Sails all rigged and set.
Bluenose 1/64 MS2130 by TechTrek (Chris) [COMPLETED BUILD]
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Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
A real beautiful looking ship you have!
Job well done!
Job well done!
Dory tackle done.
Thanks Kurt, 23 rope coils to make, reattach the anchors and anchor catheads, put the dories on and then mount. Maybe a week left on this one.
Really looking sharp Chris!
Thanks Daniel, will be up to my elbows in the Fly soon.
Just a question as I have taken a paint drying break to turn some barrels on my small lathe with raised simulated barrel hoops painted black. . no barrel staves attempted but may try that on the next set. DId you make yours or order them? The other turning tasks was to turn the Fore Mast belaying pins ring and the main boom support ring which is right under the galvanized mast protection for the jaws of the main boom. I never tried to use the laser cut half rings. The added side tack was to do one dory which is too long for the schooner and will cut off two feet or three in scale for the others. For this first one I am adding the gaff and jib sails with associate mast, boom and gaff, plus four oars. Only the top dory will get the full load and the lower ones just nested. My current hesitation is in trying to understand the winch assembly as I am having a hard time in getting the plans and some details sorted out. Lots of pieces and not clear where all are located or the best sequence to put them all together. Your build gives me stimulus to keep going as you went through the same stages.
Nicely done. Rich
Hi Rich, I ordered my barrels online. By winch assembly do you mean the dory tackles I just did? Since this is my 1st build I’ve been a bit reluctant to make my own pieces, there’s enough manufacturing in this kit for me. My Fly build will have a significant amount of customization. Since my dory sail is wrapped around the mast I just left it as a single triangular shaped sail. No gaff on mine.
23 rope coils done... and my Grand daughter’s artwork on the TV tray I use upstairs for repetitive stuff like this.
In the home stretch... flags, signal flags and dories now completed.
Hey who’s this guy? I think he’s been drinking and got on the wrong ship. 
Hey who’s this guy? I think he’s been drinking and got on the wrong ship.
I am following the dory masting and gaff sail/jib from the Saga book. By the winch I meant the larger assembly in the bow area. Dory tackles are not that complex as I used those for ships boats on my prior pilot boat model. . . had one in a kid partially secured and the other one in the air before going over the rail. I turned the barrels with fake hoops and the two pinrail bands on the masts with recesses for blackened brass bands. The one on the main mast takes a slightly larger diameter to compensate for my thin alumunim (galvanized) protective sheath for the main boom jaws. I keep bouncing back and forth between old photos, Saga BNII book, and photos that I find aboard BNII.
Slow progress but I am not drifting backwards. Rich
Ok, so the winch assembly was a bit different. The parts don’t fit together very well and I added some custom pieces.
This helped me. Winch Assembly
Yes, I found the build log and have printed out the windlass and winch parts. The cast parts that I received are not the same as those shown, some shaft bearing parts missing and some cast into one piece so that the large sheave cannot be placed without cutting the shaft apart to place it and glue it together again. Thanks for bringing these to my attention. Rich
I also had to cut the one part to get it in place. I ordered a piece of small diameter steel rod to replace this shaft but it did not arrive in time, so I ended up gluing the part after placement. A bit of a pain. I also used a piece of my anchor chain to go around the two pieces aft of the main windlass. What a massive pain in the arse trying to connect these pieces of chain with a piece of wire and keep the chain in place while getting it tight enough that it didn't droop to the deck. I think I spent an hour of cursing before that was done. The Admiral calls my Bluenose the 500,000 $%$#@#$% ship.
Finally done, other than finishing my mounting plank. Here are some pics. Will post to gallery once I get my night shots.
Well done Kris. Looking forward to some of those night time shots.
Congratulations Chris! A beautiful build! I love the signal flags - adds a really neat look. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us on the forum. You should be very proud!