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Wonderful thing it is 🙂 But simply too big for my premises. XXXDAn

Thank you Robert! XXXDAn

Here we go again. First cleaning the front edge of the channel board from paint and leveling the heights of the irons ... ... and then fixing the batten to hold the deadeyes in place. From near one can see the difference nicely. One more area finished. Then the gunport lanyards. Still had some sprue, that was hollowed and pulled over the candle, resulting in nice micro tubes 🙂 Those bits were made from leather, to protect against friction and to keep water out. Took a needle to reopen the holes after cutting and used the intended thread to check the inner diameter. The spliced the ring onto the lanyard and hooked the ring onto the lid. Checked from near and I think it could be considered to be ok. So five or six more lids to go ... Grüßle, Daniel

No, I mean that the white plastic could be another quality that enabled to get the marks. The brown one usually used was apparently a better choice. XXXDAn

Hello Paul, this is new to me and bad for you 😞 Also never saw a white cast, perhaps that is the explanation. Ask the actual hotline (glow2be?). I already got once replacement parts and other builder did so too. It might take some time without feedback but they delivered in the end. XXXDAn

Hello @Paulh, sorry to hear. As far as I remember, there was no problems with the kits I bought, must be about 6 or seven sets. Do you want to show a picture? XXXDAn

... but the number is growing 🙂 XXXDAn

I always love the original artefacts 🙂 Here is the belle 🙂 XXXDAn

Thank you, rkwz! Used the good weather and found a nice place for my rope walk 🙂 XXXDAn

That is the style of netting that was shown on the drawing I mentioned in the end of #12 XXXDAn

Found the drawing, it is in the Masefield in between page 200 and 201. "HMS Venerable at anchor" Any idea abut the real origins of the picture? XXXDAn

Thank you Bruce! @druxey It is published several times in our "standard" literature. https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/102804.html A view of the quarter deck and poop of HMS Venerable with explanatory ms.letter, with address on reverse PAF7977 Medium includes watercolour.; Signed by artist. Date made 1799 Artist/Maker Turner, Benjamin Credit National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Materials pen & ink, brown Measurements 204 mm x 332 mm Parts: A view of the quarter deck and poop of HMS Venerable with explanatory ms.letter, with address on reverse (PAF7977) Here is another one. The only hint I have is "Masefield". Does anybody have any clue about it´s origins?? And I also vaguely remember a contemporary drawing of a smaller ship - not much bigger than the pickles - with a sauve-tête netting in place. It was fastened different, more like a tent. XXXDan

With the Pickle I would expect it to be a Sauve-Tête netting against falling debris. Rare to be mentioned in contemporary sources. What source does this information come from? XXXDAn

Thank you Bob! And 🙂 if things speed up, they speed up 🙂 Missing the mast for proper alignment, I put some irons in the middle as spacers for orientation. And suddenly things are done. Knowing my fat fingers, I will do the final alignment just before the final finish. And too, looks like I need better light on my working place - for better enlightment and pictures 😉 XXXDAn

But some small bit I still managed to do yesterday: First organised the parts on slightly adhesive tape for not messing up the running order of the different lengths. Then fixed the iron supports ... ... and as usual started with the shorter irons of the smaller deadeyes. That was the state of yesterday night, just to remember, there will still be a batten in front of the board hiding the slots. XXXDAn

News from the new man cave 🙂 Need some deadeyes for the 1805 slice. First try to make a barrel grinder some times ago did not really work: The sanding paper was too fine and too weak. Also one wing gave up quite fast. So did some research and build a new one, this time better and stiffer paper, took 3 sheets with staggered length and a broader axis to be able to tack the sheets properly together. The barrel is fixed with a M3 screw. First I used my Proxxon but this one was too weak as was to be smelled immediately ... So took the stronger Dremel. Height and side direction have to be adjusted well, or the machine gets hot immediately. Set the Dremel to step 2 and twice 10 minutes and the deadeyes are well done, depending your taste 🙂 Used the good deadeyes from the Syren shop. Last time using PVC the parts have shifted a little laterally 😞 Also using slow binding CA I had this experience, so I build a gauge to press everything together properly in place. Result: Dropping-dead-sharp deadeyes 🙂 Tumbled and done. Here as a comparison the 5 mm Krick deadeyes. On top à la natüre, then tumbled - it really does a good job on them - and on the bottom with the notches for the lanyards, and a Syren deadeye for comparison. XXXDAn

Coming. it´s coming 🙂 here some hints for the looks: Trafalgar companion (poop deck with boarding), a note from a Trafalgar midship man and a contemporary painting. A very elegant way ist to cover most of the hammocks and have one section with the cloth opened to show the details underneath. XXXDAn

Very enjoyable build 🙂 Some options to think about: - Rudder hinges not black as iron would rust fast away. A little bit more yellowish copper or the same color than the copper would be more suitable - If you still look for options for the hammock netting, have you considered showing them with their sail cloth cover on? Take a core of foam, give it a bit a shape with the marks of the stanchions, a slag in between for gravity reasons and the ripples for the covered hammocks, and cover with paper-hankies diluted with PVC and paint. All the best, Daniel

But even today one can find quite large ensigns, see the Eagle in full flight!

Not only the Spanish had enormous ensigns, the french could do that too. This one is believed to have been at Aboukir on the Genereux and being seized 18 months later. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...et-display.html The flag, which measures 52ft by 27ft, approx 15,8 m x 8,2 m

Also very impressive the size of the spanish and french ensigns. Spanish naval ensign (1785-1931) Spanish ensign captured with their warship, 'San Ildefonso', 74 guns, by the 'Defence' at Trafalgar (see PAD5735). It was hung in the crossing of St Paul's Cathedral during Nelson's funeral service on 9 Jan 1806 (see PAH7332) AAA0567 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/567.html PAH7335 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/147282.html Flag: 9830 x 14400 mm

I always love the "inaccurancies" of the scotish and irish crosses 🙂

British Union jack (post-1801 pattern). A hand-sewn, wool bunting flag with a linen hoist and a rope and toggle attached. The flag has been repaired and the design is inaccurately made up in a manner characteristic of early Union Flags. If used at sea, the flag would have been flown in harbour from a jackstaff on the ships bowsprit and is therefore a 'Union Jack'. The flag is said to have belonged to Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell (1757-1806). AAA0575 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/575.html flag: 1295.4 x 2336.8 mm

A Red Ensign, hand-sewn and made of wool bunting with a linen hoist and a rope for hoisting. Date made before 1848. It belonged to Captain Sir Robert Oliver who died in 1848. AAA0777 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/777.html flag: 812.8 x 1498.6 mm Naval ensign (before 1864). Hand-sewn wool bunting. Belonged to Lieutenant James Everard RN (1796-1825). Rope and toggle attached. Date made 1801-1825 AAA0773 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/773.html

Blue Ensign (before 1864) A hand-sewn silk, Blue Ensign (post-1801 design). Date made circa 1807. The linen reinforcement at the hoist and the rope for hoisting is in place. The size indicates that it was probably used as a boat ensign. The ensign was handed down through the Forbes-Robertson family with a diary kept by Lieutenant J. Robertson from 1798-1835. The ensign was said by the donor to have belonged to HMS 'Tigre' 1795 . 'Tigre' commanded by Benjamin Hallowell took part in Nelson's pursuit of the French Fleet to the West Indies but was not present at the battle of Trafalgar. Hallowell commanded the naval part of the expedition to Alexandria in 1807. AAA0746 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/746.html Flag: 1066.8 x 1371.6 mm