Pinnace Papegojan 1627 - 1/48 [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Masters Mate]

Hi All,

@Steef66


Another small update.
In order to complete wooden sticks I had to hung last two yards. Main and fore topsail yards.
Both yards had slightly different type of parrals.
I saw few different "designs"... but I have decided to go with Herman Keeting "look".

Photos might be not that obvious, because of obstruct and tight spot so I'm attaching also drawing how more or less it should look

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Having all yards in place I was able to start with other rigging.

Braces...

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Topsail yards lifts...

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You can see on some photos that I have started with ratlines, which is about time, but when all will be done I will post some photos and details.
It's kind of boring to make all those clove hitches so I'm taking breaks and jump to other part of the rigging


Cheers,
Matt

Absolutely amazing workmanship. Congratulations.

 

[dockattner]

Mesmerizing precision Matt! I could stare at your photos for hours.

 

[Jimsky]

You can't post to many pictures, that's for sure

...you are correct, however, it is allowed only 25 images per single post. No biggie...just move the rest on another post...

 

[Uwek]

...you are correct, however, it is allowed only 25 images per single post. No biggie...just move the rest on another post...

and nobody will something against to post 2 posts with 50 photos or 3 with 75 and so on.
No really - it is a pleassure to see your rigging works in detail - so much to see (and learn)

 

[Gennaro]

Matt, you are the Meister - spectacular rigging! How did you make those parrel beads?

 

[archjofo]

Hello Matt,

Your rigging work is incredibly good.
But also the hull and the fittings are fantastically well done.
I admire the exceptionally beautiful model.

 

[mati.n]

Hi All,

@Steef66 Thank you! I will do my best to post as many photos I can hopefully they are clarifying as many detail as they should

@Alexander74 Большое спасибо за ваши добрые слова!

@Masters Mate Thank you very much for your nice comment

@dockattner Thank you. I'm glad you are enjoying my work.

@Uwek One more time... thank you very much Uwe for you kind comments. I'm happy when you guys finding it helpful!

@Gennaro Thank you for your generous and kind comment but not sure if I'm such a Meister but I'm glad you like it.
Parrel beads are made of brass. I found them in AliExpress... and few hundreds cost almost nothing with free shipping on top
Size... from 2mm to 8mm. 2mm it's actually bit less... some of them has ~1,8mm.
I must say blackening solution form JAX and Brass Black and other similar gave on the surface super solid finish. Really hard to rub it off.

@archjofo Thank you Johann! I'm always looking and dropping my jaw on your model. Your metal work and rigging is World Class. Le Creole is also on my list to build before I die


...and this time also I have some small update.

It was time to make fore and main course (sail) rigging.
So first I had to make blocks... one of the biggest on this ship.

...quick milling of sheave imitation on piece of wood.
Then just cutting individual blocks and shaping them by hand using files, sanding paper and sponges, et voilà, blocks ready.




Then I was ready to make fore and main sails tacks, sheets and clew lines.

Fore course





Main course





Also I've finished spritsail rigging.
You can see also big bulls-eye block attached to one of the fore shroud. Sheet pendant goes thru this block and then forms tackle fixed to the hull by ring and rope is belayed on staghorn seen in the background on the photo above.

You can see also first ratlines on the fore shrouds. This will be my next task... to complete them.
...and beside ratlines... only bowlines left... and rigging will be nearly done.
After that it will be this time where I have to "organize" whole rigging. Trim ropes excess , belayed them on corresponding pin, cleat, kevels and staghorns.






...and at the moment model looks as below





Cheers,
Matt

 

[Steef66]

 

[shota70]

great progress, it's looks very beautiful

 

[kirill4]

Hi Matt!
She looks fantasticaly buitiful !!!
Watched your report from begining ,and specialy your rigging works- great!!!
I liked it very much, so accurately and precisly made ,just pure pleasure for my eyes!!!
All the best!
Kirill

 

[kirill4]

Value explanation how to imitate block strope splicing!!!
Thanks a lot!!!
Very simple and elegant solution! I've made it more complicated and much less nice.

 

[mati.n]

Hi All,

@Steef66 , @shota70 and @kirill4 Thank you


It's been a while without any update... but I've made some progress...
...few steps closer to the end...

So... after 674 clove hitch knots later... all ratlines are done.
Fore and main shrouds: ~0.20mm rope
Mizzen and top shrouds: ~0.14mm rope

Ratline ropes should be a little bit thinner... but I was not satisfied with the look of the rope made of 2x1 and that's the thinest 3x1 ropes I was able to make so it has to be this way... maybe nobody will check this with micrometer







My goal while rigging the model was to include all ropes. As many as possible... even when model doesn't have sails.
So it bring us to few ropes called bowline, leechline and buntline. As you might be aware, they were fixed to the sails cringles... but no sails = no cringles
...I had to improvise... and those ropes were fixed to the yards using bowline knot.
I have little bit hard time to get good quality photo of those ropes due to quite small diameter and amount of other ropes around... macro lens and focusing it's a little bit of challenge, so... sorry if it's not clear enough. If someone will need better shot let me know I will try to focus on some specific detail.







I've also managed to rig the staff on the aft.
I will not hang flags (at least now... maybe one day I will change my mind )
However... I've tried to still include partial rigging.
With flag... visible ropes should be attached to the flag corner cringles by toggles... and flag itself should be secured by rope run spiral from top to bottom around the staff.
In fact visible ropes were use only for rising or lowering.






...and to conclude this post I will drop few photos of general look.










Thanks!

Cheers,
Matt

 

[Daniel20]

Truly wonderfully memorizing Matt! This makes me wonder how the sails ever fit in all that rigging, there must have been a lot of rope rubbing against the sails??

 

[dockattner]

Words cannot convey how amazed and impressed I am with your workmanship. When you open a model shipbuilding school I want a seat in the front row.

 

[Steef66]

Magnificent work

I like the way you solved this without sails.
I was so free to pick a picture of you and give everything a name.
The only thing I can't find are the buntlines

 

[kirill4]

Hi Matt!
You managed to make your rigging in the highest standarts!!!
Fantastic detailed and precised work! A seldom examples for me when watching models details,each time again, give estetic pleasure!!!))
Model in whole looks like piece of Art! I 've saved some of your solutions in rigging for my use in future!
Some doubtfull moments in my eyes - this is a distance between tie halliard block and knight... looks made too big, and thus main sails yard couldn t be lowered to the main deck if neccessary... please advise your thouts about ?Why You did it in this way...? Top sails tie halliards blocks position looks much logical in comparision.
All the best!
Kirill

 

[pianoforte]

What an excellent representation, rigging at it‘s best. Fatastic idea, sail rigging without sails, I like it very much.

 

[mati.n]

Hi,

Thank you all for your generous and nice comments! I really appreciate that!

@Daniel20 Indeed... quest few ropes had contact with sails... it's too many of them to avoid this.

Paul thank you... but I think I'm "too thin" to teach still lots to improve

@Steef66 feel free to collect all photos you find helpful

Buntlines are fixed to the yard as well (yellow arrows)
First block on the shroud eye is for leechline and second for buntline.



Thank you @kirill4 for such a generous comment
Please feel free to collect all photos, which you find helpful.

In term of halyards... with ramshead being right on top (under the top) fore and main yards are little bit over the rails (1,50cm to be specific)
Perhaps it could be a little bit lower... but I left it this way.... without any other specific reason.
Anyway... due to construction of bulkheads (hight) it is impossible for main yard to reach main deck anyway.

I'm sure ramshead was supported by other solutions (temporary tackles or stay tackle) if main or fore yard was lowered for repair or change.


Thank you @pianoforte I hope it still looks natural... even without sails


By the way colleagues... maybe you have some photos or drawings?
I'm looking for some solution for rudder pendands and tackles.
Maybe @Ab Hoving as a specialist will be able to throw some light on this?

It's not a problem to find good examples for "younger" ships... but somehow it's quite poor to find good examples for Dutch vessels.

So far I found few:

Prins Willem... look's for me as a best example so far.
Tackle with one block and pendant run along transom.



One from beautiful model made by Russian modeler Dromged
Heemskerck

Similar to PW but with tackle with 2 blocks.



On De 7 Provincen...

Just pendant... no blocks.




Willem Rex has more complicated solution... too complicated for such a small vessel as mine.



From H.M Kamer book.... my second... and equally promising solution.

Pendants and tackles running transom channels.



Not sure, which one to choose.... PW look's "more spectacular" if I would describe it... H.M Kamer... quite nice and modest

 

[kirill4]

Indeed, it is excellent representation of the model and rigging! ))
But demonstraiting sail rigging without sails - it is quite standart solution of representation for the most of museum models and not only, for models without sails...

 

[kirill4]

Matt,
Thanks for your answer, all clear.
Regarding rudder pendands and tackles I think You 've found and posted already all available versions and solutions, and now there is one question only, which one of them You prefer personaly!))
Some time ago I also was busy with it, and found almost the same pictures as You did... I made arrangements as it is reproduced on WRex model, just because I like it...
but I think , to be historic accurate,for this period, we need to demonstrate" just pendant, no blocks" ... same as we could see on almost every Van de Velde pictures...
he never shown more than one pendant from one side of the rudder nor other complicated tackles , or even no pendant at all.... but arrangements with tuckles looks much more interesting!!!
Strange.... where, from which sources, modern authors of the model found such complicated additional riggings for the rudder, for the Dutch 17 century vessels?