Vladimir_Wairoa

Just Discovered this thread, lovely Boat and work Rob. Fantastic.

Amazing model.

Few from Yardsworks bunch...

Thanks much Rob. Only to mainast. IS IT wrong? I Will wait for the book to see details now, but I follow rigging in Michaels book where IT IS quite detailed. About cathead. I depicted IT from fish plan...two chain releases are there to choose from though...

25 bucks - just ordered from UK yay.

Many thanx Rob. I will scout for it

@Rob, Folks, could you recommend any rigging book that specializes on american clippers, please? although I expect it a bit pricey ;(. Im not sure if Crothers didnt write one, but if so not sure if not put of print or difficult to find. I know there is few standard recommenation but not so much on late 1850 + clipper rigging and im not interested in british styel atm. just american. I checked books you showed Rob, but a bit tough to get im affraid. I would be thankful. V.

Some other pics...

Thanks Rich Rob. Rich , all welcomed. IT Can be two facts. All masts from top Up are not yet glued and exactly positioned in there Holes, just Stick in so some could have Been Lower orvhigher than should... however you can rest easy on your mind I am certain that it is angle and lens distortion as every single mast was recalcualted by online scle converter accordingly after this Michaels chart. probably best view is by front pic where you can see proportional height of tops and caps between main front and mizzen mast. Main topmast is exact same size as front as i know these measures by memory now ... to be exact im going to measure them again but Im posring topmasts dissasembled so you can see how deceiving is all the ship. the fact that ship is tall and i have to use wide angle lens of photo because of its best quality it distorts massively. ill tr to photo her with standard lens. :)

Few pics from work. Im fór little celebration as one milestone IS reached. I only need to finish metal work on crostrees caps and yards and after i Will have a needed break before next chapter. I dont think i would like to masť& rig model fór next Few years now Attachings shrouds and blocks... Checking masts linearity. My gosh She IS tall! Thx fór watching..

I think i Will follow your process. So you glue firm each mast Up,hang yards block her Up so you have spcee for IT and after your start rigging? I see shrouds already there.

Lovely stuff Rob. you moved along wow. Yes, Lower yard took my breath away. Photo probably wont show the effect in entirety.

Folks, someone asked how to make composite masting. Im sure there IS many perfect days i Will demonstrate my quick and fairly satisfying way that takes 1 your to make on glory mizenmast . I started from round profile i had to rasp off flush All four sused to make square profile. Who IS doing IT out of square timber, its even easier. No work to be done ať this point Here rasped off - level checked only by eye Moving along i simply glued planks to the place i sanded. Make sure overall thickness with added planks IS just diameter of finishedast or tiny thicker. I always use baswood as its breeze to dané square profile to round by Hand simply with rounded paper in hands... This tíme i used planks corner to corner touching eachother. Who needs more complicatedast corner needs to be chamfered - but making wedges IS thus more complicated This IS eqsiest way looking sharp. Top and Norton IS angled AS mizzen IS quite "Pisa tower :)" i Made All from lefrovers. - All planks cut by knife from 3 MM thick plank in my case. Now i Made or found premade square strake just to fit to the corner "hole". You Can see just attached IT here... Oh by the way _ marking . I Made miniature right angle helper and aftereasuring IT gave me line to each súde. Measure miggle line where band IS - and inzerát wedges very vageuly to the center of line. Very quick. After this - simple. I cut square inserting strake by 6 MM iny case, having 10 MM insertions holes...whatever measure you decide I cut IT by knife simply rounding knife as Saw would be thick fór IT. Than i break strake and sand center flush. IT Can be done by Saw, any way possible Than gluing with eyeing fór center Mark ....i roughly pushed them - IT Will be cut off anyway as showed so IT wireless mg unglue and Will be sanded easier. Last step. I round sanding paper to the Palm of hand and move only perpendicular to the masť - Twist. never along the mast. With tough paper perfect round IS fairly quicky done, finishing with smoother one. Than i malé bands from black paper thats IT. Simple isnt IT enjoy folks. I was scared to do IT before...or struggled Finished:

nice work George. Briańpn, no need to be put off, i was myself u till i figured it out my way. its fairly easy and even enjoying and quick - 1 hour work even without any need of power tools. ill post method on my build. Vlad

Thanks everoyne.

...metalwork continuation. Lower yard band, Howes topsail rig etc ...thanks for watching...

Lovely work Rob.

Many thanks Rob🥳 this is timely as i was already thinking about chain and i never really small ones fór rigging bowsprit first but later i Will news a lot more obviously. Im going to check IT right away . ! V.

Thanks much Rob. I must say This scale is smallest i could handle I reached a limit and i obviously struggle with some metal work riveting pieces that I wish I redo them to look better. but at the same time i they will be burnished black so it will be barely visible only with magnifying. good thing is there is always many pieces i can try better. I totally kudos you for working on 1:96 scale. I personally cant imagine doing that minuscule thing. Heck i assembled numbers for hearts &bulleyes for standing rigging , and i am eyeing for best quality possible black hemps there is on the marekt nowadays. i want her standing rigging shine and she deserves doesnt she:) its still far far away - maybe summer - just planning ahead. after I finish lower masts I will set those aside and will have to return back to deck for longer time . as there is plenty working assemblings missing - pumps, lifeboats, windlass, anchors and chain mechanisms, so i will be way way behind . speaking of Main shrouds, i will go down 1 mm from original thikness so they fit to deadeyes...

I continue on various segments as I get easily bored by repeating same work. Later Will return to Another masts. Couple of small bits. Thank you.

nice clean work Peter. enjoy.

Great work Rob. Looks like you are having pillars standing

Many thanks for encouraging Brian. Only one top Made so far. Slow but steady.

Thanks much fór the pics Rob, many portant detail ulfrom Down under are Seen as well.. i like that those tops are Built in very simple practical fashion no unnecessary rounding or fancy blob :😉.