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PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:17 pm 
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I have always wanted to try my hand at building a wooden ship and, when I found this 'old' [Bluenose kit by Scientific] kit at a garage sale, I couldn't resist. The kit was missing a few wooden parts that had been cut out of the sheets but, other than that, she was intact. I picked up some extra basswood sheets from Joanns and started in. The kit came with a one-page instruction plan which was a little vague for me to read sometimes. I did a lot of research online and found a pdf file on the Bluenose and looked at many of finished models. I did not like the metal blocks that came with the kit (many were deformed) so I purchased wooden blocks from Latina as a substitute. I ordered different size line from Syren Ship Model Company instead of kit's thread. Brass strips added when needed. Used water-based stain and also used Testors and ModelMasters oil based paints. Base picked up at Michaels.

I worked on this for approximately one year's time ( I was laid up for 4 months with a health issue) but have finally come to the end of this journey with this great little kit. As soon as I can purchase a new printer, I will add Bluenose decals to the bow and stern of hull. I also will print out an iron-transfer of a Canadian flag so that I can use it on material to give a realistic looking flag. Working with wood is a new experience but one learns many new skills with this medium. I just started work on Trumpeters Nantucket lightship but I'm looking forward to building another wooden kit down the road.

She measures 17 1/2" in height, 24" in length.


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:33 am 
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Very nice Robert. :thumbs_up_1:

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