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Enjoy your trip Rich! Can you expand on your question from post 288? I am not seeing the waviness your talking about. Sam
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Sjors, No I left the Rigging Gnomes here under the close watch of Commander Lorcan. They seem to like and respect her. Sam
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Many thanks to those who hit the like button. I have trimmed the porcupine ends of the ratlines, pictures later. Sjors, your rigging gnomes did most of the work I just pointed fingers and handed out tools. Carl, its was a vacation for me too as you pointed out. But there have been so many times she commented that she wanted to sit on an empty beach with a drink in her hand and an umbrella in the drink. Then, one morning at O-Dark-Thirty in February as woke her to say I was leaving for work, she sleepily said "Why aren't you waking me to say we are going to Hawaii?" I thought, "Why not?" So even though it was for both of us, it really started out for her. Now, time to anchor my Fore Mast and make some more shrouds. I am going to have to remake at least one mast cap, the angles shift on the fore mast. Sam
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Almost done with the Starboard ratlines. I still have to fill a few areas in. I would have more to show for the last two weeks but I surprised Better Half with a trip to Maui for putting up with my work shenanigans over the last 8 months or so. Edit: Just for Carl, a new backdrop: Starboard ratlines Our view from the balcony We woke up to this view every morning. Ok Then, Back to modeling! Sam
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Tom, if it was up to me I would go for it, as Jim said you've lost nothing but some time and a couple of bucks. You cant go back and do it later. As far as wiring, with a little fore thought you should be able to run them through your mounts. That's what I did on my Enterprise. I used some commercially available brass posts from one of the online stores - dont remember which one. A bit of time with my lath, a pipe tap and a pipe extension and I was good to go. Details here towards the end of the post if your interested: Sam
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Grant, That is one nice finish! Well worth the time spent. Sam
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Another big build. Looking forward to watching this. You're making me wish I had more room and available time for hobbies. Sam
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Looking good Rich, That was quite a bit of filling and sanding you had to do. Patience testing. Sam
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Thanks for stopping by everybody. J, once I get into a rhythm I find it goes pretty smoothly although tying of the first knot in a line sometimes gives me issues, about every 3rd - 4th line I seem to forget how to tie a clove hitch, I have tied enough of them in the past at full scale I can practically do them in my sleep. Add tweezers to the mix and I turn fall apart!! I think the secret for me is to know when to stop for a bit. When all of a sudden I cant seem to tie a knot it time to walk away for ten or fifteen minutes or even the night. Carl, have you looked into an inversion table? For some people - including myself - they work wonders. There was a time where every morning after stretching I spent 5 minutes hanging upside down. We have some coraplast at work (plastic card"board") I might see if there is a decent color that the boss will let me have. Sam
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Epsom salt showers Carl? I suppose you could fill a big bucket up with hot water and Epsom salts then pour it over your head. Not sure it will impart the intended effect though. Perhaps we could stretch you on a rack? Hope your feeling better. So far I have rattled the Port side and I am now on to the starboard side. I have not trimmed the Port lines yet, leaving myself some adjustment after I get more experience I may want to go back and do some additional work. Over all I am pleased with what I have done although that perfectionist part of me wants all the lines to have a consistent swag. They vary a bit, not the end of the world but my eye is drawn to things like that. I am actually enjoying the experience so far, lets see how I feel after another couple of weeks. Fortunately I only have two small masts with 4 shrouds each to do, I suspect if there were more shrouds I might feel different. Ok then, enough rambling, PICTURES!! I need to find a better back drop than TFFM, they are great books but a little distracting for a backdrop. My beige walls however just swallow up the ratlines. Sam
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Sjors, That decking looks real nice. And I also like the new beds for the Gnomes in the background in the last picture. Sam
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Just as long as I dont give you a headache!! Sam
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Nice work Vivian. If you are going to modify your stem, why not build it up like a real stem? It would fix your curves, be stronger and look pretty good too. Just a thought Sam
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The Coach will be finished when its ready Sjors, I'll wait, that doesnt mean I wont poke at you about it from time to time. Sam
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Sjors, I got to this point in only 7 years.....I probably should slow down and take my time..... Carl, sorry to hear that. Epsom salt baths, stretching and a TENS unit all help me when my back acts up. Sam
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Sjors! You snuck a new build in on me. Glad I found a seat before the room is all filled up. Sam
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Thanks Dennis. Sometimes I can. about every 4th one I get all messed up and start tying I dont know what kind of knot. Its not a difficult knot, just with tweezers...... Rich! long time, how ya been?? Or as a new member likes to say, "How ya Going?" Sam
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LOL! That description reminds me of a cartoon character that is/was popular here in the States. The Tazmanian Devil. in a good way of course. Sam
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Your back must still be bothering you then Carl. And so it begins, my first ratlines are on. 2.5 hours to get tp this point! Need some adjustment still, they are not secured yet, I want to get some practice first. The macro shots really show the variations I have. Not sure if I am going to try to fix the middle lanyard or not it means replacing the entire lanyard and the difference in the length of the seizing (frapping?) isnt as noticeable from a regular viewing distance. Onward!! Sam
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Nice work as always Dennis. I have to laugh, you "little bit of progress" is a weeks worth of work for me. Sam
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LOL Dennis!! No worries, I could have sold it with the story the Captain got his wires crossed..... Jeeze nothing worse than a bad pun!! Sam
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Thanks everybody much appreciated. Sjors, they will be well fed, well treated and much appreciated. Dennis, Didnt know crossed was an option, I think for this build I am going to give it a pass. Every time something like this happens I am reminded of how much Ship Modeling is like playing Chess!! RIch, you can never have enough clamps of any type. Sam
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Nice, tight and clean Rich.Well done! cant wait to see what the "real" planking is going to look like. Sam
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Thanks Carl and to all who hot the like button. No Ratlines to show, had to run into the shop for a couple of hours today. I did get the last pair of Main Shrouds on and tied off all 8 lanyards. The tension on the lanyards loosened up on a couple, gonna let them sit over night or maybe just a couple of hours, I might be p@@@@ing in the wind but I hope it helps the lanyards settle in and I can retension them easily. I dont recall if I mentioned it earlier but I placed the masts, channels and chain plates per the instructions and the forward most dead eye on both masts is forward of the mast by a couple of feet. I made the conscious decision to not redo the channels I felt I would have a huge mess to clean up - they were mortised in and reinforced with pins. I am not to concerned about it except I wont be able to rig catharpins, at least two would go right through the masts. Lessons for the next build. Thats it for now, pictures when there is something to show. Sam
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