Argh, late to the parade again. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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HMS Victory Mantua 1:78 (first build) by Grant Tyler
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Grant, as an option should you be burned out with rigging there is the Ulises 1:30 by OcCre
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Or how about this one from Dumas?
Good evening Peter- Thanks you. Cazador does look more fun to build- Pter is setting a standard on this ship- truely incredible work. Cheers Grant
....now that is really good advice. I will do. Cheers Grant
Thank you.
Good evening Ron..Grant, as an option should you be burned out with rigging there is the Ulises 1:30 by OcCre
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Many times building the Victory I swore (literally and figuratively) that I would build a tug boat as my next model. Cheers Grant
If this is the Cazador you're after: hands down the winner.
Cheers Grant.
Hello Johann- yes the top one- the xebec design Cazador. Look cool. You guys are swing my choice here. - see no ratlines or mice...
Cheers Grant.
Good evening Jan. A river boat also fits into another spot in my pub...well shipyard now. Further down the line I may well join you in having one on display. Cheers Grant
We’re just trying to help you out Grant. Don’t want to see you get tied up againIf this is the Cazador you're after: hands down the winner.
Hello Johann- yes the top one- the xebec design Cazador. Look cool. You guys are swing my choice here. - see no ratlines or mice...
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Oh, on the contrary, I do like to stir up a hornest nest.... From a more than safe distance!
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Excellent Ron! I agree - to get your knickers in a knot, should be avoided!
If you guys have not seen @Ptèr ‘s Cazador, check it out. Brilliant. I do believe his build (not that I would be able to do one so well) has made my decision for me. Now to find out what blocks and rope sizes and colors etc are on her for me to include in my order. Cheers Grant
Good morning- Back to the Victory. Felt like a human yesterday afternoon so trotted off the shipyard to finish and seat the main mast.
I have rigged all I could (maybe more to come still- inexperience and guess work on the go here). I did enjoy rigging as much as I could off the mast. Did not fight with her once
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The blocks, shrouds (lower and top), and stays are all rigged. Tied up with masking tape according to category.
I rigged the forestays from the Mizzen. These are attach by a pendant and lashing system (no block and tackle). See picture below Blue arrow. I have not tensioned these as I will tension the Mizzen back stays, Main back stays, main shrouds and main stay and preventor all at the same time
The red arrow shows Grants cheat. The lower tie of the pendant has to loop around the two tressel trees. Thus:
With my mods to the Mantua mast I had no space to do this so I looped it around a eye on the cross tree deck. “Grants Victory).
The seating alignment of mast with a 1 degree rear (close enough) slant Was easy as the slots in the deck were almost perfect.
PS excuse the surf board etc in my man cave- I was too lazy to transport her to the dining room for pics.
Cheers Grant
I have rigged all I could (maybe more to come still- inexperience and guess work on the go here). I did enjoy rigging as much as I could off the mast. Did not fight with her once
.The blocks, shrouds (lower and top), and stays are all rigged. Tied up with masking tape according to category.
I rigged the forestays from the Mizzen. These are attach by a pendant and lashing system (no block and tackle). See picture below Blue arrow. I have not tensioned these as I will tension the Mizzen back stays, Main back stays, main shrouds and main stay and preventor all at the same time
The red arrow shows Grants cheat. The lower tie of the pendant has to loop around the two tressel trees. Thus:
With my mods to the Mantua mast I had no space to do this so I looped it around a eye on the cross tree deck. “Grants Victory
).The seating alignment of mast with a 1 degree rear (close enough
) slant Was easy as the slots in the deck were almost perfect.PS excuse the surf board etc in my man cave- I was too lazy to transport her to the dining room for pics.
Cheers Grant
My wife would not view moving the surf board to the dining room as an improvement...
Bravo ! Pouces vers le haut
Hi Grant hope you recovering well best wishesGood afternoon. My ship building has been on hold for a few days a few more to go.... getting withdrawals
I need to get more thread and with the cost of shipping etc to SA, I am going to order rope and blocks for next ship all at once.
I have a 850mm x 650mm spot in my pub for this ship and am undecided between the Endurance or the Xebec Cazador??? What do you guys think.
Cheers Grant
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But Grant would - it is out of the shipyard!
Good evening. Thanks. Yes all going well. Had the blood drainage pipe removed today and biopsy results all good. Not much of the saliva gland was removed so I’m pretty much A for away
. Will have a nice scar down my jaw line but adds character. Cheers Grant
... in my poorly written post- I was referring to the Victory....however I feel that Paul knew that