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Mirabell61

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  1. Hi Bob, those oval window frames, made from round brass tube look great Nils
  2. Very nice work Bob, it Looks perfact at what percentage would you consider your rigging complete by now ? , must be nearly done.... Nils
  3. Hello Anton, your deckhousings with the appropriate hatch Details are fantastic Nils
  4. Thats so beautiful and in Museum Quality Ed, I love your sheating as well as the fitting out of cabins decks, interior, etc. A masterly made clipper-ship, well done in all details Nils
  5. very good work in Fitting the keel Mike, the contours of the lead Ballast fit neatly with the hull, I presume you can remove the lead afterwards (Access to srews seems given) Nils
  6. Congrats Hartmut, your Pinco Genvese is looking beautiful, and with these well done lateen sails, a real enrichment to the "MSW fleet" Nils
  7. Kees, very nicely made Details..... Are These basicly styrene Profile (semi materials) you are using ? Nils
  8. Thank you for your words Bob, like I answered to Patrick its not confusing any more if you have a chance (plan , book, etc.) to study and understand the functions, and then go step by step Meantime I think, I`m familiar with every line type and their function for standing and running rigging on a rather small squarerigger lke this Nils
  9. Steven, you have a very good looking clipper hull under way and I trust its going to be beautiful ship...... Interesting to see how many different thoughts you are passing in your mind right now..... sail making, protection-case making, toolmaking....., I`m sure you wo`nt be surprised by any unforeseen sequence of build during your journey. Great job ! Wish you much fun and ongoing success with the Flying Fish Nils
  10. Thank you very much Patrick, Crackers, Martin, and all the "likes" I highly appreciate those fine comments, it makes me happy and self satified that my work is liked..... Patrick, The full understanding of lines and their function I studied from Lennarth Peterson`s book (only super self explaining drawings, no text). For written explaination and also drawings of the complete rigging I have James Lees book. The remaining information is from the very nice Amati set of plans. What makes my rigging here a little challenging are the functional braced yards with their sails, (max. 45° before jamming the shrouds), but this is one of the obligations I set to myself for the rigging. This means to watchout that sail operating lines do`nt foul the braced sailcloth bows neighther on weather- nor on leeward side Crackers, thanks so much for your nice words, hope you may enjoy further on, I am having much fun with the rigging.... Martin, thank you very much for your kind words, before I started with the sails (staysails first) perhaps you remember, I was unsure of the number of sails, because I did`nt find a Swan Class rigged under full sails let alone a scale 1:64 version, on the web or on MSW. Your answer at that time gave me confedence that there were 3 triangle sails only (and no extra flying jib). So it was actualy a small frigate with slightly reduced sail area. (no royals on the large masts and only a topsail on the mizzen as the only squaresail there. As I could`nt afford Antscherl`s Volume IV for crosschecking I had to take a certain risk........ Nils
  11. Little update... Build log part 80 some impressions on rigging my Swan Class Nils again a hand scetch for belaying of the fore bits (On forecastle deck), slight changes to needs pending one of the yards....., with stirrups, footropes and Flemish horses the prerigged foresail together with its yard has been moved into place the tacks of the main topsail stay-sail will be lead over thimbles to the aftmost shroud and lower attached shroudcleats the truss tackles go down to the eyelets next to the foremast and leaves the lowest block for the sidewise attached cleat on the foremast for access to the lead blocks under the foremast platform the upmost futtock ratline has been left out until later, have to still fiddle in buntlines and leechlines there slowly the "sail picture" is rounding up... 14 of the 18 sails are on now....
  12. Thanks for sharing these nice pics on your progress Lextin, love those lines and presume youre going for single planking due to your accuracy..... Nils
  13. Beautiful build Larry, looking foreward to see you start the rigging soon in this superb quality.... Nils
  14. Popeye, your Andrea Gail has more amazing details every day, well done Nils
  15. Good work Don, 23 sails are waiting for you (if you do them all) Its going to be an interesting Job and one can learn a lot by puting on the manifold operational lines to the sails and to their belaying terminals. Wish you all the luck and fun by doing so. Look foreward to your next pics..... Nils
  16. the 2nd planking is coming on very well Peter, Looks like you are already 1/2 way through with it, will stay tuned with "Pickle`s" log..... Nils
  17. Popeye, the nav lamps and their brackets look very nice Nils
  18. Danny, your arrangement shoulderblock / liftblock looks great. Just a question : are you securing the block stropping (with glue or so) into the block`s groove, so it wo`nt snap out at the point later on where you do`nt have much access to tackle it once more ? Nils
  19. Thank you very much Hartmut, I`ll be happy if it is of helps to you with your next rigging project, especially if ist going to be a squarerigger Nils
  20. Appreciate your comment Popeye, Thank you very much Nils
  21. Lawrence, Patrick,Bob, David and Ian and all the "likes" Thank you so much for your Kind comments and appreciations...... Lawrence, I`m quite pleased so far theat the planed and intended Details worked out alright Patrick, your encouraging comments are much appreciated, thanks so much Bob, a masterbuilders appreciation......, thanks so much Bob David, Thank you David, I`m glad that you like it Ian, yes I was looking for a suitable Little Fitting with a circumferential groove to pick up the appropriate pendant line. I find These rollers look just right Nils
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