Bluenose by Knocklouder - Scientific Models/Billing Boats - two-for-one build

[John Ruy]

REALLY coming along nicely, Bob. Glad I could help keep you on track. LOL 😆  But then you are doing really good at that yourself. 👍

 

Cheers 🍻

John

Edited July 8 by John Ruy

[Knocklouder]

Rigging  continues, and it really not that bad. I have all the shrouds  and stays run an the deadeyes  just need to be tied. 

One of those  stays gets belaying  to pin #5. 

Lots of  deadeyes  left, more blocks than what I need , but better than not enough. 

Tomorrow  I will try to tie up the lines and hopefully  🐀  lines . Lol

Thanks for looking  in. 

Knocklouder 

FFBI 🛟 

 

 

Edited July 10 by Knocklouder

[Knocklouder]

Just when you think all is well, boom, a miss calculation on Rodney's part. We have the hawse holes are in the wrong spot,

The plan shows the hole below the white line. It a bit of a pain, but I can fix it. 🧐 but it is a bit of a downer.  

 

  This is my little  jig for deadeyes, it happens to be exactly  the same size as another  ships spacer,  after the shoulds were on, it was on to the ratlines , thats when I notice the hawse holes. oh well what can you do lol.

 The deadeyes  are lined up , they look good to me,  good enough for me anyway lol.

 

Well the shrouds  and stays are ready to tie up, I will leave the four stay till later,  it gives me so much room for ratlines. 

So the ever changing  plan is to run the ratlines,  tie the stays, fix the hawse hole, then work on the booms and gaff.

 I told the first Mate that I may need the sails soon, she said......, well, let's just say I be working  on the Scientific Bluenose for awhile. Lol . 

Freddie is ready to go, he pretty  good as a ship inspector,  but he a little  to quiet for me, just wants to fish most of the time. 

Thanks for checking things out,  for ever greatful I found this hobby.   

Knocklouder

FFBI 🛟

 

 

Edited July 11 by Knocklouder

[Knocklouder]

 Starboard side  shrouds, ratlines and stays are done on to the portside.

Everything  is out of the way, free access  to ratlines  🙂. That's it for today, being  pulled out of the shipyard  for awhile but with 120 or so glove hitchs  calling  it will be hard to resist 😉. 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking in.

Knocklouder 

FFBI 📛

Edited Friday at 09:24 PM by Knocklouder
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[Knocklouder]

Portside  is rigged today, stays tied on and the chain plates are painted brass.

 

Freddie  says change theses dories, he doesn't  like green. So we painted them.

 

 

 

 

Speed paint.

My good freind and fellow ship mate @Gabek has made for me some Vikings  rowsmen for my Darkkar  as well as a very distinctive looking fellow that is a ship builder 

This might be my new masscott,  Gabe  told me to  look on  Thingiverse. All kinds of free files to down load, thanks you so much for posting these files.

 

They are all primed up ready to paint at a latter date.

 I am going to set the masts and start rigging  the Scientific  model tomorrow. 

Exciting times in the ship yard, lots to do, and two more models are set to arrive in the near future, it's a good thing too, I had eight models in my stach, lol. Now I have none. Just a train to do someday. 

Early  night tonight, but back at her tomorrow,  thanjs for stopping  by.

Knocklouder 

FFBI 🛟 

Edited Sunday at 01:49 PM by Knocklouder
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[Keith Black]

 Rodney would be pleased, Bob. She looks great. 

[Knocklouder]

I hope Rodney  likes it @Keith Black, I sure do. I got this grin on my face today, looking  at the twins.

I painted  the rubbing  strip and the white boot top . It was a piece of cake, masked it off , brushed on a quick  couple of coats , peeled the tape  off.

 

I had to make up these stayirons,  I flatten a wire punch some holes in it and naied them on. 

After the stayirons  were painted and installed  the rest was pretty  easy. 

So both ships are looking good, I have the ratlines  on the Scientific Bluenose  to do,only the lower ratlines  go on, according to the plan there is no top shourds or ratlines.  I see why,,,,,, the way it went together the shrouds  would have not lined up right.  Oh well I am thankful  for the few the I have to do.

Speaking of thankful,  I have so much to be thankful about, the Frist Mate said she will sew all the sails  ⛵️  for both Bluenoses. She did ask that I don't  bug her about how long will it take, and are the ready yet. Lol.

And @Keith Black, thank you for your needle threader idea, it really speeds up the rigging,  no mess , thanks.

 

There is just a few things to go through,  all the booms and gaffs on both ships need to  have the blocks  and parrels  added. 

That won't  give the Frist Mate enough  time for the sails. So I think I will let Freddie  fish for awhile , I am going  to go figure  painting.  My good friend @Gabek, has made me so many figures, I am way behind. PLUS  he has made me a light house and some , wait for it........

Adélie penguins 🐧  for the Astrolabe, that I believe I will be finishing the rigging on while waiting for the sails.

So greatful to be part of this hobby,  as the rest of life is , life,  this hobby  is the greatest  thing.  I have several  others to thank  as well, soon my freinds. 

  Bob M.  

 

And the crew. 

 

Edited Tuesday at 08:24 PM by Knocklouder
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[John Ruy]

Very nice progress, Bob. You are becoming such a prolific builder. 👍

 

Amazing…

John