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clearway
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coming along nicely and the lower masts look better being all white as per practice of the time, I was torn between the tapered top you are building verses the parallel sided ones as built and stuck with earlier type. To be honest after we finished building the basic hull we have been in the realms of scratchbuilding since we stopped following the occre instructions😉. Keith -
Keith i agree entirely regards barrels etc blocking access to pin rails etc, Emmet i dilute the ink , but if you work the line a few times it softens a little (i also run my rigging through a block of beeswax to reduce furring), I run the entire spool of thread into a plastic tub with the ink/water mix using an old toothbrush handle to tamp it under the liquid, the fun part is running it between the poles for the clothes line to dry off without tangling in a knotty mess then rewind it onto the spool. Keith
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Thanks Keith sometimes an outside perspective helps😊. If you look at the pic of the topsham model for example in my earlier post the main topmast stays are rigged earlier style, but in the London news engraving of them leaving they are following the newer style (why i rigged them as i have). While that engraving isn't 100% accurate it does show the lead of the stays and braces - compare Erebus main topyard braces in foreground to Terrors in background. Sorry don't have access to pic on this comp but it is here on my log in a previous post a few pages back. Keith
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thanks for looking in everyone, decided to have a go at the dolphin striker mounting it abaft the cap with a crutch formed in the end ,used a piece of wood same width as crutch then filed the end to fit the bowsprit drilled the holes for the rigging and martingale stay eye bolts , after which i carved sanded to final shape (it is only held in place by brass wire pin at the moment incase i change my mind). Take care all. Keith
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Hi Keith the striker normally take the same angle as the mast cap on the bowsprit in the models i have built so will make it perpendicular to the waterline. Lees book states by this time it was fastened just behind the cap and looks like a crutch, but she was built when they might still have fastened them to the front of the cap so did they convert the striker to newer position or leave old set up in place? Keith
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no problem Keith, i do like the contrast of the black bands and hoops on the white lower masts. Keith
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Hello all, work still continuing on the ratlines with all the lower shrouds finished. Now working on the ratlines on the topmast shrouds (fore and main only). Still havn't fastened the bowsprit in place as still need to sort out the dolphin striker, it's either take a guess or wait till matthew's book comes out hence foremast still only has the temp. stay rigged at the moment. take care all. Keith
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looking better and better Keith- watch out though i noticed you have made the mastheads black and by this time they would most likely have been white (only the doubling parts on top and topgallant masts though with rest of them varnishished). Keith
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it's the parks canada vid where they swim towards the mizzen mast and head down to the skylight which is behind the mast and not in front as mentioned in last message (oops sorry)!!- didn't realise at first myself till i orientated with the model and thought "whoa what is that obstacle they had to swim over. Keith
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worth a go, however india ink is indelible when dry (the windsor & newton brand also has shellac). I have used clothes dye in the past but it does fade after 10 years or so. Keith
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Yep but it just looks soooooooooo straight, and it is below the skid beams which are still in place as when you watch the video they swim over them and then descend towards the skylight...jusst a pity all the kelp is hiding the good stuff! Keith
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no problem Emmet, we have all missed key info from looking too hard at some point. Keith
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certainly takes your brain patterns on weird tangents, another thing bugging me is what is that piece of timber above the divers head peering down the skylight just forward of the mizzen (even looks like it has a bronze/copper plate on it but looks far too low to be supports for ice bridge/skid beams) !?!?!? Keith
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ahhh the crazy organised chaos of rigging! Keith
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look good Keith- i was looking at the plan view included in one of the books i bought and noticed there might be some towards the stern as well but decided to just fit them in the waist tween fore and main masts (any barrells we put down there will hide any that i missed)! Keith
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TY Emmet- the best way i have found to dye the rigging black is India Ink which is available through art stores- messy but fun! Keith
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Ty Daniel and still in the air about davits at he moment, nice weather does cut down on shipyard time! Still plodding away with the shrouds and have tidied up the lanyards for the mizzen and main deadeye shrouds. Also have made and fitted the sister blocks on the topmast shrouds. As an aside have been thinking about pics i have seen and info from drawings regarding the davits also comments by keith s and the sketch i have made shows how they might have been (all conjecture and can't wait till Matthew Betts book comes out)! Take care all and thanks for looking in, comments and likes. Keith
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i think the line at the bottom of the fore sail is actually the stays for the dolphin striker which lead from the striker to the catheads, yet more questions as opposed to answers with every pic we see!!!! Keith
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looks the part Keith- i had the davit arms down as straight but look nice curved. I did notice on the cover picture of Matthews book the davit arms midships are curved (the enigma continues). Keith
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Thanks Keith- stlll a long way to go with the standing rigging and seriously thinking about delaying rigging the forestays and bowsprit till Matthews book comes out as her bowsprit/ jib boom are still in place and he will have juicy details to disclose methinks 😁 Keith
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thanks for looking in folks, time to rig the ratlines on the main shrouds, i have noticed on various lithograph/ sketch images only half a dozen or so shrouds on the main and fore had them so decided i will fit the ratlines on 8 per mast (not all of the shrouds were rigged on a few vessels, and looking at the topsham model of her as built she had extra shrouds fitted at a later date. Also included a bow shot which gives a bit of an idea how she would have looked when preparing for winter quarters with top hamper all lowered. nice to see the little terror club back (Daniel quick post something! Keith
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that's the belaying plan i am using for a reference keith, but will have to make some alterations as not all pin rails are the same. Yep bit confusing when starting out with all the names for the rigging! Keith
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back with the mizzen mast and sorted the ratlines, i found the thread occre suggested looked too thick looking so used some thinner thread from my stash. take care everyone. Keith
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Hello everyone, work still continues on the shrouds with the foremast tackled, also rigged the main topmast stays (i was going to use small blocks to guide them at the foremast head, but just used the eyes i had placed on the masthead in the end) they are lashed to eyebolts on the deck at the base of the foremast. I have just realised i omitted to mention the hearts used on the mainstay are the model shipyard 3 part card ones (will use them on the forestays as well on the bowsprit when time comes), also for the lower shrouds i used some 0.8mm thread from another build as opposed to the occre 0.5mm which i have used on the topmast shrouds. take care everyone Keith
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