Pelican scale 1/45 a small English galleon 16th century

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The mizzenmast stay.

Making blocks

the simple plastic base for the mouse

And ready

 

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The mainmast.

First come the backstays.
Making blocks.

Making ironwork with a modified pliers

Sheets for the blocks.

And rigging; there are 2 stays on each side

Violin blocks were more popular than double blocks during this period

 

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Attaching the shrouds to the mainmast.

Making fittings for the deadeyes from metal wire and soldered. Each chain has a different total length. This is achieved by making one of the chain links longer or shorter.

The grooves in the channel had to be adjusted for a proper fit.

The chain / deadeye is not attached to the channel.
metal unpainted

Metal painted (Mat black and pencil)

and rigging started

The shrouds are attached two by two, starboard, port, starboard....

All are attached.

 

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And then, of course, the same on the foremast. Backstays and schrouds

 

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And finally for today, the ratlines on the foremast and mainmast.

Calculate, don't think, and just tie knots...

 

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Next to do is building a rope serving tool. I like to cobble things together myself. So...

The photos speak for themselves.
(The glue is not used for this)
The drive unit comes from a broken grinder

 

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Next is the installation of the forestays for the foremast and the mainmast.

 

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Next are the deadeyes at the mast tops. Research conducted at the time revealed various attachment options.
This was the most logical one.

 

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And then it’s time for the shrouds and ratlines.

And Jules Verne comes to the rescue.

 

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And finally, the upper forestays for the foremast and the mainmast.
First, making the necessary blocks.

And then rigging them.
Fore mast.

Main mast.

There are no further photos of the model with the complete standing rigging, but this is roughly what it looked like in 2021.

 

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Love all your work, it's a beautiful looking ship.

 

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Love all your work, it's a beautiful looking ship.

Thank you.

The stand and the ship's name.
This is made from scrap of oak.


The name was first printed in Word. And the printed paper was glued onto a sheet of polystyrene.

The letters were cut out, glued in place, and painted.

Ready.

P.S. Make this before the masts are on your model—it's much easier...

 

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The yards

First, the necessary studying.

And testing.

Making the yards

And colored


On the return journey from the holidays in Potugal, I had 4 nationalities in 4 days

And now back in Belgium

 

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Making the sails.
Step 1
Determine the shape and dimensions (With future rigging)

And draw them on paper

 

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Step 2
Overhauling and readjusting Mother's old sewing machine (from 1955).

Back then, this actually took quite a bit of time and was a "build log" in itself

Testing

And the first "successful" seam.

 

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Step 3 Sewing
First mark on cotton fabric

Sew and hem

Ready

 

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Step 4
Sew rope around the sail. The correct name for this... forgotten again.

And coat the cotton (nowadays I use beeswax). This makes the structure of the cotton less fluffy.

 

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Step 5
Attaching the bonnet to the mainsail and foresail.
A complicated construction with step-by-step photos.
It was tested at the time whether the lower part was easily removable. And indeed, unscrew it on one side and pull the rope, and the bonnet is removed.

 

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Step 6
With all sails ready.

Preparation to attach them to the yard

 

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Step 7
Tie the sails to the yards
The first method is the easiest, but was incorrect according to the comments at the time.

This method was approved. The method is explained in the next step.