HMS Discovery 1789 scratch build in 1:48

[Jack Sparrow]

wow. very impressive. congratulations!

 

[Don Case]

These are a little brighter

 

[Don Case]

Thanks for all the likes. Gives me a bit of a boost

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Thanks for all the likes. Gives me a bit of a boost

every little bit helps. especially with this hobby.

 

[Don Case]

These catharpins took most of a day to do. Had to use a flash so they would show up,

 

[Steef66]

Yes, you can't reach the spot in a decent way. I know, I made them on the spot. So difficult to do. I missed a extra hand.

 

[Don Case]

I am very disappointed in the fuzz. I've tried using a flame to get rid of it but after destroying too many rigging pieces I shy away from that. The thread was the only choice for size and color. It's all polyester and just seems to disappear in a flame. Do you think a heat gun would work?

 

[Don Case]

Yes, you can't reach the spot in a decent way. I know, I made them on the spot. So difficult to do. I missed a extra hand.

I'll see how long the second set takes today. Should be faster now that I have a method.

 

[Don Case]

You should never post something until you look at it from all angles. So I had to do it again but the power went out for 4 hours. The stick is resting on the futtock staves.



Tore it apart and redid. Long stick is sitting on the fore futtock staves. Short stick is on the mains. Still to be fixed, Yeah, I screwed up both of them.

 

[Don Case]

Fore topmast stay and preventer tackle. I'm not sure how to belay the fall. Steel says that they belay to themselves but I think I need a drawing. I need more practice making fiddle blocks.

 

[Don Case]

Thanks for the like KentM. That was fast, the glue isn't dry yet

 

[Steef66]

I need more practice making fiddle blocks.

Maybe this is a help. print it an glue to a strip of wood.

 

[Don Case]

I can't believe it's been 5 months since I put anything in here. I've been rigging but I can't get any pictures of the ship. The rigging just disappears against the background clutter. Well, today I finished the lower fore boom. It took about a week but I was thinking for an awful lot of that. It should go faster for the rest of them. I can put this on a piece of paper and get a pretty good picture. I'm not sure how I'm going to get the horses to hang right. Maybe hang some alligator clips on strategic spots and wet done all the joints with acetone

 

[Y.T.]

I'm not sure how I'm going to get the horses to hang right.

I guess this is why some modelers imitate the stirrups with a copper wire so it aligns the horses to hang more naturally.

 

[Don Case]

I think this is everything that has to hang on these yards. Except maybe me, this rigging is hard

 

[Bill-R]

Hello Don,

I just found and read through your build thread. Your ship is beautiful. The work you have done is amazing.

Bill

 

[Don Case]

Thank you very much Bill. I appreciate that

 

[Don Case]

I just hung the courses. The flash washes out the sails. I'll try and get a natural light pic when it stops raining.

 

[Don Case]

Since I've been very negligent here's some pictures.

 

[Don Case]

Thanks for all the likes guys, it helps.