Knocklouder

You know what they say one leads to two and so on lol. I have the shrouds done for the foremast. I just have to tie them on and straight things up 

The First Mate  is pulling me out of the shipyard, time to get prep for tomorrow. 

 Thank you all for your thoughts  and encouragement  along the way. I just though since   my Mayflower  is the only active build for the Amati  Mayflower, there are two but one has not posted for a long time. I  will be kinda proud to have the frist finished  Amati  Victory Model that is on MSW. That is lol I thought I had only 9 shrouds to make Noo there is 12 upper  shrouds  the some how  the brain just over looked lol.  Ok got to go I'll be fine lol

Sea you soon my friend's. 

Seems I have had the chance to do a lot of rethinking.  As I just finished the plates  but still have 9 shrouds  to make up today I hope  I am looking at my Mayflower   and saying to Captain Marvin, I am really happy  how she looks. We have done a fine job MSN/NRG, and all of you modelers.  I sea the improvement  in how I  I build, and I see that I have a long way to go. For sure lol. Thanks so much.

CMSI  (Captain Marvin Ship Inspector ) lol    has got other things on his mine.  Seem I need to go for a couple  of  surgery but everyone keeps saying I will be OK  90% chance if serving  and living  a long  life lol I think their just trying  to cheer me up  lol. 

 Wouldn't you know it  lol just get back to building  change of course  😉. 

   Tomorrow surgery will tell us more  but every one says I will be fine lol. 

But for me I have been thinking  so much about modeling and finding MSW and the last 3 years it's been so much fun for me and so much hell on the moderators  lol.

 I am so lucky to have met some of you and got to know others. 

  Hey I am going to ask the surgeon  if he uses  clove hitch  knots LOL 😆  

So  now we will see, not exactly sure what holds for me but I will be OK lol 

Sorry for the ramble lol

 Bob M 

CMSI

Absolutely  awesome , a joy to look at. Congratulations   

Gobsmacked,  I believe that's how you say it. Not sure if that's how you spell it though  lol

 Great job mate! !   

51 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

Those shrouds are looking good, Bob! 

 

But I have a question - who's the "Neanderthal Writer"???

Lol that is written by me one morning  the plans are on top of what's written the night before I got to get a shirt made up that say Neanderthal don't  do Rigging.  Lol.  Glad to be back   lol 

Mimmo all you will every need  is right here on these pages. Good luck on your journey.  

  Bob M.

Ps Do you live close to the Amati  modeling company  lol  😆 

Ok  well I finally got some time to giv'er lol .It has been quite the experience  before Christmas  the family  was all sick but we are all better now. Then the rodents moved in turn the place up side down lol.

  So I decided  to finish  making  the shrouds and deadeyes.  Slow process, but at least some movement.   I am so happy .

I used a line to help line things up and soon  had the plates and one shroud on the foremast. I made the other shrouds  and moved the string . 

I am still having the time of my life.  Trying to learn how to build ships right is so much fun I can't believe I never got started before I did. 

  Thanks so much for all the help . Don't  mean to be a pest  lol but I still have so much to learn and so little time  giv'er  I am up to 70 know lol. Just  an old man having fun being 14 lol.

 Don't mean to butt in on others logs but some of them are so fantastic  I just blurt right in. Ok

 Hopefully  can get some more shrouds done and then and then  yes rat lines. Let the song  begin.lol 

 I am liking this model once again  lol

Bob M.

Good luck with this build.  

Good luck on your journey.     

Amazing work what a ship Wow 

I must say your are really doing an amazing job, stay close to NRG/MSW  and you'll get all the help you need .awesome  amount of details on your first.build, I am going to pull up a chair and watch this amazing build come to completion rigging and all.   

Bob M.

Ps Captain Marvin

Building  Inspector 

Very nicely done sir:  may I suggest that you make a display case for it soon. I had my Mayflower on the self for 10 months and was surprised by the amount of dust on it, and how long it took me to clean it lol. 

  Amazing work, looking forward to starting mine  and following your next build.

Bob M.      

Wow some awesome work. If you don't mined me asking  😤  how many hrs are you up to now. Really great work  

Hi Tony,  the choice is yours lol. I have done the Amati Santa Maria and had the time of my life, it was my first build. I have seen great logs for both Amati and AL.  check out all the builds for the Santa Maria and pick the one you would like, both will be a lot of fun to build. I can only say that the instructions were lacking  but  the quality of the wood was excellent and  with the help I got here and I needed it lol, I pulled off a nice build I think. Or just buy Both LOL

Good luck on your journey!!  

Congratulations, it looks awesome.    

Congratulations, your ship looks awesome    

Hi Dave, my ship is from Amati.  And my beak is plastic and it touches all sides. It looks like you can take the side your fingers are on and sand it off then cut the bow piece a little  smaller, but that may not be right. . My friend  @David Lester has build a Billings Mayflower  you may ask him  . 

Check out his log for his Mayflower, I am sure you'll copy his crows nest  at least. His is one of those magnificent  logs that make us newbie  drop our jaws in amazement . Hope this helps. 

Well it looks like we got this all Tied up. Thanks

Gregg, you do some awesome work. Thanks for posting, I am trying to finish a Mayflower, and was thinking off finishing off a Bluenose model  that a friend started but eye site and shaking hands he had to stop. And gave me all his shipyard stuff. One of which is The Bluenose , so I will follow along if you don't mined.    

Bob M.

https://www.animatedknots.com/complete-knot-list 

I found this useful , I hope it helps..

Bob M.