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Photos 941-943: First two photos showing the final status. In the third photo the green ticks on the plan show the completed riggings.

Photos 939-940: Thread structures on the sides.

Photos 937-938: Threads passing through the body and ending up at inner bulwarks.

Build days 182-183: 4,5 hrs / Total 382,5 hours

Main mast Sheets and Tacks completed in these 2 days of work, total of 4,5 hours.

Photo 934: Some threads and parts in addition to those already installed.

Photos 935-936: These holes need opening properly for the thread to pass through.

Build day 181: 2 hrs / Total 378 hours

Continuing with Sheets and Tacks as per the task list I shared above . Started and finished on Mizzen (the green check marks on the plan for reference below):

Photo 933: A photo showing some of it. Go figure

Yard lifts cell of my task list turns green (i.e. complete). Up next: Sheets and Tacks

Build day 180: 2 hrs / Total 376 hours

Today having completed the rest of the Main Mast and Fore Mast Yard Lifts, I finally  finished the Yard Lift work. Below are three photos showing sections of the lifts Fore, Main and Mizzen masts. 

Photos 930-932:

Build day 179/2: 2 hr / Total 374 hours

Yard Lifts. Started and finished Mizzen Yard Lifts as well as the Main Yard Topsail yard lift. 

Photo 929: Main Yard Topsail Yard Lifts.

With the Fore yard ties, jeers and halliards complete, my 4th task completion status turns to green

Next move will be #5, i.e Yard Lifts.

Build day 179: 1 hr / Total 372 hours

Photos 926-928: Fore Topsail Yard Tye and Halliards. 

Build day 178: 1 hr / Total 371 hours

Photo 925: Fore Yard Jeers. One of the most challenging blocks to insert the threads so far. After several tries I managed to install them.

Photo 924: Main Yard Jeers

Finished  with the Main Mast,  moving forward to Fore Mast:

Photo 925: Fore Topgallant Yard Halliard. Constructed similar to that of the Main Mast.

Build day 177: 2 hr / Total 370 hours

Photos 920-923: Main Topsail Yard Tye and Halliards.

Build day 176: 0,5 hr / Total 368 hours

Photos 917-919: Main Topgallant Yard Halliard. Decided to follow @brunnels advice above, tied the end to the bitt in front of the main mast.

I need some support.

(in Plan Sheet 22) Main Topgallant Yard Halliard: I am supposed to tie the end of the thread to spot #17.

But where is it? I can't locate it. The marking on the plan corresponds to somewhere top of those wooden "gears".

Same goes for spots #9 and #10, for Main Yard Jeers.

Also there are 2 times #62 spots at the same place, so altogether 5 ropes will end up there.

Can anyone point at where exactly they are? The photo of the finished model below from the instructions does not show any ropes going there.

The photo below is my model:

Build day 175/2: 1 hr / Total 367,5 hours

Mizzen Topgallant Yard Halliard.

Photos  913-916 showing some of the progress and a few final views.

Build day 175: 1 hr / Total 366,5 hours

Mizzen Topsail Yard Tye and Halliard. This is an asymmetrical structure existing only on the Starboard side.

Photos  909-912 showing some of the progress and a few final views.

Build day 174: 2,5 hrs / Total 365,5 hours

With today's work of the remaining Fore backstays, the backstays are complete. 

In my list of remaining steps, now I can paint step 3 to green as complete and step 4 to yellow as the current step:

Photos 906-908: A photo showing the initial steps and two photos showing the final views.

Build day 173: 2 hrs / Total 363 hours

Gaff Haillard

Today I wanted to give a break with the backstays (only a few Fore backstays left anyway) and proceed with the Gaff Haillard.

Finished the work in 2 hours. 

One will notice the broken ensign post at the back 😁. I broke it by hitting it accidentally during construction. Will fix it after I am done with everything so that I won't break it again 😆.

I chose to use black thread, instead of natural,  in the part that ties the tip of the gaff to the blocks half way to the stern, just to create a bit of a visibility. Rest is all natural color thread, as instructed. 

Photos 898-905: Photos showing part of the process and a few final status.

Build days 172/2: 2 hrs / Total 361 hours

Photos 895-897:  Got my deadeyes and continued to work. Fore Breast Backstays ready.

2 hours ago, chris watton said:

Damn, I thought I put more than enough deadeyes in - I shall add a few extra for future kits.

You certainly did put, but just add 4 more, so I'll be safe for my next Vanguard Model kit 😁

Build days 171-172: 4 hrs / Total 359 hours

As of today, Mizzen and Main backstays are complete.

I have run out of 3mm deadeyes just 4 pieces to go as well as 0.75mm black thread. I don't remember wasting so many 3mm deadeyes, but apparently the kit did barely contain any surplus. Now I'll need to head to the local hobby store to buy a small box of them, in order to continue with the Fore backstays .

Photo 894: Not much detail one can see from a distance however I still add here a photo for evidence.

12 hours ago, ccoyle said:

A point of clarification about the pricing: Some of the prices on the kits page are shown in Euros, which would seem to make those kits prohibitively expensive. Clicking on an individual kit page reveals that the prices are actually in Turkish lira, which is considerably less expensive!

I guess it's probably they haven't updated the Euro pricelist for a while. Turkish Lira devaluated significantly against the foreign currency  in the recent years. For those considering them from outside Turkey, I'd recommend ordering them from known online hobby shops or global vendors such as Amazon etc.

They have a webpage at: https://www.tersanemodel.com.tr

I had met the owner, Mr. Kudret Altinkeser, many years back. A professional dedicated his life to ship model design and manufacturing.

My build log of its Bosphorus Sandal kit is here: 

Build day 170: 2 hrs / Total 355 hours

Main breast backstays.

Photo 893: I realized I had forgotten to insert the pins while installing the deadeyes. It was a bit tricky to do now (I was even using hand drill to widen the holes), but I managed.

Photo 894: Preparing the blocks.

Photo 895: Main breast backstays in place. Photo showing starboard side.