Bluenose by challenger86 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:100

[challenger86]

Hello all,

I've signed up a little late after I started my Schooner.  I am into my build, about half way or so... This is my first build, so I'm only starting out.

Here are some pics, starting with construction of the keel (around Nov 10,2013), all the way to where I'm at (last worked on Jan 9,2014), rigging...

 

[Don Jane]

Looking real nice - I will be following your build as I to am working on a Bluenose !

[challenger86]

Thanks Don,

Saw your HMS Bounty build, great looking ship. Looking at your Schooner build too, nice!

[bhermann]

Hi Robert, and welcome to MSW.  It looks like you are well into this - and things are coming along nicely.  Thanks for sharing your progress so far.  I'll be following along too.

 

Bob

[challenger86]

Thanks Bob!

[challenger86]

Just a small update, I started with the 'rat lines' on the shrouds, a couple of days ago. Being at a scale 1:100, they are small, this will take a while. There was an old magazine I came across on looping the inner shroud, looks cool, however you lose detail being a little small.

[challenger86]

Finished my first set of rat lines, given the scale of 1:100, it was small to work with, however I struggled through it.

Edited February 11, 2014 by challenger86

[challenger86]

I have completed the rat lines on the fore mast, now I'm onto the main mast, going to start on the rat lines this weekend. I'll post a pic of this progress soon.

[challenger86]

Completed the rat lines on the main mast, I took a pic of it against my table with a shadow from the sun, thought it was neat to see the rat lines shadow on the table.

[Dimitris71]

Hello Robert. She is very beautiful.Nice work.

Cheers

Dimitris.

[challenger86]

I've been away for a while, just got back to my Schooner....

A couple of pics to show my progress on my sails

Edited November 18, 2014 by challenger86

[bhermann]

Looking very nice, Robert.  The sails have a realistic billow to them.  Would you care to share your secret as to how you achieved that look?

 

Thanks,

Bob

[Don Jane]

Looking very nice !!!

[challenger86]

Thanks guys. No real secret. Just made the bottom slightly a little longer so it would force that 'bow' look when attaching to the horizontal mast.

I have 4 sails left, waiting for my order of rigging line, I ran out...

[challenger86]

Well, she's done.. Here's a pic of the Bluenose Schooner.

Edited December 1, 2014 by challenger86

[Don Jane]

Very well done !!!

[Dimitris71]

She is looking great!! Well done Robert.

 

Dimitris

[challenger86]

Next on the agenda for my Schooner, I'll build her a nice display case, mount that on my wall. Maybe put some little led lights in there to enhance it.

[challenger86]

I have built my display case and mounted it. Here she is.