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Hello Wayne, Very nice job you have done on your African Queen. I built this kit many years ago, I built it for my Admiral Bernadette. She did not like the plastic hull so I built her one out of wood. I wanted to weather it like the movie but then again she would have no part of that so I...

Hello Uwe, I thank you very much for your visit to my HMY Fubbs build log, also for your very kind words and for your encouragement. Regards Lawrence

Hello Ship Mates, This AM the little fellows and I have reached a mile stone in our HMY Fubbs build. We have finished all of the exterior hull planking, the .500x .130" or 12.92x3.12mm posed to be a bit of a problem being so thick and wide but that is all behind us now so we can move on in this...

Hello Jodie, I thank you very much for your very kind words and comments. This is one thing that I had to change once I saw my boo-boo. Regards Lawrence

Hello Arthur, That is true enough, but when I spotted this little boo-boo I could not leave it as is, knowing that it could have been just a bit better was too much for me to leave. Regards Lawrence

Hello Ship Mates, Yesterday the little fellows and I completed installing the upper, lower and center main whales. Then we discovered that we had taken the wrong point for the Thick Stuff, they were placed fat too wide at the stern blocking the view between the frames. So to correct this boo-boo...

Hello Arthur, Thank you very much for your very kind words. Yes you are correct on the framing, this is the hard maple cnc version. Regards Lawrence

Hello Ship Mates, A little more work on our HMY Fubbs, Today we cut and installed a walnut False Keel. We have also installed the Footwalings and also the Thick Stuff. Regards Lawrence

Hello John, Very nice work, she sure has come a long way in a very short time, Well Done. Yeo never fail to amaze me of just how you are able to see all of these parts that you alone can come up with and they all look so very nice goon in fit in very nicely. Please say hello to your Admiral...

Hello John, Thanks for your visit to my build log on the HMY Fubbs, Also for very kind wishes and your love for Bernadette, We return those very nice wishes to you and Maureen . Will have to catch up on your build log soon as I have slumped back into my some what lazy These days for no unknown...

Hello Arthur, Thanks for the heads up on Limber Boards, Yes I have glued them in place, I was thinking about that little item yesterday but guess that I had a Seniors Moment, for the time being they can stay OK. Regards Lawrence

Hello Ship Mates, Yesterday the little fellows and I did a little rebuild on the ships rudder, taking away a few of the rough edges. We also glued in the Limber Stakes after many attempts to get the bend to hold long enough for the glue to set. We achieved this feet with the help of Bernadette's...

Hello Steven Welcome aboard the Great YQ-Bluenose Build Family, This is a great little ship with very fine lines that are very pleasing, fun and even a bit of a challenge to build. Here on the SOS Bluenose Forms you will find all of the help you may need to make your YQ-Bluenose one of a kind...

Hello Grant, Thanks for your very kind words, yes the Great Cabin Decking was a lot of very interesting fun. Regards Lawrence

Hello Daniel, Golly but she is a beauty, Well Done. Regards Lawrence

Hello Johan, Thanks for your very kind words, yes the Great Room Deck is quite large at 11 3/4" or 298.45 mm long and 9 3/8' or 238.125 mm wide. Not at all like that of the YQ-Bluenose. Regards Lawrence

Hello Daniel, Yes the rudder, this I wanted to get out of the way as it required a fair bit of fitting, I still have to touch it up a bit but we are satisficed with the results so far with a little more help. Great work you are doing on your Cash Registers , I still remember these from far back...

Hello Arthur, Thanks for the Heads Up, Yes you are very correct there, the Great Room Decking was just a fill in for the Limber Stakes to set and bend. Regards Lawrence

Hello Peter, Yes I sure do like the pattern, it should fit well with the HMY Fubbs. Regards Lawrence

Hello Shota, I thank you for your very kind words and encouragement. Regards Lawrence