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Soo Beautiful work and performance, so precise, I admire your work, my dear friend
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La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
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@Mirek
@shota70
@Steef66
Thank you so much for your interest. It's great that my report is being followed.
And a big thank you to everyone else for the many likes.
Continued: Fore topsail yard – tye, lifts, clewline, braces, bowlines – Itague, balancines, cargue-points, bras, boulines
I have now completed the tye on the starboard side as well, including the fore topsail halyard. The double block of the fore topsail halyard tackle was tied directly to the model, and the halyard spacer was attached, as can be seen in the following pictures.
The next picture shows the single block of the halyard tackle with a long strop, which has been hooked onto the channel with a swivel hook. The released fore topmast backstay, into which the tackle had to be reattached, is also visible.
Furthermore, I was now able to connect the fore topsail sheets to the clew lines of the fore topsail using toggles. The lifts were also threaded into the topmast sister blocks and led down. I also attached the braces and bowlines. I had already pre-cut all these ropes and prepared them with the blocks.
Finally, here's an impression of the current state of the rigging work on the foremast. The rigging is progressing steadily, even if it all looks a bit unsteady at the moment.
Until next time…
@shota70
@Steef66
Thank you so much for your interest. It's great that my report is being followed.
And a big thank you to everyone else for the many likes.
Continued: Fore topsail yard – tye, lifts, clewline, braces, bowlines – Itague, balancines, cargue-points, bras, boulines
I have now completed the tye on the starboard side as well, including the fore topsail halyard. The double block of the fore topsail halyard tackle was tied directly to the model, and the halyard spacer was attached, as can be seen in the following pictures.
The next picture shows the single block of the halyard tackle with a long strop, which has been hooked onto the channel with a swivel hook. The released fore topmast backstay, into which the tackle had to be reattached, is also visible.
Furthermore, I was now able to connect the fore topsail sheets to the clew lines of the fore topsail using toggles. The lifts were also threaded into the topmast sister blocks and led down. I also attached the braces and bowlines. I had already pre-cut all these ropes and prepared them with the blocks.
Finally, here's an impression of the current state of the rigging work on the foremast. The rigging is progressing steadily, even if it all looks a bit unsteady at the moment.
Until next time…
Wonderful, exemplary work Johann. Your build log is not just followed but studied.
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@Mirek
@Herman
Thanks!
I really appreciate it — especially coming from such a skilled model builders.
And thanks to everyone for the likes as well — I really appreciate your support.
Continued: Fore topsail yard – Reef tackle – Palanquin de ris
Several aspects of the reef tackles (palanquins de ris) on La Créole initially remained unclear. The monograph specifies tackles located at the top, yet neither the original Paris model of La Créole nor other contemporary models in the Musée national de la Marine show such fittings.
The Atlas du Génie Maritime includes illustrations of reef tackles, but likewise without tackles. This suggests that on La Créole, the reef tackles ran via the sheaves of the yardarms to the topmast, were led through the topmast sister block (poulies de baraquettes), and then—without a tackle—through the lubber’s hole, over the fairlead block, and finally to the pin rail aft of the foremast.
Source: Atlas du Génie Maritime
Contemporary technical literature, such as F.A. Coste's Manuel du gréement (1829), mentions tackles, but these refer primarily to larger ships.
Whether blocks were attached to the reef tackles of the La Créole—as depicted in the Atlas du Génie Maritime—is uncertain. On the original Paris model, the reef tackles are simply attached to the sheaves of the yardarms with knots (e.g., figure-eight knots), as the model is rigged without sails.
However, reef blocks seem particularly useful without tackles, as they significantly facilitate reefing—a practical advantage in every respect.
The La Bergère model (1832) features reef tackles with reef blocks. Since this model was also rigged without sails, the reef tackles was attached to the fittings of the topmast shrouds. Particularly compelling is the comparison with the La Bergère, a corvette of nearly the same size from the same era, which also features reef tackles without tackles, but with reef blocks.
Based on my research, I've come to the following conclusion for my corvette:
I will use reef tackles without tackles, but with reef blocks.
This results in six additional blocks with hooks in the size range of approximately 3.5–4.5 mm-
a consequence I can live with...
To be continued…
@Herman
Thanks!
I really appreciate it — especially coming from such a skilled model builders.
And thanks to everyone for the likes as well — I really appreciate your support.
Continued: Fore topsail yard – Reef tackle – Palanquin de ris
Several aspects of the reef tackles (palanquins de ris) on La Créole initially remained unclear. The monograph specifies tackles located at the top, yet neither the original Paris model of La Créole nor other contemporary models in the Musée national de la Marine show such fittings.
The Atlas du Génie Maritime includes illustrations of reef tackles, but likewise without tackles. This suggests that on La Créole, the reef tackles ran via the sheaves of the yardarms to the topmast, were led through the topmast sister block (poulies de baraquettes), and then—without a tackle—through the lubber’s hole, over the fairlead block, and finally to the pin rail aft of the foremast.
Source: Atlas du Génie Maritime
Contemporary technical literature, such as F.A. Coste's Manuel du gréement (1829), mentions tackles, but these refer primarily to larger ships.
Whether blocks were attached to the reef tackles of the La Créole—as depicted in the Atlas du Génie Maritime—is uncertain. On the original Paris model, the reef tackles are simply attached to the sheaves of the yardarms with knots (e.g., figure-eight knots), as the model is rigged without sails.
However, reef blocks seem particularly useful without tackles, as they significantly facilitate reefing—a practical advantage in every respect.
The La Bergère model (1832) features reef tackles with reef blocks. Since this model was also rigged without sails, the reef tackles was attached to the fittings of the topmast shrouds. Particularly compelling is the comparison with the La Bergère, a corvette of nearly the same size from the same era, which also features reef tackles without tackles, but with reef blocks.
Based on my research, I've come to the following conclusion for my corvette:
I will use reef tackles without tackles, but with reef blocks.
This results in six additional blocks with hooks in the size range of approximately 3.5–4.5 mm-
a consequence I can live with...
To be continued…
This sounds like a book anyone building a model of a 19th century French ship and cares about accuracy should have. Oh my, another book on my wish list. This one would be trouble as it would keep me and the admiral (she is fluent in French) busier than usual. trouble ahead??
Allan
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@AllanKP69
Hello,
thank you so much for your feedback! I'm always delighted by the interest in my work. I also want to thank everyone for the many likes.
Continued: Topmast Yard – Reef Tackles, Buntlines and Leechlines – Palanquin de ris, cargue‑fonds et cargue‑boulines
In the course of the work on the fore topmast yard, I recently finalised the routing and execution of the reef tackles. One detail, however, remained unresolved: how, historically, was the standing part of the reef tackle secured to the yardarm of the topmast yard?
The Atlas du Génie Maritime clearly shows the lead of the tackle, but does not reveal the precise method of fastening.
Quelle: – Atlas du Génie Maritime, annexe Nr. 1, Pl. 25 - Bildausschnitt
To clarify this point, I consulted additional contemporary French literature and found in the Manuel du Gabier (1875) the tour mort avec des demi‑clefs (a round turn with half‑hitches), described there as the “most commonly used” method for fastening the end of a rope to spars, yards or other easily encircled parts of the rigging.Manuel_du_Gabier_1875.jpg.f5a51cfb62684d692ef2b30d535fb1c4.jpg
Quelle: Manuel du Gabier, Paris 1875
Combined with the representation in the Atlas du Génie Maritime, this results in a coherent and historically plausible solution: the standing part of the reef tackle is secured to the yardarm with a round turn and two half‑hitches.
To illustrate the knots used on the fore topmast yard, I show three examples here: – on the left, a round turn with two half‑hitches for the standing part of the reef tackle, – on the right, a figure‑eight knot as a safeguard against slipping, – in the centre, a figure‑eight knot tied in 0.25 mm rope at model scale to demonstrate the actual fineness of the work.
In the meantime, the blocks for the reef tackles (palanquins de ris) have also been made and fitted with their strops and hooks.
In the next image, the buntlines can be seen, running through the cheek blocks on the trestle trees, as well as the leechlines, which lead over the blocks seized to the fore topgallant stay. Also visible in this picture, on the port side, is the sister block with the reef tackle and the lift.
The following image shows the port reef tackle with its standing part, as it returns from the reef block towards the sheave in the yardarm, running in the direction of the topmast sister block.
Finally, a close‑up of the standing part of the reef tackle: round turn with two half‑hitches.
To be continued…
@AllanKP69
Hello,
thank you so much for your feedback! I'm always delighted by the interest in my work. I also want to thank everyone for the many likes.
Continued: Topmast Yard – Reef Tackles, Buntlines and Leechlines – Palanquin de ris, cargue‑fonds et cargue‑boulines
In the course of the work on the fore topmast yard, I recently finalised the routing and execution of the reef tackles. One detail, however, remained unresolved: how, historically, was the standing part of the reef tackle secured to the yardarm of the topmast yard?
The Atlas du Génie Maritime clearly shows the lead of the tackle, but does not reveal the precise method of fastening.
Quelle: – Atlas du Génie Maritime, annexe Nr. 1, Pl. 25 - Bildausschnitt
To clarify this point, I consulted additional contemporary French literature and found in the Manuel du Gabier (1875) the tour mort avec des demi‑clefs (a round turn with half‑hitches), described there as the “most commonly used” method for fastening the end of a rope to spars, yards or other easily encircled parts of the rigging.Manuel_du_Gabier_1875.jpg.f5a51cfb62684d692ef2b30d535fb1c4.jpg
Quelle: Manuel du Gabier, Paris 1875
Combined with the representation in the Atlas du Génie Maritime, this results in a coherent and historically plausible solution: the standing part of the reef tackle is secured to the yardarm with a round turn and two half‑hitches.
To illustrate the knots used on the fore topmast yard, I show three examples here: – on the left, a round turn with two half‑hitches for the standing part of the reef tackle, – on the right, a figure‑eight knot as a safeguard against slipping, – in the centre, a figure‑eight knot tied in 0.25 mm rope at model scale to demonstrate the actual fineness of the work.
In the meantime, the blocks for the reef tackles (palanquins de ris) have also been made and fitted with their strops and hooks.
In the next image, the buntlines can be seen, running through the cheek blocks on the trestle trees, as well as the leechlines, which lead over the blocks seized to the fore topgallant stay. Also visible in this picture, on the port side, is the sister block with the reef tackle and the lift.
The following image shows the port reef tackle with its standing part, as it returns from the reef block towards the sheave in the yardarm, running in the direction of the topmast sister block.
Finally, a close‑up of the standing part of the reef tackle: round turn with two half‑hitches.
To be continued…
Hello Johann,
Its feels disrespectful to claim we are participating in the same hobby when I consider how crude my work is compared to what you show us. Sublime modeling!
Its feels disrespectful to claim we are participating in the same hobby when I consider how crude my work is compared to what you show us. Sublime modeling!