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    Piet got a reaction from canoe21 in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Thanks everyone for the likes, it very much appreciated.
     
    Thought it's about time for an update.  Have been busy with other things besides ship building but dit spend some good quality time in the shipyard.  Still busy with the gun tackle, which is going very slow due to the size of the pulleys.  In retrospect I should have made them 5 mm long instead of the 3.5 or so.  
    Am still thinking about redoing them but now that I have put the brass wire braces on eight of them I may just stick it out.  Perhaps a few that are really too small to handle but we'll see how it goes. 
     
    So far I guess that it takes me about 4 to 5 hours per cannon to make the hardware but not including the actual fastening the tackle to the ship and coiling the ropes.  
     
    I decided to make the pulley strops from brass wire instead of thread.  It's a little more difficult but it allows me to make the strop, eyelet and hook for the single sheaf pulleys from one piece of brass wire.  The double sheaf pulleys are easier because they don't need the eyelet on one end.
     
    Below are a few pics with explanations for my own records.  Years from now I like to know how I did things.  I did improve on them as time went by but that'll also be explained with the pics.   
     

    This shows the method of making the eyelet on the single sheaf pulley strop.  A piece of brass rod winding the brass wire around it one turn.  I developed a simpler method the next day.  That'll be shown in tomorrow's post.
     

    This shows a piece of 0.3 mm brass wire being wrapped around the pulley block.  I had to keep the eyelet from unwinding by pinning it with a sewing pin.  This too I fixed the next day by spot-soldering the eyelet.  By twisting the hook-end the tension tended to untwist it.
     

    I tried to use only one twist on the hook-end to reduce extra bulk with too much of a brass lump.  One end will be cut off with nail clippers and the other end is bent into a hook.
     

    This shows the completed strop with an eyelet on one end for the pull rope and the other end with a hook to attach the pulley to the deck or bulwark.  The rope trough the eyelet is now ready to be spliced.
     

    How to splice scale rope fro rather thin cords.  I cut short pieces of very thin sowing thread and took it apart into its three single threads.  I removed the cotton parts to get to the nylon or Dacron threads.  I now had very fine but strong threads to use as splice material.  It looks thin here but it's about 3 X as thick as a human hair but a lot stronger.  It really blended into the "rope" to make it look like a real splice.  I'm happy with the result and simple method.
     

    This shows the splicing procedure being started.  I made a single overhand knot with the thin thread just behind the eyelet.  From there I continued making single knots, alternating from one side then to the opposite side  with about 10 knots.  I finished it of with a good dab of nail polish that i squeezed into the "splice" with my fingers.
     

    This shows the completed splice and completed pulley block.  The only thing left is the blackening, which will be done after all the pulleys are completed.
     

    This shows the double sheaf pulley block with it's strop installed.  
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from Jack12477 in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Thanks Nenad and that goes for me as well, you come up with some very novel ideas.  Keep up the good works my friend, your CS will be a jewel.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from kier in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64   
    Brilliant way to work around the "no solder" issue.  The results are what counts JesseLee.  It's looking really very good.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from pete48 in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Hello Pete and welcome to my shipyard.  Yes, this build is a little different from the O19 sub, which is now proudly displayed in my studio.  And not to forget the little lobster boat I did.  It's total departure from aircraft design, repair and flying them but I have always loved the sea and ships.
     
    I'm grateful for the help from Amateur Jan, Amazon Dirk and now also Hans.  Pull up a chair and join the crowd, the coffee is always fresh and hot.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from mtaylor in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Thanks Nenad and that goes for me as well, you come up with some very novel ideas.  Keep up the good works my friend, your CS will be a jewel.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from GLakie in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Thanks Nenad and that goes for me as well, you come up with some very novel ideas.  Keep up the good works my friend, your CS will be a jewel.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet reacted to Salty Sea Dog in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64   
    Really nice results on some tricky bits Jesse!
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    Piet reacted to dgbot in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64   
    looking good Jesse.
    David B
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    Piet reacted to mtaylor in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64   
    Outstanding, Jesse.
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    Piet reacted to rafine in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64   
    It's looking absolutely wonderful Sjors.
     
    Bob
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    Piet reacted to TheDutchShipBuilder in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64   
    Welcom back Sjors!
    Let the built go on, im looking forward to it!
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    Piet reacted to mtaylor in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64   
    Sam has better eye that I.  I thought it was perfect.
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    Piet reacted to texxn5 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64   
    Hello Dave, hope all is well on your end, thanks for dropping in. The oars are long, the Steering Oar is the longest at 101 mm or 21.4' in real life. The shortest is 71 mm or 15' in real life. Each boat carried 6 oars, 5 paddles, a mast, spar and sail, harpoons, lances and a whole bunch of stuff....to me they seem almost over loaded, but they are 30' long, so I guess it all fits...just seems choppy seas or a mad whale could make life a bit hard...
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    Piet reacted to lambsbk in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64   
    John that is some nice detail.
    How long are those oars?
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    Piet reacted to NenadM in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    A lot to learn from you, my friend. My eyes are wide open
     
    Really good work
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    Piet reacted to mtaylor in Cutty Sark by NenadM   
    Well done, Nenad.  Those houses will make Her Majesty proud.
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    Piet reacted to NenadM in Cutty Sark by NenadM   
    Thanks George. I walked a long path until I find a way how to made something which match with my idea how it has to look
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    Piet reacted to GLakie in Cutty Sark by NenadM   
    Wow Nenad!  Those are some great looking deck-houses! Nice Job! 
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    Piet reacted to NenadM in Cutty Sark by NenadM   
    Second main deck house - done

    I am satisfied with same look and feel of both deck houses






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    Piet reacted to mtaylor in Cutty Sark by NenadM   
    Nice going on the deckhouse, Nenad.  Sadly, work has to come first to pay the bills, etc.  
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    Piet got a reaction from Omega1234 in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Hello Pete and welcome to my shipyard.  Yes, this build is a little different from the O19 sub, which is now proudly displayed in my studio.  And not to forget the little lobster boat I did.  It's total departure from aircraft design, repair and flying them but I have always loved the sea and ships.
     
    I'm grateful for the help from Amateur Jan, Amazon Dirk and now also Hans.  Pull up a chair and join the crowd, the coffee is always fresh and hot.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from dgbot in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Hello Dirk,
     
    WOW, that's a very ambitious project you guys are making.  It's looking very nice and should be a great addition in the museum so people can see how it more or less was at the time when the VOC was a great company.  
     
    I wish you and the rest of the builders much success and keep me posted.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from Jack12477 in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Hello Dirk,
     
    WOW, that's a very ambitious project you guys are making.  It's looking very nice and should be a great addition in the museum so people can see how it more or less was at the time when the VOC was a great company.  
     
    I wish you and the rest of the builders much success and keep me posted.
     
    Cheers,
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    Piet got a reaction from mtaylor in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship   
    Hello Pete and welcome to my shipyard.  Yes, this build is a little different from the O19 sub, which is now proudly displayed in my studio.  And not to forget the little lobster boat I did.  It's total departure from aircraft design, repair and flying them but I have always loved the sea and ships.
     
    I'm grateful for the help from Amateur Jan, Amazon Dirk and now also Hans.  Pull up a chair and join the crowd, the coffee is always fresh and hot.
     
    Cheers,
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