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Hi Robert, good News to see you back on deck again, wish you all the best... Nils- 241 replies
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Hi Bob, the Mr. Base White 1000 is a filler primer I use for small wooden and and brass made parts. The resin based paint applied without primer, is the red one (pls. ref. to my posts # 647 and #681 of the KWdG build log, also the black silicone based paint has a very good adhesion even to the shiny aluminium, but I do`nt know if that would be available in other colors... Nils
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super riveting Job Bob, I know and experienced the paint coming off (fingernail test) in the beginning as well , and to overcome this, I clean the metal thorrowly and carefully with acetone on a cotton cloth first and then apply a resin based paint without any primer underneath. The criteria will be if you mask a tape over the cured paint, and it does`nt come off, when peeling the tape away, then you`ve got it.... very nice work Nils
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Hi Bug, the credit goes to Peter (Flyer), and to his wonderful "Pickle" Nils
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Peter, so now the Standing rigging shall surely start nice looking "Pickle" so far... Nils
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Nice work Sjors, looks like you have grooved yourself in again, at least after those fine looking gunport lids. I know you can do super rigging, we all know from your other ships, and this large beautiful frigate will in due time probably be your masterpiece..... Nils
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Thats right Patrick, thanks for your word, I`ll do the anchor sticks and rig and put on the port side anchors the next days, and then study and have a look at the bow-lines rigging for the square sails, their lines and belaying points. Lennarth Peterson`s "Period Ship Models" is a good help for doing so Nils
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Thanks for your appreciative word Piet, and all otheres for their "likes" on the recently posted updates Nils
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Hi Panagiotis, congrats to a beautiful built model and many thanks for sharing this interesting log, it was a pleasure to watch from begin on..... :) Nils
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Build log part 93 Update brought in the spare spars (rough shaped) for the boat`s rest, a little asymetric offset to port side, so that the stb place on the gallow has place for taking up other items as well Nils
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Thank you very much Bob, still hoping and curiously waiting for your "Pequod" progress...... Nils
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Many thanks for your kind words Ed, it`s been quite some finger-acrobatic to get all those lines guided and belayed properly. The braced yards and sails move the lines into positions that require different lengths and angles, and still the belaying points have to be symetrical to the ships length-axis. It seems that this type of square-rigger ca`nt brace more than about 45°, without the yards fouling the shrouds in hight of the catharpins "waist" and even with appropriate set truss pendants. I know from the rigging of my tallships (probably also like the clipper you are doing) that the more "modern" yard-racks, due to their geometry, allow far sharper bracing, whereby the yards nearly move round the shrouds and finaly are limited against the backstays. It is fun and challenge in rigging a ship with braced yards, but this way one learns and understands the function of every line concerned better. As you mentioned, you`re focused on rigging these days....... Nils
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Ed, Oh, oh,... never thought there would be a discussion about this. Have now crossed out the word "staff" and replaced by "line" to avoid misunderstandings. the drive boom of course swings clear above the lantern.... Nils
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Many thanks Nigel, for you nice comment, 18 sails here, I had some initial experience with sewing my tallship`s sails Nils
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Hi Boyd; for the quartergallery please ref. to my posts # 22, #34, #35 regards, Nils
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Update all braces are now on, sheets ad tacks of the main courses, the starboard anchor rigging, additional coilings to belaying points, and a correction to the ensign staff line (hoistline shifted to leeward side of the spanker sail on deck), with thanks to Druxey and Crackers for their kind comments..... Nils
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Wonderful work Mike, lovely built hull ! Nils
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very interesting Project Don, nice start also, that relatively low working bench is good for sitting at, whilst working..., will be looking in as you go... Nils
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Hi Steen, many thanks for sharing These lovely drawing Pictures, somehow the link in your post #5 did`nt work, (get an error indication) The pic of the "Heimdal" riding on port bow, pushing the wake Looks great.... Nils
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Wonderful Picture Crackers, thanks for sharing....., well, the way of flying the ensign is exactly as I have done it, from te peak to a point on deck, or ? I understood that Druxey meant the drive boom would possibly nock it away, when changing wind sides Nils
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Thanks Druxey, do you mean that the footpoint of the ensign hoist line should be moved near to the end of the Driver boom ? (I borrowed this pic from the web) Nils
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