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Good morning, captains!
I hope you're all doing well.
In this thread, I hope to show you the progress of my Bluenose II model from Artesanía Latina. It's a "guerrilla construction" because I currently don't have a designated place to set up a workshop for building it, so you'll see pictures in the backyard, in the dining room, etc. It's a mobile shipyard.
This is my second and largest build so far. The kit is a gift from my father, who inherited the "bad habit" of ship modeling from his uncle, who was a professional modeler and had several of his models exhibited at the Naval Museum in Valparaíso, Chile. Therefore, this build has an important emotional component.
In my ongoing learning process, my goal is to create a model that reflects the current state of the Bluenose II, without necessarily strictly following the kit instructions (I was hoping they would be more specific, but they're not). Honestly, I don't expect to create a perfect or historically impeccable model or anything like that because it would be a huge challenge, but I do expect to have fun and learn while building it as a way to distract myself from everyday life. I will work in short intervals over the course of days.
As my first major comment, I must thank the members of SOS for their posts and the information provided on this website. There is a lot of useful information about construction techniques and, of course, about the Bluenose II. One discovery I made in one of the posts is a virtual tour of the ship moored in Lunenburg. There, we can explore the ship from bow to stern with high-quality images of both the interior and exterior. The link to the virtual tour.
Next, to delve into our topic, you'll be able to see photographs of the hull construction process. Like my first model (Halcon), the hull seems to be the most challenging part since it will have an impact on the final result and appearance of the model. I hope you find this thread enjoyable and useful if there is any chance i can teach you something.
Sending warm regards from Cajón del Maipo, Chile.
I hope you're all doing well.
In this thread, I hope to show you the progress of my Bluenose II model from Artesanía Latina. It's a "guerrilla construction" because I currently don't have a designated place to set up a workshop for building it, so you'll see pictures in the backyard, in the dining room, etc. It's a mobile shipyard.
This is my second and largest build so far. The kit is a gift from my father, who inherited the "bad habit" of ship modeling from his uncle, who was a professional modeler and had several of his models exhibited at the Naval Museum in Valparaíso, Chile. Therefore, this build has an important emotional component.
In my ongoing learning process, my goal is to create a model that reflects the current state of the Bluenose II, without necessarily strictly following the kit instructions (I was hoping they would be more specific, but they're not). Honestly, I don't expect to create a perfect or historically impeccable model or anything like that because it would be a huge challenge, but I do expect to have fun and learn while building it as a way to distract myself from everyday life. I will work in short intervals over the course of days.
As my first major comment, I must thank the members of SOS for their posts and the information provided on this website. There is a lot of useful information about construction techniques and, of course, about the Bluenose II. One discovery I made in one of the posts is a virtual tour of the ship moored in Lunenburg. There, we can explore the ship from bow to stern with high-quality images of both the interior and exterior. The link to the virtual tour.
Next, to delve into our topic, you'll be able to see photographs of the hull construction process. Like my first model (Halcon), the hull seems to be the most challenging part since it will have an impact on the final result and appearance of the model. I hope you find this thread enjoyable and useful if there is any chance i can teach you something.
Sending warm regards from Cajón del Maipo, Chile.
Got a question to anyone that could help me. What to do with the metalic grey lead looking parts? 
