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  1. GrandpaPhil
    What went wrong?
  2. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  3. GrandpaPhil
    Cornwall Model Boats has the plans for the Sergal Thermopylae for £14.84. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/Thermopylae-Construction-Plans-Set-961.html Those plans have the parts sheets included. You could always scale those plans up to 1/96 scale and modify/build at will. They also have the plans for the Cutty Sark as well. The research and learning is half the fun.
  4. GrandpaPhil
    But, just think about how nice the fence will look and all the vegetables will taste after they grow. I planted mine yesterday.
  5. GrandpaPhil
    I have Mantua’s Victory and the Sergal set of plans for the Soleil Royal. Their kits and plans look nice but need a LOT of help. They can make a good starting point though.
  6. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  7. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome! A cutter or a schooner make great first models.
  8. GrandpaPhil
    Congratulations and well done!
  9. GrandpaPhil
    Loading tackles are done: Shrouds are going in with the foremast lower shrouds installed: No shrouds, stays or backstays will be tensioned until all standing rigging is installed and awaiting tensioning to prevent mast warping.
  10. GrandpaPhil
    Tony, Seahorse has some really nice stuff. Here’s their 3D printed stuff, to include the blocks. https://seahorse.pl/en/14--3d-printed
  11. GrandpaPhil
    This one had 14 different loading tackles. There were 6 each on the lower fore and main mast and 1 each on the top fore and main mast. This was a merchant though.
  12. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
  13. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! All lower loading tackles are done: Here is a side on shot of the ship: I missed the third set of tackles on each lower mast and found a set on each top mast. That makes for 8 sets of tackles that I didn’t plan for. Needless to say, I made some more double blocks. The hooks are made from steel wire. I am being much more careful with reading the rigging plan so I don’t miss anything else. This plan is the most complete, rigging wise, that I have ever built from, so it is a learning process. The only other square rigger that I have ever built at decent scale was a Mamoli Endeavour which was 1/100 scale, and therefore still simplified significantly. The Solferino was pretty complete, rigging wise, but it was only 1/200 scale and therefore only had half the rigging it should have had. We’ll see how this turns out. Next up for me rigging wise is the Revenge.
  14. GrandpaPhil
    Looking good! Keep at it!
  15. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  16. GrandpaPhil
    The plans for my Cat appear to have loading tackles on the topmast. What would the purpose be for those?
  17. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
  18. GrandpaPhil
    The foremast loading tackles are done: Griswold is pleased with his work, he can load his barrels of mead now:
  19. GrandpaPhil
    Could be the corresponding yard length.
  20. GrandpaPhil
    Incredible work! Congratulations!
  21. GrandpaPhil
    I use that method and carve the grooves in with a scalpel.
  22. GrandpaPhil
    The rigging begins with a humble bow gammoning:
  23. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
  24. GrandpaPhil
    Excellent work!
  25. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! Griswold finished all of the rigging fittings and inked them brown: This isn’t a warship, which has a lot more, but there were still plenty of fittings to make (at least a couple hundred).

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