Simple ...a feast for the eyes! Very niceeeeeeeee!
HMS Vanguard 1787 1:72 a Victory Models kit
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Excellent, great job done, keep up the good work! Great detailing!
Completed futtock shrouds on the main. Still waiting for rope for main stay and preventer so I have started to do ratlines. I know it will take a considerable amount of time and I am finding holding my arms at shoulder height and above while doing fine knot tying is physically challenging. So it will be awhile before I can show any interesting progress.
Thanks for checking in as always.
Thanks for checking in as always.
Have completed all the main lower shrouds, futtock shrouds and their ratlines.
I also made off the main stay and preventer in the method depicted in Petterson as the plans were silent on this. Next is the main crows foot then I will do the mizzen mast shrouds. It’s starting to look a lot like a man of war.
I stepped the mizzen mast but it’s not glued yet.
Happy to receive any feed back good or not. As always thanks for stopping by.
I also made off the main stay and preventer in the method depicted in Petterson as the plans were silent on this. Next is the main crows foot then I will do the mizzen mast shrouds. It’s starting to look a lot like a man of war.
I stepped the mizzen mast but it’s not glued yet.
Happy to receive any feed back good or not. As always thanks for stopping by.
Very nice my friend! You have managed to not pull in the most fore and aft shroud in each set - this isn't easy: great job!
I hope you don't mind if make an observation and a suggestion. The cut ends are looking a little raggedy.
If you want...maybe put a little drop of glue on each of these ends and shape them a bit - and if you are feeling brave even re-trim them with a sharp precision scissors. I'd avoid a blade in proximity to the shroud - that may not go well. Or maybe this tip is for the next ship...
Anyway, you are in your sweet spot with the rigging. Carry on with confidence!
I hope you don't mind if make an observation and a suggestion. The cut ends are looking a little raggedy.
If you want...maybe put a little drop of glue on each of these ends and shape them a bit - and if you are feeling brave even re-trim them with a sharp precision scissors. I'd avoid a blade in proximity to the shroud - that may not go well. Or maybe this tip is for the next ship...
Anyway, you are in your sweet spot with the rigging. Carry on with confidence!
Your rigging workmanship is really fine. 
I would still confirm the drawings from Petersson's work with other sources. It may be correct but the book is based on one contemporary model of HMS Melampus (36) 1785. Even Petersson states in his own introduction that the modeler needs to refer to James Lees The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War and other sources.
Allan
I would still confirm the drawings from Petersson's work with other sources. It may be correct but the book is based on one contemporary model of HMS Melampus (36) 1785. Even Petersson states in his own introduction that the modeler needs to refer to James Lees The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War and other sources. Allan
Good evening. Bravo bravo. This is mighty fine rigging. Plenty detail, accurate and skilfully executed. Cheers Grant
Hi Paul, I welcome your observations and agree they look untidy, as it happens since that photo was taken I have glued the ends and trimmed as you suggested. I will review all the ratlines of which there are too many and tidy them up. Thanks for your interest.
Hi Allan, thank you for the suggestions and kind comments on my rigging. Lees describes the same process for the stay and preventer for the main but the diagrams are not as informative. I am reasonably confident this is accurate and very confident it looks nice.
Thanks Grant. You are always too kind in your observations. Having seen your Victory I am trying to achieve similar standards as the masterpieces on display here.
It’s taken three weeks to complete the mizzen shrouds, catharpins, futtock shrouds, mizzen stay with mouse and all the ratlines.From the previous experience I find I am improving in my ratlines. Specifically the first shroud I tie a simple knot and then the clove hitches for the remainder. I then secure the knots with a small drop of CA. I think they are an improvement on the earlier ratlines.
I have fitted the lantern supports but only dry fitted the lanterns.
The lowest level of the masts and standing rigging is mostly finished and I am still on plan Tavola 8. Moving up to the next level.
Thanks for looking in.
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Now we are talking........Love this Vanguard. Cheers Grant
Indeed, the ratlines are nice and tidy! Bravo!
Thank you Paul for your honesty and continued interest in my build. It is valued.
I am working up to the Main and fore topmasts. Before I fix them I created the main and fore slings for the yards, and the jeers blocks which are 6mm doubles. It makes the area between the bibs and hounds quite busy. Once theses lines are in I can fix the cap and the topmasts with their fids.
Attached violin blocks to the caps and blocks to the topmast trees.
I hope things are clear in my photos.
Thanks for visiting.
Attached violin blocks to the caps and blocks to the topmast trees.
I hope things are clear in my photos.
Thanks for visiting.
I love how busy that is all looking! Perhaps you've shared this, but I missed it - sails?
I am leaning towards some sails, but haven’t made final decisions. I did get led astray when the admiral commissioned me to get the dry cleaning and I walked past a sewing shop and came home with the dry cleaning and a sewing machine.
So probably will give some sails a try. Still many more hours of rigging to go first.
Thanks for looking in.
Sails are now obligatory
I know this has been brought up numerous times, but at 1:72 it is impossible to sew cloth sails so they look realistic. If you really want to go with cloth instead of silkspan consider getting cloth with as high a thread count as you can find. I have used pillow cases with a high thread count at 1:48 and they look pretty good. For the panels, sewing looks clunky with a machine so some folks pencil in the panel lines as an alternative. Seal the edges with a fray check material and forget trying to fold the edge over and sewing. You can attach the bolt rope with fray check then hand stitch.
Allan
Cloth sails using high TC cloth.
For me, I will never put up sails unless requested, and then only for schooners at 1:48 and MAYBE 1:64. For square riggers it covers up too much of the work that went into doing the rigging. Furled sails in that case would be a nice alternative.
Below are silk span sails
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