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Roter Löwe 1597 by Ondras71 - scala 1/60

DARIVS ARCHITECTVS said:
WOW! This is such a great post on how sails can be made! THANK YOU!
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Thank you very much Kurt, thanks for the like..;)

I received a photo from an older book from a fellow modeler, where you can clearly see the bonnet tying. I tied it wrong..:mad:

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So I tested that the eyelets actually worked..:(

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Binding redone..Sleep

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Next up is the Fore sail..

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I made a correct bonnet lashing on the main course sail, but at a scale of 1:100, it tended to bunch up and appear uneven. the bolt rope was glued to the edge of the sail in top of a a fine straight stitch whose purpose was to prevent edge fraying. It was all too much detail at this scale. A simpler stitch which simulated the appearance of the lashing would have been better.
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Hi, Ondras. Your whole process of making the sail from fabric deserves a patent. I like your idea of stabilizing the fabric with masking tape around the edges for further processing. Without the masking tape around the fabric, it would be not possible:
- to make straight stitching,
- straight edge reinforcement gluing
- conveniently cutting the sail out
I am wondering why the bolt rope gluing would not be done before the cutting the sail out. This should have simplify the process even further.
 
Thank you very much for the reactions and likes.:)

For YT - I got advice from Czech modelers about this glue, I can recommend it. The density is important. The glue is transparent and does not stain. Just be careful not to get the fabric dirty on the surface. https://pemi.cz/lepidlo-stranger-na-textil-50ml/p/680869
The bond strength is 100 percent. The bonded fabric can be washed at 60 degrees.. Explosion

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I rejected gluing the rope to the fabric, the fabric is too thick. The rope on the edge will hide the strength of the fabric..

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The last sail of the Main Course..

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Finished sails measured dry, fit..!!Explosion

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Ondras, fabulous work! Do you also glue the hem on the sails? It doesn't appear to be sewn. ... and how did you make that mouse on the stay? Did I miss that somewhere? I think you have developed some kind of shrinking ray that enables you to model in a larger scale and shrink it.... (me trying to be funny; not diminish your awesome skills).
 
DavidD said:
Ondras, fabulous work! Do you also glue the hem on the sails? It doesn't appear to be sewn. ... and how did you make that mouse on the stay? Did I miss that somewhere? I think you have developed some kind of shrinking ray that enables you to model in a larger scale and shrink it.... (me trying to be funny; not diminish your awesome skills).
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Hello David. The hems of the sails are glued, sewn next to the hems to reduce the strength of the sail.;)
The production of Stay mouse is in the report number 695..
Thanks for the compliment, I do a lot of details under a magnifying glass.... :oops:
 
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