HardeeHarHar
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Great work! It is quite stunning indeed! Thanks for sharing so much useful information while building her too!!!- 302 replies
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Reading your post made it occur to me that I had seen the TSS Earnslaw a few years ago in Queenstown. HAH. BTW, your model looks great Andrew!
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I'm terribly slow, but it is a great kit so far.
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It's not just the model my good man, it's the model maker too. We missed both, FUBAR's and all. It's all your fault for being such a good community member that we noticed your extended absence. I am super glad that the Boss has recovered so nicely that you may be able to spend some time with the build; hopefully, it will make you feel good too!
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Thanks for the kind words Kev, and I hope things are going well with the family! I certainly am looking forward to seeing the Jolly Boat all rigged and ready to sail, but can completely understand and appreciate it can only be done as time permits. As you can tell, I am not the only one who is looking forward to you resuming your build log.... We are in Durham at present, so the Granado is gathering dust on Roanoke Island. While I do have the Sphinx here to work on, work and home/lawn/garden care has been taking precedence over ship building (boooooooooo). Best regards to you and yours! BT
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You are too kind, but I thank you for the positive feedback. It is encouraging me, as I am trying to do my best while learning from others! I am psyched to see your build log in progress too!
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Had a stab at the messenger lines and the anchor cables. I prepped, stained and installed the snatch blocks to the walls of the mortar housing, then wound the messenger around the windlass/capstan as per the instructions. I was able to keep the line taut and get everything where it should be. Then I had a little bit of difficulty getting the anchor line passed under the forecastle deck as I had put bow chasers in there, and some barrels that no one will ever see. It finally occurred to me that I could SIMPLE REMOVE THE BOWSPRIT that I had just sitting there in the way. When I did that, I got the first one to run down the port side and down the hatch as it should. I still have to run the starboard anchor line and tie both off to their messenger lines with "little nippers". Did I mention I am slow at this?
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Ahhh, this sounds like a good approach. Keeping the line coiled was part of my plan too. Thanks Pat!
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Interesting, I didn’t do that when I rigged my cannons, but now that you mention it…. I just can’t see waiting until the mast is installed to run the rigging through the tiny holes in the blocks, and that made me think “well why not just do it before you even glue them into those new nicely drilled holes on the top”.
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Blocks under the main mast top. I just finished seizing the blocks to eyelets and bored the sheave holes out a little with my set of broaches. Do people thread line through the blocks with the appropriate length of rope (approximately) prior to gluing the blocks in place so they don’t have to do it later when it is more awkward?!?
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Dood, those drill bits are the bomb so far. Thanks a bizzillion, I have drilled a lot of holes, and not one has broken (yet).
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It is amazing what a high quality drill bit can do compared to the horrible stuff that is sold on Amazon. Despite all my fear and trepidation about the task, the chains have all been pinned to the side of the hull without any breakage of drill bits. It took about 2.5 hours for each side, but they look decent in the end I think.
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You have an awesome attitude and outlook amigo!
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Thanks Brother Andrew! I really appreciate your help and positive feedback. I put a little dab of CA to lock the deadeyes and keep them from rotating, but wasn't sure if it was ok to look the chains in the mast top too. It seemed like it would be hard to get the rigging fully in place properly, if they weren't held firmly in place. I probably would have used CA, but as you recommend, I suspect a little dilute PVA will be able to get ahold of the paint on the metal and hold it as good if not better than CA...Thanks again for your help Andrew, and thanks to everyone else for visiting the build log.
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World’s slowest build…Main mast, with deadeyes. Should I glue the deadeye chain/shackle to the top to hold them in place firmly during rigging?!? I still need to finish the boxwood mast with a couple of coats of Danish oil to make it look it’s best.
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Greetings from Ukraine from Igmar.
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Knock Knock Kev, where have you been hiding?!?!?
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I appreciate your comments, and have enjoyed your builds and the quality of your work Glen!!!
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I have seen some other builds with lashing. I believe I am going to glue it, pin it, and lash it =). I do agree, it gets a lot more "fun" when the instructions in the manual and the plans start to leave much to the imagination. Heh heh heh sigh.
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I wonder if I am the only one who gets anxious and hesitant when it comes to doing some new tasks involved in the build. Woolding for example, using paper and string seemed like a bigger deal than it turned out to be, at least for the bowsprit. Making all the little cleats was not fun, and the instructions seem to be getting a little less comprehensive as I am starting to contemplate the masts and yards. Attaching the jibboom to the bowsprit doesn’t appear to be described in the manual or plans…and in the AOTS it shows it is attached with a pin, but I have seen some build use rope lashing. WTH? Anyway, I will see what I can find and pick an appropriate technique. I have about completed all the lathe work and need to touch up some of the masts and yards, but I am forging ahead now that I am back on the island. Thanks for stopping by and offering any thoughts and advice!!!
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Hello Francois, That is an excellent question! In fact, it was supplied as brass at one point, but when I purchased the kit they came as resin. They look fine, but I would have preferred brass. I wrote the supplier and asked if they had any brass ones I could purchase and was told no. So the ones on my Granado are plastic resin. Thanks for your question and interest, I appreciate your inquiry! best regards! Brian
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Good catch, and while it is not a great place to be in, I am sure Tom is greatly appreciating the feedback and is very glad that you are finding any and all potential roadblocks or issues with the kit that he can address. Hang in there my good man, and carry on! It looks awesome!!!!
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Bahahaha, I am ready for at least another 5 to 7 years. Bring it! Also, i am going to be in Toronto soon, ey! Look out Canada.... Welcome aboard. I may not make the fastest progress by far, but that won't be because of the kit. It is awesome. What is also awesome is Penrith. I have been so fortunate as to visit the Blue Mountains a few years ago. You certainly live in a beautiful part of the world! I am just about to glue things down and let it sit overnight:
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Welcome aboard MattD, I'll be counting on you for your support and honest feedback. Andrew, I'd be much less productive without your encouragement and assistance in my building. You set the bar high in your builds and your forum participation. I have no fear, I know where you live, and I have access to the GuildFather's build log! What could possibly go wrong!!!! In all honesty, Chris sure does know how to make a great kit, and I am super happy to be following in the footsteps of such awesome previous builders. With everyones support, I can most likely finish this thing in less than 10 years!!! 😃.
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And so it begins. Having arrived back to an empty dry dock in Durham, NC, it was time to fill the vacuum and put the shop to work. I will do some research and try to add some helpful or informative content to this topic as time permits. I will say that the kit arrived in a timely fashion, in perfect shape, well packaged and prepared for the builder. It is a big box, and the parts all look to be of high quality. The manual is spectacular in detail, and the pieces fit together with amazing precision. Here is a sneak peak of my progress.
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