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HMS Victory Mantua 1:78 (first build) by Grant Tyler
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"Way hay and up she rises,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.
Way hay and up she rises,
Way hay and up she rises...
Early in the morning!"
Good morning Mark. I think you need to send a voice mail of you singing that !"Way hay and up she rises,
Way hay and up she rises,
Way hay and up she rises...
Early in the morning!"
Cheers Grant
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Or maybe not?Good morning Mark. I think you need to send a voice mail of you singing that !
Good afternoon. Started getting my main mast lower shrouds installed.
I fitted the dead eyes to the brackets I made and secured these to the port and starboard channels.
I then made sure each shroud was not tangled and in sequence and numbered each so there was no confusion.
I used the below Victory illustration for the whipping and when I come to do my lanyards.
The red arrows-
. I gave 3 attempts at lashing the throat and seizing the end tip of the shroud by the dead eye.These came out irregular and untidy each time. Cudo’s to those who own this.
I decided to rather have something neat on Grants model than untidily correct so went with this. Done now can’t change
I checked the shroud positions and snugness around topmast as this will change the tension if not all correct and the dead eyes will not be linear to each other and the channel.
I will update when completed the port and starboard sides. Cheers Grant
I fitted the dead eyes to the brackets I made and secured these to the port and starboard channels.
I then made sure each shroud was not tangled and in sequence and numbered each so there was no confusion.
I used the below Victory illustration for the whipping and when I come to do my lanyards.
The red arrows-
. I gave 3 attempts at lashing the throat and seizing the end tip of the shroud by the dead eye.These came out irregular and untidy each time. Cudo’s to those who own this.I decided to rather have something neat on Grants model than untidily correct so went with this. Done now can’t change
I checked the shroud positions and snugness around topmast as this will change the tension if not all correct and the dead eyes will not be linear to each other and the channel.
I will update when completed the port and starboard sides. Cheers Grant
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Excellent work on the whipping of the shrouds - I fully agree with your sentiments here to finish it in the way that is the neatest? And who is to say that it is not correct as well? It is just different from the illustrations of that particular publication.
Thanks Heinrich. I will. I’m a Ferrari boy so holding thumbs. I supported Max last year (someone had to beat Lewis) however this year he is the arch enemy. Hopefully the prancing horse perform better than the boks did yesterday
. Cheers Grant
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Thanks Heinrich. I will. I’m a Ferrari boy so holding thumbs. I supported Max last year (someone had to beat Lewis) however this year he is the arch enemy. Hopefully the prancing horse perform better than the boks did yesterday
Done now can’t change should become a permitted declaration in the ship modeler's credo! Maybe with its own smilie...
should become a permitted declaration in the ship modeler's credo! Maybe with its own smilie...
Thanks Heinrich. It was- at least one Ferrari managed to finish and put one over Max. Was a fun race. Cheers Grant
Good evening Ken. Thanks I appreciate it. Cheers Grant
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Good evening Johann. That bull got slaughtered today
Good morning.
Some pics : The Mizzen stays lashed through pendants are done. I tensioned the main forestay using a clip and the main mast shrouds (these are not tied off) so the Mizzen forestays can be tied off. The Mizzen back stays are not tied off for final tension after foremast is on.
The main mast dead eyes and lanyards:
Starboard
Port
Overall:
Excuse the rum barrels on deck - playing with something to cover the bulwark cuts where deck not cool.
Cheers Grant
Some pics : The Mizzen stays lashed through pendants are done. I tensioned the main forestay using a clip and the main mast shrouds (these are not tied off) so the Mizzen forestays can be tied off. The Mizzen back stays are not tied off for final tension after foremast is on.
The main mast dead eyes and lanyards:
Starboard
Port
Overall:
Excuse the rum barrels on deck - playing with something to cover the bulwark cuts where deck not cool.
Cheers Grant
Oops ...the last pic should be where the stays are- shows the main forestay mouse and the lashing and pendants of the Mizzen. Cheers Grant
I tried to get pic of whole ship- it is large so you don’t get the detail: some attempts:
Hi Grant. Building a Victory is always impressive. You are making a great version and the rigging looks very nice and tight.
Regards, Peter