Le Hussard Build Log

[Martin By Eye]

I suppose you mean the rope barrel in front of the ships wheel, I now realize that I should have moved the barrel behind the front wheel support but the kit actually made no provision for the connection of the ships wheel to the rudder and what you see was my modification. I agree the barrel should be behind the wheel suports. (I think it is too late to change)

You can probably still add an extra support on the front end if you have a bit of spare wood, and don't worry because the kit is a long way from how the real Hussard was built anyway.

 

[AllanKP69]

(I think it is too late to change)

Your decision of course. If you decide to "unglue" and fix it, the wheel is usually as below in relation to the drum/barrel. The way you have it the line will be in front of the wheel instead of aft of it.
Allan

From Brian Lavery, The Arming and Fitting of the English Man of War

 

[Omega]

Well you talked me into it, I decided that it did look a bit unrealistic and needed to be modified. So I did ------ any comments

 

[Martin By Eye]

Et voila ! Tout rentre dans l'ordre a bord de le Hussard .

 

[AllanKP69]

Well you talked me into it, I decided that it did look a bit unrealistic and needed to be modified. So I did ------ any comments

VERY NICE! I hope you are glad did the extra work!
Allan

 

[Omega]

Now the sails, This will take a while as it involves sewing (which I am not good at)

 

[Omega]

One by One

 

[Namabiiru]

One by One

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you are better at sewing than I am. Good looking sails.

 

[Omega]

I did not Sew the sails ( I paid a Seamstress (I think that is what you call them) to do that). I am doing the afterwork such as attaching the spars, Blocks and the additional ties to the sails. At my age this is difficult work & time consuming but satisfying too

 

[AllanKP69]

Hi Omega, Very smart to use a seamstress What is the spacing of the cloths (panels)?
Thanks!

Allan

 

[Omega]

Slowly getting there, dist between the pannel is 13mm

 

[AllanKP69]

Also lifeboats & others

Just as a point of information for the future, the oars were typically 3 to 4 times the breadth of a ship's boat. The following is from The Elements of Rigging and Seamanship by David Steel 1794. The principal in determining the overall length would have to be the same for any nation's boats.
Allan

 

[Omega]

The lifeboats which I have already done, have ores included. How accurate they are, I am not sure as they were cheap Chinese models. I thought they looked all right though ( See earlier photos)

 

[Omega]

Now about to install the masts & commence the rigging. I think this is probably the most complicated part,

 

[Omega]

Started rigging - first eight main shrouds with dead eyes. Half way there are eight more at the rear

 

[Omega]

Installed the Masts and the first main lines with dead eyes - now for the rat lines. there are a number of way I can do this.
1 tie the rat lines by hand one by one
2 use a frame and glue the rat lines to the main lines
I prefer the second but with what I have available it may not work

 

[Adry]

It's turning out to be a work of art. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Omega]

Started the Rat Lines. Using Houdini equiptment left over from the previouse ship, needs some modification but I hope I can make it work. Using PVC glue as this should mostly dissapear when it dries ---- We shall see??
Still having problems with the photos rotating

 

[Omega]

Did not turn out too bad, Now to work out how to do the fore mast

 

[Omega]

I have had to modify the Houdini equiptment for the front rat lines (the equipt was designed for the harvey kit) but it seems to be working all right.