S.Coleman
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Cheers John for your input. No its not a stupid question. Unfortunately it is in a real hard to get to place with all the ratlines in place. And the only drill I use is an arcmedian drill. Even if I had seen this before construction of the masts, It would of been tough to get a hole through there. The rest of the yards have this line simply drilled through the masts as shown in the pic. So as the only option I see I will have to follow suit with the rest of the yard rigging.
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Ok so now it's confusing. The line (466 Dark line) that supports the yard (312) runs from the yard, Up and over the Donkey head (mast cap). And then from there, Down to a violin block belayed the the deck. Thats straight forward on the plans but there is no way I can run the line through the Donkey head as shown in the plans. The Donkey head is made of very hard metal and drilling is not an option. There are no holes or sheaves to run the line over. I could go over the front but that will look bad.
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I have been following this build for sometime. It is very pleasing to see her taking shape beautifully. You have done a master job!
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Painted yards black tonight. And added more blocks. Will have an update shortly.
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I have used at least 3 different sizes on my Friesland. 0.5, 1.0 and 3mm. Remember to pull your rigging lines through beeswax or the sorts to stop the ugly fuzzies from showing. Best of luck.
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My little snaplock container seals my rigging glue and does a great job. Every now and then I replace with fresh batch of 50:50 white glue and water.
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Violin blocks on the lower main and lower fore yards. The rest are normal blocks large and small. Still have to attack blocks on the ends of the mid and top yards.
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Oh and my new cutting Mat.
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Here I have some blocks attached. Abit fiddley trying to get them to all face the correct direction but I got there.
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A new cutting mat was brought as the old one was way past its useby date. When I get home from work will try to add a few more blocks and let's see if I can make a post out of it.
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Ships boats look awsome. Looks of nice clean even detail. Well done.
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Superb work on the decking. Ever thought of lighting? Could be a good choice to add all the little detail in the wheelhouse.
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Don't worry. Havnt posted for abit, But everything seems to be happening at once. (Life in the way again) I have however been tying blocks to the yards. Not enough progress for a picture post though.
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Very neat and tidy job. And your work space too. The build really looks neat. I like the barrels, Gives it a busy look.
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Now this brings back some memories. Your off to a fine start. The language is translated ok but all of the parts in the list are still Italian. But Google translate helped me out for that. Nice work on the inner bulwarks and decking.
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You have done a superb job of this kit. Well done. It's looking great. Good to see that, Not only is it a cross section but you have left off some the copper plates to see the hull planks.
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Looks absolutely stunning. Well done. I do suppose all the masts are plastic. I have read before that the plastic masts do bend alot. Some others have replaced the plastic with wooden masts. But it's your call. Keep up the good work.
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Thanks guys. Yeah I reckon it would be pointless on a rolling sea. Just never seen these markings and thought I'd ask. It was a gun sitting next to the replica Amity and it had nothing to do with the ship. Just another artifact to look at
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Hey all. While on a Vist to the replica HMS Amity in Albany, Southwest Australia I found a gun on display next to the ship. As normal I pawed my way all over it and found some measure markings on the rear of the gun. These were indented on the side. Is this for elevation adjustments or are these for some other purpose. I have not seen these markings before
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That certainly is a rather nice looking rudder you have built up. Good work.
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Main mast lower and mid yards cut, Tapered and carved. The lower main yard starts off as 6mm and is Tapered down to 3.5mm the mid yard starts of as 4mm and is tapered down to 3mm with 2mms carved out at the ends. The main lower yard has to yet have its ends turned down.
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