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Great detail Greg. Boy are you moving along, I getting dizzy just following cheers Pat

Thanks Chris, yep it is 61; interesting they also bring it down. Unfortunately for my rigging plan, I have been following the AOTS whom utilise these shroud cleats in a different sequence and it is already taken up. More to ponder. Appreciate your input, very useful. cheers Pat

You like to set yourself a challenge don't you Piet? That base is looking great, pity about the glass though. cheers Pat

This will be a spectacular ship model when completed Cristie; great work! cheers Pat

The current netting looks great for scale Sjors, and Anja has done a great job fitting it. If the black does not work out, and you cannot live with the white, you could try to dye the white a darker colour (deep tan) in-situ with a paint brush loaded with the dye? Careful application should result in a neat finish and as the rails/stanchions are black you run minimal risk of discolouration of other parts. Just a thought. cheers Pat

Another tantalising update Eberhardt - I have stocked up on the tissues so ready for the main installments That knurling tool does a great job. cheers Pat

Thanks Mark and Frankie; much appreciate your responses. I have rechecked the AOTS (by Marquardt also) and again all that is said is "belays at Top" - so I think I will go with that - saves me a bit of rigging also . Frankie, that is a good solution; I will see if I can achieve that as it is a bit fiddle to reach in there but I should be able to do it. Many thanks again Pat

Thanks Dave and Greg, I will need to order some of these. cheers Pat

Thanks again to all the likes and comments; the encouragement sure helps with big decisions like this. Popeye, I won't tell anyone about the sheet lines if you don't . Thanks for the comment re the finish, but the photos hide some of it - they really do need a "cut and polish"; especially close to the iron work as evidenced in photo 4. cheers Pat

Great job on the Catheads mate. Where did you get the crowns? I have not been able to find anything of the right scale size yet. cheers Pat

I have fitted the reefing tackles to the foremast topsail yard, but am having difficulty determining how the running part (hauling part) of the tackle is belayed for HM Bark Endeavour as of 1768/1770. According to the AOTS, there is a simple statement (callout number with comment) that it is belayed at the associated Top. The running rigging belay plan does not show the belay point. Earlier diagrams for the Top indicate two eyebolts in the after part of the Top (located just aft of the lubbershole) on either side of the mast. However, from what I can determine these are for the Topgallant Tye tackle? Can anyone point me in the right direction please. Peterson is too early to use as a reference and I cannot find anything in Lees (yet). cheers Pat

Bravo Gaetan; simply stunning work. cheers Pat

Nice work Greg, all that detail will really enhance the build. cheers Pat

Nice work on the roughtree rails Dashi; I wish I had researched them a bit more as I have a step rather than the straight run. cheers Pat

Nice work Piet, a very clean cut indeed. ....and great to see you wearing the safety glove cheers Pat

Great work as usual Glenn, I had to look closely at a couple of the photos as you could believe you were looking at the actual paddle-steamer. cheers Pat

Great detail and excellent control of the scroll saw to achieve it Gaetan. cheers Pat

Looking good Greg, that wooden deck really brings her to life. Hope you don't have to do too much more corrective action with the CA. cheers Pat

Thanks for looking in and the comments folks; much appreciated. Yep Mark, first wood ship model apart from the battle station I built along the way as practice There are heaps of little errors from the days I first started but these I can live with. cheers pat

Nice job Dave cheers Pat

Nice jig Mark, very effective. With such light passes i don't think you will have to worry about wear on the sanding drum causing spacing issues. cheers Pat

Part 2 - sorry some of the photos are not that well focused in the earlier post. In the following you can see the new solder joints, and the finished results for the port side also. Unfortunately it was impossible to get any shots of the actual soldering operations. Photo 4 (first in this post) shows the third-hand setup which was raised by using solid wood blocks, photo 4 shows the new soldered joints (mid-yard and end-cap are visible (before cleanup and repaint) and photo 5 shows the port side boom completed. cheers Pat

Hi again folks. Well I just couldn't live with the incorrect location of the studding sail booms (aft of the yard rather than forward as shown in photo 1), so I attempted to fix the location of the studding booms on the fore lower yard. I decided the best way was to try and fix it in-situ, as completely unrigging it would have been problematic. This brought about another complication in that it would be impossible to lash/bend the inboard ends of the boom as they were very close to the mast and quite difficult to get at. Having experimented a little, I found the best way was to actually use thin CA on the inboard lashings to hold them in shape. I then used a little acetone to weaken the bond on the yard. I am not sure what the long term effects of this process will be on the scale rope, but I am hopeful. This was the only way I could find to ensure the lashing held its shape while I rotated them. I decided to cut/snip the end cap iron and was then able to slide the studding boom out, but unfortunately, not without braking the solder joints on the mid-yard arm irons. As you can see from the photos, the lashings held their shape very well when I rotated them forward. I then rotated the mid-yard arm iron forward also, rest the studding boom and held it in place with a soft peg while I resoldered the the mid-yard arm joints. I then used a third hand (from GRS) to hold the end iron in place and resoldered them also. This process was only possible due to using a resistance soldering unit which gave me total control over the placement and level of heat. Overall a satisfactory result, but I will need to clean-up and stain the yards again as the acetone wrecked the finish - this was unavoidable but an acceptable result. The part one photos show the start of the process, through to the reinstall of the boom. The same process was carried out for both sides. Photo 1 shows the incorrectly positioned studding sail boom; photo 2 shows the end cap iron cut ready for the removal process (sorry a little out of focus); and photo 3 shows the repositioned boom held temporarily in place for soldering the mid-yard iron. cheers Pat

Very nice Druxey, she looks like she is floating in the air. cheers Pat

Your efforts have paid of Cristi, those decorations look really good. cheers Pat