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@JerseyCity Frankie Frankie I have proceed with the first of the two mainstays as per your clarification..

And as you see I have served all the rope attached to the bowsprit and not partially, as the instructions picture shows.on the contrary the rope attached to the main mast its served only at its upper end.

Thank you again

Christos

Ok....thanks

Thank you Frankie. But I have noticed that. And there are 2 questions to this arrangement of the replica: Is the replica according the original ship.... and ofcourse the answer is most likely to be yes... then the question follows, why the hearts are before the fore mast in such a high position and not after the fore mast, lower and nearer to the bowsprit? That I think would have look more similar to existing paintings of the that time.

How is a double mainstay rigged? The kit's instructions show a rigging that it doesn't looks like to be real! And the serving also doesnt look ok.

Top gallant is on..  in greek topgalant is παπαφίγκος (pron. papafingos).

Thank you old good friend. So painting hearts black isnt necessary. 

Christos.

Were dead-eyes and hearts tarred? Or they went black due to fact that the tar of the standing rigging ropes came oi contact ?


Ps is there a name for all this (dead-eyes, bull-eyes, hearts etc)standing rigging "blocks without sheaves"?

Thank you for sharing this treasure with us. 

Christos 

Dear sir,

Thats a fine kit, of which I had no idea that it existed.

And secondly,  congrats for the fine work so far!

Bringing her back in the game...  sorry for being indiscret, I believe its a mast.👍

Am going to follow your log with great interest, anxious to see the outcome. 

Christos

Steven magnificent idea.... ξυλόκαστρα με αγιογραφίες!  So far the painting is super, am.anxious to see the outcome...  definitely is going to look fantastic beautiful.  

Topmasts in place... platforms and rail

Oh sorry... I didnt realise you are done with hull painting! Anyway... just tried to help.

There is a paint which I have used on my ancient builds, the bireme and the olkas that looks like pitch. 

ModelExpo MS4830 HULL SPAR BLACK

Ohhh! Πολύ ωραίο!

Lower masts in place. Dimension in the kit's instructions have errors. Painting was done with white spray pain from tamiyia. All other painting work was done with vallejo paints

Thank you Tom

Masts and anchors look great. But in your last picture I have realised how successful is your deck floor! Outstanding.

I notice you got your rope from germany. I bought my rope also from Marx. Very good quality and reasonable price. Do you wax it? How do keep the rope together after cutting it? I use  cyanoacrylate glue.

Christos

@Louie da fly thank you Steven. Yes on the stern and also on the stem,in the lions hands. You must imagine, the scale is 1/89, so it was impossible to succeed  more sharpness. The stem coat of arms  is bigger, so its sharper than the one the lion holds.

Stem fnished. Lot of work.... lots of fan. The figurehead in place, the Lion with the coat of arms, the net, the gratted floor and ofcourse on top the two catheads (anhor windlasses). Sorry for the letters on the pic, its the cathead in greek... καπόνι! (kaponi)

Stern windows, abacum's decorations, coat of arms and name plate in position. Ofcourse the stern lantern   and the safety chain of the rudder.

Rudder chain in place. The coat of arms and the name plate took  all my artistic skill....🙄... big lenses were very helpful.

Beautiful! Just this.

Christos 

Great pictures!

Christos

True.! 😀  

Thank you very much... its the vallejo paints. "Helmsman", is it the wrong word for referring to the man on the wheel? Propulsion on sailboats is the wind power!😊