Le Hussard Build Log

[Omega]

Well rat lines finished. some rear shrouds to be fitted then on to the Bow Sprit

 

[Omega]

Basic rigging with dead eyes completed, now for the bowsprit and detail rigging with sails

 

[Omega]

Started on the rigging & sails, Bowstrip in place Permantly ( damaged it during placement & had to repair ( you can guess which part broke)

 

[Omega]

the rigging & sails continue

 

[Martin By Eye]

You have the later blue kit, with sails, i have the red kit, so will have to make my own patterns (eventually!).You are doing very nicely.
You can see my captain is not pleased with the progress on his Hussard!

 

[Adry]

You have the later blue kit, with sails, i have the red kit, so will have to make my own patterns (eventually!).You are doing very nicely.
You can see my captain is not pleased with the progress on his Hussard!
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Me too.

 

[Omega]

Yes mine is the blue kit and looking at your model seems very different, I am still making some progress each day although with the rigging it is geting complicated ??

 

[Martin By Eye]

Yes mine is the blue kit and looking at your model seems very different, I am still making some progress each day although with the rigging it is geting complicated ??

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You are doing very well, looks great ! Do not worry about mine, i am working to original 1860's plans, not to artesania's, so it looks very different from any of the kits ! I have recut the entire hull shape and changed the scale to 1:55 in order to use the kit wood, and i have added a lot of blocks under the deck edge to anchor shroud lines and bulwark supports to. That's just my methodology. I will probably do a build log when i have finished my present builds.

 

[Omega]

All of the sails on now just the rest - life boats, rigging & crew to be installed. question - should the lifeboats be on the deck or hanging from davits. I have photos from elsewhere showing davits ?????

 

[Martin By Eye]

French ships of this period generally had davits abreast the rear mast shrouds. Le Hussard carried two boats in that position and a third , smaller, on deck, in front of the cookhouse .

 

[Omega]

Started with the lifeboat. I decided to hang them from davids

 

[Omega]

Well that does not look right, I beleive two options :-
Put the boats on the deck or
Pull them in closser to the hull

 

[Omega]

Well I pulled the boats closer to the hull & I think that looks more realistic (better).
I would note that I am posting photos as PNG as JEPG's always end up upside down

 

[Omega]

I will be shortly looking to build a new model, I am thinking a steam powerd sailing ship (paddel wheel maybe)
any suggestions???

 

[Martin By Eye]

There is a build log going for L'Orenoque (Mamoli)by the Gavel in the kit forum, it would be contempory with your Hussard, or there is the Harriet Lane (Model Shipways) and a new one by Billings, the Hjejlen, all are sidewheelers . or the Texas riverboats , tailwheelers. Most of the arctic exploration ships are mixed screw/sail , Terror, Endurance, (occre) or the old Pourquoi Pas by Constructo if you can find it. there are quite a few in this class in kit form. Depends what you can find in Aus i suppose.

 

[Omega]

There is a build log going for L'Orenoque (Mamoli)by the Gavel in the kit forum, it would be contempory with your Hussard, or there is the Harriet Lane (Model Shipways) and a new one by Billings, the Hjejlen, all are sidewheelers . or the Texas riverboats , tailwheelers. Most of the arctic exploration ships are mixed screw/sail , Terror, Endurance, (occre) or the old Pourquoi Pas by Constructo if you can find it. there are quite a few in this class in kit form. Depends what you can find in Aus i suppose.

thanks for that, I shall have a look. I don't really want a river boat but an early sea going paddel steamer/sail boat