Knocklouder

Hey my friend, this ship is shaping up to be another awesome display.  It looks so impressive.  I can't help but ask, what is the name of your new assistant manager  🤔.  

Great work , Glen !!!        

The sails are all hung. Now it time to take them off and shape them. Plus I will get a chance to apply all the blocks for rigging  that go on the masts. Some 2 hole blocks go right on the rigging  and some on the mast. I will have to go over the plan carefully  so I don't miss any.  Plus the bitts need to go on as well.

 Have to go pick up the First Mate at the airport, her flight was delayed twice today all ready. So she will be a bit tired and Cranky but she will be home finally. 

 A few pictures of the Mayflower, as she sits tonight.  Strom coming  supposed to be windy for a couple of days lol Hopefully I can get the sails back on in a couple of days , we will see.    The flags are just around the corner, I can see them lol

I decided to add the wind today. Iapplied a good coat of GAC 400 to both sides of the sails, rolled them  up and went to the airport while they dried  😀. 

Now it is a matter of putting  on some blocks, running some lines to the sails  and then the flags. But lots to do yet on the old ship but  like they say" after all tomorrow is another day".  And can't wait to wake up tomorrow and go " rigging"   Take care my friends  thanks for looking 

Thinking about the next build  all ready lol. 

Your ship looks awesome, nice work on the paint. It's great to see different  looks to the same ship. 

Bob M.

16 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

I like the way your sails look, Bob.  Especially the way you tied them to the yards with double loops.  

Thanks Glen, there seems to be a problem with the size of my sail. I don't know what happened.  Maybe because I made them last year and they srank.  The coffee bath  I don't know. 

 So decided to  carry on with my original plan. First, I decided to try furling.  My one attempt looked like a  Penguin  stuffed and wrapped  ready for the barbaqu.  So back too. Shapping them on bottles and cardboard rolls. 

 Thanks for likeing it .

Bob M.

Furling the sails looks a bit difficult, and the size of the sail that I have would be way to big. I must learn how to make sails someday.  So what I decided to do was finish the sails , see how they look the way I make them. We will see. I have the yardarms  done.  Three more sails to hang, then shapping of the sails. 

I can feel the wind, plus @Gabek says he has some things that will take all eyes off your mistakes and focus on something awesome.  As soon as Captain Marvin  and I are done zapping each other with x-rays and magnetic ray guns we going to meet up . Can't  wait . Bigger grin, I peeked  they are amazing.

  So I still have to hang three more sails, but It will do.

This is so much fun. The model comes together nicely,  craftsmanship  needs work lol, you can add to it, or build  it out of the box, or builded it like I did, but don't look at they way I tie things lol so much to learn lol.  Rigging is going good, have figured out most of it. There is a couple of  Knotts  I got to go look up no biggie  lol.

  Back to my  basket weaving, I mean sail hosting  lol.   

Bob M. 

@Baker, Can't see the forest from the trees lol.Thanks Patrick, I just noticed that and the foremast lower sail is also too small, no idea what happen there. But  the rest look ok. So my sultion is to try  furling those two sails. I never  have done this so got to go look on how the rolled them up. Maybe they wont look so bad hoisted.. It was going so good too lol.

 Back to my sewing, lol

Bob M.

Thanks so much for the likes.  I just had to pin up the sail the peek. Aawww she going to be grand. Lol.

  Making the sails is time consuming  but great fun.   I just started them so it will be a bit. I going to use GAC 400 to  stiffen the sails, a tip of the hat to @mrcc for pointing to it. It great stuff I love it. It does what I want  😌. 

 Sew back to the sails. I get to sew my own sail, the First Mate  is away for awhile.  So Neanderthal sewing 101. 

 This is a great hobby . I still am in awe  about how much fun this is.  I for one can't thank NRG/MSW  enough for helping me.  I wanted to learn how  it was done. I have been trying to learn how to build ships right ever since  lol 😆  Going to make some sails. Then RIGGING.  😆 

There is only six sails, how long can that take lol. Thanks again everyone. 

Bob M.

You do some awesome work, I kid you not I have the bottle of  GAC 400 in my hand about to hang the sails on the Mayflower.  Looking forward to seeing some lights. 

Thanks again about the 400 I love the stuff.  

  Bob M.

I was going to mention that as well Keith , and a little snow in the Ships boats  as well. You probably were fixen to do that anyway  lol 

Awesome work my friend, Gobsmacked !! 

On 4/5/2024 at 9:29 AM, HardeeHarHar said:

Yes indeed, she is looking good.  Even Captain Marvin must be impressed by now.  We should set up a GoFundMe site with all proceeds going towards your purchase of a Vanguard Model.  😃

@HardeeHarHar Brian thanks so much, But I am sure there is someone more deserving, but I have been eyeing  Vanguard, Dutchess of Kensington, that one looks  great  lol.  As for Captain Marvin  

He is not to impressed by my ladder addition, but a Stow away says it looks good from here and the ladder was easy to use

krill4  thanks for liking my ship, yes your right I am following the plans . My dead eye look good to me just like the plan says. @krill4 . Buying this book wont help, I cant read lol. But thank you.

It is unbelievable how much work there is on Just this part of the plan  wow  But I learnt alot for the next ship .

 So now , got to figure the next step. Rigging is  coming along, parts are tuff because the plan only says rope. Not what size or color.  The one place they make a difference  is the instructions say black rope lol. I will figure it out  lol. 

 So I am straining with coffee, my sails, the yards are made. Bitts are ready to go just have to put it all together.  

So time to hang the yards, and shape the sails for that wind look . 

 Got a few Stow aways from the Darkkar  but Captain Marvin Got them to leave. Last I saw of them they stole the Pegasus boat and they were headed home lol. 

A few more pictures of Captain Marvin in action lol. Latter my friends, Still having way to much fun making models lol But thanks all for your help and thoughts.  I got some ruff days ahead but the  Captain  will keep me in shape lol. Thanks everyone, on to the sails lol 

Dave I would show you how I did my stren spar, but I broke it off again. But mine just comes in at deck level  and glued in to place. Yours looks like you can drill a hole in a little, then pin it on.  Your ship is looking good. 

It looks great, nice work.  Congratulations 

Bob M.

Wow that is some nice work. I have to get my First Mate to do all my sewing, been a Neanderthal  thanks for posting this will help lots when It's my time   for me to do my two Bluenoses. 

Great work as always.   

Wow Glen, that is so cool. The Canadain Penguins volunteers were looking forward to seeing this event. But sadly, no one beleived they were Canadain. 

  It turns out that their grandparents were brought to the Artic in 1936 by a fellow named Lars Christenson on board a ship called the SS Neptune. Lars let 9 king Penguins loose, 4 breeding pair and a juvenile.  Over the next 10 years, more species of Penguins  were released . And if you were born in Canada  you are Canadain .

 Some even had offspring.  Sadly  local artiic inhabitants  took their toll on the colony.  Most of the Penguins were rounded up in the early 50's for their own safety ,  But the volunteers were born in Canada and are living at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta.  Some even show signs of inter mixing with other species.  All though  you guys probably don't beleive  that Rudolf lives in Canada  either lol But there is proof.

There is even old tales about Penguins that have dared each other to go on board a death ship that has 3 masts and was frozen in the Ice.. 

GHOST STORYS FROM THE PAST!!

Bob M.

This will be of great help, Thank-you for posting this . They look real great, just had to say lol   

Good luck on your journey, with the Roar Ege. I like to use Weld-bon for wood and far to much Gorilla CA glue for all the rest. Stick to it and you'll have a wonderful model.

Congratulations nicely done  indeed. 

Kevin, sorry to hear 😔 I am sending my thoughts and prayers  for you and Ruth. This is just so sad to hear.

108 clove hitches  to go . I have done the foremast and main mast up to the mast top on each. Going to do the Mizzen mast soon.

 I have to go help the daughter paint her house this weekend, so not much will get done , but at least I will have a 108 clove hitches for me when I return. 

 I will make the sails next week, hopefully even get a few on, we will see.

 Thanks for looking and helping. 

Bob M

On 4/3/2024 at 6:15 PM, Keith Black said:

"Okay guys, volunteers for the Jenny SIB project proceed to the check point on your right"

 

 Are you fixen to have auditions.  All right here comes the Canadain volunteers.  

They have their green cards  I think lol. 

 Glen we talk about polar bears and them gnawing  on the crew, well reading about the Jenny  I found out there are no polar bears  in the Antartic  who knew lol. Not me  and I know less than yesterday  lol.

 Can't wait to see it all come together.  At least this one has no pressure, if you break a mast just say you meant to do that  😉 

Lol I know get back to my ratlines lol 

Bob M.

Very well done Tom, a beautiful  ship with awesome details. Don't take to long to come back, you'll get rusty lol.

Nice work. Congratulations. 

Very nice work and awesome details, she's a beautiful ship.   

Bob M.