Looks fantastic! You’re getting way ahead of me, I’m still building the masts. The rigging really looks complicated. I’m glad that I can see what you did and what problems you encountered ahead of me. Keep up the excellent work!
She's turning into a real beauty.
Thanks Jan - Been a real learning experience. Wish I'd started this years ago.
Main yard on my yard building jig.
All my rigging is complete, unless I find a mistake somewhere. Still quite a bit to do. Long boat, spare masts, anchors, etc. I'll take a lot of close-up photos when it's complete. Waiting for a quote from local plastics fabricator for a box to keep it in. A couple of my other uncovered model had become a playground for tiny spiders. Need to find a way to kill them off without spraying the ships with an oil based insecticide.
Wow! Looks fantastic! I can’t believe how quickly you completed the rigging! I can tell that your previous ship building experience really helped. I finally finished the masts and bowsprit. I will be studying your rigging notes as I install my rigging. Looking forward to seeing your closeup photos
Hi Charlie,
What a beautiful ship you made. Here's my version of a yard jig thanks to your idea. I'm still quite behind you on my build but will be posting more on my build soon.
Thanks Dan. Seems like we spend a lot of time making jigs. I get strange ideas at night when I'm trying to sleep. Sometimes they actually work.
Thanks for the comment - Are your upper mast sections glued in or just fitted? Easier to put the loop for a shroud over the mast with out the next section in place.
I spent a lot of time studying the rigging sheets and it turned out to be not as hard as I figured it would. One place that slowed me down was the yard bracing on sheet 12 of the plans. (see photo)
I also used Swiss pear blocks from Model expo. Item L on the plans are 3mm single sheave blocks. Kind of small for me so I went with 3.5mm, not a big different but a little easier to work with. The ones from the kit were not the best. Holes not centered etc. The kit tan thread was "fuzzy" and even beeswax didn't help much. Will change out the thread to another manufacture next time also. Nylon is much better. Not as authentic but I like it better. Afraid I'm not a stickler on historical accuracy.
Feel free to ask anything as you work your way through sheet 10, 11 and 12. Good luck. Charlie
I glued the mizzenmast together and then realized that this will make things difficult for the shrouds so I kept all of the other sections unglued and only dry fit them together for the photo.
Working on rope hanks. Found a YouTube video with a good jig so gave it a try. Working pretty well so far. I have holes for two different sizes of coils.
I'm working on the hammock netting now. When I used to make my own fishing lures, I needed to air brush a scale patterns on the body of the lures. The store I used had fine netting that you could wrap around the body and spray, thereby getting a nice scale pattern. For the ship I sprayed the netting black and installed it. Works great and looks scale correct. Installing it however is tricky. Not much to glue to and it's flimsy. You can find it at Janns Netcraft.
Beautiful ship. I'm going to build the same kit. What are the colors you used on it?
Dave
Dave
Thanks Dave. I used paints from Model expo. Very thick paint. Had to thin a bit but worked well. If you airbrush thin a lot.
Anyone know of a source for cloth flags? Kit flags are nowhere close to real looking.
Try Cast your
, in Canada great selection of flags.
Thanks - I get my blocks from them. I'll check it out.Try Cast your
Well I've come to the end of the build. Kind of miss working on it. I still need to work on my rope hanks. That's about the only thing I'm not satisfied with, but overall I've really surprised myself with the final result. When I saw the plans for the rigging I was kind of intimidated. All that's left is finding the correct flags. Tom V gave me a suggestion and I've ordered some. We will see when it comes in if it hangs correctly. Also ordered a display case from my local plastics fabricator. $225 is a good deal and I don't have to build anything but the base. I'll post that process when it comes in. It's a 4 - 6 week wait. They are building lots of shields etc. for local business because of Covid and they are really backed up. Thanks to everybody for your suggestion and comments. It really helped a lot.
Well... whether you didn't expect.... the outcome is great, you made a fantastic job!! Your attention to detail speaks for itself. Congratulations on your accomplishment. What is next, if not a secret?
I was undecided about my next build until I came across your log. The end result tipped the balance and I am ordering it today. Was your life boat from the kit or ordered extra?