Ryland Craze

As always, thanks for the likes.
 
I've now added the lazy jacks on the main sail and also added the two front sails.   I have pretty much completed the rigging, though as you can see, nothing is tied off.   The lines are just hanging loose or in some cases weighted down with spring clothes pins.   The installation of the front sails went well, though I did chop off about 3/8ths of an inch of the jib club (the plans refer to it as a jib club even though, I think, it is attached to a sail referred to elsewhere as the stay sail.  I am not a sailor so don't really know one from the other). 
 
I meant to mention last time that it was odd there was no sort of parrel specified for either the gaff or boom.  The plans showed both with jaws, and showed a hole at the end of the jaws, but I did not see any mention anywhere of a parrel to hold the gaff or boom to the mast.  In my case, the jaws were just barely wide enough for the mast, so it was a bit of a friction fit, but I did add a small piece of copper wire between the two holes in the jaws to further hold the gaff and boom in place.
 
I think I will redo the main sail out haul along the boom, as I just figured out that I did not do it correctly.   Then I will tie everything off and form some rope coils in appropriate places, and look for any other finishing touches.  But I fully expect to declare this one done in the next few days.

Definitely. I’ve used what I learned combining rubber bands, clamps, clips, and lately hair pins, on these smaller kits on bigger builds. Basswood is (too) easy to sand and it gets fuzzy (can combat with sanding sealer or shellac and a light sanding). It’s used in all Model Shipways / Midwest kits - some people replace with other wood. The Vanguard models I’ve built only have something like basswood (lime wood) as the first layer of planking and it’s a good bit thicker, with the rest stronger wood. 

Sure is! I got by without turning to Superglue but it needs a lot of care, first to only use the minimum required pressure and then to have the force bear on the stem or transom, not on the unsupported plank. I didn't do a build log for my dory but, looking back at the photos I took, I did the garboards with the kind of rachet clamp that allows you to only squeeze as tight as you choose. Later planks that couldn't be grippe that way got rubber bands, with a clamp to the baseboard to control both tension and the angle of the force applied.
 
For me, and probably most others, the dory build is a lesson in creative clamping!
 
Trevor

Ok, finished off the sheers last night and released from the frame. The exterior has been sanded through the entire micromesh set.
 
ANYONE READING THIS LOG IN THE FUTURE PRIOR TO BUILDING:
The planking is incredibly thin/delicate, and using clamps on it is a crapshoot at the bow and stern. It's mostly not visible from the exterior, but the interior view shows plainly where breakage occurred. What I eventually did was use superglue to tack down the plank on the bow, just using finger pressure to hold until it sets. Then wood glue for the rest, except the last one on the stern, which was back to superglue.
 

 

Sun setting and still in port.  Painted engine parts dry but will wait till tomorrow to start reassembly.
Until tomorrow  Best Rick

Mid afternoon and airbrushed engine parts. Didn’t get any help from my - - - y
granddaughter but she can’t wait to set sail again. 

By the way notice the magnetic part holders. They are made for holding parts when airbrushing but I use them for everything from painting to holding small parts when I’m working on them. I even hang them from my work light when I run out of room on their stand. One of the best things I ever bought. The kit is very cheap on EBay. 
 
Best Rick 

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
Got up this Am before the sun. Can’t head out (weather and wave outlook great) because  I need an engine that’s not in multiple pieces so back to work. 

Regarding posts #84 & 85, I think the Ebay seller has a profile here on MSW:
https://modelshipworld.com/profile/29604-valentina/
 
I did make a couple of purchases, had an email exchange, and the Ebay seller has the same name, Valentina. Presumably the same person (?).
 
Absolutely fabulous job on this model Chris. I'm working on the St. Gabriel and there are a lot of crossovers in the construction of this kit with the Gabriel. Many similarities in how things come together, or don't come together, in my case...

A bit of progress today.
I sanded the starboard side and it now matches the port side much more closely. After that I added some markings on the bulkheads and tried laying a strip of masking tape along the hull to get a feel for how the planks will run. I cross-checked the distances and the flow looks reasonable. Toward the bow the tapering appears to be fairly linear, at least based on my initial measurements.


 
I went ahead and tapered the first plank and started testing Chuck’s bending method. Once it takes the first curve, I’ll give it another bend with my bending iron to match the hull shape more precisely, but I’ll see how it behaves. This part is a bit intimidating, so I’m taking it in small steps.
It’s late now, so I’m letting the plank dry naturally overnight. Tomorrow I’ll try the final adjustments and, if all goes well, get plank number one glued into position. If the technique works as expected, I’ll repeat the marking on the other side.


 
As for the keel-insert issue, I’m postponing that for a little later. I may do the correction once a few planks are on and the hull has more strength.
 
Good night,
Danny

On to page 12 of the plans, which is the last page, yes I am Grinning. A little  sad Kurt taking a leave, but he's a Viking. I should be good to go he says , boom irons  I said you got to show me how to tie " Tack Toggles"

These are new to me , should be fun trying to make them. 

My excitement of reaching page 12 caused a momentarily pause. The Kit came with all kinds of flags , Blue and Red Ensign  flags white British flags  , and white flags with Blue Ensign in them.
ya I was lost. I know they mean something  and depending upon how high the Ranking Admiral was , I saw a log the had a Blue Ensign mounted on the Bowsprit mast,  I thought it was cool.
Not knowing what to do,  pm sent to my go to guys , a wealth of information thanks @Keith Black and  @Gabek  so lucky to have you guys on speed pm lol.
 

So far I have only attached the Blue Ensign on the back so it doesn't  get tangle up in the sails.  If there were sails lol.
Kurt ⚒️  says ok, Tack toggles,  then you go back and start at the beginning  and tie up everything.  This is it the final page   I am almost done, but knot just yet lol. Days, down to days, grinning  😀  big time.
  I am in agreement with Kurt ⚒️ going back and tieing thing up. Swivel guns back on,  gun port  lids rigged,  Giv"er. 
 
Bob  M

That's what my current Hien project is like -- a seemingly never-ending sequence of tiny cockpit parts. I wish I could say the end was in sight, but I think it's more like one of those "not even the beginning of the end, but perhaps it is the end of the beginning" things. 

Tiny bits of progress. That's what this paper model project is down to.
 
I did manage to finish the remaining pieces of photo-etch railings. These were the harder pieces I decided to save for last. 
 
There were two pieces remaining. The first was to finish the curved rail at the stern. It took a little doing to create the correct curve, and to cut the railing to the correct size. The ends of this piece had to be cut, so that I ended up with three "free floating" rails that just slightly overlap the existing, mounted rails.
 
This worked pretty well, though it took me a while to glue the piece into place, as I couldn't fully achieve the right curvature, and had to get the glue to hold it in place and to hold the right curve.

I think this turned out pretty well, as it's difficult to see where the rails are "spliced" together.
 
The hardest piece to add was the one on the forecastle, just abaft the gun mount. This required a double-curve which took me quite a bit of work to get close to the proper shape. To help out, I cut an extra forecastle deck piece so I could work out the curvature off the model. Again, I got the rail curvature close, but not quite. It was close enough to allow me to cut the ends, again with the three free-floating rails sticking out.
 
Once the curve was close enough, I glued it down on the model, holding it into place with tiny scraps of wood, coaxing the piece into position with the right curve. The ends were glued to the vertical "stanchions" of the existing railing, being careful to get the rails to line up as closely as possible. After the glue dried, I carefully snipped off the excess. Again, it seemed to turn out pretty well. It's not perfect, but at this scale, except until zoomed photos, it's hard to see any issues.

Lastly, as you can see in the above photo, I finished assembling the searchlight, and mounted it on top of the bridge.
 
Just a few things left to do on the model now. I have to assemble and add the anchors and a new anchor crane. I still haven't added a ladder that leads up to the bridge, and then I have a couple more radio aerials to add.
 
Oh, and then I have to add the rangefinder on top of the little platform just fowards of the aft mast. THAT piece, is going to be a challenge...
 
Still, completion shouldn't be long now!

Ahoy all,
Rigging has well and truly started! 

I have finished the standing rigging, and have loosely attached everything except  the royal yard on the foremast. I am labeling each runoff to attach to pins later, it's already feeling a bit crazy. 
I am very much enjoying this part of the build!


Only a few pages left in the instruction book! This feels like the home stretch but honestly I have no clue, I will miss working on it as soon as it's done. Thank you all!
Best,
James

Today I spent some time using corner brackets and foldable clips to protect the bulkhead extensions as suggested in the chapter 1 instructions.

Naturally, after placing the last one, I snapped off one of the rear extensions after a slight bump whilst placing it into the building board after making adjustments.
 
Luckily, the broken piece fitted into one place only so was easy to glue into the correct place with Titebond II. It has a bracket to align it vertically and two foldable clips to keep pressure on it whilst the glue cures.

This demonstrated to me how much care will be needed fairing the hull.
 

Build Log - Day 19 (26th – 27th Nov 2025)
 
Task 39 – Start of second planking layer on left-hand side
I am now working slowly and steadily with adding the second planking layer on the left-hand side.
 
In the following photo I have completed the first banding section of 5 tapered planks around the bow. I am doing my best to match these planks up with the right-hand side.
 The next photo shows the first banding section around the stern

After completing the first banding section I took some measurements and then added some tic marks for the remaining bow planks, as can be seen in the next photo. I used my digital callipers to help mark the positions.
The next set of photos were taken after I had completed the second banding area. Now that I have completed the joint with the stern counter I will add some tic mark for the stern section for tapering.

 

I believe that's discontinued.

This was discussed a long time ago ;-): 
 Short story my plans suggest the stove was on the lower deck.
 
@CiscoH I used a Dremel like tool and a little patience: 
And thanks all for the kind words

Lovely work as always Remcohe! Glad to see you back and making progress on your lovely model.

Bending the pram's planks shouldn't be difficult.
 
Lay one in a baking pan (borrowed from the kitchen). Put a bit of weight on top to hold it down, when it tries to float. (Coffee mug works well for that.) Boil some water in a kettle (kitchen, again). Pour boiling water into pan. Wait a few minutes. (Set the cook's kitchen timer to ensure the wait isn't shortened.) Lift out the plank, blot it dry with paper towel, then bend it into place with fingers, clothes-pegs and large paperclips. Leave to dry, overnight if necessary.
 
Yes, thin pieces of basswood do need delicate handling, but that's something that those of us with big hands and more muscle than finesse have to learn!
 
Trevor

Wow! Very nice work! The actual car, a one-off racer, is very interesting, even for us non-car types.
 
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Finaly finished after several years off and on..
Had to scratch build the seat from styrene, leather, tiny pins and some fly fishing tube.
Scratch built anything made of wood or leather..
 

Well after a hard day at work my granddaughter became unhinged because of my anal compulsive behavior making sure my hinges were working and straight on the coal bins. Since she stressed me out and knowing tomorrow we will head to sea again I decided to take a jacuzzi bath to relax before bed. 
As Always Best and Good Night Rick

Thanks @Keith Black,  you would  not believe  the stories that come to mine playing with figures.  70 years old you say, I say, Boom Irons, lol.
Check this guy, the lead hand with the whip, telling the boys after they get the boat lashed down, make some more rope coils,  we are going to need lots.

Kurt Builder says that he is moving  on soon. He told me he will stick around  a few days, just to make sure I got the bowsprit and foremast  figured out. He says that if I am going  to do  the Harriet Lane,  he's out, doesn't like paddle boats, especially if it involves law inforcement lol.
Not to worry,  he will see me soon, hes going to go do some studying on the Wasa. So I will be able to hit the ground running  when we meet again. He's pretty good at reading plans. 📚 and  he's a lot of fun to have around. 


lines and more lines , lol, I even got fancy  clips to hold lines in place lol

So , about 27 to 30 lines left to go, plus  the flag placement 🤔.  I have to look nobody has flags lol.
Thanks for popping  in, back at'er I go, before I get whiped lol.
Thanks for everything,  I am so greatful for all your help. 
  Bob  M.
 So long,  Kurt ⚒️
 

Machine guns have been added. This construction sequence was much more difficult than it should have been. I'm convinced there are some errors in the diagrams, including misnumbered parts. Quite a bit of surgery was required to get the guns fitted and aligned. The success or failure of the operation will be determined when the cockpit area gets skinned.