Grants Xebec 1:60 (using Jabeque Cazador Occre1:60 kit) [COMPLETED BUILD]

GrantTyler said:
Good afternoon. A quiet day and some Xebec time. I seated the foremast and the ships boat brackets. Some pics of how the boat looks on the ship.
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There is still plenty to do with the ships boat so not glued in yet. I think I will do a lot of the rigging before finalising the ships boat.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
Cheers Grant
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Hi Grant, You continue to impress with your build, it really is superb, such quality in your detailing. If I were to be paid to find fault I think that I’d be a poor man. Best wishes for the new year. Ken
 
Ken said:
Hi Grant, You continue to impress with your build, it really is superb, such quality in your detailing. If I were to be paid to find fault I think that I’d be a poor man. Best wishes for the new year. Ken
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Ptèr said:
Best Xebec on the web! Best wishes for the new year Grant!
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Jack Jäger said:
Happy New Year Grant, and my best wishes Jack.
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shota70 said:
Great work, Grant. I wish you a Happy New Year too :)
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Tobias said:
Good morning Grant, Happy New Year 2024 again, very impressive pictures of your Casador, you are doing a great job.
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pingu57 said:
Looking beautiful , and a Happy New Year for you and your family Grant
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RDN1954 said:
Great looking Xebec, now eagerly anticipating the appearance of some sails...
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Good afternoon Guys. Thank you very much. It has been a crazy time with little ship building done for myself. May 2024 be a really good year for all of us. Cheers Grant
 
Good afternoon. Man things are crazy at the office at the moment- still not getting in much Xebec time. I am working on the stays for the foremast. 6 stays on the foremast and I deviated from Peters design as I am running out of 4mm blocks for my homemade violin blocks. I used standard 6mm blocks for the lower ones. I wanted the lower blocks to follow the line of hull (yellow arrow) rather than being horizontal. Sort of worked….
Not my best work , but works for my style with Grants Xebec.

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Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good afternoon. Man things are crazy at the office at the moment- still not getting in much Xebec time. I am working on the stays for the foremast. 6 stays on the foremast and I deviated from Peters design as I am running out of 4mm blocks for my homemade violin blocks. I used standard 6mm blocks for the lower ones. I wanted the lower blocks to follow the line of hull (yellow arrow) rather than being horizontal. Sort of worked….
Not my best work , but works for my style with Grants Xebec.

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Cheers Grant
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This typical type of rigging looks nice, Grant.
Regards, Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good afternoon. Man things are crazy at the office at the moment- still not getting in much Xebec time. I am working on the stays for the foremast. 6 stays on the foremast and I deviated from Peters design as I am running out of 4mm blocks for my homemade violin blocks. I used standard 6mm blocks for the lower ones. I wanted the lower blocks to follow the line of hull (yellow arrow) rather than being horizontal. Sort of worked….
Not my best work , but works for my style with Grants Xebec.

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Cheers Grant
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Ah, working on the fiddly stuff. Looks fantastic to me I haven't learned much about it but looking forward to giving it a try on my WB. Looks like a lot of research is involved .

Jan
 
RDN1954 said:
Part shortages force you into improvisations. Still looking very authentic.
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Good afternoon Johan. Thanks, I think once I tension and tie off each stay she is going to look better. Yep no more parts or ropes to be bought for my Xebec. N Boer maak n plan.;)
Peter Voogt said:
This typical type of rigging looks nice, Grant.
Regards, Grant
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Good afternoon Peter. These Xebecs have an unusual rigging system and each one I have seen differs from the other. It has been fun working out how it all works.
archjofo said:
Hello,
this is really good rigging work. Looks very good.
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Thank you very much. Seeing your work I still have plenty to learn.
Nomad said:
As such, your 'best work' must be rather sensational Grant! Thumbsup
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Good afternoon Mark. I’m still looking for my “best work”ROTF. Thanks for the compliment.
Pathfinder65 said:
Ah, working on the fiddly stuff. Looks fantastic to me I haven't learned much about it but looking forward to giving it a try on my WB. Looks like a lot of research is involved .

Jan
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Good afternoon Jan. I quite enjoy the rigging. Reading some books on period ship rigging, I am still way off using the correct knots, bindings etc etc. I look at the guys doing some scratch builds and I realize how simplified my work is. It has been fun learning about these Xebecs rigging and choosing which works for my ship.

Cheers Grant
 
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