Dan Vadas

The main base is almost finished. I had to add a LOT of extra bracing :


 
I'm fairly happy with the way all the steps turned out :

 
Danny

The main base is almost finished. I had to add a LOT of extra bracing :


 
I'm fairly happy with the way all the steps turned out :

 
Danny

The main base is almost finished. I had to add a LOT of extra bracing :


 
I'm fairly happy with the way all the steps turned out :

 
Danny

The main base is almost finished. I had to add a LOT of extra bracing :


 
I'm fairly happy with the way all the steps turned out :

 
Danny

I didn't realise how much I hated doing the coppering, until I looked at the date of my last post. Wow is it really 4 years?!! 
 
Well I thought it was about time Pegasus had her bottom completed! I have a bit more time now, but still not as much as I would like.
 
The first pic is where I left off 4 years ago, and now she is done. I still don't like coppering and I think it will be the first and last time I will do it, but I don't think it has turned out too bad.

Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 318 – Running Rigging Continued
 
It's been at least a few weeks since the last post.  Apologies.  Work is proceeding, but a lot is repetitive.  The first picture shows some straightening of footrope stirrups, in this case on one of the completed foremast yards.
 
 
The stirrups are straightened by hanging weighted clamps, then soaked with dilute dark glue.
 
The next picture shows the tangle of running rigging lines on the deck aft of the main mast. 
 

 
These excess lengths are being left until all the lines are adjusted for tension.  This makes for a mess and some tangles among lines, but this is preferred to rerunning an entire line if it has been cut short and later removal from the pin is required.
 
The next picture shows the lower topsail yard on the mizzen that has just been set.
 
 
The buntlines and upper topsail sheet tackles have been rigged.  The tackles are hooked to the rim of the top and tied off to themselves.  The chains for these run through the sheet block, under the yard, and through the cheek blocks with the short lengths above the yard tied off to the jackstays.  The sheet chains for the lower topsail yard are as yet unconnected to the clewlines.  The port chain is hanging vertically while the one on this side is draped on the lower yard.  These will be the next lines rigged.
 
The next picture shows the mizzen topmast stay and the running rigging for its staysail.
 
 
There were three staysails on each mast.  The halyard is tied off to the stay at the top, then run down along the stay to a block, then back to another block at the top of the stay, then directly down to the deck.  At the lower end, the downhauler is tied to the lower block, then runs through a lead block and down behind the top to belay on the foremast fife rail just forward of the cabin – the most difficult belaying point to reach at this stage on the model. 
 
Work has finally begun on the yard braces, the last major rigging task.  The braces for the fore royal and skysail have been run and are shown in the next picture.
 
 
Braces are left until last to permit access.  Outboard lines are a major obstacle.  For some weeks now I have been regretting the early running of lower yard bowlines and crojack braces.  The black pendants on the royal braces makes those more visible, as opposed to the small, light-colored lines that attach directly to the ends of the skysail yard.  The next picture shows the running parts of the royal braces at the top of the topgallant stay.
 
 
The lines run from the yard pendant blocks, through the two blocks on the stay, through single blocks lashed to the royal shrouds, then down to the deck.  The other single block under the stay is for its staysail halyard.  Next is another picture of the braces on the two uppermost fore yards.
 
 
 
The main skysail stay is also shown running down to its termination in the topgallant crosstrees.  The rigging aft of the fore topmast crosstrees is shown in the last picture.  As may be seen, the rigging is very dense and running each new line without fouling is an issue.  Two or three reruns are often necessary.
 
 
This picture also gives a good view of the "no-sails" staysail halyard and downhauler rigging at the lower end of the stay that is typical of staysail lines.  The halyard block and the downhauler are fixed to a shackle tied off to the stay.  This shackle would be attached to head of the staysail before hauling it up the stay.
 
Ed

When editing your Signature - type the Text you want (e.g. Ship's Name), highlight it with the mouse and use the Link button in the Edit Box (it looks like 3 chain links). You need to copy/paste the URL from the Address Bar (top of screen) of the page you want to use as the Link. You can Format the text in your Signature (text size, colour etc).
 
BTW - I did it for you .
 
Danny

When editing your Signature - type the Text you want (e.g. Ship's Name), highlight it with the mouse and use the Link button in the Edit Box (it looks like 3 chain links). You need to copy/paste the URL from the Address Bar (top of screen) of the page you want to use as the Link. You can Format the text in your Signature (text size, colour etc).
 
BTW - I did it for you .
 
Danny

Amazing  - thank you!

John, read the post at the top of the Build Logs for Kits page titled "Starting and Naming your Build Log" for more information.
 
Danny

Problem fixed.
 
Danny

John, your build log has been in the "Small Craft" Index for some time now. I'm guessing you were looking in the Wooden Ships Index?
 
Danny

Danny,
 
I am sorry, I did read the top of the Build Logs for Kits page titled "Starting and Naming your Build Log"...  But looks like I did not read it carefully enough.   I now see what I was missing in the build log title.
 
Thanks for putting up with my poor reading of the "Starting and Naming your Build Log" documentation
 
John

Thank you all for the replies .
 
The tracks took a lot of the time, very fiddly. Also my health hasn't been too good lately, so I can't work at my usual pace .
 
Some of you asked "What's next?" I've ordered a card model of the Sydney Opera House, which I'm building for my partner as a special request. I have no idea how long this will take, but I'll post some pics in the "Non-ship Build Logs" section in Shore Leave.
 
After that one I'll get back to a ship (If I'm still able to model at all) - some kind of early 1900's Russian Dreadnought for something a bit different. This will once again be a Card model.
 
Danny

This model is now finished, here are the final pics :




 
Danny

This model is of the iconic Sydney Opera House. The kit is from Schreiber-Bogen, a German kit publisher. When finished it will measure 730mm x 470mm x 230mm :


 
My thoughts on the kit are that it is not printed as well as I'd hoped, with no "weathering" at all and fairly simplistic colouring. The card is of reasonable quality without being exceptional, and the instructions are fairly basic line drawings which are easy enough to follow. The design of construction could have been better, but it's workable.

 
On with it. I started the model 3 days ago, and have completed the base to the stage of adding the vertical sections. For bracing beneath the base a number of square sections are used, some of which are integral with the upper surface and others are free sections :



 
These pieces are ready for fitting to the main section :

 
Danny

Problem fixed.
 
Danny

Hi Dan,
 
Good luck with your health!
 
I guess your sydney-version will be better than the Canon-free download version?
That one has stairs without even trying to do individual steps
 
Jan

This model is now finished, here are the final pics :




 
Danny

Thank you all .
 
Getting near the end of the build. The last major part - the gun :



 
All that's left to do are some minor details - a 50 cal machine gun, some jerry cans and tools, etc.
 
Danny

This model is now finished, here are the final pics :




 
Danny

Danny,
 
I joined MSW back in early January.  At that time I started a log for the Lincolnville Wherry.   I see since then the Index has been updated several times, yet my log has not yet shown up in the index.   I was just curious if I failed to update some field that is preventing my log from being included when the index is rebuilt?
 
If it is just a question of your time, then no hurry on my part... I totally understand.   I just wanted to know if I missed some step in creating my log,
 
Thanks for your time
 
John

Danny, my 2 plastic kits, The Sullivans and Liberty Ship John W Brown, are now finished 

I believe that the idea behind the design was to imitate the sails of yachts on Sydney Harbour.
 
Yeah I get that, but I was hoping they might have drawn in some texture. Like on the edges of the tiles for example.
 
Danny

this looks to be a very interesting project Danny....you don't see to many of these.  if you think there should be added detail here and there,  add it in......you are more than capable