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  1. Ferrus Manus
    Personally, i like obscure models that i have never seen built before. The previous two small kits i built were the 1/100 San Gabriel, and the 1/100 English Brigantine, originally revell and heller kits, respectively. I quite liked building both. I have never seen either one constructed on this build log, however. My next project will be the second or third time in MSW history that the revell 1/96 Golden Hind will be built.
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    There is a rope at the bottom corner of the gaff topsail that falls down to the deck.
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    Thank you. I will likely end up rigging the topsails. Yes, this is a one-of-a-kind build from a kit that not many people have modeled. I know how to rig a gaff topsail, my question about how to not rig the sail is no longer valid. I am currently haggling an eBay model seller for a good deal on a revell 1/96 Golden Hinde. Stay tuned for my next build log, lol!! I am happy with how this ship is turning out.
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    The first sail is here! Aren't you all excited? Is anybody here? it's getting lonely. Anyhow, with much fiddling, i began lashing the mainsail to the spanker gaff, and then the boom. I ended up going with the normal, everyday spiral lashing. After i finished with that, i made up the gaff and boom tackle, which included the standing part of the vangs, the standing element of the boom outer lifts, (whose blocks can actually slide on the rope, to ease setting up the lifts), as well as the auxiliary boom guy. How the hell do i rotate an image!? That does it for this post, shortly i will attach the whole rig to the mainmast, and set up all the rigging, at which point i will post again.
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    I have a question for the 3 or 4 of you here: Should i set topsails or not? I think that either would look pretty cool. If not, i am at a loss as to how to rig the lines. I am assuming it would be done rather similarly to how jib lines are rigged without the sail itself there. However, gaff topsails on modern racing yachts have several methods of rigging. This, being a ship that flies standing gaff topsails, could have them rigged in any number of ways. The sails themselves would not be there at all should we decide they should not be added, i.e. they will not be furled. If anyone could find me a useful diagram of how a standing gaff topsail works and how it is rigged, that would be awesome. I know the basics, but i want to know more than just the basics.
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    "not an expert" - An expert
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    I think i speak for all of us when i say that mtaylor's work is outstanding. His ships do not look like models, but rather scaled-down versions of the real thing, which is what i constantly strive for.
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    GrandpaPhil, i do not know if you were talking to me or someone with more experience. 🤣 My next build will be the Revell 1/96 scale Golden Hinde, and i would certainly like an audience of experts. I plan on getting Kirill4 (the Galleon expert) and Woodrat (the Carrack expert) on the case. EDIT: I now realize you were talking to Popeye. Yes, his work is extremely professional, and i personally hold him in high regard as one of the most senior and experienced members here. I actually ended up choosing him as a mentor, and we talk regularly.
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    I have actually seen these before. Remarkable models. I have also seen many a wood ship be built on MSW.
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    I am thinking of starting my next project, the Revell 1/96 Golden Hinde, while i wait for sails.
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    Lindberg was the other producer that sold the 1/96 American Cup Racer, but i declined the kit mainly because they molded the hull in blue, and because the box art looked like they halfassed the kit.
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    It was a company called Ideal Toy Corporation. The kit looked like it was from the 50's or early 60's, and looked to be in the same general line build-wise as the one i am working on now. I might just up and start a new project while i am waiting on sails. I have only seen the 1/96 Atlantic (plastic) once on ebay. OldModelKits had it, but it sold. The Bluejacket Kearsarge is probably above my level- i have never done a wood kit.
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    Let me know if you ever find a Kearsarge. Also let me know if you find a 1/96 scale schooner Atlantic. It's an extremely unknown kit (very rare) i assume it never really sold well. I had to do some serious digging in order to find out what it even was. It was produced by a little-known toy company who had a model sub-company. I've only ever seen one on ebay.
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    I've found that, generally speaking, when Kirill4 has something to say, you listen. He is THE expert on galleons, and i am glad he was able to help you with this build. He has a vast wealth of knowledge, and i hope to enlist his advice when i eventually build the Golden Hinde.
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    Clinker is INSANELY hard. Cogs and Norse ships are extremely challenging for this reason and for a general lack of historical documentation.
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    Earlier (September) I ended up rerigging the mainstays according to the image previously posted by myself, because i had done them according to the box art, but (big surprise) they were inaccurate. At this point, none of us should trust kit instructions to tell us how to rig a ship. I rerigged them in the standard schooner configuration, shown below: Then, i ended up finishing the standing rigging, ratlines and all. I just simply copied the foremast rigging to the main mast. This was the final result: Quite frankly, i am satisfied with this result. Of course the image quality is terrible. The sails are underway, the machine is set up and the templates have been drawn and shipped off to my Grandmother. We did some careful planning, and decided on a normal stitch pattern with a very small roll of extra fabric on the sides of the sails, to prevent fraying. I liked this idea best, because it kind of simulates a bolt rope, and also makes it easier for me to lash the sails to the yards. This is all assuming i go the cloth route and not the paper route. I have looked into paper sailmaking for model ships, and if the cloth method does not work, which i am assuming will work, i will make the sails out of (i am assuming) bond paper, as several MSW shipwrights have laid out. That is all for this week, as i do not really have a timeline for the sails and these things take careful planning. The first sail will just be a prototype, after all.
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    those glued ropes as stay hoops are INGENIOUS
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    Compared to the bowsprit, the rest of the ship seems like kind of an afterthought. 🤣 I don't know how someone is able to turn a few sheets of plastic card and a few dowels into a beauty like this. Keep it up!
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    It is highly unlikely that the meter (as a unit of length) was standardized across Germany OR the Netherlands in 1674, so you do not have to worry about the length of your ship.
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    Gotta love the antics of the fabled master of Cigarland. Love your builds, Frank. I'm also subbed to your youtube channel.
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    I was wrong!! The G. L. Thebaud is rigged like the Bluenose in terms of the forestays. I will have to change it, probably tonight.
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    Where have you been!?!? The USS United States is proudly on my shelf, finished, as you have seen. There will not be a forestay at the main mast top, as the G. L. Thebaud did not have one, as far as i know. I am about halfway through putting the blocks on the yards. The plastic quality is surprisingly, VERY good. Easy to work, hardy, and nimble. However, they have zero clue how ships go together, and expect you to put this together in a weekend, with mediocre at best results. I have not gotten to Joann Fabrics yet. I might continue working on the kit tomorrow. I will use my newfound freedom to extend the foot of the mainsail, as the kit supplied sail only reaches about 4/5 of the way to the end of the main boom.
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    I got this when i was a little kid. Built it like a little kid. May or may not have been the match to the fire that is my interest in model sailing ships. Honestly, i can't believe you did this. Good memories.
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    Heller blocks REALLY suck. I recommend you buy your own wood blocks. Or what i tend to do is get lazy and "Strop" them by tying a rope to the top hole of the block.
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    I ended up pausing this project in favor of completing my 1/96 USS United States model. Now that she's proudly on my shelf, i am getting back to the David Lewandowski. I ended up choosing not to spend 75 bucks on sails for a (relatively small) ship. For some reason, HiSmodel prices them unusually high and i couldn't find them on eBay. That being said, i am employing the help of my wonderful Grandmother, whose sewing skills FAR exceed my own, to help me with making custom sails for the vessel. My plan is to cut out the plastic sails from the sheet and mark the corners, trace the outside lines, and then measure and draw the lines on the sail for reef points and stitch lines in the sail. Then i will have them stitched and after that is complete, i will cut the sails out and likely add some form of bolt ropes, where applicable.

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