Good morning Paul. I have felt more inept than impressive doing the sails and trying to work out the rigging of a Xebec.
. Thanks for the compliment and I am really chuffed how she is turning out. I’m not sure about the “sexy” anymore tho.
. Cheers Grant
Good morning Daniel. Signed and sealed…your next ship is the Le Requin POF pear and boxwood together with the Ancre monogram to get the accuracy ….
. Thanks for the compliment, I always appreciate your comments. Cheers Grant
Good morning Peter. Thank you. I agree it is “simple” ish once the understanding comes together. I can’t the practicality of how some on the lines could work. E.g the lines on the fore of the main yard which have to go over the longboat. Any reasonable wind would tension that rope and damage the longboat. That same rope is tied off to the cleat between the cannons and goes over the cannon which would cause problems operating this cannon. I see the Le Requin is similar however has a lot more room than our Cazador. Another puzzle to me is the boom by the Mizzen. It seems to be a fixed boom and I can’t work out how the Mizzen yard could be lifted over this when the ship “goes about”. I can go on however it may just be me not getting it….
. I do appreciate your log, I have used it as a manual on a lot of the rigging. And again your work is just masterful. Cheers Grant
Good morning Johan. Darn that is a fantastic compliment
. They do however show my level of modelling….one day I will get it right, just not this day. Cheers Grant
Good morning Guy. Thank you kindly. Still plenty to go. I still need to make the foresail and am about half way in my rigging. There are more decorations to make and finish the longboat. It’s been fun so far and a lot more challenging than I expected. Cheers Grant
Good morning. Thank you for the compliment. I do appreciate it loads. Cheers Grant
Wonderful work Grant. Truly magnificent.Good afternoon.
The admiral is on a hike for the WE, Justin went waterskiing with his mates and Ashtyn in Canada. I am left all alone….shipyard time
Rigging the main sail. Boy, oh boy this ships rigging was more difficult than the Victory. Just way less. Every rope tension changes the yard angle both vertically and horizontally. The ships bell tower had a Grant attack…. (permanently in my way - TIP : leave this off until after you have rigged the main sail).
Today the reef lines, main yard stays (these run on top of the yard through the sheaves on top of the mast. They are used to pull the yard forward or aft). They also take a fair amount of the weight of the yard supporting the main halyard . The back stay and two side stays also completed.
Pics :
Grant attack…Bell destroyed:
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The “main yard stays” from the top of the yard, fore and aft. (no idea what these are called)
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These are tied off via violin block and tackle with hooks. Falls run to rope coils. Still need to finish the coils.
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Here we go…..I decided to have the sails roughly semi furled. Tied the reef/clew lines to the cleats at the base of the mast with some scrappy hanks.
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Pics of whole ship look and feel so far:
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This is what happens when I am left at home alone….
Cheers Grant
Lucky you; I'm afraid I'll never get it right...They do however show my level of modelling….one day I will get it right, just not this day
Creeping up to Paul's (@dockattner) level, you mean?
Thank you very much
Good evening Johan. There some modellers whose work I can only admire with the knowledge that only in my next life I may get to what they achieve……
Thank you very much Peter.
Good afternoon Peter. Look like you had an awesome adventure up North. Thank you. It is simple when compared to the Victory, yet for some reason I have battled with this more than I did with the Victory. Been fun tho. Yep I really like the “mess” of my semi furled sails. One to go. Cheers Grant
Thank you Shota
. Same as the PS.
It’s all in the details …… Nice work, Grant.Good evening. Today I did the sheets for the mainsail, some rope hanks and coils and printed “Grants “ starboard decorations.
The decoration detail are tiny and as thin as 0.2mm. I have macro pics with what they are supposed to be
Pics tell the story:
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Now I have plenty of touch up to do and still have to fill some of the treenails. I am considering framing the stern overhang around the rose with thin 1mm or less walnut. If I have some to cut….hmmm?
Cheers Grant
Even the close up shots are prescision perfect, workmanship I can only dream of getting too.Good evening. Today I did the sheets for the mainsail, some rope hanks and coils and printed “Grants “ starboard decorations.
The decoration detail are tiny and as thin as 0.2mm. I have macro pics with what they are supposed to be
Pics tell the story:
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Now I have plenty of touch up to do and still have to fill some of the treenails. I am considering framing the stern overhang around the rose with thin 1mm or less walnut. If I have some to cut….hmmm?
Cheers Grant
