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She looks fantastic with those sails, Bob! Great craftsmanship and a unique look for this model with those sails. Well done!
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Very nice, Matus! You are doing a great job for your first time making a wooden model ship.
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Thanks, David. I'm currently waiting for a couple of old, model boat magazines that I found on the French eBay that have articles in them about the Pen Duick. I need help to understand the rigging since the instructions are useless and the plans aren't much more help. My son is also visiting for a while and he needs to work remotely so I cleared off my small modeling desk so he can have a place to work in our second bedroom. The terrible wildfires in northern California have made the air unhealthy with so much smoke and even ash falling everywhere so I don't even want to go outside. Covid and wildfires....sure hope things get better soon!
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Hi Ryland, The rigging on the Medway Longboat was the first rigging of any kind I have done and I was anxious about doing it since it seemed rather confusing to me. I closely followed the sequence that Chuck recommends in his instructions. I assume that the plans that you got with your kit have all the lines labeled for size. I somehow got a plan that didn't have all the lines labeled and it confused me until I found that the online plans have all the information about the sizes of all of the lines. I relied heavily on the photos from other Medway build logs too to help me see how the lines were secured to the mast etc. Rusty's log was particularly helpful and I referred to his photos often. I documented my progress fairly well so I hope that will be helpful to you also. I went to Jo-Ann's and compared the colors of the lines to the variety of thread they had in the store. I ended up using Guttermann 100% Polyester that comes in 100m spools. The tan color I used is called Dark Taupe #537. Unfortunately, I can't read the number on the other spool of the thread that is nearly black. I used tiny spots of medium viscosity CA to secure the knots and had no problem with the polyester thread. The CA will darken the tan thread though so I was extra careful to use a very tiny amount carefully placed. I don't notice it at all on the finished model. I used the Syren Serving Machine to serve the ropes when it was called for. I also purchased a magnetic Quad Hands device and it was very helpful for holding blocks when I was stropping them and for holding the lines securely when I was securing them to the mast. I show it in my log and I highly recommend it. I read quite a few topics on rigging that I found in the Masting, Rigging and Sails section and picked up little pieces of advice here and there in them. I can't remember which ones exactly though. I'm glad to see you approaching the finish line with your build. She's a beauty for sure.
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Nice to see you back in the boatyard, Dave!
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I'm really enjoying following your progress, IR3. Good job at figuring things out that are confusing at first. Ship modeling seems to have a lot of that!
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....then there are all of those stunningly beautiful, ocean racing sailboats...their lines are so gorgeous and the fittings are incredibly beautiful too...just sayin'....🙄
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I like them both but I preferred the sleek lines of the Zulu more and bought it for that reason. I was happy to hear that there may be some additional fishing vessels in your lineup of models in the future, Chris. Variety is the spice of life!
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Well I didn't know that...thanks for the tip!
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I hope it works out for you, Glenn. It took me a few trials but I eventually got the hang of it and got a decent moulding made...not perfect...but good enough for me.
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Google Artesania Latina Micro Shapers (Shapers not Scrapers) and quite a few online sites will come up that have them for sale. There are two sets with different shapes and sizes titled set A and set B. Micromart has both sets but there are other choices also.
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I hope to have a Byrnes table saw in the near future!
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Excellent progress, Sjors. She's well on her way to becoming a very nice model!
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