Ferrus Manus
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Regarding the topgallant sails: This kit obviously came with no lower decks, and all the gunports molded shut. Only 10 cannons were provided. This ship is obviously not currently participating in a naval combat engagement. So, it will not be necessary to fly combat sail. As such, the topgallant sails will be fully raised and set. It's a good thing, because i have never furled a silkspan sail before. THAT would not be something you would want to see, and i genuinely believe Kirill would never stop crying. Anyway, the topgallants will be fully set, with all rigging.- 279 replies
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If you want, we could merge and become Michael2. Your Vasa is absolutely phenomenal, dude. I often think i'm getting somewhere, and then i go back to your Vasa and Kirill's Galleon just to put things back in perspective. You and JeffT are only about an hour's drive away, and i could easily fly or long-haul my way down. 🤣 How's the Vasa coming along?
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I love how it actually looks like it's in a painting from the time period. That's a pretty big morale boost.
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Re- my last message, i don't think i will need a blood transfusion. However, it's still pretty serious. Didn't mean to leave you wondering like that. The brace lines, topping lifts, and clewlines are done and belayed. Bowlines, sheets, and buntlines are next. I want to push forward and get it done today. Enough waiting. Excuse the crappy flash. It actually kinda looks like the sun is shining on the ship. Looks nice, actually.
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Dude, your model is just fine. We all have to learn, and most of that learning comes from ruining something. In your case, ruining does not apply. Nice model! It's a WHOLE lot better than the Revell version i built when i was 14. If i were you, i'd be very proud of the model, especially for only being a second ship. (future historian here) I can see from your name that you are definitely someone i would like to associate myself with. Is the "1066" part of your name in reference to the Norman Conquest?
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Well, now i know why i've had no energy at all. My hematologist says i have anemia due to loss of blood. Blood tests have been ordered for Saturday, and i think it is only mild. However, it does explain a great many things. The main topsail halyard is complete and the yard is in place. Is it starting to look like a real ship yet?
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What i do to solve the issue Henry is talking about is i rig the yards/sails, and then haul them up to the masts. The only issue with this is the inner blocks for the subsequent sheets, but you could solve that by not doing the parrels until the very end.
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Those are called stanchions. Great job on the filing! I can see a considerable difference.
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Absolutely top-notch ratlines. If i were you, i would've gone absolutely nuts on the sprit-topmast backstay, just because i could. I probably would've taken the easy option with the gunport lids and glued them all the way open.
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Main topsail is coming along nicely. I will have updates soon. Likely tomorrow or Monday.
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...oh. So they're just... ropes. That's really awful, and also ridiculously funny. Come on, Woodrat, you didn't have to ruin it for us that quick! You could've at least let us think we were geniuses for a little longer.
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Didn't you say this wasn't going to have a build log? Glad it does now!
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I may have solved your bead/rope issue. It would be wonderful to see the tiny details, like prayer beads and other things that just make a ship come alive. That's what i try to do on my builds. However, given a lack of historical context i may be entirely wrong. It checks out though, as the Christian use of prayer beads originates in the 3rd to 5th centuries AD.
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I also wouldn't be surprused if they were like prayer beads. They must've known that this was a very special ship, that needed God's protection and favor to accomplish its daring task. Plus, the voyage was religious in nature, so it checks out. Perhaps you should use them in your build!
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They might have been like the tires we hang off modern tugboats, i.e. to protect the ship's side while at dock.
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It seems like the yards on some of the ships pictured weren't that long, and might not have been lateen, maybe closer to a modern day lugger sail. Either way, perhaps the ships with their tops centered had their yards tack behind the mast. Just my amateur observation. Another idea! Maybe, the sheaves/calcet were built into the front face of the top, with a hole in the top for the halyard. Would that be plausible at all?
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Just shot Woodrat a text asking for an explanation about the tacking of the lateens. Clearly i'm missing something here, and i don't like not knowing.
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Re: post #108 Here's my word of advice from studying medieval ships: There tends to be a large amount of variation from ship to ship, which also extends to the mast tops. Depending on where on the mast you want your top, i would start with trestle and cross trees, then add the top. I would have holes in the floor of the mast top, with the halyard going through a sheave. Essentially, the mast top would not be built on the very top of the mast, but built around it. This is what you see on the Mataro Nao, the oldest extant model ship. However, if there is a joint between the mast and the top, i would use a scarph joint and a bunch of treenails. You could possibly make this scarph joint stronger by alternating where it is on each side of the joint. If you want, i could draw you some diagrams.
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You can do it on either the forestays, or the fore and main stays.
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It's okay not to snake the stays. I didn't do that on my USS United States. However, it provides just that extra sense of realism. If i were you, i would include every line on the ship, and not skip over anything. You aren't building a first rate ship like Victory, so this shouldn't be too challenging.
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Note how the fore and main stays are snaked. This was common for ships of the era.
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By the way, nice forestay! Will you be snaking the stays? Snaking of stays:
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I would drill a hole in the stem and a small groove for the bobstay to go through. This was a load bearing line, and an eyebolt simply wouldn't be enough.
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Next build isn't on the table until the galleon is finished. It'll be a toss-up between the viking ship and the HMS Botany Bay.
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