Santisima Trinidad 1:90, cross section, Occre

[ubjs]

Thought I would start a build log about this build. Unfortunately it won't be from scratch as I started this build a few years ago. Unfortunately I can't find the hull part either. It's a little (very) messy here because we're renovating a room.
However, I thought that I would not give up but start at another end of the construction, the mast.
I will turn the three mast parts and booms in my little Proxxon lathe.
But now I've started checking the blocks. What do you say about them here?
Should they be rounded off at the edges and should they be stained?

 

[Smithy]

I’ve just written at length about the way I prepare my blocks. Other folks will have different ideas of course.

Here’s a LINK.

 

[AllanKP69]

As Smthy mentions, there are some very informative posts here at SoS on nice blocks.
To answer your question, if it was me I would throw the blocks in the photos in the garbage and get some nice aftermarket blocks. If you are relegated to using the ones from the kit put then in a sanding tumbler, which is easy to make, for a minute to round them off. See post #4 in the below link.

Tricks of the trade

After posting a picture on rounding axles a member had the idea of a thread with little "how-to" items or tricks of the trade that might be of interest for both kit and scratch builders.. Hope this is of interest for one and all to contribute their little tricks. If this subject has already...

shipsofscale.com

Allan

 

[martijnonderwater]

I look forward to your build! As for the blocks, I always just use the blocks as you show them on the image. Perhaps on my next project, I'll look into other options for blocks, and the pros and cons. There are so many amazingly inspirational builders on this forum!

 

[martijnonderwater]

Thought I would start a build log about this build. Unfortunately it won't be from scratch as I started this build a few years ago. Unfortunately I can't find the hull part either. It's a little (very) messy here because we're renovating a room.
However, I thought that I would not give up but start at another end of the construction, the mast.
I will turn the three mast parts and booms in my little Proxxon lathe.
But now I've started checking the blocks. What do you say about them here?
Should they be rounded off at the edges and should they be stained?

Hi Smithy, can I pick your brain about a detail? I'm working on the rigging of my Santisima section, double checking where all the lines end up. I'm using the pdf plans from the OcCre site. Do you happen to know what the purpose of line nr 194 is (page 44/48)? It's supposed to hoist something up I guess, but what?