DanielD

10 hours ago, Dave_E said:

I started the rigging on my LN like you, standing rigging. I had the shrouds all done (no rat lines) and someone pointed out I missed some cleats. And then as I started looking at things, discovered there was no way I was going to get lines tied to the belaying pins. Are you concerned about this?

Good morning Dave and fellow Washingtonian,

I believe I have all the cleats and belaying pins installed based on Dr. Betts research of the Terror; however, attaching the rigging is always a challenge. I have a little experience with my Golden Hind I finished a couple of years ago, but it will still be a challenge. I have long hemostats for reaching across the deck to attached the lines to the belaying pins. Not easy, a delicate process, and very time consuming...

BTW, your LN is turning out wonderful. Keep up the great work.

Daniel

Good evening all. As is the case with all good projects, one might learn more information information along the way. Dr. Betts book on the HMS Terror in hardback has not been and is still not available in the U.S.; however, I was able find a Kindle version. Looking through the book at the images and research I feel good about the “additions/ changes” I and others have made to the standard OcCre Terror kit. I did discover that there are differences in the standing rigging between Dr. Betts research and the OcCre plans I was following. Since I really just started the standing rigging, I chose to take a step backwards and fix a couple of lines, well, eight to be exact. Here is the updated model following Dr. Betts book.

Welcome to the Terror club. Your doing a wonderful job on your planking. Keep up the great work.

Great job on your Terror!

Welcome to the Terror club! Wonderful work on this great ship.

Great start to this wonderful ship! Welcome to the Terror club.

Good evening everyone. More work in the shipyard today. Completed the standing rigging on the foremast!

Thanks all for stopping by. Continued work on the rat lines of the fore mast. Port side finished and a good start on the starboard set.

First night of making rat lines…wish I had more time.

More standing rigging…it seems to never end. Now to make rat lines.

Slow steady progress on the fore mast standing rigging.

Good evening everyone. I’ve been putting off starting the mast standing rigging…but no more. Started the fore mast…slow steady progress.

More work on my HMS Terror. Today worked on setting up the small boats and stacking them on the deck.

More work finished on the main mast rat lines. I think I’m all half hitched out and I know there are a thousand more to go. 
 

Now to figure out the next step….hmmm…

More fore mast progress, rat lines and more rat lines.

Back in the shipyard working on the foremast. Slow progress, but moving forward…

This evening spent some time building some foremast dead eye hardware. Still some fine tuning and chemical blackening…but getting there.

Good afternoon everyone, last night worked on the steel bands on the foremast. Slow steady progress…

This week I was able to build the fore mast to the 1:75 scale based on Lee’s book, Frigate 10th Class. I’m happy with the way she is turning out. Base coat of white applied today and some detail. Next step, the steel bands and the rest of the detail. It feels good to be back in the shipyard. Also built the dolphin striker from Lee’s book.

Well, it’s been a busy fall with little time for working on the Terror.  The only thing I have accomplished are these small boats, just 5 of 12 I have planned. Today I have more time to work on the ship so more updates coming soon. Thanks for stopping by…

On 10/9/2021 at 7:11 PM, Keith S said:

"Is that the Master Korabel model boat? If so, nice job. It's tricky. I wish I had built one before I started building the main ship. "

Keith, so good to hear from you. I too have been busy during the summer, but as things settle down for the season, I'm wanting to get back to building.

Why yes, as a matter of fact this is a Master Korabel ship. I am planning on building several. As you know, the Terror had 12 of such small boats. Right now I'm planning on making 6, two on the fore deck and 4 (2 sets of stacked) for those stored at the stern. We shall see, as you said, they are tricky to build. I'm currently working on my second one, which is going better now that I understand all the steps. This time I have not glued the rib template to the boat which will make it a lot easier to remove once I finish the planking. Seriously, these little boats are a pain in the ....

Daniel

Well, what I thought would be an easy project, turned into a week of nights building a small boat. It’s good to be back building again.

Now that fall is upon us here in the states, I'm getting the bug to start work on my own Terror again. After digging out all the boxes, I started working on another small boat, one of several I plan for this model. I still have not received my Terror book by Dr. Betts, I guess has not been published yet, according to Amazon. I had hopped to wait until the book was release to start the rigging...but…

New images coming soon.

Keith, your work is impeccable! Now that fall is upon us here in the states, I'm getting the bug to start work on my own Terror again. After digging out all the boxes, I started working on another small boat, one of several I plan for this model. I still have not received my Terror book by Dr. Betts, I guess has not been published yet, according to Amazon. I had hopped to wait until the book was release to start the rigging...but I may have to do without. But, thanks to you, I have a wonderful example to follow. Keep up the great work.

How did you make those lovely curved davits? I love them!