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Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
with the help of a few. Figured out that there a no parrell beads on the Fore yard(lower) but there are on others.  Not sure why... 
Here are a few picture of how I did . Right or wrong. I think it looks right and good

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Have finished the Fore Yards,, Bloody pain, Thus due to (my) lack of understanding what was needed and visual, But help from others and the Build guides..
 
Been pondering on how to tackle the parrell" If thats the correct word..  took me a rather long time to find the part as i was unsure and it (Part No..607 &708)
Now the next step is my problem trying to figure out how the they fit to yards,  I cant find clear enough pictures on it.. 
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Have finished the Fore Yards,, Bloody pain, Thus due to (my) lack of understanding what was needed and visual, But help from others and the Build guides..
 
Been pondering on how to tackle the parrell" If thats the correct word..  took me a rather long time to find the part as i was unsure and it (Part No..607 &708)
Now the next step is my problem trying to figure out how the they fit to yards,  I cant find clear enough pictures on it.. 
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Have finished the Fore Yards,, Bloody pain, Thus due to (my) lack of understanding what was needed and visual, But help from others and the Build guides..
 
Been pondering on how to tackle the parrell" If thats the correct word..  took me a rather long time to find the part as i was unsure and it (Part No..607 &708)
Now the next step is my problem trying to figure out how the they fit to yards,  I cant find clear enough pictures on it.. 
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
First yard finished, Think it came out rather well, did learn a few lessons. Just need to wait for the order then I can continue.. 
 
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Yet a very fine day I could be out side doing something , Wife would not let me up ladder no the roof as we have a very limited ED at the moment..
 
I and finished the backstays  of both mizzen & main .... For what ever reason early in the build I think when I started the rat lines, I used the wrong size thread,, so no out of 0.75mm black... ( i now have this no order. so a few days rest 
the only one I found fiddly was the Main Topmast Breat Backstay,,
Main Mizzen 

Greeting all,
First let me start by saying i hope each and every member on MSW, is safe and well.
 
Second apologies for a very long gap..
 
Ok....
It has been a good few years since i was able to work on this small ship. House has come a long way. 
With not being able to work. Unable to continue on installing  a kitchen. (They cant deliver it).. so long chat with the boss... told her im working on the ship,, i have a good to months... cant just sitin front of the Tv.
 
THE Victory was kept in her storage box all the time. Moved about the house while work went on..  the following pictures are as of today.. 
 
Once rate lines were complete, as most agree, a painstakingly long boring task.... killed the back.. worked out icould to a 5 run the break... about an hour of game time.... 
 
 
 

Hey Sam, Indeed it does now even worse, now we are moving. She is all boxed up ready for the move., How ever the Enterprise is small enough to move in the car
 
I would say about 6 months until she is unboxed, I will be working on other small parts as we wont move for about 8-12 weeks but slowly boxing things so we shell see.
 
 

Been a long while since a good update. RL getting in the way with a new job.   But back for a while as we are moving.  Going to be doing a little bit more on the for stays, then it will be boxed until the move 
 
Ratlines 99% Complete.. Worked on the Mizzen stay and the Main Stay.....

Part two

Part one
 
Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Visited HMS Victory today. Took a few picture Have put hem herein case anyone want to make reference or just look. With a few polite words to staff ( I building this great ship, Look here is a few pictures), got a few off limit areas. ( Even got to see Nelsons Bathroom. lol)

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Well Been a few months since the last update, I have Completed (almost) Lines, Fore and aft, Starbordside atm. 
 
Could not be bothered at the moment to do the main mast lines.
 
(Fore )I could make a few improvement, as this side is not the viewing side.
Hard part was making sure lines are same length and level.
 
 
 
 
(Aft- Starboard)  Really Happy how these lines came out.

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Just A small update, I  have now the Rat lines sorted on the fore mast, port side so far. (Happy ? Yes, I think so .. Far to much to change if im not)
 
Im Doinging to coat the as it rat lines ( both completed sides ) in PA/water, before next stage, this sould give it a less bounce!!

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
with the advice given i have made and added jerr blocks for both fore and main masts, as it makes it easier later on.
(credit for this picture @Shipyard sid
 
the following is my jeer blocks and at time before any touch ups.
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
First yard finished, Think it came out rather well, did learn a few lessons. Just need to wait for the order then I can continue.. 
 
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
First yard finished, Think it came out rather well, did learn a few lessons. Just need to wait for the order then I can continue.. 
 
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
First yard finished, Think it came out rather well, did learn a few lessons. Just need to wait for the order then I can continue.. 
 
 
 

Thanks everyone, for likes and comments, very appreciated, 
 
I found the "fore yard" (now I know its name) was not a small task as I could not clearly understand its construction. Looking for part that I do not have....
 
With the help of "Shiyard sid"(many thanks)
 
Waiting on just a few more hours for glue to fully set. Il clean it up a bit more before painting etc..
 
Had to order a few more ring and I may of missed places or lost some..  

Thanks everyone and to all who hit the Like button.
Carl, agree, its not quite as bad as the picture makes it look, the angle I shot from exaggerates it, but it is a bit short. Then again, I could always put the taller hands on that side.....
 
Mark, I did something similar, rather than white glue I used artist matte medium. The thing I am really struggling with at the moment is getting the horses to hang straight for some reason.
My Fore Top Yard is better, but still some flaws. Like Carl said, I have plenty of time to re-re-redo things, however what I dont have is rope to keep re-doing and finish without making another purchase.
 
Dennis, It has calmed down here a bit, might get crazy again come the weekend. We will be ok, Better Half is still working, for the moment. She works at a school that teaches cinematic makeup, prosthetics etc. They closed the classrooms and sent all the teachers home Monday but there is a skeleton crew holding the fort down till at least the end of the week. We will be fine; I was watching what was going on in China way back in early Feb. and started buying some extra shelf stable goods, a little bit each week just to be ahead of the freakout if/when it came. Glad I did, on Saturday when I went into my local neighborhood grocery store for fresh produce and meat for the week there was a feeding frenzy going on. It was two hours before I got out with just a basic purchase of meats, fruits and veggies. Oh, and for some reason I felt the need to buy a 5 pound package of American style Swiss Cheese.....! Not even the real thing. 😂😂 Fortunately almost everybody was being pretty stoic about the whole thing, extra polite, very little cutting/pushing/shoving. However, there was one guy, every time I got anywhere near him he was ranting about how this is all this political figures' fault. Broken record, he was worse than me complaining about not being able to work on my build!😂  Other than that, we have a saving account and an earthquake kit, we wont starve.
Now, does anybody know where I can get a years supply of toilet paper???? And, who wants a grilled cheese sandwich with me???
 
Current progress on the Fore Top Yard. You can see what I mean about the Horses not hanging straight. I clipped a alligator clip to the ring adn painted it with matte meduim but they still want to go screwy on me.
I need to spend some more time with PS Elements, apparently there is no way to write custom actions, sub-optimal. I have to go poking around my old PS folders and find my actions and transfer them over.
Sam

 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Yet a very fine day I could be out side doing something , Wife would not let me up ladder no the roof as we have a very limited ED at the moment..
 
I and finished the backstays  of both mizzen & main .... For what ever reason early in the build I think when I started the rat lines, I used the wrong size thread,, so no out of 0.75mm black... ( i now have this no order. so a few days rest 
the only one I found fiddly was the Main Topmast Breat Backstay,,
Main Mizzen 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Just A small update, I  have now the Rat lines sorted on the fore mast, port side so far. (Happy ? Yes, I think so .. Far to much to change if im not)
 
Im Doinging to coat the as it rat lines ( both completed sides ) in PA/water, before next stage, this sould give it a less bounce!!

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Yet a very fine day I could be out side doing something , Wife would not let me up ladder no the roof as we have a very limited ED at the moment..
 
I and finished the backstays  of both mizzen & main .... For what ever reason early in the build I think when I started the rat lines, I used the wrong size thread,, so no out of 0.75mm black... ( i now have this no order. so a few days rest 
the only one I found fiddly was the Main Topmast Breat Backstay,,
Main Mizzen 

Greeting all,
First let me start by saying i hope each and every member on MSW, is safe and well.
 
Second apologies for a very long gap..
 
Ok....
It has been a good few years since i was able to work on this small ship. House has come a long way. 
With not being able to work. Unable to continue on installing  a kitchen. (They cant deliver it).. so long chat with the boss... told her im working on the ship,, i have a good to months... cant just sitin front of the Tv.
 
THE Victory was kept in her storage box all the time. Moved about the house while work went on..  the following pictures are as of today.. 
 
Once rate lines were complete, as most agree, a painstakingly long boring task.... killed the back.. worked out icould to a 5 run the break... about an hour of game time.... 
 
 
 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Yet a very fine day I could be out side doing something , Wife would not let me up ladder no the roof as we have a very limited ED at the moment..
 
I and finished the backstays  of both mizzen & main .... For what ever reason early in the build I think when I started the rat lines, I used the wrong size thread,, so no out of 0.75mm black... ( i now have this no order. so a few days rest 
the only one I found fiddly was the Main Topmast Breat Backstay,,
Main Mizzen 

Hello All, Thanks for the comments and Likes, as always very much appreciated.
 
Yet a very fine day I could be out side doing something , Wife would not let me up ladder no the roof as we have a very limited ED at the moment..
 
I and finished the backstays  of both mizzen & main .... For what ever reason early in the build I think when I started the rat lines, I used the wrong size thread,, so no out of 0.75mm black... ( i now have this no order. so a few days rest 
the only one I found fiddly was the Main Topmast Breat Backstay,,
Main Mizzen