HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64

[src]

I have sent them on with a we nip-o-whiskey and good wishes.

Sam

[Kusawa2000]

Sjors: I will most certainly take you up on your offer if the need arises.. so far so good with the books in my library and the great pics and posts on these forum.. and you make sure you keep up the great work at your end.

 

Mike Draper 

[Hennie]

Looks great again Sjors!

Cant where till I can start the rigging, Your pictures will be a great help at that time    I am still busy with the netting. Than I will start with the gunport lids and the ship boats.

 

Hennie

[Sjors]

I'm happy that all the names are on the drawing.

So I can tell you what i have done so far.

 

Foremast :

 

Fore topmast stay

Fore topmast preventer stay

Fore topgallant stay.

 

Mainmast :

 

Main topmast stay

Main topmast preventer stay

Main topgallant mast stay.

Main royal stay.

 

Mizzenmast :

 

Mizzen topmast stay

Topgallant stay

Mizzen royal stay.

 

Then the main topmast stay and preventer stay tackle

Fore topmast stay and preventer stay

 

Then I place two eyebolts on the gratings with pendants to lift the gratings.

And when needed they can place the hooks to the small boats and lift them from the ship.

 

This is it for today.

It can take a while before the next update because of work and in 1/1/2 week we are away for one week for vacation to the South of France               and when we are back we still have 2 weeks vacation and go away almost everyday......

 

Sjors

 

 

[tomasg]

Such a fine model deserves a better camera Apart the dismal level of detail, the lens has a huge barrel distortion, it makes look the masts titled in a wrong direction. 

[BANYAN]

You have been busy; quite rapid progress - looking good

 

cheers

 

Pat

[trippwj]

Very impressive! You are going to need a bigger house to keep this big girl in appropriate style!

 

Enjoy your vacation, kind sir. Are you bringing the gnomes with you?

[rafine]

It's all looking great Sjors.

 

Bob

[Kusawa2000]

Sjors: Great pics showing the overall look.. I was wondering how your Agamemnon was looking as well as making me realize how big this model will be when completed :-). Those pics will come in good use to compare the overall look as I have been having some problems getting the masts inserted into the deck as the holes in the deck were not lining up and the mast (for a while before I realized my mistake) was sitting higher than what it should be...

 

One question I do have... you haven't put on your hammock frames that run along the railing of the hull. While I understand that those things get bumped by your hands during the rigging process you may want to put them on sooner than later as I found the measuring and getting them installed required a bit of unfettered access to the railings..

 

Just a thought...

[Sjors]

Thanks for the visit and the likes     

 

@ Tomas,

 

I have no money for a better camera.

It was the Aggy or the camera....

The choice was not so difficult !

But everyone knows that it is the camera and not my work   

You can see the difference between picture two and three.

 

@ Bob ,

 

Thanks again .

 

@ Pat,

 

I want to be busy but that's over now 

To much other things are taking my attention.

But then it is a bigger surprise to see what I have done !

 

@ Wayne,

 

Thank you Sir !!!!

The Gnomes are on the way to L.A. to Sam.

He give them rum so I don't know where they are.....

 

 

@ Mike,

 

Also thanks.

 

About your question......

I still don't make the nettings for the reason that you are talking about.

I'll be making the hammock netting not on the boat but in front of it.

I make them complete before they goes to the ship.

I'm gonna be using the first planking.

The first one is on the bottom ( painted black )

Then i make the brackets on it.

Then I take a second plank ( also painted black )

The netting goes between the planks.

Then I will sew the nettings on to the brackets and that goes on the ship.

I know that it is maybe not the way to do it but I find it strange that the sailors have to walk over the bottom of the brackets instead of walking on a plank between the nettings.

I hope you understand what i writing.

Perhaps you understand it better then me when I'm reading this back 

 

Sjors

Edited April 24, 2016 by Sjors

[Kusawa2000]

Sjors: I understand your approach and I will definitely will be interested in how it turns out. I would recommend you pre measure and dry fit the railing beforehand as I remember I had to adjust my railing in order to give it a good fit. Keep us posted!

 

Mike Draper

[JanV]

Good job Sjors.

 

enjoy your holiday and hope you get better weather as we are having now in our cold Netherlands

(wet snow and of April, terrible weather    )

[popeye the sailor]

she looks awesome with her standing rigging!   she fitting out nicely      have a great vacation  

[Elijah]

Have a great vacation!

[HIPEXEC]

Nice work!

[Sjors]

We make a start on the netting.

Or should I say that Anja is making a start on those nettings     

Do not excerpt any progress because it goes slowly.

Anja needs another pair of eyes !

But it is working to do it not on the ship.

When the first one is ready I will post a picture.

In the mean while ,we are working and making preparations for our vacation.

Next friday we are away for a couple of weeks.

Before that I will try to come online.....

 

Sjors

[src]

Enjoy your trip Sjors.

Sam

[Piet]

Wow baby, I stay away for a couple of weeks and look what good ole Sjors has done, Just magnificent work.  Or "schitterend werk" as the Dutch would say.

Vacation? Where are yuns going Sjors?  Somewhere warm I hope - - for your sake

 

Cheers,

[Ulises Victoria]

Sjors: Your work is stunning. I admire and envy how clean your build looks. Excellent job, my friend. 

 

Ulises

[Sjors]

We are back home again from our trip to the South of France.......

 

No sunshine only rain and a little bit of.......snow.......

One picture of that to show you and then we are going back to the normal things.

I'm busy with sewing the nettings so no update for a while.

 

Sjors

 

 

[AON]

Magnificent picture perfect view.

I cannot imagine rain or snow ruining it.

[src]

Sjors is back!! And we get.........Land pictures?!?!?!?

Welcome home sir, we will wait somewhat patiently till you have something to show.

Sam

[BANYAN]

Welcome back to the fray mate!  Look forward to your updates.

[Kevin]

Sjors welcome back, where is the update, you have been back a day, lol

[Sjors]

Still no updates 

 

To busy with other things.

Anja still sewing from time to time a little on the nettings.

I ask myself .....why do I have nettings ??

And the answer of Anja was.....otherwise they fall off the ship !!!!!!!

Pfffffffff

When she find the time she will go further on the nettings.

I will make a start with the yards or spars or I don't know how you called it.

But that's for tomorrow.

Enjoy the sunday ( without sun ) !!!!!!!!

 

Sjors

[AON]

tons of sun and heat over here

to early after winter to complain yet

[Sjors]

Still no sun is this small country and also no update's

As you can see in my signature I have opened a new topic.

So I can do something !!!  

 

Sjors

[BANYAN]

Sjors, Shaking off the holiday "pace" can be difficult

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Sjors]

A small update.

Or should I say that it is an update from Anja ????

She makes them for me   

 

4 of the 6 parts of the netting are finished.

I only has to make some minor modifications.

Just cutting a few loose ends.....

But picture's of what Anja has done.

When all is finished I will place them and go further with the rigging.

And yes, I keep them white instead of black.

I like this better   

 

Sjors

 

 

[src]

Sjors, you're lucky to have a partner to do that for you.
Looking GOOD (edit)Anja.
Sam

Edited July 1, 2016 by src