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The main top gallant yard for the most part is complete, as you can see, I have setup temporary topsail lifts to facilitate rigging the clews, the top gallant lifts are led to the top mast top and the clews are brought down to the main top, I usually leave the lines slightly weighted for a day or so to hold their shape before tying them off. Up next is the top sail yard. As always thanks for following along. Michael D.- 460 replies
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Making a little progress on the Mizen mast, the lower and top mast shrouds, lanyards and ratlines are completed. While I will not be displaying any canons on the ship, I will display three of them at the base to represent the ones found, so here's a sample one using what's supplied in the kit, I'm still pondering whether or not to add the eye bolts, if I do, I'll use 32ga wire for scale purposes. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
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I really admire your skill and perseverance on this epic build Ian, looking forward to the test launch👍 Michael D.
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Thank you Ian, how's the Preussen build going? Michael D.
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The main top gallant halliard is now completed with the excess crowfeet lines trimmed and the fall led to the inside sheave of the main bitts. The supplied masts and spars are holding their own thus far, stretching the lines for a few days and preparing the halliards and crowfeet off the model prior to rigging helps a lot to prevent distortion of the masts and spars. Michael D.
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I was getting nauseous just watching the Galleon video on the other link, thanks Jeff 😁 Michael D.
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The table and chairs look fantastic Jeff. The wife and I took the 4 hour tour on the San Salvador earlier this year and as excited as I was, I did have some anxiety about going out in the open water, but lucky for me they stopped doing that due to too many people getting really sick, that would be me for sure. It was pretty tight quarters with about 40 or so people on board and couldn't imagine what it would be like in 1542 with probably double the crew and a 100 livestock. Michael D.
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Made a little progress starting with securing all the lower dead eye lanyards, the main futtock-shrouds, the main topmast halliard, I had to fabricate a two sheave rams head for this and the main top gallant halliard that I'm actually quite pleased with how it turned out even though they are not secured yet. As Always thanks for looking. Michael D.
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Made some more progress on the Mizen mast, the Crojack yard is installed, I used a 2mm block for the sling and 1.5mm blocks for the brace pendants and lifts/sheets, rigging the parrel strop was a little challenging with the Lateen yard in the way and looking back it would've been a lot easier to mount the Crojack yard first , also completed the lower Mizen stay and lanyard. Up next I need to rig the lower Mizen shroud lanyards to tighten up the Mizen stay a bit more before I move on to the main top gallant halliard and crowsfeet. Michael D.
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I had been going back and forth between how I wanted to display the martnets, taught or slacked off a bit, I chose the latter as I just liked the look better and I think they turned okay, I used 100wt thread led thru a 1.5mm double block at the mast head, once I finish the portside marnet I'll tune up the sail by softening the creases created from handling. Michael D
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For the most part the Lateen sail is at its final shape and the parrel is completed , the ribs measure out to about 2.5mm and the 2 hole dead eye at 1.5mm, I believe the Dutch used a double block instead but I'm happy with this arraignment at this scale. Still much work left in this area before setting the Mizen mast in permanently. Michael D.
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I checked out your St George log, quite impressive to say the least and I had wished I had found it earlier, trust me I thought long and hard about doing the conversion but in the end I decided it was just too tedious , reason being the sharper angle created by lowering the fall beneath the lower top would foul up the run of the crowsfeet and since they are glued to the sail that was out of the question but thanks as always Waldemar I really appreciate your suggestions. Currently working on the Mizen mast/Lateen yard and sail, still in the early furling stage and once that phase is complete the martnets and parrel will be next, the blocks are 1.5mm. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
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Vasa by Jörgen - DeAgostini - 1:65
72Nova replied to Jörgen's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
Hi, As previously mentioned those bulkheads should be reworked, at the very least that particular bulkhead needs to be built out to create a slight curve and eliminate that dip/flat spot, that should be an easy fix at this early stage. One of these days I'll get up enough nerve to tackle a wood model. Looking good so far👍 Michael D.- 50 replies
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My hats off to you on one hell of challenging build👍 Hope all is well Michael D.
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Love all your work Patrick and this will turn out to be another gem!. I wouldn't have the heart to burn cherry wood, glad to see you're making great use of it👍 Michael D.
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I appreciate the likes gentlemen. Marc I just used thread for that added detail on the top . For awhile I had pondered whether or not to rig the stay tackle, the winding or the garnet tackles are appropriate for this time frame and I chose the latter. The pendant is .45mm line, the same as the shrouds, the runner is .30mm line and the fall is 60wt thread and is hooked to the mainstay collar, I do like the look of the added detail. Michael D.
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Thank you Kirill and stay safe out there on the high seas! I cleaned up what loose lines I had and finished the parrel tackle. Michael D.
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I for one love the work you're putting into this kit, we all have screw ups here and there that we need to hide, heck I almost cried when I cut thru the topmast shroud on my build doing the ratlines, a rope coil solved that. Michael D.
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72Nova replied to yancovitch's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
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Thank you Marc. Completed the fore course lifts, the blocks are 3mm in length and the pendants are hung from the masthead. Up next will be belaying some loose lines, parrel tackle and rope, buntlines etc before moving back to the bowsprit area. Thank you for comments. Michael D.
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Well I mocked up the old-fashioned top sail furl and I must say while far from perfect it doesn't look too bad for a fake job despite not being spiral furled, still undecided if I want to use the clews or not. Michael D,
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I see what you mean in the last photo but the paintings do not show the clews furled that way. I'm reluctant to redo the clews at this point since those lines are secured but it still might be conceivable for one to gather the center of sail in a vertical fashion and bring the clews outward where I have them now in a real case scenario, I'll mock up a center section in a few days when I return and see how looks. Michael D
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Thank you Kirill, regarding the topsail furl, besides I just forgot, I'm not accustomed to furling them that way but perhaps I can fake it by installing a furled vertical section in the center and have not to redo the simulated clews, whats your thought on this? Michael D.
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Guess I could've been a little more specific, my bad Marc, white tissue paper I picked up at Michaels...Item # 10272087, stuff you'd use for stuffing gift bags etc. Michael D.
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Thank you Marc I appreciate the compliment. I've always used just regular tissue paper and the results have always pleased my eye, I would imagine the Silkspan would be no different when making furled sails but might be a better choice for one wanting full billowing sails as it will hold up better when shaping them? Thanks for the likes. Michael D.
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