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mkmossop got a reaction from Louie da fly in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 22, 2022

Ok here are a few more... I tried to get a bunch of good angles.
mkmossop got a reaction from MateuszPL in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 21, 2022

Ok here are a few more... I tried to get a bunch of good angles.
mkmossop reacted to Knocklouder in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 18, 2022

That is so cool, Looks really good ,I know I copied more than just your life boat for mine, well done,
mkmossop got a reaction from Altduck in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 18, 2022

Ok here are a few more... I tried to get a bunch of good angles.
mkmossop got a reaction from Knocklouder in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 18, 2022

Ok here are a few more... I tried to get a bunch of good angles.
mkmossop got a reaction from Baker in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 17, 2022

Hey my friend... yes I did finish it finally.

I completely forgot that I never finished this build log. I just came on this site to ask some questions about my new model build and saw your question now 😅.

I will post some detailed pictures of it in a few days. For now here's just a couple as I just put it up in my new apartment behind my couch.

I'm very happy with how it came out considering it's my first one. I spent many many hours on it figuring it all out.
mkmossop got a reaction from Knocklouder in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 17, 2022

Hey my friend... yes I did finish it finally.

I completely forgot that I never finished this build log. I just came on this site to ask some questions about my new model build and saw your question now 😅.

I will post some detailed pictures of it in a few days. For now here's just a couple as I just put it up in my new apartment behind my couch.

I'm very happy with how it came out considering it's my first one. I spent many many hours on it figuring it all out.
mkmossop got a reaction from Altduck in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 16, 2022

Hey my friend... yes I did finish it finally.

I completely forgot that I never finished this build log. I just came on this site to ask some questions about my new model build and saw your question now 😅.

I will post some detailed pictures of it in a few days. For now here's just a couple as I just put it up in my new apartment behind my couch.

I'm very happy with how it came out considering it's my first one. I spent many many hours on it figuring it all out.
mkmossop got a reaction from Prowler901 in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 16, 2022

Hey my friend... yes I did finish it finally.

I completely forgot that I never finished this build log. I just came on this site to ask some questions about my new model build and saw your question now 😅.

I will post some detailed pictures of it in a few days. For now here's just a couple as I just put it up in my new apartment behind my couch.

I'm very happy with how it came out considering it's my first one. I spent many many hours on it figuring it all out.
mkmossop got a reaction from Knocklouder in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati June 24, 2022

Got a bunch more rigging done this summer... hopefully this post isn't too picture heavy.

I decided I'm gonna redo the flags because I rushed to get them up and the edges are frayed from when I cut them.

Pictures are bigger if you click them.
mkmossop got a reaction from cristikc in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati August 30, 2016

Here's another example. I took this from shipcarpenter's build log on this forum of the same ship. I see he's pulled the sail tight to the yard the whole way. Is this how it should look?

Thanks!
mkmossop got a reaction from cor_f in Hair Spray for Sails and Loose Sail Rigging August 26, 2016

So the hairspray worked pretty well... here are a couple pics.

I'm really annoyed I didn't ask about this before... inserting a wire would have solved all this and I would be able to rig the lines tight. I'm considering trying to unfold the bottoms of the sails and add in a wire, but I'll lose it if I mess something up and have to redo them, so I probably won't. Hopefully I can figure something up to get the lines tighter.
mkmossop got a reaction from mtaylor in Hair Spray for Sails and Loose Sail Rigging August 20, 2016

So the hairspray worked pretty well... here are a couple pics.

I'm really annoyed I didn't ask about this before... inserting a wire would have solved all this and I would be able to rig the lines tight. I'm considering trying to unfold the bottoms of the sails and add in a wire, but I'll lose it if I mess something up and have to redo them, so I probably won't. Hopefully I can figure something up to get the lines tighter.
mkmossop got a reaction from mtaylor in Robands Help July 27, 2016

Hi Allen, do you have any close up pictures of sewing you've done for your bolt rope?
mkmossop got a reaction from mtaylor in Robands Help July 26, 2016

Square knot... cool thanks I'll do one of those.
mkmossop got a reaction from slow2cool in Robands Help July 26, 2016

Square knot... cool thanks I'll do one of those.
mkmossop got a reaction from Jack12477 in Robands Help July 25, 2016

I'm looking for some help in making some robands to attach my sails to the yard. I'm not sure if "roband" is the right term since Google doesn't really give any results for it, but it was used in a model ship building book that I have.

This is the only decent picture I could find of a roband:

Just curious about what type of knot people use to tie these, and what size rope? Is it more common to just use a simple loop like this?

Thanks!
mkmossop got a reaction from slow2cool in Robands Help July 25, 2016

Also what type of knot should I use for the robands? I can't find any good info on that.
mkmossop got a reaction from slow2cool in Santa Maria by mkmossop - FINISHED - Amati July 24, 2016

Here's another example. I took this from shipcarpenter's build log on this forum of the same ship. I see he's pulled the sail tight to the yard the whole way. Is this how it should look?

Thanks!
mkmossop got a reaction from JerseyCity Frankie in Robands Help July 22, 2016

Oh ok... thanks for the informative post. I suppose I could try sewing through the bolt rope, but that would probably be pretty tricky. I've already glued the bolt ropes on... here's one of my sails.
mkmossop got a reaction from mtaylor in Robands Help July 21, 2016

Oh ok... thanks for the informative post. I suppose I could try sewing through the bolt rope, but that would probably be pretty tricky. I've already glued the bolt ropes on... here's one of my sails.
mkmossop got a reaction from slow2cool in Robands Help July 21, 2016

Oh ok... thanks for the informative post. I suppose I could try sewing through the bolt rope, but that would probably be pretty tricky. I've already glued the bolt ropes on... here's one of my sails.
mkmossop got a reaction from slow2cool in Robands Help July 21, 2016

Hey sorry for the late reply and thank your for your help .

Before I do the robands though I have to sew whatever this is called (the thread which fastens the rope to the sail).

Is there any specific way to sew these, or just do a simple loop around over and over?
mkmossop got a reaction from slow2cool in Robands Help July 21, 2016

Not sure I can figure out how to tie that from the diagram, but I'll give it a try. Thanks for your help.

This is my model here:

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3445-santa-maria-by-mkmossop-amati/

So are the robands too thick on the second picture I posted above? From what you said those look about right, or maybe a little too thick.

Are there any threads here where I can see how you did your robands?
mkmossop got a reaction from slow2cool in Robands Help July 21, 2016

Hey thanks for the reply. Neither of those are mine actually, I found them both online.

So how big should the rope be? It looks rather large on the first model. How would I put holes in the sails to make room for the rope, and is there any guide to making a knot like that?

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