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

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Step 8
Thread rope through hole in sail

Tie

Wrap rope around the yard

Tie

Pull the ends of the rope to the bottom of the sail.
And treat with CA gel. DO NOT use thin CA.

Cut off and done

 

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Step 8 bis
Sails ready

Quality control...Result,not so comfortable to sit on...

 

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Placing the blind sail.
The blind served only as an aid for steering. When not in service, it was stowed away.

Test.

making blocks

rope preparation

Some of the blocks and ropes are not in service and are "stored away"

 

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Installing the blind sail, part 2.
Preparation.

Dry fit

The yard with the sail was probably tied down somewhere. Underlying idea: anything lying loose on a ship rolls around.

rigging completed

 

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Good morning. Fabulous sails. I love the old sewing machine-very cool. Cheers Grant

 

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Good morning. Fabulous sails. I love the old sewing machine-very cool. Cheers Grant

Thank you

The running rigging of the foresail.

An example of a mainsail serves as a basis.

Once again, first make a stock of blocks.

And the "parrels and ribs." Back then, I didn't have a milling machine. So the tools used are a bit oversized. But it worked out.

And the average number of ribs per mast

 

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Shaping the sail

As mentioned elsewhere earlier, the cotton has already been treated with beeswax. To keep it in shape, it has now been coated with diluted white wood glue.
We are currently 4 years further on, and the shape is still holding up well.

The parrels

With the "instructions "

result

 

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A rough sketch


And a series of photos

 

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The martnets
With a few special blocks.

Cheating with the sister block. Drill a hole in the block, insert an iron pin. Drill a hole in the yard in the right place and glue the block to the yard.
And only then start rigging the martnets. Works much easier

further rigging

And

 

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The fore topsail

This setup is based on the cover of the book "Mary Rose your noblest shippe".
The rigging itself is based on info from the book Galleon by Peter Hirsch.

 

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Part two

outside

And with the supervisor checking...

pffffffffffffff....

 

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The rigging of the mainsail and the topsail of the mainmast.
Given that the setup and explanation are virtually identical to the foremast, only photos this time.

 

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Part two

 

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and part tree

Mainmast done

 

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The mizzen sail.

Example

Apply diluted wood glue and let it dry in place.

rigging, part one

 

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And part two

And finally

 

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The anchors and their accessories.

Research

First the anchors, they are made of polystyrene sheet.

 

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Painting and woodwork

First a matte black base color

And detailing the wooden part

 

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Touching up the matte black

And a metallic wash and then rust

 

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Attaching the anchors to the model.

It turned out that my anchor cable was too thick and too stiff.

Fortunately, I found a roll of rope of about 100m.

Much better