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    Finishing up the running rigging and nearing completion.I like the way this one turned out!
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    Yeah I dont like slack lines so I have to be careful to keep the tension in balance.
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    Thanks!It is coming out much better than expected!
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    Yes it looks great!
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    Rear view. Wow!What a cloud ship!
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    Thanks
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    IMG thumb
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    Don't forget that the Sark was beating the Thermopylae badly when her rudder was torn off in a storm. in subsequent races the Curry beat the Thermopylae frequently. The Thermopylae still holds the record of 63days from Graves end to Melbourne.
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    Looks great too me!It is true that we modelers are our own harshest critics.
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    Thanks!guys!It is coming along nicely and I ran another line and added a 5th jib.Looks much better now!i assembled and installed the main mast and tied up the main mast rat lines.The sails are all laced to the yards and are installed on the masts.I can run the standing rigging ok just have to be careful.The running rigging may be a challenge but the ship is large enough that enough space exists to do ok.Thanks for the compliments!
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    Began assembling the main mast and used the plastic yard mounts on the brass tube.
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    Added the jibs.i may add another jib to make it look right.
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    Rigged up the front.Had to use an old chain from my wife's jewelery box,as it was the only one I could find that fit the holes in the dolphin striker.
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    I have that kit but have not started it yet.I will follow your build log to get some construction tips.
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    I finished putting the sails on the fore mast.Next up;i will rig the bowsprit,jibboom and dolphin striker with both rope and chains.
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    I got real lucky on Ebay and found it on Ebay for 30 bucks!It may be more difficult but I think I will play this out and see how it goes.
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    Laced on some sails.
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    I am making the Revell Thermopylae which is very similar to the Sark.Is that the Revell kit?
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    Yeah they are giving me the business on FSM about how inaccurate it is!Sheesh !
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    I like the colors so they are fine by me!
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    Progress thus far
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    Thanks!I will give it a shot!
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    I put a brass tube inside of the plastic mast halves and replaced the upper mast with another tube.I relocated the shroud and anchor chains to the side of the hull,which will require me to tie my own ratlines,as the kit supplied plastic ratlines are now too short.

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