Moonbug

Hi Bug,
 
the credit goes to Peter (Flyer),
and to his wonderful "Pickle"
 
Nils

Nice Mark!

Bug,
 
My two cents is from a rank amateur who knows little of the issues you've been discussing with other knowledgiable people. The sails do look great furled and otherwise where the rigging really gives a sense of how the sails are controlled. I guess it goes to show that your attention to detail has been such that the sails look good no matter their state.
 
It would seem that a priudent course of action might be to stand back and look at the ship as a whole. See what you want it to say; and look at what the ship wants to say in return. Is it better served furled or not, or a mix? Seems like a obvious comment (and one others have addressed), but comming from me, obvious is the best I can do.
 
Whatever your choice, you've proven your model will be spectacular.
 
Joe

Been working on finishing the rigging with deck accouterments, etc.  As I mentioned in the past, I'm such a huge fan of the kinda of 'underway' look of working rigging and "messy coils" that I decided that was going to be my style for this build.  Sure - doesn't say much toward the tidiness and efficiency of the crew.  But - I'm going to go with the idea that since Captain Christopher had such disdain for the big slow Santa Maria, that all the slackers ended up on that deck.  :-)  
 
Anyway, here's a sneak peak at my look:
 

Nice Mark!

Thanks Don!

Nice Mark!

Thanks Don!

Nice Mark!

Nice Mark!

Nice Mark!

thanks for the likes........it has a good base for what will come next
 
Thanks John.........it'll look better once I can get some real color on her..........still conferring with my color coordinator.
 
I'll have to check it out Bug.........looks interesting as well.   the reason why I'm going through with this madness,  is the copper netting will resemble the stained glass look that I want.    I will do a mock up and show you what I thinking....I have another sheet of netting painted and ready to do the process again.   this time I will try and stretch it to get the wrinkles out.   thanks for the idea      there is a WalGreens nearby.

Time to splice the main brace, methinks.   Or maybe just a happy dance...
 
Major milestone today... external hull planking (except for the transom is finished.   Still needs a serious sanding and some gap filling which I'll start on after a bit of cleanup in shop.
 



 
Next job (after the sanding is fitting the stern post, fashion pieces and doing the transom..  planking, windows, carvings, and the molding strips.
 
Time to splice the main brace, methinks.    Or maybe just a happy dance...

Looking good my friend.

Another option for your window coverings may be lighting diffusion material or gels for photography / videography. It's relatively inexpensive and can be found at camera stores or websites. It also comes in a very wide variety of thickness and "cloudiness" so may have several options. Here are just a couple examples of what I have in my equipment room.

-Bug
 

I like that look, reminds me of my work area having that "worked in" look. So why not the boats that come out of it. Good Stuff

Been working on finishing the rigging with deck accouterments, etc.  As I mentioned in the past, I'm such a huge fan of the kinda of 'underway' look of working rigging and "messy coils" that I decided that was going to be my style for this build.  Sure - doesn't say much toward the tidiness and efficiency of the crew.  But - I'm going to go with the idea that since Captain Christopher had such disdain for the big slow Santa Maria, that all the slackers ended up on that deck.  :-)  
 
Anyway, here's a sneak peak at my look:
 

Been working on finishing the rigging with deck accouterments, etc.  As I mentioned in the past, I'm such a huge fan of the kinda of 'underway' look of working rigging and "messy coils" that I decided that was going to be my style for this build.  Sure - doesn't say much toward the tidiness and efficiency of the crew.  But - I'm going to go with the idea that since Captain Christopher had such disdain for the big slow Santa Maria, that all the slackers ended up on that deck.  :-)  
 
Anyway, here's a sneak peak at my look:
 

Thanks Marktime - I remember going through those from the old forum.
 
And thanks Grant - certainly something to consider, particularly with the main.
 
-Bug

Been working on finishing the rigging with deck accouterments, etc.  As I mentioned in the past, I'm such a huge fan of the kinda of 'underway' look of working rigging and "messy coils" that I decided that was going to be my style for this build.  Sure - doesn't say much toward the tidiness and efficiency of the crew.  But - I'm going to go with the idea that since Captain Christopher had such disdain for the big slow Santa Maria, that all the slackers ended up on that deck.  :-)  
 
Anyway, here's a sneak peak at my look:
 

Been working on finishing the rigging with deck accouterments, etc.  As I mentioned in the past, I'm such a huge fan of the kinda of 'underway' look of working rigging and "messy coils" that I decided that was going to be my style for this build.  Sure - doesn't say much toward the tidiness and efficiency of the crew.  But - I'm going to go with the idea that since Captain Christopher had such disdain for the big slow Santa Maria, that all the slackers ended up on that deck.  :-)  
 
Anyway, here's a sneak peak at my look:
 

Thanks Marktime - I remember going through those from the old forum.
 
And thanks Grant - certainly something to consider, particularly with the main.
 
-Bug

Your sails look fabulous bug. If you like the look, there is no reason why you couldn't leave one (or more) sails unfurled. It would give the appearance of the vessel underway, which would be in keeping with the look you're trying to achieve. The mixture of furled and unfurled sails would look quite effective (IMHO).

Here's a photo of the Niña, part of a fantastic series taken by member Kentyler that were regrettably lost to the forum in that ancient crash. Might be of interest to you.

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.