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You’ve got the hull built, which is the hardest part, at least for me. You’ve got this!
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Late 19th or Early 20th Century Running Rigging
GrandpaPhil replied to GrandpaPhil's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Sir, Thank you very much for the insight! That makes sense, especially for a smaller ship. It would therefore make sense that since this vessel was primarily steam, with the rig only as an emergency backup, and heavily armored, that steel cable would likely have been necessary to carry the load, and resist the heat from the stacks, as the braces go right past them. Plus this ship has winches everywhere, I’m assuming for rigging handling. -
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Steve, Keith, Glen and Mark, Thank you all very much! I have a special pair of glasses for working on my models that greatly improves my ability to make and work with the small parts on these models. The machine guns are installed and painted to match: While waiting for the glue to dry, I went ahead and installed the standing rigging: I wasn’t really planning on installing the standing rigging, it just kind of happened. I am going to make and install the yards, gaffs and booms in the near future. I just need to figure out if the running rigging would be steel cable, or if it would have been hemp. This will determine if I use tan rigging thread or black for the running rigging. Each yard will get lifts and braces, slightly simplified due to the scale.
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Would the running rigging on an early 20th Century Pre-Dreadnought Battleship, Russian built, French designed, have been hemp or steel cable? The rigging belongs to what appears to be a standard brigantine rig. I would assume the standing rigging would be steel cable, but I’m not sure about the running rigging, since the yards appear functional. Would that also apply to other similar warships from that era?
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Bob, Thank you very much! My miniature machine guns are built and ready for installation: They need painted, but are black going into a black location so I will paint them and seal them after installation.
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Alan, Thank you very much! Thank you to everyone who has hit the “like” button or just stopped by! The main mast has railings on the mast top now: Everything is painted and sealed. I am currently working on the machine guns: At 1/200 scale, these things are tiny! To give an idea of scale, the squares on the building mat are 1/2”.
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Welcome!
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Very nicely done!
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Very well done!
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Keith, That’s great news about your health! Your model is looking incredible!
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Thank you very much, Keith! These kits are quite the challenge, but they build up beautifully! Thank you very much, Steve! That’s why I really like the late 19th, early 20th Century ships! Thank you very much, Mark! Thank you very much, OC! I really like building from card! It has so many different possibilities and can be merged with other materials quite easily, which overcomes the limitations that one would imagine! The level of detail that I have seen in the different card kits is quite impressive! Thank you to everyone for all the likes and just for stopping by! Currently working on all the detail parts for the main mast: Including the railing: The railings are always time consuming, but look really good when installed. Next up, after the railing, I need to make a bunch of ladders, similar to the ones I made for the sides of the smaller turrets for the hull and the masts. Then, it will be time for touch up painting and finally, sealing. Next up, I need to make a set of yards, booms and a gaff to install and rig. Due to the nature of the model, I am going to rig the model before proceeding to the rest of it, since many of the anchor points will be underneath the ship’s boats and the hull will be getting much more fragile once I install the boarding ladders.
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Congratulations! Very nicely done!
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Greg, Excellent work!
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Very cool and very nicely done!
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The foremast is pretty much done and only needs yards/davits now: The aft mast is stepped: I am not in the habit of gluing masts down. I usually let the rigging hold them in place. It seems to work well. I am presently working on the mast fittings (aka lots of little pulleys): Here is a side on shot of the model as it stands right now: I am very happy with how it is turning out!
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Alan, That explains the other arm! Incredible paint work! Looking good!
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Steve, Thank you very much! The research that these models take you on is half the fun for me! OC, Thank you very much! Thank you to all who hit the “like” button or have just stopped by! I finished and installed all superstructure fittings! The foremast is carved and assembled and stepped in place! Here is a side on shot of the model: The foremast still needs some fittings, yards, a bit of paintwork and sealed. Then I can make the main mast and rig the model. I don’t like card or plastic masts. I always just carve my own, with a scalpel, out of wood, and paint them accordingly. It is interesting with the generational gaps and overlaps in technology with the pre-Dreadnoughts that meld early 20th/late 19th century technology with older fittings and structures.
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