:                      lightship-112-nantucket-1936-bluejacket-shipcrafters  uss-perry- Bluejacket-shipcrafters                                                                                                                                                

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More progress on the hull including carving out and shaping and installation of the bowsprit from 3/8" basswood stock and cutting out the knightheads and attaching them to the base of the bowsprit.  Shaped the 1/8" square rail stanchions and glued them into position while leaving them little long until the bulwarks planking was added, then I cut them flush and finally installed the cap rails.   Then my next step was to fabricate the rudder assembly per kit instruction.  Lastly, shaped and attached the bow block and taffrail deck (above the transom) and installed the rub rails and cut out the scuppers.  So far everything is coming together pretty good without much trouble.

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     Past builds:                      lightship-112-nantucket-1936-bluejacket-shipcrafters  uss-perry- Bluejacket-shipcrafters                                                                                                                                                

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After priming the hull with Dupli-Color scratch filler primer and final sanding, I marked out the waterline.  Using Liquitex acrylic white mixed with some matt medium I brush painted the hull above the waterline, then below the waterline I brush painted with Tamiya dark copper.   I wanted to give the paint the look of being faded and weather battered from the long voyage at sea.  I first roughed up areas of the hull with some sanding sticks to give the appearance of worn faded paint then using my x-acto knife, I scraped in some various scratches.  For the lower hull applied a wash of weathered copper and Caribbean mist, (product I found at hobby lobby).  Lastly, for the upper hull I applied a sand color clay-based wash from Florymodels.co.uk:  what is nice about this clay wash from Flory is that even after it dries you can rub it off if it's not to your liking.

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     Past builds:                      lightship-112-nantucket-1936-bluejacket-shipcrafters  uss-perry- Bluejacket-shipcrafters                                                                                                                                                

Posted

Fun to discover another Spray build Jeff.  What you have done in about six weeks probably took me at least that many months. I like your weathering of the hull. 

 

Happy to see your Nantucket log, as that model is rising to the top of my list of next builds.  

Tom

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Current build::    Shackleton's Endurance -- OcCre  

Completed:    

     USS Constitution cross section  -- Model Shipways         Peterboro Canoe -- Midwest Models             Bluenose -- Artesania Latina

     Joshua Slocumb’s Spray -- BlueJacket                                J Boat Endeavor -- Amati                                 Other     Wright Flyer -- Model Airways

     Yacht America -- Model Shipways                                         Brig Niagara -- Model Shipways                                     Sopwith Camel -- Hasegawa

                                          

                                                          

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