GrandpaPhil

Replacement railings always look better 

I am in the final stages of the Prince de Neufchatel.

You did an excellent job of the stern.  How ever you decide to make the quarter galleries, I don’t think that you’ll have any difficulty.

I will, lol!

Excellent work!

Excellent!

On 6/8/2019 at 7:57 PM, cdrusn89 said:

I have reviewed most of the Niagara build logs (at least the ones labeled "FINISHED") and have not found a consistent methodology for getting the rigging completed. My experience (and this is largely confined to two masted fishing schooners not square riggers) is the getting the belying pin racks populated after the shrouds are completed and the ratlines hung is a major problem (at least for me). Too many things in the way of getting you tweezers (regardless of shape and size) where they need to be.

 

So my plan is to only rig the forward and after lower shrouds after the main mast are is raised. Once most of the running rigging (especially that which belays at the pin racks behind the shrouds (which is everything that does not go to a fife rail pretty much) I will rig the rest of the lower shrouds and back stays. Then the ratlines. We will see if the pain of doing the ratlines with the running rigging behind the shrouds is worth it.

 

I am planning on working from aft forward, following a similar methodology except that the standing rigging between the masts will be done before the running rigging and shrouds/ratlines.

 

Bowsprit will be last.

 

Does this make any sense???

I bought 2 pairs of long tweezers along with 2 pairs of long angled tweezers for reaching into the rigging and belaying to belaying pins.  

They have served me well.  They enable belaying the running rigging behind the shrouds on square riggers.

Reach in from in front of the shrouds or behind the shrouds.  Don’t try to reach through the shrouds.

Use the angled tweezers to get behind the belaying pins.

Model Shipways sells a nice set of them.

Don’t buy the cheap ones, mine went in the trash when I made that mistake.

For the order of rigging, I follow Zu Monfeld’s recommendations from his Historic Ship Models.  I start with the bowsprit, move to stays, install shrouds and ratlines, install backstays and then go from fore to aft, bottom to top for the running rigging.

Sorry to hear about your stroke.  Get well soon.

Congratulations and well done!

Well done and congratulations!

I am in the process of sewing my sails.  It is very slow going (but fun).

 I am using an old fashioned needle and thread.  

I am making reefing points as appropriate.

I’ll post some pictures when I have something worth showing.

I second that.

I'm currently making sails for the Prince de Neufchatel.  I'll be back to the Victory soon enough.  I've resumed planning for the Victory in the meantime.

Nicely done!

Nicely done!

Nice!  I like how you made the swivel guns!

Bottom to top, front to back is the recommendation in Zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models.  It has served me well.

I’ve coppered two hulls now.  It’s well worth the work.

They just want to help, lol.

Very nicely done!

Very well done!

Very cool!  Excellent work!

On 4/4/2019 at 6:26 AM, dvlp47 said:

I have finally figured out the reason I keep backing off on the build is I'm afraid I'm going to make a mistake. From what I have read that is expected in the beginning!

Mistakes are how you learn (it’s how I learn at any rate).  You just have to fix them the best way you can and keep going.

Have fun with your build.  

If it’s not perfect, that’s perfectly okay.  The odds are that the only one who will know that there is a mistake is you.  The important part is to have fun and to finish the model, don’t give up or start over.

You’re doing well!  Keep at it!

In my opinion, planking the hull and getting the rough work done, is the hardest part of the entire process.

Detailing the hull and the deck is the fun part for me.

Nicely done!

Very cool!