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That’s a beautiful model! Do you include sail plans with the kits?
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Solferino has four anchors installed. She now has standing rigging, shrouds for the bow sprit, and, stays for the stack: Here are side on and overhead views: Next up will be the last four guns with carriages!
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The stack has stays: One side has anchors: The second side has an anchor, but I am letting it dry for a minute before proceeding. It should be noted, there will be more rigging involved with the anchors, where they are lashed to the side of the ship, but I am not quite there yet.
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4 anchors: I made the hoop on the end of the anchors out of wire to facilitate rigging. These are not the best I’ve ever made, but they are not the worst either. This is the first time I’ve built a ship with multiple sets of anchors like this. So, this will be a learning experience. They need to dry completely, then I’ll seal them prior to installation.
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Today is anchor day: I’ll do all catch up edge painting and touch up painting when I paint the anchors. I’ll try to get them rigged and installed today too. I might rig the stack stays too, today.
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I use either painted card or wire for my mast hoops. It works well for me.
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I’ve been working on hull fittings and prepping the ship for rigging. In order to prepare the ship for rigging, I had to figure out what rigging would be real and what rigging would be for show. I like real ratlines, so I anchored mounting points below the channels to secure the deadeyes to. I put eyebolts where the stays for the bowsprit will tie off to. I put eyebolts for the stack stays. I put eyebolts for the gaff lifts and the mizzen boom traveler. I put eyebolts for sheets and braces to tie off to. I used all 100 of those eyebolts. I just bought two more model ships, and I figure I should finish the four I have going before I start another one, lol.
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I bought 150 sheets of cream colored gift wrapping tissue paper off Amazon, for $12. I know it works the same because I have covered balsa models with it before. However, let me see how it works for making my set of sails for Solferino.
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Admiral Claus bought me the Victory Rigging Fitting Set. I also bought everything for a complete set of silk span sails. Needless to say, once I clear Solferino off my shipyard desk, I am making a finishing run on Victory. Quick side note: me and hammock cranes have never gotten along, but winter is coming along and I’m going to need something to do, and Victory is getting finished.
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I just bought myself Victory Models Granado plan set and Amati’s Sovereign of the Seas (SOTS) plan set. The Granado plans are to go with my AOTS of the same and the SOTS plans are to go with my John McKay book on the SOTS. I will have fun with those.
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MONTAÑES by Amalio
GrandpaPhil replied to Amalio's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Amazing work, Tiziano!
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shaping masts, yards and bowsprits
GrandpaPhil replied to Charlie pal's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
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And don’t forget Earl Grey! That and Emergen-C are my two go to’s when I’m sick! Feel Better, OC!
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On the Paris model, the posts along the side of the ship are round. I don’t really feel like making these out of card due to strength issues, so I’m making them out of steel rod, until I run out, then I’ll switch to wood. I’ll paint them on the model, because they are very small. It should be noted that many of my models turn into games of, “Let’s Make It Up As We Go Along.” That’s when the models are the most fun.
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A lot of the detail rigging ties off to thin pieces of card. I think with those locations, I am going to do as I did with the gunport lids and just stiffen up some string and preform them all. All the stays will actually be rigged where I can, but those vertical supports are too thin to tie off to and have it look even halfway decent. So, I am going to ad lib again and just do as I think best.
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Thank you very much! The bow sprit is on: The first sets of eyebolts for rigging are installed: I still have a couple detail pieces to add to the base of the bow sprit.
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Congratulations! Nice finish!
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Welcome!
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The boarding ladders and catheads are on: I started the bow sprit, since I am going bow to stern, and it is sitting next to some hull fittings that need painted: The bow sprit started out life as a bamboo kitchen skewer that I slimmed down and cut to size: All installed fittings will be getting edge painted and sealed shortly.
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I need to prep the hull for rigging when I start adding the rest of the fittings, too. That will mean using the eyebolts that I just made.
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