HMS Victory Mantua 1:78 (first build) by Grant Tyler
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Hi Heinrich, see mailHi Grant. I think you can be well-pleased with your mice. Good going sir!
I am impressed by your rope work, Grant. That mice looks much better then the previous ones, in mind in what scale your are building.Good morning. My last and final attempt at these mice!!! I used @Tony H method. No more I tell you....no more
Here is the the outcome :
My main stay
View attachment 316259
And I am busy redoing the Mizzen stays:
View attachment 316260
Cheers Grant
Regards, Peter
Good morning Paul. Here is something interesting- I did play on words and then when reading a 1806 publication from the British Museum I saw this. Thus I am definitely Clueless about clue lines. (When it changed to Clew “Clew” knowsClueless about clewlines...a memorable quote. Thank you for that.
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Good morning. Not much to show :
Top mast shrouds and the clutter of rope on the mast grows
Made the hooks and whipped the futtock shrouds lines to these.
Researched the stays for the main mast. Per the Mantua instructions there are only 3 back stays per side and no stays as below. There should be 8. The red circles show I have to add 5mm dead eyes. the cross should not be dead eyes but a block system and a pendant lashing system.
The stays as they should be (well according to my look and see)
1. 4 Stays from the top mast to the large channel and 1 to small channel attached by small dead eyes and block system as follows -
2. 3 Backstays , being the shifting back stay, the breast back stay and breast back stay runners from the gallant hounds.
As discussed before in this log, made the jig to ensure the shroud dead eyes will be attached at correct height and lined up correctly.
I just need to serve the stays and fit them to the top mast and top gallant hounds and I will be ready to seat the main mast.
Cheers Grant
Top mast shrouds and the clutter of rope on the mast grows
Made the hooks and whipped the futtock shrouds lines to these.
Researched the stays for the main mast. Per the Mantua instructions there are only 3 back stays per side and no stays as below. There should be 8. The red circles show I have to add 5mm dead eyes. the cross should not be dead eyes but a block system and a pendant lashing system.
The stays as they should be (well according to my look and see)
1. 4 Stays from the top mast to the large channel and 1 to small channel attached by small dead eyes and block system as follows -
2. 3 Backstays , being the shifting back stay, the breast back stay and breast back stay runners from the gallant hounds.
As discussed before in this log, made the jig to ensure the shroud dead eyes will be attached at correct height and lined up correctly.
I just need to serve the stays and fit them to the top mast and top gallant hounds and I will be ready to seat the main mast.
Cheers Grant
Hey Grant,
Wonderful work as always. A tip - as you have pre-stacked the shrouds on the mast be careful to run them to the channels in the proper order (lower ones go to the fore - upper ones go aft). I crossed up one of my pairs and had the privilege of doing them over.
Wonderful work as always. A tip - as you have pre-stacked the shrouds on the mast be careful to run them to the channels in the proper order (lower ones go to the fore - upper ones go aft). I crossed up one of my pairs and had the privilege of doing them over
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Having never done any rigging yet I am in awe of your abilities Grant. I enjoy how you explain your methods and processes as you move along. Great stuff.
Hi Grant great work.
Grant, I have to agree with Heinrich, I don't have a "clue?, clew?" what all those rigging terms mean. But I have to admit from a landlubbers perspective your rigging looks great.
Very nice work Grant and great strategy with the preassembly.
Your work looks amazing my friend!!! As a IT network guy I love seeing organized and tied up lines. I am curious are you leaving some extra length at the bottom then will adjust or are you measuring up with a mock if the tie off that you did?
The mouse looks good, I can't take credit for this idea just passing on something I found while browsing the web.Good morning. My last and final attempt at these mice!!! I used @Tony H method. No more I tell you....no more
Here is the the outcome :
My main stay
View attachment 316259
And I am busy redoing the Mizzen stays:
View attachment 316260
Cheers Grant
Hi Rob. I gave the extra length a go... couldn’t get right so went with mock ties and I was happy with them. Cheers Grant
Good afternoon. My ship building has been on hold for a few days a few more to go.... getting withdrawals Nothing exciting either had to have a tumor cut out my saliva gland by my jaw. Home now but still out of action.
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
Nothing exciting either had to have a tumor cut out my saliva gland by my jaw. Home now but still out of action.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
Hi Grant. I would take this
Warm wishes for a full and speedy recovery...