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  1. Gregory
    popeye, If you look at the pictures of a museum model back on page three, you can see how it's finished. Mike, I will PM you about the stern decoration and the rudder. The last picture I posted was from the site I linked to earlier. http://modelshipbuilder.la.coocan.jp/yacht-m2.htm
  2. Gregory
    popeye, Not sure what you are alluding to, or how familiar you are with the Mary, but the stern/transom gets very busy with trim and ornamentation, as seen here: Correct me if I am missing something with regard to what you are refering to.
  3. Gregory
    Really looking nice..
  4. Gregory
    Looks like it should finish out very nicely.. The tip from Popeye should go well also..
  5. Gregory
    Mike, Here is a Mary Build that I found very inspirational. http://modelshipbuilder.la.coocan.jp/yacht-m2.htm Make sure you click on " Making " just a little ways down from the top of the page..
  6. Gregory
    The essential rigging would not be much different ( except for size and quantity ) from the Victory. If you can get something like Historic Ship Models by Wolfram zu Mondfeld, It would give you a good line by line accounting for similar ships; which you could compare to the plans you have and make adjustments as necessary
  7. Gregory
    At the risk of hijacking your thread ( please let me know and I will delete ), I am working on a Mary, and in the rigging stage. I didn't document well enough for a log, but I hope to present in the Gallery soon. I was using veneer for the 2nd planking and did some spiling at the bow. I thought I achieved a pretty good effect for my first attempt at this, though it is a little rough in spots. It takes some wide stock to do this. Up to three times the width of the plank, not to mention the waste from practicing.
  8. Gregory
    David, I see where I totally missed the boat on that, assuming it was a square sail ... Here is what Mondfeld shows. Your examples look like a flying configuration to me. I don't see going aloft to set those sails..
  9. Gregory
    It looks to me like it is in fact a topsail yard, with some kind of attempt at perspective in the drawing. I think you would be hard pressed to find any kind of rigging plan that included a yard/boom as drawn.. Here is a link to what appears to be the same model, which sports a topsail, and a top gallant. Not a lot of detail but, using standard practice should get you by.. http://www.pielcraftsmen.com/ordimages/salemodels.htm P.S. There are reasons to be critical of some of the details in Petersson's Fore & Aft rigging book, however this over-all view of a similar rig, might give a basic idea of a rigging plan.
  10. Gregory
    One way to address this, would be to make the shrouds before setting up the deadeyes on the channels.
  11. Gregory
    Keep in mind, you don't really have to know why/how about every line on a ship. As the number of masts and sails increase, you have the same basic principles repeated over and over. Just pick a mast and a type of sail; main, top, stay, spanker, etc., and the basic principles, with a few exceptions will always apply. This is not to say there won't be variations among countries and periods, but a 'lift' , a 'brace' a 'shroud' or whatever, won't really change that much, because the work to be accomplished will be the same.
  12. Gregory
    Detailed wood parts would really drive up the cost of a kit. I have looked at a lot of kits over the years, and I don't recall any kit, at any price, that included detailed wood parts. The closest thing that I am aware of, are the kits that Chuck sells at his store. Syren Ship Model Company He has items such as this Windlass which is part of the ' Cheerful ' package, but would not be out of place on a lot of ships at the same scale. There are tons of ideas on this Forum for fabricating your own parts.
  13. Gregory
    Nice work. I'm a big fan of the natural wood look..
  14. Gregory
    I apologize for my rush to judgement, without taking a closer look. Now that I have seen your instructions, it clearly addresses any shortcomings that I wrongly assumed.
  15. Gregory
    It doesn't appear to allow for setting up the shrouds properly on the mast. How does it differ in principle from the (in)famous Loom-A-Line?
  16. Gregory
    I don't know if this painting is included in "The Low Black Schooner", but it is a contemporary painting located in the Peabody Essex Museum. There is some limited zoom functionality at the above link, and the trailboard shows some scroll work, not apparent in the Bluejacket and other plans..
  17. Gregory
    Nice work.. The design is typical of the various plans I have seen. I have seen numerous contemporary paintings, with insufficient detail to determine how accurate the design is. Here is a photo from 1940. I suppose it is the result of modifications after 1851. FWIW, Here is an image of the actual stern decoration that now resides in the New York Yacht Club
  18. Gregory
    Larry I concur with Allan. Your wood is looking a bit grainy compared to what I have come to expect from good boxwood. I don't see the sharp edges on the carving, that you should expect.
  19. Gregory
    Can't be too sturdy? Consider that the shrouds are essentially tow ropes, pulling the ship through the water... Think about it..
  20. Gregory
    Good find! From the synopsis:
  21. Gregory
    Don, I don't know the brand. It's a spool ( in picture above ) I picked up some time ago.. May have been Walmart or a sewing store. I believe it is 100% cotton. It is made up of three strands.
  22. Gregory
    David, Thanks for the interest and kind words.. The larger line is 18 threads. Made with three groups of 6. The smallest line I can make is with 2 threads, ( smaller line in the picture ) and determined by the size of the thread itself, which I don't have the particulars on. Of course, finer thread would yield some smaller line..
  23. Gregory
    Not sure why you have a problem with ' sewing ' thread.. It is typically what I use, with satisfactory results..
  24. Gregory
    Hope you get it to market before it shows up on eBay as the Peking Rope Dragon... It looks like it would be a nice upgrade from my home made version...
  25. Gregory
    No way to know without a rigging plan.. They could be any number of lines..

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