Ferrus Manus
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Yeah, i know you're upside down. Is it Spider Season yet? What's the biggest monstrosity you've ever seen? James Cook must've been horrified. I guess they made it a penal colony for a reason. -
When not used, the spritsail yard was hauled into the beakhead of the ship and stored parallel to the bowsprit on the port side (where the bowsprit wasn't). You can see this if you go to Baker's Pelican build. In order to facilitate this, i had to not only make a halyard tackle but also an inhaul, as well as a parrel that could be adjusted to allow the spritsail yard to come off the bowsprit. First, i made a thimble: I then attached a line to the other side of the center of the yard, looped it around the bowsprit, through the thimble, and belayed it on the beakhead pins: Today, i kicked back off by making the lifts and braces for the spritsail yard: Revell wanted me to do the braces differently: Of all the galleons i've seen, i have never seen the braces rigged like this. I am pretty sure it's inaccurate, plus it doesn't look that great. So, i went with my gut, and rigged them the way i know i should. This spritsail is in use, however, i wanted to have all the rigging there to stow it if need be. I will be using the spritsail, which is why i have left two pins empty on the beak. The spritsail sheets will belay to the cleats inside the forecastle, i have no idea why they want to belay them on a pin.
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@Louie da fly I do not own the book, but i have heard of it and have at many points considered buying it. I still might buy it. I do know it's basically the Holy Bible for people building the Soleil Royal. I think very highly of the book, what little i know about it. Is there anything i should know in particular? how good are the diagrams?
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This week, i finished the topmast standing rigging. First, i did the research on a line whose purpose was to lower the topmasts on the ship. You see these appearing a lot more commonplace on later ships, especialluy in the 17th century. However, i elected to include them on the Golden Hinde. The line falls down to a block placed behind one of the knightheads, and belays to the knighthead. I did not want to use up a pin for these lines. Then, i did the rest of the standing rigging, including the backstays and the forestays for both masts. I also mounted blocks on the bowsprit. In the next post, i will start rigging the spritsail. I intend to avoid gluing the spritsail to the mast, instead using a parrel and several lines originating from the center of the yard. Given that Revell gave me a block specifically for use on the fore topmast stay, i don't know why they put next to no effort into the knightheads and couldn't bother to provide me with violin blocks. My other big gripe is that they molded the sheaves underneath the masttops incorrectly. I plan to get started on as accurate of a spritsail yard as i can.
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Congratulations, @woodrat! I truly do ruin everything, don't i? It'll be fun. I can be here for moral support, because that's probably all i'm good for.
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My dad served in the Air Force just after 'Nam. He was a flight mechanic for the F-111 fighter-bomber. His childhood was adventurous and full of excitement, even though he sometimes made poor decisions at the behest of his older brother. He is 60 years old. When you don't care if you die, life becomes a lot more freeing.
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You could have gotten this kit, new, on store shelves, back when inflation wasn't really a thing. I am into newer music, but the music my generation listens to makes my ears bleed. I wish i had grown up when you did. The world was younger, people still cared about each other, life was simpler, and smartphones and social media weren't a thing.
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Yep. With the temperament of an old man, doing an old man's hobby. How old are you, @Louie da fly?
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@Baker look, dude. I don't have a life. All i have most of the time is my ships, and schoolwork.
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What do you do as a job? I assume you have a family. Do you like your job?
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@Baker, have you worked on the Mary Rose lately?
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I am quite unimpressed with the dipped ratlines in this kit, the ones on the USS United States were much better quality. I guess they got better with time.
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I never knew that! is that an actual phenomenon? you'd think people would spend more time on MSW on weekends, no work or school.
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Seems people have kind of lost interest in this build, which is kind of a shame. That's because i have the biggest update yet: The lower masts' standing rigging is complete! First i began fitting the lower shrouds (dipped) onto the fore and main lower masts. Then, with much swearing and frustration, i made a mouse, and then a seize: Then, i repeated the process two more times, before completing the lower standing rigging.
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Today, i did the burton tackles on the main, and set up the pennants on the receiving blocks. In total, there will be eight tackles and sixteen blocks. I belayed the falls to the sheer-poles, because there was no other place to put them. Next update will be the completion of the burton tackles and shrouds. Might be tomorrow, might be later. Those tackles were a S.O.B. to rig, because the receiving blocks were tucked away down between the deadeyes and the hull.
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"That's what the mast is, that's what the point of the mast is..." So, i started on the masts. They are still not glued into place, but at least i started on the lower masts. I did elect to use oils, as per Kirill's advice, and i think they turned out great. The pictures did not do justice. I also practiced some rigging techniques on spare ropes. "Down with the topmast! Yare! Lower, lower! Bring her to try with th' main-course." -The Tempest, Shakespeare, 1610 Clearly, in 1610, which is near-contemporary with the Golden Hinde (a new ship when she set sail) galleons had a method of lowering the topmasts, just like with ships of later dates. Thus, and this is important, my task for you guys is to find me a diagram of a topmast-lowering tackle or rig.
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@Baker I would request you stick around for the rigging. You will surely be needed. Your Pelican model will be my primary source for the rigging. It's the dead of winter, so you probably aren't doing much work on the Mary Rose anyways. I guess this might give you your model ship fix!
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With as dangerous as 15th century seas were, they probably would not leave port without it, and if it were damaged, it would not be sailing at all. Then, you would have to completely replace the main and mizzen sails with furled ones! That would be no fun. I also do not see a need for the mainstay to be redone, after seeing your photo. I think making a foremast and its rigging would be a fun opportunity to pass the time and improve your model. I just wish i could even approach your level of skill. I can't wait to see it! I probably would not be of any help, but if you need me, i will surely be here.
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Apologies for the slow updates, as i have been very tired over the past few days. Today, i installed the channels/deadeyes, and the main knighthead. Honestly, i was really unimpressed by the quality of the knightheads, especially with the context of having seen the Heller Soleil Royal. I watched Popeye2Sea do his Soleil Royal, and he had to offset the fore knighthead because if he didn't, it would be obstructed by the previous stay. I am glad Revell did not make the same error, saving me some time and sanity. Here is the knighthead and halyard: And on the ship: Now i did the best i could without buying card and making my own, and i would say i did about as well as anyone else could. But at least it isn't THIS: Yeah, that's right, THIS is what Revell wanted me to do. Anyways, the deadeyes were a royal pain because they didn't want to sit flush with the hull, they kept breaking in places, and they didn't want to align correctly; typical Revell deadeyes. I have a treat for you guys after you digest this post, maybe even later tonight: i have started on the masts! See ya 'round.
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Yeah. Might do that. The immediate effects of the eye-dilating test subsided quicker than i thought they would, so i went down to the model shop and got some supplies. However, the whole "light sensitivity" effect stayed longer than it should have. I have brilliant blue eyes, so i am already very light-sensitive by default. However, i think this has also subsided by now. I might post an update later. I am starting the masts! yay!
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Absolutely stunning. One day i would like to do a Mataro Carrack.
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Well, i currently can't see a darn thing. They dilated my eyes today, so no update on the Golden Hinde. I have been told i have to chill out with the up close work, because my eyesight is currently going downhill much faster than normal. I would like to cuss like a sailor right now, but this is an academic forum so i won't. I am 18 years old, and i have the eyesight of an old man. My left eye went down three times as much last year than what's normal. No, i will not stop modelling, or even slow down. I might just get some magnifying glasses or some other device i can attach onto my glasses while modelling. Forgive any potential typos: i currently can't really see.
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This kit is older than most people here.
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I have recently learned from @Baker that belaying pins did not in fact show up until after the Golden Hinde sailed. So, this model is now slightly inaccurate. However, this also means i can belay lines to basically whatever and wherever i want. I was thinking about belaying some of the topsail lines to the masttops, making room at the pinrails for more lines to be belayed (leech/buntlines, etc)
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@Baker thank you for being my intellectual sparring partner. Now i know more about belaying pins!
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