Bluenose by Admiral Rick - Model Shipways 2921 - Scale 1/64 - Canadian Fishing Schooner

[Admiral Rick]

After just finishing U-47 by Amati I am starting on a new adventure. I already built Bluenose from an abandoned Amati kit I purchased on eBay for $40. The kit was missing some parts and had to deal with a sad attempt at planking by the previous owner. 
The Model Shipways kit was also bought on eBay for $59. It was advertised as complete but missing plans which I purchased from Model Expo for $39. I am assuming that the rest of the kit is complete. I will definitely find out during the build. There are over 100 Bluenose logs on this site so I won’t go over contents short of presenting photos of the box and its content. 

Which I never mentioned in previous builds is that I usually build on stainless steel plates and magnets including gluing and painting.  The plates clean up easily by scraping with a #18 Ex-acto blade and a quick wipe with acetone. 
On with the build.

Rick

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 06:59 PM by ccoyle
corrected log title

[ccoyle]

You got it for a great price! Though I would hardly describe it as 'vintage' -- sellers do use that term far too extensively.

[palmerit]

Have you seen this YouTube build of the Bluenose?

 

[GGibson]

You picked up this Model Shipways version at an awesome price, Rick!  Your Amati version looks great!  My Bluenose build was extremely enjoyable.  Had a fun time, yet it continued to challenge me.  And, yes, a ton of build logs out there to refer to, if needed.  I had some favorites that I relied on, but I digress.

 

Will watch your build log with great interest! Have fun, sir! 

[TerryPat]

I better be following this one..😃

 

Great bargain! I wonder how old the kit is?

Your kit shows it's double planked. Mine is not. I bought mine direct from Model Expo a few months ago. From what I can see from your pics the wood in your kit looks really nice. Mine?.. not so much. To be fair, Model Expo is using better wood after mine was put together.. They told me so.

Anyway, congrats on a nice kit! I think overall it's a fantastic kit. It's nicely scaled and fun to build. You'll have fun

[Admiral Rick]

Thanks Terry,Greg, Chris and Palmerit. 
Terry I have a question the keel was straight forward assembly. I photocopied and cut out the plans to get an idea where my rabbit and bearding lines are then I tried placing the bulkheads. Bulkhead H appears to have been laser cut too small. It looks odd. Was yours also smaller than it should be? Before I bevel the bulkheads I may have to build up th outer edges  of H so it falls within the contours of the other bulkheads. 

[Admiral Rick]

I solved the problem I moved H to the K position then I to the H, j to the I, and K to the J positions. They were laid out consecutively when laser cut in the basswood and I for the life of me can’t figure out why H was laser cut out of order. 
Admiral Rick

[TerryPat]

20 minutes ago, Admiral Rick said:

I solved the problem I moved H to the K position then I to the H, j to the I, and K to the J positions. They were laid out consecutively when laser cut in the basswood and I for the life of me can’t figure out why H was laser cut out of order. 
Admiral Rick

 

One of my bulkheads was slightly asymmetrical. I added wood strips to it during fairing. In fact i added strips to most bulkheads. Remember I have those extra bulkheads that ME sent me. I'll look at H. I can send them to you if better. I'll let you know.

Out of order? That's weird

[Admiral Rick]

Terry I definitely solved the problem. I will let you know if I need them but I think I am fine for now. THANKS!

Rick

[GGibson]

And, in the FWIW category... I like your weights you are using!

 

[Admiral Rick]

Greg  Building on steel plates is the only way to go. I paint and white glue on it directly on its surface. When the glue dries it pops right off the I scrape the area with a #18 blade. Any residue can be easily removed with acetone. The blocks are 1-2-3 steel blocks. The magnets work better than the blocks for holding down parts and when gluing parts together they can hold the in positions you can’t imagine.  
 I have enclosed an image of the glue joints  on Bluenose what it looks like when it is popped off the steel plate. I use 2 different steel plates. I is 2’ x 1’ available at Home Depot for about $8 and the other is a titanium cutting board that I paid $14 on eBay. The magnets are rare earth Neodymium and very very powerful and cost around $20. With the magnets you can hold part in positions you didn’t think were possible.                                     All the Best Ricko ppl