Bill97
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Jake I stopped by for a peek into your Mayflower progress. She looks fantastic! Beautiful job. Love the Hawaiian shirt as well.
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Yes it is Marc. I think it is a beautiful ship. Being that it is still sailing today there are countless photos available to help with the build. It has a steel hull and the OcCre instructions have them being builder apply a coat of wood putty to the hull after the 2nd planking and then sand it to a smooth finish before adding the paint colors. I am already thinking about being a rebel and throwing authenticity out the window. As a lifelong woodworker I love the look of wood joinery and wood grain. I am thinking of giving the model a wood hull like my Endeavour instead of covering all that beautiful planking with wood putty. I know that will be completely wrong and I will probably be put on MSW probation 😊. But I am excited to see how it might look.
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Thanks guys. That makes perfect since. I am going to be honest here and show my ignorance. I was actually wondering what the crowsfeet purpose was. Now that I know it makes since to use the lighter thread. Ian my next wood model which I found under the Christmas tree but have refused to even open yet is the OcCre Amerigo Vespucci. I don’t want to be distracted from giving all my modeling attention to my Endeavour. I have also purchased an entire electric system to light it similar to the way Daniel (here on MSW) has done his. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/33873-amerigo-vespucci-by-danield-occre-1100/page/11/
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Ian it has been a while since I asked you a question about rigging. I have one now. The Endeavour had a rigging function called the crowsfeet at the front of each of the three mast tops. They were rigged to the appropriate stay. In the AOTS book they are shown in the Standing Rigging section. OcCre instructions have them being made with the raw or tan thread that is used for running rigging instead of the dark brown thread that the standing rigging is made with. I am thinking they should be made with the standing rigging color. Your thoughts?
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Thanks Ian.
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Well gentlemen after thoroughly going over all the standing rigging I have completed so far I believe I am ready to move on to all the stays and the remaining standing rigging. IMG_6419.mov
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Starting the process of rigging the main topmast shrouds and then the last set of shrouds on the ship the main topgallant shrouds. This will be followed by the last bunch of ratlines. I am seeing half hitch knots in my sleep. Have been curious how to tie an odd number shroud or single tackle pendants. I know there should not be knots tied at the mast, so I often wonder best way to solve this dilemma. Well I found my answer in Anderson’s book. This “knot” solves the issue. Took some practice but eventually I got it several places on my model.
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Thanks again Daniel, as always. I feel a bit guilty taking advantage of all the research you have done! Zooming in on your second picture in comment #387 above I can very clearly see the light boxes you have used. I will have to research a small LED spot that comes in different colors with a voltage that can be run on the same circuit.
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John after a string recommendation from a Marc I had to come over and take a look. Had not visited before. As many have commented your work is superb and very impressive. Marc helped me throughout my Heller Soleil Royal build. What a beautiful ship she is. I placed mine in a diorama.
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Thanks Marc! Really appreciate your compliment. Since we met digitally years ago I have worked diligently using advice from you, Ian, and others to learn and hone the craft. I know I still have miles to go to reach your skill level, if that is even possible. Happy New Year to you and your family as well.
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Very nice Daniel. As I mentioned before I have not tempted myself away from my Endeavour by even opening my AV box! So I have not seen the instruction booklet yet. Is the fifth line metal bar not a step in the instructions, but more an upgrade you are doing? I think that looks pretty cool. Also I notice the ratlines are a different color than the shrouds. I like the contrast as well. Back when we were discussing the lights you commented a lot about the 3 color distinctive lighting that shines up into the mast. I am just curious if those light units are something that the crew sets out each evening or if they are a permanent fixture on the deck. As I scroll around actual photos of the ship I am not sure if I am seeing these light boxes near the mast. Do you plan to affix your LED spot lights to the deck?
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Mizzenmast rigged with upper and lower shrouds to include their ratlines, futtock stave and catherpins, and the futtock shrouds with their ratlines. This completes the fore and mizzenmast. Now on to the big guy in middle the main mast. Then will come all the stays and other standing rigging.
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Hello Daniel. How is your AV build going? Anything new since our last communication?
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Thanks Salty
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Well back to work! I gave the shipyard workers off for the holidays but now time back to work building this beautiful Endeavour. Main mast lower shrouds and ratlines finished since my last post as well as building the mizzenmast. Furled the last square sale with the building of the mizzenmast. Will need to practice the technique for furling the driver sale and the other sales at the bowsprit and between the mast. Will see how that goes in the near future but for now completing all the remaining shrouds, ratlines, catherpins, futtock shrouds.
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Daniel here is the method I used. Found here on MSW a good while ago. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/27248-furled-sails-rigging/ This method that Landlubber Mike describes is also pretty good. I found I had more success with the first method. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/3944-landlubber-mikes-technique-for-furled-sails/
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Thanks again Daniel. I want to mention to you that I have a link to what I think is a really good method of making furled sails. I read in your build a ways back that you were thinking about that if you could find a good method. You can see in my Endeavour build what mine furled sails look like using the method. Just let me know and I will add the link to a post.
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Good morning Daniel. I have been engrossed in your AV build in my spare time when not working on my Endeavour. I am reading in the area where you applied the rivet decals to the hull. As you punned in your writing, I am riveted by your work. I am familiar with the decals you used. My curiosity is what guide you used for the pattern? I guess how did you determine what the size of the metal plates are on the real AV? Your application precision is remarkable!
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My updates are a little slower and further between! The work I am doing now is slow going. It takes precision and patience on my part. Have the main mast lower shrouds in place and starting the ratlines. I use the method of doing pairs of shrouds alternating first on the starboard side and then port side. The Endeavour has 6 main lower shrouds so that takes 3 pairs on each side. I serve the thread a couple inches in the center where it wraps around the mast. At the deadeyes I use a pair of large staples through the holes to keep the upper and lower deadeyes aligned and equal distant down the channel. Once I have the diagonal line of the shroud I continue that imaginary line down through the chain. I am leaving the “ropes” between the deadeyes lose for now perchance I need any final tiny adjustment later.
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Yeah, that was kind of my curiosity. If you drilled out the holes before or after you airbrushed the primer? I guess you would almost have to put the airbrush tip right up to the drilled hole before you would ever need to be concerned about getting primer on the LEDs. They are set back a bit from the drilled hole.
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Ok guys thanks. Put the little metal rings in place then just drill out the center after painting? Daniel I noticed your’s are primed.
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Daniel I keep reading and absorbing all your process thru your AV build as I continue my Endeavour build. I have another curiosity you and Mike discuss. When you sprayed the coats of primer on the hull how did you prevent primer from going in all the port holes and getting on your LEDs? Or did you just not worry about it?
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Daniel I like the compartment idea if I am smart enough to pull it off. We will see when I get that far. Still need to order my switches. After that I will have all the electronics. I hope to not bug you to much for a while now. Will probably continue reading and reading your build and watching your progress as I prepare to start my AV early next year (Feb-Mar time frame). May toss a question your way from time to time. You have truly been an immeasurable amount of help to me. Thanks for your time and patience.
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So it is pretty much a task of calculation to include top and bottom of each compartment. I noticed you said 5mm warm white LEDs. I have 100s of 3mm. You see any issue with using them for the compartments?
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Daniel I know I am not supposed to be looking this for ahead. I have a long way to go still on my Endeavour, the majority being rigging. However is reading through your build and watching YouTube videos on the AV. I am curious, and maybe I will find it in your build, how did you determine the dividing point between the two lower decks for your porthole lighting? I know you don’t want light bleeding between decks and you want the LED lights positioned in the hull so they are some how lined up with the portholes on the different deck levels. Will be interesting to read more through your build to see.
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