Ferrus Manus
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Main topsail is coming along nicely. I will have updates soon. Likely tomorrow or Monday.- 279 replies
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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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No, the plastic Revell model HMS Beagle, but renamed.
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Exactly. I made the name up because i liked it. The Revell models of both HMS Beagle and HMS Bounty are horrendously inaccurate, so i had to just make something up.
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The fore topsail is now complete. All i had to do was the topping lifts and the buntlines, all of which belay at the forecastle. Next on the list is the main topsail, which should be easier than the fore, especially on the belaying front. I might even get around to painting the yard today, who knows.
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By the way, once i am done with the galleon, i plan on building a "small" project inspired by the Perseverance, the 1/96 HMS Botany Bay (modified HMS Beagle)
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Didn't we give you guys some F-35's in the recent past?
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How many flight hours do you need with an instructor? Have you completed your classroom hours?
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What have you been up to? I have been preparing for college and trying to get stable employment.
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I would do it now. The more you procrastinate and work around it, the harder it will get when you do it. Trust me, i know.
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Note the fact that none of the ships pictured have their topsails hauled all the way up. Another note: The lack of waistcloth on the Spanish vessel indicates that this may have been a surprise attack. It also seems as though they may be frantically hauling up their topsails in a bid to escape.
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