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Ok, back in business, I originally saved each photo since 2009 in separate files, and will upload all eventually in order. The hull and first layer of planks of course is first, and the second layer with 5000 treenails. Last photo is where i'm up to, fitting the masts. More to follow. Thanks to the adminsitrators for their persistence.
Greg

Lower shroud cleats. All 32 of them! No wonder this hobby takes so long.

I use the process as meditation as I tell myself I won't finish for years. I love the ability to buy small tools without buying big stuff so the wife doesn't notice.

Well here we are with my fourth OcCre build
This will be my biggest build yet and I expect it to take me a while
My previous ship builds have been the Sergal Racehorse and Thermopylae
The Racehorse being a quite small ship at 1:48 scale was a nice easy starter whereas the Thermopylae, a much bigger ship at 1:124 scale really tested me
You can see the site I built for the Thermopylae here   http://micklen.50megs.com/
My most recent ship has been the OcCre Spirit of Mississippi the log of which can be found in my signature
 
This build however will be my most advanced as it includes full sails
Here are the bits out of the box.  Please click on the thumbnails to open the photos in Photobucket
 
  Here are the two parts boxes containing all the small parts.  It doesn't look too much until you start counting things
 
  Next are the miles of cordage and the small sheet of pressed brass
 
  These are the thinner, simpler laser cut sheets such as decks
 
 These the more complicated pieces and coloured parts
 
  And the thicker, heavier cuts that are the bulkheads and the like
 
       Here are the sails
 
  The planking, other wood strips and rods
 
  The stand, an extra I purchased
 
       And finally the various instructions
 
I was really happy to see the main instructions to be in Spanish AND English
The diagrams are in Spanish only but there are only lists of what parts are on the page and that should be easy to translate
The instructions are a surprisingly small set of five pages but the photograph book and the diagrams are very comprehensive
I shall probably start work on the false keel and the frames tomorrow
Let me know if the Photobucket photos work well and if not I will try to use the system on the site but I did have problems with that 
Here's to the start     

I hope this sets up my Build log.,  will now sort thru pics so far.

OK, foremast stays complete. I have to re rig the first shroud as it lost tension with the stays. I think by the time i put the 3 masts in, do their shrouds, stays, Catharpins, shroud cleats, tackle, tops, I'll be ready for Santa before i have to do the ratlines.

Stays and Mouses (or mice i suppose). I made the stays and wormed them to give them a better thickness. I then got an old wooden spindle and drilled holes in the end to  run lines through (al la frolich). I made a small wooden mouse from stock and then attempted to  cross stitch to produce the mouse. Seriously, black thread is too hard as you just get lost, thus the tan line used for the second one. A LOT of buggering around but the result came out OK.

I've been procrastinating with this next bit, with shift work and kids, I finally disciplined myself and put off doing the ironing to work on the bowsprit collars and stepping the bowsprit.
 
Each of the collars had to be stropped first which is remarkably easy, as was the lashing eventually. Once I finish off a few more stays I shall try my hand at a ropewalk for the preventers.

Wow.
Awesome work! looks like you are building most things from scratch. really nice!

Just a note, the spreaders on the trees are supposed to move the stays out and it does angle them.  Just like you have it and it's the same on the real ship.  modern small sail boats use the same principle.


 

Ok, back in business, I originally saved each photo since 2009 in separate files, and will upload all eventually in order. The hull and first layer of planks of course is first, and the second layer with 5000 treenails. Last photo is where i'm up to, fitting the masts. More to follow. Thanks to the adminsitrators for their persistence.
Greg