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  1. Kenneth Powell
    It does seem like when I install a set of lines another set goes slack. I guess we all have to hit synchronicity. - Kenneth
  2. Kenneth Powell
    Main mast spars are done. On to the foremast spars. Comments welcome - Kenneth
  3. Kenneth Powell
    I certainly echo all of the 'Congratulations' and 'Excellent Build' - Kenneth
  4. Kenneth Powell
    Main mast spars ready - I think This little vice really helps. The Admiral got them for me years ago in a two-pack This is a very small space to attach blocks So I had to remove the boat to get in there. Work is proceeding. I'll take more photos and post as I go along. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting bigger. Er, Maybe I shouldn't go to the light. Comments welcome - Kenneth
  5. Kenneth Powell
    Thanks, Jim - I thought so. MS and other kit manufacturers consider most builders to be somewhat knowledgeable, so they don't explain every little thing. In their defense, this is not an entry level kit. Thanks, JS - Thank you for all the work to help. The download is very helpful, and I'll use it today. Help like this is why I really like this site. Comments welcome - Kenneth
  6. Kenneth Powell
    I finally got the 2 mizzen spars on the model, and I hope I did it right: I have all the other spars shaped and painted and ready to rig, but the plans have no place for the main lower yard lifts to attach. The only reference is this drawing at the top of the plans: It says 'Lifts lead thro sheave in covel (cavel?) abreast mast and belays on its cleat'. What? I cannot find a meaning for covel or cavel. The plans show the mizzen and fore, but not the main unless I'm missing something. If he means kevel, then it's not on the plans. But adding one would be easy enough. Help and comments welcome - Kenneth
  7. Kenneth Powell
    Thanks, Rollingreen - I've been trying to get these latest two spars installed, but every time I look at the plans it all seems to get more and more jumbled. I find that if I read, then re-read, then study a little more, look up other builder's photos I almost know what to do. Like I mentioned earlier, all rigging is on one page, so a little clarity is sacrificed. I feel like once I get the mizzen mast spars completed, the other two will fall right in. Comments welcome - Kenneth
  8. Kenneth Powell
    Thanks Everyone for the likes and comments. Mizzen mast spars painted and rigged and ready to install: - Kenneth
  9. Kenneth Powell
    Work accomplished since last post: Gaff and boom finished and rigged I bought these very small beads for parrels. I emptied the container into a small bowl to take the photo with the label visible. Mistake. I spent half the afternoon chasing the things across the table and floor trying to return them. They have no weight. Gaff and boom installed: The beads worked great, worth the trouble. Spars are next, one mast at a time Comments welcome - Kenneth
  10. Kenneth Powell
    Planking always looks better after a little sanding. The micro thickness differences and gaps are the model's 'beauty marks' and makes it look like a real planked ship once it's painted. I used very little filler and liked the results. - Kenneth
  11. Kenneth Powell
    Just a quick photo. The Admiral loves to cross-stich and makes several Christmas ornaments for gifts each year, so I thought I'd show her cross-stich cut-offs and my rigging cut-offs together. Hobbies for everyone. Happy New Year to Everyone - Kenneth
  12. Kenneth Powell
    Looks great, really good paint job. - Kenneth
  13. Kenneth Powell
    Thanks, all for the likes. Dave - The Model Shipways kit I have came with 4 pages on 2 sheets of plans (front and back). This is the only page for rigging. They put the standing rigging in black and the running rigging in red. This combination makes the one page really jumbled. Thank goodness others have built and logged this model before me and I can see how it's supposed to be. Comments welcome - Kenneth And again, everyone have a great holiday season.
  14. Kenneth Powell
    Thanks Everyone for the Likes and comments. I built and installed the 3 netting guard rails. I cut the heads off long straight pins and cut them to length. The netting is what my Admiral suggested from the craft store. These photos show how my ratlines improved from upper to lower. I also have the gaff, boom, and spars cut to length from appropriately sized dowels. I'll be working on those next. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All! Comments welcome - Kenneth
  15. Kenneth Powell
    Cruise other build logs and ask, ask, ask. This is a great site and members are happy to help. The rigging looks scary because it's jumbled on one sheet, I'm going through that now. When the time comes, just go one line at a time. Study the plans and read the manual over and over again. Hope this helps - Kenneth
  16. Kenneth Powell
    Milestone!! All ratlines completed! I've never worked on shrouds and ratlines like this before, so I really feel accomplished. It seems the more I did, the easier it got and better they appeared: Now on to a few details and then gaff, boom, and spars. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. Comments welcome - Kenneth
  17. Kenneth Powell
    Moving right along and looking great. - Kenneth
  18. Kenneth Powell
    Not in mine. The drawing shows the thickness of the wooden transom and metal stern piece with the DIY fashion piece . . . At least that's the way I did it. Some parts of the plan drawings are from the real ship. - Kenneth
  19. Kenneth Powell
    All upper and lower mizzen complete. I hope I'm getting better at this, can't tell. Comments Welcome. Thanks - Kenneth
  20. Kenneth Powell
    My bottom white was interior latex satin house trim paint from Lowe's. It flowed well and covered well, and I had a bunch of it. Also, I knew how it would look because I used it on most of the trim in my house. The black is latex satin from Home Depot sold in a small can. I did use the gray at first but didn't like it, so I painted red over it. I brought the admiral to Michael's and went through all the shades of the colors I wanted for the model in the craft paint section. Again, they flowed well and covered well and I do like the results. Keep the box open and think outside of it and call on your knowledge and experiences (and the admiral's). - Kenneth
  21. Kenneth Powell
    Mine fit pretty snug and I was able to make them flush to the inside of the transom. They give the appearance of being recessed. You could fill the gaps with really thin wood strips or card stock. Hope this helps - Kenneth
  22. Kenneth Powell
    Thanks Everyone for the likes and comments. - Kenneth
  23. Kenneth Powell
    Working on upper ratlines. In the photo above it seems I'm off a little from my lines, but when I pull the paper up close things are right-on. Slow going but once I can sit for a while and get in a rhythm, it really moves along. One thing that has helped is that I moved the model from my basement with no natural light to my sunroom with northern exposure. Here in the Gulf South I get plenty of indirect sunlight year-round. I can see better and natural light improves my mood to tackle these tedious or what I preserve as difficult items. I'll march on and complete the ratlines. Comments welcome - Kenneth
  24. Kenneth Powell
    The metal is easy to bend by hand if you take your time and progress slowly - no heating required. I filed, sanded and bent by hand both the wood and metal a little at a time until they fit each other and the hull. Hope this helps. - Kenneth
  25. Kenneth Powell
    Enjoy this build. Everyone on this site is helpful and talented. - Kenneth

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