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Book Review: Accastillage et gréement du modèle réduit d'un vaisseau de 74 canons by Francis Jonet translated something like: Fitting and rigging a 74-gun model ship today I want to show you a great additional source, which was prepared on a private basis by my french modeling friend...
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later on ancre published also an english version translated by our friend and member @Gilles Korent
Book Review: Fitting and rigging a 74-gun model ship Author: Francis Jonet, our member @Francis Jonet translated into English by Gille Korent, our member @Gilles Korent The front and back side of the Book This guide is a help to the construction of the equipment of a ship model of the...
Yes @Uwek I can only agree with you and this little notebook is fantastic, you can always find it again in Johann's diaries and it fascinates me personally again and again.
@Bosco45 @Uwek @Tobias
Hello,
Thank you in advance for your nice comments and the many "likes".
I am always happy and motivated by positive feedback. Constructive criticism and suggestions are still very welcome.
Continuation: Standing rigging for jib and outer jib boom - Bâton de foc et bâton de clinfoc
First I had to attach the jib boom. I lined the jib boom passage in the cap of the bowsprit with a specially split leather (d=0.2 mm). The jib boom was placed on the prepared wooden pad or spacer so that it runs parallel to the bowsprit. Then I lashed the jib boom to the bowsprit analogous to bowsprit gammoning.
I added small details to the cap, as can be seen in the last picture. These are single blocks (l = 3.5 mm) on each side for the bowlines of the fore topsail. Next to the block you can also see the leather lining mentioned at the beginning.
Johann, so many of us attempt to reproduce the details of a ship at scale. You have accomplished what we merely dream of. Unthinkable precision and skill.
Dear Johann
I'm absolutely agree with the compliments of the friends before me, especially when I'm reading on your work in the respected German forum https://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/,
I have reached page 90. It is simply a pleasure to learn your most impressive and accurate work
Bonjour,
Toujours aussi impressionnant la finesse de vos réalisations, c'est vraiment du beau travail et les détails ne manquent pas ! vivement la suite :Oops:
This leather sheathing as shown by Johann @archjofo can be seen in the book "Modeles historiques, Musée de la Marine" of Ancre, Volume 1, pages 178 to 191 on photos of the museum model.
Attention dear modeling friends! This rigging type does not apply to every nation, ship or century. Do not have doubts about your models!
Hello,
sorry I'm only now able to respond to your question.
Thankfully, our two colleagues have already answered this question so far. Also many thanks to Thomas for the wonderful pictures, which I didn't know either.
I would just like to add that at that time, and still today, many elements in the rigging were leather-coated. The leather was not tarred but greased to protect it from the wet.
For model making I use fine goatskin that I split again to about 0.2 mm thick. For this I made a simple device, as can be seen in the following picture.
Bonjour,
Bravo pour cette astuce et l'outil que vous avez fabriquez ! il faut simplement trouver de la peau de chèvre ! ou de l'imitation de cette peau