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  1. Papa
    the fairlead it will be then.
  2. Papa
    The lifts for the fore lower yard belay to the pins on the mast ring, 19 and 20 on the belaying plan. should they go through the fairlead mounted on the foremast?
  3. Papa
    Thanks
  4. Papa
    Starting to hang the yards.
  5. Papa
    Now needed a Fall theme for the next holiday.
  6. Papa
    Using John Ruy’s technique. Not as easy as it looks. The little nubs keep breaking off. Takes lots of superglue and patience.
  7. Papa
    Scale is 1” to 1”😀 thanks for the nice comment.
  8. Papa
    Thanks. That looks perfect And I believe I have a stash of 1/32 square strips many thanks again
  9. Papa
    The kit contained several strips 1/32" strips of jackstay material that I used them all up on the mizzen and bowsprit (or possibly lost some over time). Now I've noticed that the yards all need the strips also. Model Expo does not seem to sell the strips separately, nor does any other fitting supplier I've look at. Any recommendations on how to scratch build these? Could they be 3D printed?
  10. Papa
    All the whale boat davits etc. are in. Next step will be the yards
  11. Papa
    For Halloween I decided to paint a pumpkin instead of rocks😁
  12. Papa
    I have all the davits in place. They needed a bit of adjustment in position to avoid other structures. Also at about the 3rd davit stay I discovered that the stays should be wire not thread. There is a note on the plans that the stays are light yellow ocher. Ooops. Removed the thread and now using wire. Next I need to do the bearers, cranes, and skids. I really pays to study all the plan sheets thoroughly!
  13. Papa
    I tried small brads into drilled holes. That seems to work. Here is the port stern set up including a boat placed temporarily. Now, do i want to rig the boats as the davits are in or wait until much later in the build. Say after the running rigging is in.
  14. Papa
    It has taken me a week or more just to get 1 davit, 1 lashing post and one crane in place. There is not much glue surface and they keep coming loose. Plus i can’t focus on the fine details as my cataracts are worsening. I hope to finish up one complete rig at the port stern today and post a picture. I am thinking that it would help to use a fine brad to help support the posts.
  15. Papa
    Davits, lashing posts and cranes almost ready to start mounting.
  16. Papa
    Impressive!
  17. Papa
    All the standing rigging is in place, I think! I almost forgot the bowsprit shrouds, but they are in now. Next the boat davits and associated slides and bearers. I have been postponing this step as long as possible as i am sure to break them off as I start rigging the yards🤬
  18. Papa
    Ok, the bowsprit and martingale are all in place
  19. Papa
    Thanks ! Octopuses are quite smart but i don’t think i could teach one to rig a ship, well a bark anyway😀
  20. Papa
    One needs about 8 hands to get the bow sprit and martingale rigged. I’ve been at this for 2 hours. 😬
  21. Papa
    I think the next rigging step will be the dolphin striker and martingale stays.
  22. Papa
    The fore mast is now rigged up to the royal. The flowers on the table in the background are for our 56th wedding anniversary last Saturday.
  23. Papa
    Great paint job. Looks real.
  24. Papa
    I’ve been getting scalpels/blades and other light weight fittings from ShipWrightShop.com. Reasonably priced and shipping to the US is also reasonable. Cheaper then getting small stuff from US dealers.
  25. Papa
    I’ve taken a few weeks break from ship building. Back at it now. Finished the top gallant shrouds and ratlines and added the lookout hoops. I had some brass hoops from another project that looked about the right size. I lashed them to the mast and used some superglue. I sure wouldn’t want to spend anytime up there!

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