JayDee24ca

Hello The Correl Bounty I am working on has a number of 5mm dead eyes that are required to be stropped to a line that then runs though the channel, to the outer planking, where is is nailed in place. I am struggling to figure out how to make these short straps with the deadeye at one end and an eye for nailing at the other. Can someone please help me on the correct way to accomplish this? TIA, JD

Thanks Alan for your information, and for promoting me to Captain! I can certainly see the benefit of having a good library to provide all these insights. I think though, that as this is my first attempt at building, I am going to go with what Corell has provided in the kit. For one thing, I have not been provided with any hearts in the kit, and have only a prescribed number of blocks. I know this build will not be historically correct, but it is giving me experience for subsequent builds. I've been looking online at the innumerable photos of various parts of the real vessel docked in GB, and it is pretty obvious there are huge discrepancies in this model. Cheers!

Thank you Allen for your recommendation for Lees Masting and Rigging. Unfortunately it will have to wait for now. The cheapest used I could locate was 70 USD plus shipping, on ABE books. Maybe I can hint at it to my better half for my birthday....

Boy, thanks for all the help! So then, what I gather is that although there are blocks involved, they are tied off securely. I had thought that the running end of the line would have been tied off in a manner and position that it could be quickly put to use. With the information you all have provided, I should have no problem moving ahead, thank you. The books I ordered are The Art of Rigging, (which I later found in free PDF format) and Rigging Period Model Ships. Hopefully they will be of some use to me. I doubt I will finish this ship this winter, but I am already looking for my next one! JD

Hi folks, this is my first post. I have been scouring the board over the past few months since finding this resource and have learned a lot. First, here is a bit of background. 18 month ago a neighbour gave me a complete assembled 1:98 Corell model of HMS Bounty, and for the past two winters it has been my pleasure to work build it. He bought it in 1979 and never built it, and knew of my enjoyment in woodworking, building and carpentry. It is my first attempt at model ship building, I recognise that this particular model is NOT a beginners model. However, I have arrived at the point of starting the rigging, and have become stuck with the installation of the first blocks, on the bowsprit stays. In particular, the running of the lines through a single to a double block. On the attached photo, lines 266, 267, and 268 all utilize this formation. I am not able to understand how lines run, and if they are tied off, and if they are, where? Are the lower lines, from the single blocks to the hull, fixed lines, as in anchored, and the upper lines meant to be adjusted? If so where are the upper adjustable lines tied off? Also, what is the sketch of the "noose" just to the right of them? I am sorry I am not knowledgeable about this, but I have scoured the internet to find diagrams of this, and not found what I am looking for. I have ordered two books on rigging, which are recommended on this site, but won't see them until maybe late February. I would sure appreciate it if someone here would take mercy on me and help me out. Thanks John D the

Yes, that appears to be a Corell model. I am currently in the midst of putting together the same kit by Corell, complete with the "ugly" (?) gunports. Thi is my first build, and it is pretty challenging for me, but I am having lots of fun with it. Instructions are pretty sketchy at best, but the plan detail, about 14 sheets, is very good. JD