HMS Victory Mantua 1:78 (first build) by Grant Tyler

GrantTyler said:
Good morning. Finished the ratlines on the SB top shrouds. My worst ratlines so far- after doing soooooo many you would think I would improve- go figure. ROTF. Oh well- some trimming, fluff burning and line straightening required.
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Grant, as long as the little men can scurry up and down those ratlines without breaking their necks then it doesn't matter what they look like ROTF

That said, they look pretty good from where I'm sitting Thumbsup
 
Heinrich said:
I feel your pain, Grant. I also get to some stages of the build where I think things will be smooth-sailing and go relatively quickly. Oh boy, it NEVER works like that.
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Good morning Heinrich. True story. I have decided to give rigging a rest. I think I am all “roped out”. Going to play with the 2 ships boats I made and add some detail. Cheers Grant
 
Nomad said:
Grant, as long as the little men can scurry up and down those ratlines without breaking their necks then it doesn't matter what they look like ROTF

That said, they look pretty good from where I'm sitting Thumbsup
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Thanks Mark. When I manage to “de- fluff” them they may be able too- right now I think they would be climbing something like a spiders web. Cheers Grant
 
RDN1954 said:
Nice work on the ratlines! See what you mean by burning off some fluff.
What brand of rope are you using?
Regards,
Johan
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Good morning Johan. My Victory has a mismatch of ropes. The ratlines lines are a 0.15 dyed black kit rope. The kit ropes do fluff. I have some rope from dry dock which I bought with my blocks but these are the thicker 0.7 0.5, 0.3 and 1.2 mm ropes. The difference between kit and dry dock rope is out of this world. It is just off the chart expensive getting parts etc here- not only does delivery costs add another 50 to 80 dollars on everything we also get 30% import duties. Just double the price of everything you buy:oops:. Fluff burning works well tho. Cheers Grant
 
ConsNZ said:
Looking really good. Your doing a great job on this model. Also, nice downhiller ;)
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Thank you very much. Did you watch the rugby yesterday. The AB only squeak in courtesy of the ref - never ever have I seen such a bad decision (off the charts weird). I felt so sorry for the Wallabies. My YT Capra - MTB. I love it.:D. cheers Grant
 
Daniel20 said:
I think all the rat lines look just fine Grant. Now that that's over, go pull a cork and relax.Bottle
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Good morning Daniel. Thank you. It not quite over yet....:rolleyes:.I still have the futtock shrouds and the portside top mast shrouds on foremast to do- certainly coming down the home straight tho- champagnecork popping very close indeed:D. Cheers Grant
 
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