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  1. Dave_E
    Would the canopy glue work for general building, planks, rigging?
  2. Dave_E
    You guys are good! Dave, Glenn, silly me. You bet I’m going to yank those eyes out and do the rigging with the third hand arms. Keith, thanks for the block and hook tips, another bookmark. 😀 Got some thread in the mail and picked up a few new rigging helpers this morning.
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    Insanely meticulous good as always. 👍😀
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    Keith, the rudder wasn’t too bad a disaster. Broke a couple hing points but the pieces were all there, so I was able to put the rudder back together, a little paint touch up and all good. Then I put it aside! 😆 Here is an update. I took apart the forward two shroud assemblies to better get at things. My career in aviation manufacturing and reading “drawings” has brought me to the conclusion that I hope the average set of drawings is not as bad as these of the LN. I have found so many discrepancies it’s not funny. However, I’ve learned to look past them. You can see in the photo, I had to add 3 pieces of block rigging to the top of the shroud stack on the mast cap. I’m pretty sure those should have been below the shroud stack. I got the cleats on the mast and have decided to leave the forward shrouds undone for now. I think my next step should be to get all the blocks onto eyelets that are on the deck. Still wondering how to do that. Glenn? 😁
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    Your picture posts did not come through. All the deck furnishings that you remade… way good. Consider replacing the metal belaying pins with wood perhaps?
  6. Dave_E
    OUTSTANDING work Dave, really nice! 👍😀
  7. Dave_E
    I may ask this more than once. In the photo below… how do I attach the block to the yard?
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    Thanks Glenn, Cat 😳😆. No argument from me on ROS or Syren ropes for sure. I certainly hope all my boo-boos and learning will make my next build that much better. 👍
  9. Dave_E
    Good eyes Rick. 😳 Guess I get to build and use a special tool or two. 😆 One of the reasons I love using this forum! Thank you! 👍
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    Hi Keith, I was turning the base around to work on the other side of the ship, hand touched something, heard a crunch… 😕. As I was using the LN supplied rope and the lighter, I was very impressed with both Syren’s rope as well as Ropes of Scale that I have purchased. Then I opened up the Rattlesnake box to look at the rope supplied by MS. Really impressed, no fuzz at all. Don’t know whether it’s cotton or polyester.
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    OUTSTANDING Paul! Work of excellence! Why did you choose not to include anchor rope?
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    Hi All, Progress continues… Standing rigging complete less catwalks, will start that tomorrow perhaps. Lots of lessons learned. Broke just about every cannon loose, broke the rudder off (I believe someone told me not to put it on yet), and broke off one of the catheads. 😕 The scale rope that came with the kit was hairier than Harry Henderson and while I was using the lighter to burn off the hairs, I torched one, it went to flame and well, you know the rest. 😆 I know there are boo-boos regarding seizing. From 2 feet away it looks amazing. 😀
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    Nice shop! 😀
  14. Dave_E
    Condolences to you and the family. Good words of encouragement for all. Thank you.
  15. Dave_E
    Thanks Keith. Tonight's lesson... shrouds and deadeyes. 😳😆
  16. Dave_E
    Mast raising ceremonies commenced on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 1600 hours.
  17. Dave_E
    There’s always that ready room, quarter deck that needs a bright spot. You must know someone… 😀
  18. Dave_E
    Welcome aboard Ken! Don’t be shy with your questions. Lots of help for you. 👍😀
  19. Dave_E
    Second that! REALLY NICE Alan! 👍😀
  20. Dave_E
    Welcome to the forum! Beautiful way to get into the hobby. As mentioned, please do start a build log so we can follow your progress (and you can get lots of help as needed/requested). 👍😀
  21. Dave_E
    Thanks Glenn, I’ve had your LN on speed dial for some time and appreciate all the tips you’ve given me over the course of the build. 👍😊
  22. Dave_E
    Good Morning Guys, Thank you both for the input. I’m thinking another book might be in order. I love the references available on the build logs, however it’s a chore to bookmark a page I think will be of great help or to print many pages and have available for references and of course the old memory “where did I see that”. Absolutely concur, once you understand what a line or piece of rigging does and how it works, it helps us with the how, and maybe when to get it installed.
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    Hey Keith, If your referring to rigging on the plan sheets, yes I do. I just spent 2 hours studying the kit plans, the rigging book I mentioned above and one of our good members completed LN build. The Admiral came down to check on me because it was to quiet. 😆 I’ll start with the standing rigging I recon.
  24. Dave_E
    Hi All, Another serious noob question. Here I am at the rigging phase of construction. What do I do first?😊
  25. Dave_E
    Geese, the launch was a ship model in itself. Nicely done!

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