Mirabell61
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Thank you very much Patrick, your kind words are well appreciated, although what I`m modeling is in my intension how I normaly do it, as long as it suits and pleases my obligational set planings for the individual project A fellow builder at MSW once wrote in a quote comment....... "While I admire others in this forum for their extremely clean and almost clinically precise builds I also like that just slightly handcrafted look your work still has"..... I like this comment and think this is reflecting quite well what I had in mind when building these models, rather than going for the attribute of "precision and order". With the Pegasus build it can for example be noted in many details, that there are quite a lot of deviations from the Amati plan, let alone the kit, that may perhaps cause some fellow builders to think that he`s not taking it so historicaly authentical, I just do it my way as long as I´m satisfied with the results and by receiving all these appreciating kind comments and "likes" Nils -
Thank you very much Bob, I`ve been thinking of it many times, if not easier doing ratlines before the yards and sails come on,........and yes, I feel I´m making it myself difficult, but the reason was that I had anxiety to shrink in the access space for using long tweezers verticaly for tieing lines to the belaying points. Now looking backwards, I trust it could have been done as you suggest, Shall do it that way, if I ever hapen to build / Rig a 18th century square rigger again. Love the rigging of your "Essex" to date, which I just had a look at Nils
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lovely top section masting Bob, all looks clean and tidy done Nils
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Update Build log part 76 the progress is a bit slower in the moment (lots of hitches to be made), but mizzen ratlines and port side lower main mast ratlines are done Nils some aft views......... cow-hitches at the ratline ends and clove-hitches in between.... lower main mast, port side ratlines attached, including futtock ratlines shroud cleats are integrated every 5th ratline elevation goes over all 8 shrouds, in between only over 7 shrouds
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nice planking Job on that hull John, Looks great..... Nils
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Truss- and jeers tackle look super Ray, the whole rigging to date is beautiful and a delight to look at.... Nils
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Matija, those cut into shape corners of the cockpit frame look great, also floorboards, deck and fitting out, very nice model Nils
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A lovely sight Bob, Nils
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HMS Alert 1777 by Jaekon Lee - 1/64
Mirabell61 replied to Jaekon Lee's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
congrats, you did it Lee, what a treat to see your port side planking in this beautiful way, you`re setting the mark..... Nils -
Mr. Puko, glad you are on track again, wish you all the best for a good success Nils
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Lovely work Augie, a pleasure to watch this build NIls
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Hi Peter, as you are well under way already, I wish you that you can successfully implement all thosenice features you mentioned for a better look, so that you will be pleased with your new model. Have fun with the build Nils
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Bob, Thanks for your nice comment, in that case Keep an eye on the rope coils in order not to stumble, the deck ist not tidied up yet Nils
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thank you very much Lawrence, yes, I also trust it will be a nice sight, when all the sails are set, as i also like fully rigged sails on ships Nils
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Thanks Martin, I`ll give it a try for tea wih honey Nils
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I must have caught a cold yesterday, today headaches and running nose and feeling groggy, so not in the mood to do rigging in the moment. Instead i bolted some of the boats rudder gudgeons, which I did not do to date, because only glued on......... Also some impressions (close ups) of the working deck. This will be tidied up as good as possible later on Nils boats rudder printle- and gudgeon arrangement many of the mainmast running rigging lines go upwards bihind the main gallow support. the chainpump cranks (when horizontal angle) are in crews waist hight here is the view to und under forecastle, on the stove and distille, where the waterbarrel takes the distillate, as well as front staircase to deck below and its railings, and stairs from gundeck to forecastle. The bits take the anchor cable. The starboard side anchor cable is tied to the messenger in regular spaces here the messenger cable runs by past the deck ladders and disappears under the QD where it is slung around the capstan in five windings Amati 1:64 Swan Class builders will surely have recognised that my hold hatches (and gratings) are a bit larger QD deck view on the "closed" side
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super Fitting out Bob, it must be fun to fit in one progress sequence after another in this lovely scratch build Nils
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Thank you Kees, its not so difficult to rigg this 3-masted small Sloop, in fact its a Little frigate under sails and can be recommended a welcome object to still keep the overview versa some of the high skill beautiful rigging Jobs some fellow modelers do on those heavy frigates here at MSW Nils
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thanks for your comment Popeye, I`m smiling and a laugh a day keeps the doc. away or so...., glad you liked it Nils
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Yes, Thanks Bob, I saw it this afternoon, lovely picture..... the renamed "Krusenstern" is the former Laeisz Flying P-Liner "Padua" (maiden name), one of the six Pamir sister tallships. See her in lovely heritage look, without all those more modern russian ammendments to the deckhouses etc... Nils Flying P-Liner "Padua" (now converted to russian "Krusenstern") many, many seamiles ago
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Hi B.E., many thanks for your nice comment. When all is complete, I`m intending to do a whole set of pics at daylight illumination (better quality than tose artificial-light ones) Nils thank you Martin, can be perhaps, that not all rigging is always 100% correct with the actual heritage rigging of 1776, but with help of Lennarth Peterson`s book all functional lines will be put on, when the sloop`s rigging is complete. I shall be very happy, if fellow builders can utilize the scetch-drawings for additional guidance Nils
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Update.... Build log part 75 Its probably going to take several more weeks to get all the rigging done, also I would like to do over the white-ensign flag. The stern lantern is now mounted and some extra pinrails are fixed left and right to the skylight housing before the mizzen mast Nils mainmast staysails have just enough clearance to the main course think I`ll do the White ensign flag over and a bit larger..... the mizzen sail arrangement (on its own) looks like a cutter rigging ready for rigging : fore sail, fore topsal and yards, fore- and main togallant sails and yards, and the two sprit sails with their yards stern lantern with support and candle inside still some lines missing here I`m quite pleased with the progress so far fitted each 3-pin rails left /righthand of the skylight All the coiled line-ends to the pins (all belaying points) will be added later on mizzen topsail rigging in progress
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