Moonbug

Very cool idea, and nice execution.  Well done Denis!
 
- Bug

Thanks marktime and Frank!  I appreciate the comments.  
 
   Marktime - I remember those photos, I can't for the life of me find them again.  Although that '92 replica was pretty far off in terms of accuracy (I think it was even a caravel instead of a nao), it had some great details to look at, for sure.  
  I got that same vibe you're speaking of when I visited the El Galleon in St. Augustine, Florida last year.
 
  
 
  That said - I'm attributing the more chaotic look to my rope coils as a result of the crew dipping into the rum a little heavier than normal just as they pulled into port for a very long anticipated shore leave...  

I'm at the stage where I'm working on details at this point, of course.  So, along with coiling endless amounts of rope, I needed to create a pulley for the Crow's nest sheaves.   I started with a square 5x5 piece of scrap and cut off about 3mm of it.  I rounded the edges then drilled out the center.
 
   
   
    Then, I decided instead of cutting my own sheave to slide in, i could sand down the sides of a scrap deadeye instead.  The tiny pins are scrap leftovers, and the other metal piece is a leftover scrap piece that AL loves to use for attaching shrouds.  I don't use them, so I have a bunch of them lying around.  That will eventually become the 'hook'.
 
     
 
  Finally, I assembled it all together and darkened the metal and wood.  I then attached it to the ship and coiled the rope.
 

Yeah that was a good trick with that hook.........the pulley came out real nice!!
 
frank

Mmmm... about the ropes. I had in the past access to photos of the replica Santa Maria that sailed in 1992 to celebrate the 5th centenary and one particular view was of the great arch and windlass. The amount and assortment of ropes was astonishing but the thing that I took away from that photo was the ordered chaos and the many different sizes and colours  that made up the cordage.
 
Neat trick making that hook. 

I'm at the stage where I'm working on details at this point, of course.  So, along with coiling endless amounts of rope, I needed to create a pulley for the Crow's nest sheaves.   I started with a square 5x5 piece of scrap and cut off about 3mm of it.  I rounded the edges then drilled out the center.
 
   
   
    Then, I decided instead of cutting my own sheave to slide in, i could sand down the sides of a scrap deadeye instead.  The tiny pins are scrap leftovers, and the other metal piece is a leftover scrap piece that AL loves to use for attaching shrouds.  I don't use them, so I have a bunch of them lying around.  That will eventually become the 'hook'.
 
     
 
  Finally, I assembled it all together and darkened the metal and wood.  I then attached it to the ship and coiled the rope.
 

Good morning,
 
      Not a lot of photos to show just yet, but I've delved into the tedious job of coiling and tying off rope.  I started out by building a jig, and going with that particular method - but it's only useful in a couple of places where the coils are essentially sitting on their own, or hanging off a cleat or rail.  
 
 
 
     For most of the rope, that's attached to the end of a rigging line, I'm actually coiling by hand for each spot, so that it wraps around the end of the rigging properly and looks more natural.
 

 
    I am primarily using two types of glue. The Scenic glue that I mentioned before dries very clear and clean. As I said - it's NOT very tacky, so the coils need to be in place and how you want them laid out, then the glue is applied with a Q-tip, or sometimes small brush.  The glue behind it - sorry it's kinda blurry - is actually a styrofoam glue that I came across at my local hobby store.  It's VERY tacky - much like a rubber cement - so it's a bit messy, and quite honestly a pain in the butt.  HOWEVER, it's also very effective if you brush it on the back of a coil because it allows you to immediately shape the coil and place it where you want it. It holds very nicely, but then takes several minutes to dry giving you plenty of flexibility to make changes.
 

 
    Once again, I'm growing more enamored with the somewhat haphazard way the rope coils are looking.

Very cool idea, and nice execution.  Well done Denis!
 
- Bug

Hey Joe,  thanks for the response.  I can't argue with logic - so that was my task this weekend.  I unfurled the sail, and took another look. Now, if I was going to go with unfurled, I'd also want to detach and re-sew the sail along with bonnets. I also considered whether or not I'd want to add one of the symbolic crosses on the sail as well.
 
    Turns out - I didn't really have to go to far to realize that I really liked the sails both ways.  So, I did what any normal, red blooded man would do - I asked the Admiral.  She liked the sail furled, and since I already have a couple around the house with sails down, she convinced me to go with the "just pulled into the bay" look.  :-)  
 
    The good news is - the entire exercise gave me the opportunity to re-furl the sail and little differently.  This time, I wrapped the sail a bit differently, and the sheets and clews are a little further out on the yard. I am much happier with this look, and I think it's ultimately more accurate.
 

Good morning,
 
      Pushing through the running rigging - on to the main mast. A bit more complicated parrel on this guy of course.  Like the others, it's bound in the front of the mast with two looped ropes running through one another and secured. This apparently gave the rig the opportunity to loosen and tighten - which I suspect is needed to get over the rope wraps around the main mast itself. 
 
     
 
Hoisted with two lines attached to the yard, then up through the crow's nest and through the two sheaves.  The line that secures the parrel is dropped down and secured at the base of the mast with a coil of rope.  This initial coil of rope is a bit haphazard - but gave me an inspiration for what will be most of the rope coils of the ship.  As it's an aged "working" ship, I'm going to go with "messy coils" instead of the clean and uniform look of the coils on the San Juan. Hopefully this will give it an underway look and not appear disorganized.
 
     
 
As with the other sails and yards, I fully rigged the main sail before furling it.  I followed closely the Pastor diagrams, and this was super fun.  It did however - for the first time - make me second guess my choice of furling the sails for a few moments. So I included a few photos of the sail down before it was finally furled.
 
        
 
You'll notice in the one shot a bottle of white "Scenic" glue.  I used this a lot when I did train sets, etc. It's a diluted white glue that - as it turns out - works wonderfully for coiled ropes, and other types of rigging.  It's not thick, and provides what is ultimately a very delicate adhesion. However, it dries very clear and does not appear to discolor the rigging after it dries.
 
    
 
Finally, somewhat regretfully, I furled the sails.  You'll also notice in the last photo that I have the rear deck raised. I'm going to figure out a small rigging system to be able to raise and lower that as needed.  Obviously not something that was on the original vessel.  *laff*
 
        

More Rigging - the Foremast.
 
Rigging the masts (somewhat out of order) based on Pastor's book required a bit more preplanning.  I did quite a bit when I laid out where the rails and cleats would go, but there was still some interesting challenges when it came to rigging in and around each of the masts.  It also got a little sketchy in terms of furling the sails.  So my methodology was to rig them down, then actually use the rigging to raise them, then furl them.  Challenging, but fun.
 

 
I created the parrels for the foremast, then attached and raised it using the pulley I built at the top of the foremast. Which I then tied off on the railing of the foredeck.  I'm going to go back and put a coil of rope every place a rig is tied off, but I went ahead and did this one now so I could get an idea of what the coils would look like.
 
          
  I attached the bridles and bowlines to a ring. There is some indication that these were attached to blocks instead of rings in some cases. In fact, there is a bit of conflicting information - about a 50/50 split on either rings or blocks.  Probably a captain's choice.  But this captain thinks that the rings look good - and I like the differentiation.  
 

 
The other thing I liked is the sheets and tacks attached to the clew with little toggles.  Loved the way this ended up and looked.  It also provided me with some great flexibility when it came to actually rigging the sails.
 
   
 
Then here are some generic shots of the rigging, first with the sail down - then after it had been furled.
 
       

Hey Chris,
 
When I did the coils of the San Juan I glued them to a standard piece of computer paper, then peeled them off. I also just made a post about my rope coils for the Santa Maria. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/4923-santa-maria-by-moonbug-artesania-latina-bashed/page-12
 
 
-Bug

Thanks Frank!  Tedious, but fun! 
 
- Bug

Hey Chris,
 
When I did the coils of the San Juan I glued them to a standard piece of computer paper, then peeled them off. I also just made a post about my rope coils for the Santa Maria. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/4923-santa-maria-by-moonbug-artesania-latina-bashed/page-12
 
 
-Bug

Good morning Matt - concur with Mark - particularly with regard to the coloring / aging.  Very nice.
 
- Bug

Good morning,
 
      Not a lot of photos to show just yet, but I've delved into the tedious job of coiling and tying off rope.  I started out by building a jig, and going with that particular method - but it's only useful in a couple of places where the coils are essentially sitting on their own, or hanging off a cleat or rail.  
 
 
 
     For most of the rope, that's attached to the end of a rigging line, I'm actually coiling by hand for each spot, so that it wraps around the end of the rigging properly and looks more natural.
 

 
    I am primarily using two types of glue. The Scenic glue that I mentioned before dries very clear and clean. As I said - it's NOT very tacky, so the coils need to be in place and how you want them laid out, then the glue is applied with a Q-tip, or sometimes small brush.  The glue behind it - sorry it's kinda blurry - is actually a styrofoam glue that I came across at my local hobby store.  It's VERY tacky - much like a rubber cement - so it's a bit messy, and quite honestly a pain in the butt.  HOWEVER, it's also very effective if you brush it on the back of a coil because it allows you to immediately shape the coil and place it where you want it. It holds very nicely, but then takes several minutes to dry giving you plenty of flexibility to make changes.
 

 
    Once again, I'm growing more enamored with the somewhat haphazard way the rope coils are looking.

if I'm not careful Frank.........if I'm not careful    thanks for the good word my friend 

Thanks Frank!  Tedious, but fun! 
 
- Bug

Thanks Frank!  Tedious, but fun! 
 
- Bug

Here's a better picture of the styrofoam glue.
 

Good morning,
 
      Not a lot of photos to show just yet, but I've delved into the tedious job of coiling and tying off rope.  I started out by building a jig, and going with that particular method - but it's only useful in a couple of places where the coils are essentially sitting on their own, or hanging off a cleat or rail.  
 
 
 
     For most of the rope, that's attached to the end of a rigging line, I'm actually coiling by hand for each spot, so that it wraps around the end of the rigging properly and looks more natural.
 

 
    I am primarily using two types of glue. The Scenic glue that I mentioned before dries very clear and clean. As I said - it's NOT very tacky, so the coils need to be in place and how you want them laid out, then the glue is applied with a Q-tip, or sometimes small brush.  The glue behind it - sorry it's kinda blurry - is actually a styrofoam glue that I came across at my local hobby store.  It's VERY tacky - much like a rubber cement - so it's a bit messy, and quite honestly a pain in the butt.  HOWEVER, it's also very effective if you brush it on the back of a coil because it allows you to immediately shape the coil and place it where you want it. It holds very nicely, but then takes several minutes to dry giving you plenty of flexibility to make changes.
 

 
    Once again, I'm growing more enamored with the somewhat haphazard way the rope coils are looking.

Beautiful stuff mark!  That's really, really nice looking work.  Something to envy for sure for those of us who struggle mightily with hull planking.  
 
   And of course - particularly given my recent post regarding furling or unfurling the Santa Maria's main sail - I'm predisposed toward agreeing with the Admiral.  :-)
 
- Bug

Beautiful stuff mark!  That's really, really nice looking work.  Something to envy for sure for those of us who struggle mightily with hull planking.  
 
   And of course - particularly given my recent post regarding furling or unfurling the Santa Maria's main sail - I'm predisposed toward agreeing with the Admiral.  :-)
 
- Bug

Good morning,
 
      Not a lot of photos to show just yet, but I've delved into the tedious job of coiling and tying off rope.  I started out by building a jig, and going with that particular method - but it's only useful in a couple of places where the coils are essentially sitting on their own, or hanging off a cleat or rail.  
 
 
 
     For most of the rope, that's attached to the end of a rigging line, I'm actually coiling by hand for each spot, so that it wraps around the end of the rigging properly and looks more natural.
 

 
    I am primarily using two types of glue. The Scenic glue that I mentioned before dries very clear and clean. As I said - it's NOT very tacky, so the coils need to be in place and how you want them laid out, then the glue is applied with a Q-tip, or sometimes small brush.  The glue behind it - sorry it's kinda blurry - is actually a styrofoam glue that I came across at my local hobby store.  It's VERY tacky - much like a rubber cement - so it's a bit messy, and quite honestly a pain in the butt.  HOWEVER, it's also very effective if you brush it on the back of a coil because it allows you to immediately shape the coil and place it where you want it. It holds very nicely, but then takes several minutes to dry giving you plenty of flexibility to make changes.
 

 
    Once again, I'm growing more enamored with the somewhat haphazard way the rope coils are looking.

Here's a better picture of the styrofoam glue.