Oboship

Hmh, photos of my completed Speedy...🫢 She can definitely not compete with your work of art.
I will thoroughly examine if I can find parts of the model which I might dare showing...🤔

Uwe

Great model and beautiful work!

I am also currently building Speedy (V.1) and I know how much work went into the sometimes challenging rigging. When I get to the bowlines in a week or two I will definitely study your description and the pictures. I envy your skills, particularly those additional details you put on the model.

Uwe

Great model for a first one, and welcome to this very friendly and helpful forum!

Uwe

Hi Nils,

Glad to see you "on deck" again! I hope your wife has recovered satisfactorily after these months.

Your Elbe 1 is coming along nicely and looks really good!

All the best

Uwe

A very beautiful and detailed build!

Looking at your Speedy I can hardly imagine I would ever post pictures of my version here... 🤔

Uwe

As I wrote earlier on: simply beautiful!

Uwe

After having enjoyed your detailed Trial build log it is a must to follow on your Sparkler's! I like the idea to build the brig hove-to, particularly considering your sail making skills. Have fun with the new project!

Uwe

Beautiful!

Uwe

Great sail making!

Glad to see you back on deck again!

Uwe

Dan,

This is a really beautiful model! Very well done in all aspects! I would also like to buy this kit but I still have Speedy on the work bench and Trial and Nisha on the shelf. To squeeze in Adder would mean some serious negotiations with the admiral (the superintendent as we would say in the merchant navy...).

Uwe

Do you know why we typically depict the topmast and topgallant yards in the lower position on the masts if they were usually raised? Was that their position in port? 

To lower the yards while the ship was anchored would also lower the centre of gravity to some extent. Fully furnished yards (sails, blocks etc.) were considerably heavy and -when in raised position- may have caused some uncomfortable and endangering movements of the ship in stronger winds. This is also the reason why top masts and topgallant masts were struck in severe weather conditions.
If I recall it correctly, these manoeuvres are described more in detail in "Seamanship In The Age of Sail" by John Harland (my absolute favourite book to look up certain operations).

Coming back to modelling: your Adder is really nice and well done! I like the pictures!

Uwe

Although it is technically a fore sail you created so brilliantly, it is a TOP sail, qualitywise 😉! Very nicely done, can't wait to see Trial with her full set of sails!

On a side note, I like your "Keep calm..."-motto. A good approach to help settle serious modelling issues..😁.

Uwe

Beautiful planking and craftsmanship!

Uwe

Up to now I haven't paid too much attention to half hull models. But after I have seen your build log today I will certainly be following your progressing!

Very nice and accurate planking! Thanks for a great and detailed build log!

Uwe

Superb planking!

I wish your finger a speedy healing (we are waiting for your further progressing...😉)!

Uwe

Beautiful model with a deep love to detail!

Although I haven't "pressed the buttons" everytime I carefully followed your log from the beginning, and it will be a very good reference for me to spy on when I get to work on my Trial.

I am glad your recovery is successfully progressing!

Uwe

Your very detailed build log is an ideal reference for others! Great build and pictures.

Uwe

Looks great!

Uwe

I love this ship and your building skills!

Since I am a merchant marine man I don't have an admiral, but a superintendent to negotiate important purchases with...😉

Uwe

Great build!

Uwe

Simply: WOW!

Great model and great build log!

Uwe

"As mentioned, I do not know when this particular requirement was written in the rules or where it originated before that."

This requirement was implemented some time around 1969 / 1972. When I started my seafaring training in 1973 this regulation was still fairly fresh.
In 1972 the "Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) was adopted by IMO and replaced the Collision Regulations of 1960 (also known as Rules of the Road). The COLREGs entered into force in 1977. (IMO = International Maritime Organisation = sub-organisation to the United Nations)

As a side note (no offence intended):

ELBE 1 was commissioned in 1948 and remained in service for 40 years; to call her a historic ship would therefore be most appropriate. For most of her service years she would have shown the port and starboard light casings in the "traditional" colour scheme red and green.
Since Nils currently builds the model of this historic light vessel I think it should be his decision only as to which period he wants to depict her in; whether he wants coloured light casings or matt black. If I had to decide I opted for the traditional red / green colouring as it can still be seen on some museum ships.
As I pointed out some postings further up the main thing with modelling is -in my opinion- that the modeller is happy with his result.

Best regards
Uwe

Dan,

As Lee just stated there is no need to rush and as for the rigging there is no need to worry. Chris' instructions and particularly his drawings are very precise and accurate. The trick, however, is to early find and locate all the tiny bits and pieces like eye bolts or blocks tied into the topmast shrouds etc.. My recommendation is to thoroughly study the plans -over and over- and follow the run of sheets, braces, falls etc. -even using your finger. If you have to rig one of the tackles it is helpful to find out on which side of the tackle the "tie or starting point" is and where the belaying point is on deck. I have also found out that to rig certain ropes at a very early stage is helpful. An example for Adder might be the spritsail yard braces which run from the yard arms up to the fore mast top and down on deck. If you tried to do that once all shrouds and ratlines are in place it can become very tricky. So, planning ahead is a good option.

Take care, the forum is here 😉
Uwe

--I`m pleased with my own version. --

This is the most important aspect and that's what really counts! Your "Elbe 1" is an excellently -scratch(!!!)- built model, whether "the long deckhouse is higher than it must be" or not, and I'm really looking forward to the point when it is completed. I guess only few people have similar skills, particularly when it comes to soldering at this scale.

Uwe

Beautiful deck planking!

Uwe