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19 hours ago, KeithAug said:

Nils - thank you - very useful. Pity about the cloth, i always find it difficult to get the right stuff.

Keith,

with help of my wife`s memory I made out a cotton cloth shop, that provided exactly what I needed, allthough it looks a bit cleaner white color, but in actual the mainsail could have been replaced with a new one as well...

Nils

Many thanks Keith and John,

Keith, I found a german web-shop that sells international for all zises of model rigging rope ( in cotton and in Polyester Quality). Language German / Englisch
https://www.rigging-ropes.com/

John, I just spoilt the large main sail by having the pattern cut/transfered too short, what a shame!. Should have measred twice at least.  I stopt the sewing immediately when recognized. Now my cotton cloth is all used up, will have to find some place to get new cloth in the same quality. The last cloth was from IKEA, but that was years ago

Regards, Nils

update

today I started with sewing the sails, in This case the foresail is the first one out of six sails. The reef strops still need to be shortend and locked with molten ends, and I must gain some more experience with the machine-sewing on of the bolt rope. The duck inter-connecting-seams remain as pencil-lines. in scale 1:50 the ducks are 10mm broad, which is an actual width of 20 inch

Nils

This is the scetch of the sails  (not scaled)

these are the two sewing foot tools I am using

the polyester bolt rope is 1 mm

Beautiful work Ilhan,

I love your build log all the way from beginning up to present status. Also very good Photos.  You`ve done an excellent job on the white/red waterline. Am looking forward to the next sequences to come.

Nils

beautiful model B.E.

Ilike the deck cutaways and the colorgiving

Nils

On 7/8/2022 at 10:05 AM, Blue Ensign said:

I always love the look of your models Nils, and Elbe is no exception.

 

Beautifully drawn sails, and a great idea for the  printing.

 

B.E.

Thank you very much B.E.

yes, once an interesting new project is identified i do some research to find out and learn more about it. The world wide web is an great achievement for doing so. I like to build boats I did`nt do before and it certainly  must turn out as something spooking around in my mind continuously before I get started, also considering possible scale and how I would preferaly display the ship / boat and its features when its finished. Last not least I gain many thoughts how to tackle  the one or or other modeling sequences as far as my capability allows. there is for instance my to date incomplete "Zeesboot" which still requires decks planking the rigging and the sails. Seeing the new fantastic Zeesboot project of Javier Baron in "scale 1:100 ! " today,  encourages me very much to go on with it, once the Elbe is completed.

Nils

Hello Javier,

a wonderful built small model, and a very nice historical introduction with much background introduction

Are you going to fit sails as well ?

Nils

very nice work Keith,

eyecatching details everywhere....

Nils

Hello Masa,

thanks for your input here and for sharing your well explained experience with the techniques used...

Nils

Wunderbar !!

Nils

Bruce,

the sail lettering was not done with my new Prixma, but upon order in a copy shop. I do`nt know what type of printing method they are using. I`m anxious to use my own new printer for transfer foil application

Nils

Many thanks Keith and John,

now I have to groove myself in again with my wife`s old electric sewing machine

Nils

Nice model Jack,

it reminds me of the Gorch Fock, except for the Yards on the mizzen

Nils

Very nice looking vessel Rick,

good work with the fitting out and the over all look....

Nils

Thank you very much Ian and Bruce for your nice comments

Nils

Update

I`m just coming from the Hamburg based Copy Shop where I had placed the order to print the number and lettering to the sail cloth two days ago, and am delighted with the result, its better than I have expected, the young lady that took up the order has done an excellent and well understood job. The lettering is exactly in the same sail location-area on both sides of the cloth and good visable from furtheraway, so the pilot schooner can be well identified.

I just hope that I will manage to sew the sails with duckllines and boltropes all around accordingly, without messing it all up

Nils

Many thanks John,

yes, I beleave the transfer paper was too thick for the paper infeed of my HP printer (allthough it was to be working with an regular inc-jet printer).

I now changed the brand and ordered a CANON Pixma TS 3451 multifunction inc-jet, hoping to have less trouble with it...

Nils

Very interesting blog Wawona

Nils

Very nice Figures B.E.

Nils

Update

beginning with the sails, thin cotton cloth preparation. With the first misfortuned contemt to print on the inc-jet transferpaper (Number on the sail), I probably wrecked my HP-printer. I does`nt take any sort of paper anymore from the paper infeed shaft. I shall now consult a professional shop for printing on cotton-fibres. Shall get the results not before wednesday this week.

Meantime made the compass colum, hinges for the skylight covers, bulleyes for the companionways sides (light to the stairways ), and a grating for the helmsman ....

Nils

misfortuned attempt with the number and mirrored lettering in the sail and the Hamburg-flag

using my last piece of cotton cloth

Am planing to rig 6 sails to the schooner

hinges for the skylight covers and compass colum, also grating for the helmsman

bulleyes for the companionway sides

Hi Richard,

I came across your build rather late and am impressed of your modeling technique from the start to the state in progress. She will be a beauty and a highlight on MSW scratchbuilds. With ref. to the rivets, why did`nt you ponce them to the plating you are using, did you try it.....

Nils

Very nice Model !

Nils

brilliant work Dan....

Nils

fantastic work Keith,

a real treat for the eyes...

Nils

Hi Uwe.

very nice solution for the water-tightness. Are you still able to hold the intended waterline (weightwise)

Nils