- Joined
- Aug 20, 2023
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My new hobby started summer of 2023 with an RV vacation that included a visit to historic Lunenburg, NS. While there we got to walk the decks of the Bluenose II and meet the captain. I saw many pricey prebuilt models of the Bluenose while there and once home was inspired to build my own.
I found a vintage unopened Artesania Latina 20500 kit on ebay for $59 and eagerly awaited its arrival. We had a busy summer but finally the kit arrived, it was then I was notified by my spouse I couldn’t start my new project until the kids were back in school. The beginning of September couldn’t come fast enough.
I spent some time opening the kit and planning out my new build. I’ve done many polystyrene models in the past and always enjoyed adding lights and accessories to my kits and decided that I wanted to add the running lights to my Bluenose II. It was about this time while I was collecting reference photos I discovered the Bluenose II virtual tour with above deck and below deck views. I resolved that, even though they are not all that visible through the port holes and access hatches, that I would to do scratch build the interior rooms and areas and light them as well. I also decided that I since there is such good reference for the 2009 rebuild that I would attempt to replicate the Bluenose I had toured in 2023.
Got started with the build and while I was working on the hull I found an old photo of my father from the 70’s and had a little fun recreating it. Dad was obviously regulated to working in his cold, dark unfinished basement whereas I had a nice south facing window for lots of natural light to work in. Don't know if Dad ever finished his ship or what became of it but it looks like he's having fun.
I’ll post more build photos later, but I just wanted to say hi and thanks for all the information, tips and tricks and general knowledge I’ve been able to glean from all the build logs on the site.
Cliff
I found a vintage unopened Artesania Latina 20500 kit on ebay for $59 and eagerly awaited its arrival. We had a busy summer but finally the kit arrived, it was then I was notified by my spouse I couldn’t start my new project until the kids were back in school. The beginning of September couldn’t come fast enough.
I spent some time opening the kit and planning out my new build. I’ve done many polystyrene models in the past and always enjoyed adding lights and accessories to my kits and decided that I wanted to add the running lights to my Bluenose II. It was about this time while I was collecting reference photos I discovered the Bluenose II virtual tour with above deck and below deck views. I resolved that, even though they are not all that visible through the port holes and access hatches, that I would to do scratch build the interior rooms and areas and light them as well. I also decided that I since there is such good reference for the 2009 rebuild that I would attempt to replicate the Bluenose I had toured in 2023.
Got started with the build and while I was working on the hull I found an old photo of my father from the 70’s and had a little fun recreating it. Dad was obviously regulated to working in his cold, dark unfinished basement whereas I had a nice south facing window for lots of natural light to work in. Don't know if Dad ever finished his ship or what became of it but it looks like he's having fun.
I’ll post more build photos later, but I just wanted to say hi and thanks for all the information, tips and tricks and general knowledge I’ve been able to glean from all the build logs on the site.
Cliff
