La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette

@Hoss6262
Thank you for your nice comment.

Continuation: Addition of the lifts of the lower yards – Balancines de basse vergue
In the last post I described why and how I will carry out the tackles of the lifts from the lower yards. I have drawn a corresponding sketch for this.
First I made a swivel for this, as can be seen in the following picture. It was made in the same way as the swivel hooks for the topsail halyards.
Two opposing notches are filed into a brass disk d = 0.3 mm with a ø 2.3 mm and a bore ø 0.8 mm, which then accommodate the ø 0.4 mm thick brass bow wire for soldering. The eyebolt is secured so that it can rotate freely with a soldered brass sleeve.
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Next, the double and single blocks for the tackles have to be made. I will again equip the larger blocks for the lifts of the main and fore yard with real disks.

At this point I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a good start into the New Year!
 
Witaj
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@Tobias
@Herman
@Mirek
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@shota70
Thank you very much for your support and good wishes for the new year.
Thanks to everyone else too for the LIKES.
I wish everyone a happy new year.

Completion: Addition of the lifts of the lower yards - Balancines de basse vergue
As I wrote before, I always make the blocks based on a theme, such as here for the tackles of the lifts of the lower yards.
Among other things, this ensures that I produce exactly the required quantity in the required size and thus do not produce excess capacity.
This also keeps you motivated and does not become monotonous, which can ultimately take away your desire to craft. However, this does not necessarily work for everyone.
Accordingly, I made 4 double blocks with a length of 5.6 mm, 4 single blocks with a length of 5.6 mm, 2 double blocks with a length of 4.0 mm and 2 single blocks with a length of 4.0 m.
I have already described the method of making the blocks many times in my construction report.
A few pictures are below.
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After making the eyebolts with thimbles for attaching the tackles to the rigging, I was able to tie the single blocks into block strops and add the tackle ropes.
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The last picture shows the finished tackles for the lifts of the lower yards.
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We will continue in the new year with the last blocks in the area of the topgallant masts.
 
Witaj
Tylko można podziwiać twoją pracę i cieszyć się że jesteś z nami i pokazujesz nam ją. Wszystkiego najlepszego w Nowym Roku Jochanie.

Hello
One can only admire your work and be glad that you are with us and showing it to us. Happy New Year Johann
 
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@Mirek
I am very pleased and grateful for such nice comments.
Of course, professional advice and comments, even critical ones, are also welcome.
Nobody is perfect and life is a constant learning process.

Here are some more details:

Additional blocks, including in the area of the topmast crosstrees
I should have recorded most of the blocks for the La Créole by now. The blocks in the area of the topmast crosstrees and on the mainmast cap still need to be made, as can be seen in the following pictures. These are blocks for guiding leech lines, braces and bowlines.
When guiding the braces for the mizzen topgallant yard, I am following the Paris model, where they go to the mainmast cap. The variant shown by J. Boudriot in the monograph, guiding the braces to the main topmast crosstrees, seems less practical to me for stability reasons on the high-rigged corvette.
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In addition to making these blocks, I am currently still trying to figure out which blocks I still need for the upper area of the rigging on the royal topgallant crosstrees. I don't think there will be too many left.

To be continued...
 
Guiding the bowlines for the main topgallant sail - and the main royal sail
During the further detailed coordination in the upper levels of the rigging for my French corvette, it had to be clarified how the bowlines for the main topgallant sail and the main royal sail should be deflected in the rear area of the topmast crosstree. In the monograph on La Créole by J. Boudriot, deflection blocks are indicated. However, further concrete details are not apparent.
I therefore tried to clarify this detail by taking photos of the original model. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any useful illustrations. Only the monograph contains a photo of the topmast crosstree (see picture). In addition to the main topgallant stay, the bowlines for the main topgallant sail and the main royal sail are clearly visible. However, the deflection of the bowlines is not clearly recognisable. It appears to be a rectangular crossbar with integrated discs, at least in my opinion.

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Source: Monograph on La Créole by J. Boudriot

It is certain that these are not blocks, which would be usual for this purpose.
As I was unable to find anything else on this subject, neither in the relevant specialist literature nor on the Internet, nor on original models from a comparable period, I will contact the restorers at the Paris museum. A very friendly lady has already helped me a lot.

But perhaps one of you has already come across a similar detail. I would be very pleased to receive any relevant information.

See you soon ...
 
Continuation: Further blocks in the area of the bowsprit
There was uncertainty about two ropes.
In this context, I then researched the fore topmast staysail stay in detail in the documents available to me.
I included the advice of fellow model makers in my considerations.
So I investigated the possibility of whether a fore topmast staysail stay was rigged on the La Créole. As so often, I found crucial information in the book - The Model of the Brigg Irene - by E. W. Petrejus.
At the beginning of the 19th century, few staysails were set on the stays, but instead were used on staysail stays and preventer stays.
Accordingly, I have come to the conclusion that it was quite possible and probable that a fore topmast staysail stay was rigged on the La Créole and have therefore added the explanations of the image section.
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Unfortunately, I have not yet received a response from the restorer at the Paris Marine Museum regarding the bowines for the main topgallant sail and the main royal sail.

I hope something will come of it.

See you then...
 
@Peter Voogt
I would like to thank you very much for your praise.
It makes me happy and motivates me.
I would also like to thank the others for their interest and the LIKES.

Continuation: Guiding the bowlines for the main topgallant sail - and the main royal sail

Following a tip from a model-building colleague, I was able to find the following in K. H. Marquardt's book "Mastung und Takelung von Schiffen des 18 Jahrhunderts" on the question of the guidance of the main topgallant bowlines and the main royal bowlines:
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This is how I interpreted the hidden detail in the image section of the fore cross trees of the La Creole.

Since Marquardt referred to Darcey Lever in his illustration, I did some more research and found this:
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In his book "The young sea officer's sheet anchor; or, A key to the leading of rigging, and to practical seamanship" you can read that sometimes the space between the rear trestle trees was filled with a piece of wood in which there were 4 discs. Two for bowlines and two for braces, as long as they came from the front. In the case of the La Creole, however, there would be four bowlines.

Now I will think about how I should design this detail.

Unfortunately, I haven't heard back from the museum in Paris yet.
 
Now I understand the problem you have. It's a kind like the turtle block on a 17th century main yard, that almost have the same function. Interesting that ships of the 18th century use a block of wood with sheaves on the trestle tree. Your research is amazing to go so far in detail.
 
@Steef66
Hi Stehpen,
thank you for your interest and your suggestion.

Addition: Guide of the bowlines for the main topgallant sail - and the main royal sail

Today I received a few photos of the fore crosstree from the original model of La Créole for the guide of the bowlines for the main topgallant sail and the main royal sail.

Thankfully, a nice restorer from the Paris Marine Museum went to the depot and took the relevant photos at my request.

Here is one of these photos with a direct view of the rear area of the cross tree.
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As expected, you can see a wooden attachment for guiding the bowlines. You cannot see discs for deflection here, presumably the ropes are simply led through a hole.

I think that discs were used in the original here, and that the model is probably a simplification by the model maker at the time.

Whether wrong or right, in any case I am making an assumption and will try to implement this detail with discs.
 
@Peter Voogt
Hello Peter,
Thank you for your interest and
here I show how I imagine it.

Continuation: Guiding the bowlines for the main topgallant sail and the main royal sail
Thankfully, I received a photo of the rear area of the fore cross trees from a nice restorer at the Musée de la Marine in Paris. There you can see the routing of the bowlines of the main topgallant sail and the main royal sail. As already described, I assume that discs were actually used here to redirect these ropes. It is also clear from the photo that the main topgallant stay was also guided over them.
Accordingly, I made a drawing of how this wooden part might have looked from my point of view, and thus functionally meets the requirements for a good and safe redirection. I will try to make the part like this.
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To redirect the bowlines for the mizzen royal sail and the braces for the mizzen royal yard, an analogous part is needed for the rear area of the main cross trees.

To be continued...
 
Continuation: Guiding the bowlines for the main topgallant sail and the main royal sail
A model building colleague made a suggestion for the guidance of the bowlines.
So I researched the arrangement of the discs again and saw an important detail in the Atlas du Génie Maritime.
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I have looked at plate 211 many times, but only found this interesting detail after a targeted search. So I will modify the alignment of the discs accordingly.

Many thanks again to Robbi @Rack for the suggestion.
 
Continuation: Guiding the bowlines for the main topgallant sail and main royal sail
After four discs were arranged in the appropriate position in the illustration in Atlas du Génie Maritime, Plate 211, I still had to clarify how to proceed with the main topgallant stay.
As I remembered having saved other sheets of the Atlas du Génie Maritime on my computer a long time ago, I looked there again for relevant details and the following came to light:
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Source: Excerpt from Atlas du Génie Maritime

This detail was obviously used for larger (Fig. 1) but also for smaller ships (Fig. 2). As is clearly evident from the description, the four disc gates are reserved for bowlines and the guide hole for the topgallant stay (galoche d'etai).
After this clarification, I modified my drawing and can then move on to implementation.
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To be continued...
 
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