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  5. BRode
    Hi Geoff - Would I take on building another ship? Why do you ask? I have no idea what I would build. I'm learning a lot from this, but I have never built the hull of a ship. One thing I am finding is that it is hard on the back. I suppose it is because I work from a standing position a lot of the time. Thanks for keeping in touch. Betty
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    I have taken a little time off - it is holiday time in the US - lots of turkey and cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie! Here are photos of my progress - made some changes and added some. Not sure about it - please let me know. Betty I know the ratlines don't look very good, but I would like to use them anyway. Maybe I can use some starch on them or something to straighten them out.
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    Thank you for the encouragement. I wouldn't be able to do this without all the help I'm getting. I feel like a real landlubber but at one time I did have a small sailboat called the Mayflower - it was just a single sail and was made out of plastic, but I had lots of fun with it. Tipped over a few times, but it was fun.
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  18. BRode
    Thank you Danny. I am attaching a few photos of the stern area so you can see the gafs on the foremast. I don't know what lines go where - I can tell a little from marks left from before, but I'm guessing. I seem to have more blocks and tackles than I have lines for. Roger made sails for the ship, so I suppose some of them are for that. The sails are unfurled and attached to yards so I would like to use them if I can. Sincerely, Betty
  19. BRode
    Danny - Thank you for the pictures - what a shame the others were lost. I will learn from them, I'm sure. I will post a picture of where I am at the moment - please tell me what you think. I am trying to use as much of Roger's work as I can but I find I need to re-do some. It is a slow process - mostly because I want to be sure of each step. Again, thank you so much. I can see you are a master. Betty
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  21. BRode
    Thanks for the photo. Today I looked at some model ships at a store - they weren't great, but it gave me some ideas. I can tell from the photo that I have made a mistake. I'll correct it and take another photo. The Niagara plans that I sent for are not helpful because it is a simple sketch and not clear what goes where. I'm learning that some differences are to be expected. Again, thank you. Betty Danny, can you tell me the name of the ship in the photo? It resembles mine enough to be very helpful but I'd need more pictures.
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  23. BRode
    I've reached a stopping point. None of the books or pictures of other ships or even the Wikipedia articles have not met with what I have. First, I should say that I made some cannon balls (I only needed 12) out of modeling clay I had on hand and when it dried I painted them black, so now I'm working on the bowsprit area and trying to determine where the main mast and the foremast are secured. One diagram shows a line going from the tip of the bowsprit to the top of the foremast, then another from the same spot to the top of the mainmast which has a flying jib attached to it. Others don't agree. So my question is - how are the masts held up? Thanks for your kind words from all of you. Betty
  24. BRode
    Thanks for your advice. I went ahead with the masts before I read your message. I think I'm ok because I'm going to wait a day or two to see if the glue works. I drilled a hole in each of the masts and glued them together putting a piece of a round toothpick inside and wrapping brown/black thread around it to hold it tight. If that doesn't work, are there any suggestions? I'm excited and trying to be patient and work slowly. If you look under the front of the small boat, there is a square box that I suppose should have a cover. Would it be a lattice or the same cover as the other hatch? Hope I'm using the right terms. The only thing that seems to be missing from the deck are four groups of cannon balls and some belaying pins. It is a 1/64 model and as close as I can figure the belaying pins are 5 mm.
  25. BRode
    Thanks for your encouragement. I have checked the items on the deck and find that there are some cannon balls missing and some belaying pins. Can I substitute beads and nails for the missing pieces? Also, I have a brass item that doesn't necessarily go with this ship. It looks like a horn of some kind. And some barrels but they may have been meant for a different model. Is my next step to attach the masts and then start rigging? The hull is in good shape. There were some brass rings that were attached to the spars but I know nothing about how they were attached,
  26. BRode
    Today I carved a mastcap for the topgallant using the undamaged one as a model. Then I made a cross tree and a new topgallant. The picture shows the undamaged one next to the one I made. Does it look right and in position? Betty
  27. BRode
    What is the build log, Geoff. I thought that was what I was doing? Thanks for the encouragement, both of you.
  28. BRode
    Attaching photos of the beginning of restoration that was built by my late husband and damaged in storage. I'm a complete novice at this - just becoming familiar with the vocabulary has been an education. I don't know how to tie a neat knot or keep from using too much glue. The photos are of my "workshop" also known as my dining room table, the leftovers Roger left from his ship-building days, parts that are broken that I need to replace, either by carving them myself or finding them online. I have found some, but am not sure of the size or whether or not they are appropriate. So here I go - wish me luck. Betty

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