Hello everyone,
I am new to this site and wanted to introduce myself. I am Gordon 60 years old and trying to restore a 100 year old handmade model of the Halve Maen. The model has been on my father' mantle for over 40 years, she is crude and hand made in the early 1900's according to my father who is 91. I love the old ships and have rigged out a Cutty Sark before. I have an old black and white photo of her but do not know how to post photos on the internet. (maybe someone can help me with that and I will post the photo and a new photo of her in color).
I am not very savy with the internet. I do have a problem that maybe someone here can help me with. All of her rigging is rotten and basically all I have left is the ratlines. I also have the deadeyes and sails. The sails appear to be varnished and the flags hand painted. I am going to order more deadeyes and I need to order blocks for the new rigging.
Can any of you help me find the rigging plan for her? I have searched and searched and printed photos but need help desperately to bring her back to her glory for my father. He really wants me to restore her rigging before he leaves this world and I promised him I would do my best, but information is scarce. I live in Arkansas and just calling around to get some rigging gear is impossible. I cannot even get the rigging line here. Can someone point me to a good modeling site to buy this stuff?
Does someone have a rigging plan for her ? Any help at all would be appreciated and thanks in advance.
I am new to this site and wanted to introduce myself. I am Gordon 60 years old and trying to restore a 100 year old handmade model of the Halve Maen. The model has been on my father' mantle for over 40 years, she is crude and hand made in the early 1900's according to my father who is 91. I love the old ships and have rigged out a Cutty Sark before. I have an old black and white photo of her but do not know how to post photos on the internet. (maybe someone can help me with that and I will post the photo and a new photo of her in color).
I am not very savy with the internet. I do have a problem that maybe someone here can help me with. All of her rigging is rotten and basically all I have left is the ratlines. I also have the deadeyes and sails. The sails appear to be varnished and the flags hand painted. I am going to order more deadeyes and I need to order blocks for the new rigging.
Can any of you help me find the rigging plan for her? I have searched and searched and printed photos but need help desperately to bring her back to her glory for my father. He really wants me to restore her rigging before he leaves this world and I promised him I would do my best, but information is scarce. I live in Arkansas and just calling around to get some rigging gear is impossible. I cannot even get the rigging line here. Can someone point me to a good modeling site to buy this stuff?
Does someone have a rigging plan for her ? Any help at all would be appreciated and thanks in advance.
