Ferrus Manus
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Trust me, it will. I'm currently doing a build for the Mayflower. Would you like to check it out?- 177 replies
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Merry Christmas to all my fellow shipwrights on Model Ship World. Today, i finished the fore course.
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I've now done all the large lines on the fore course. I also went to the model shop for some line and thimbles, which will be used later.
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How did you make the deadeyes? There can't be a pin vise bit that small.
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Running rigging, you say? that should be fun.
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How do you procure any of the rigging elements you do in such a miniscule size?
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Oh no WAY! For reference, i have those exact same clips and use them on models, and they are about 3/4 inch in length. Now, compare that to the deadeyes he is using. My question then becomes how do you make deadeyes so small, much less rig them? What sort of magnification do you use?
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The rigging of the spritsail is done. This one was fun, owing to the fact that i have never rigged a spritsail like this before.
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Now, there are two ways the yard could be positioned when furled. The first preserves the overall symmetry of the ship, while the second avoids the tangling of rigging on a yard that would ordinarily be perpendicular to the bowsprit. For that reason, i am likely to go with the second option.
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I made and attached the catheads... ...and i made my executive decision. The rigging of the spritsail will be done tomorrow.
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How's it going, mate? I haven't heard from you in a while. How's the Perseverance coming along?
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Alright, guys. It's time to start the running rigging, and i have an idea. I think it might be time to experiment with a furled and hauled-in spritsail, as per Baker's demonstration on the Pelican: There are, obviously, two ways we could show the spritsail on the model: Which one do we think would be better? While this is a display model, i would like to portray it as it would have looked while sailing on the Pilgrim voyage. This is the process of shortening sail on a galleon: It is very plausible that the spritsail might not have been needed in some situations. An added benefit of taking in the spritsail for the purpose of this model is it would look better than if the spritsail was flying, because i have never figured out how to fly a spritsail on a model and have it look natural. What do you guys think?
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That's it for the standing rigging!! I am very proud of myself for doing something i have never even attempted before, and i hope you guys are too.
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Today, i completed the main topmast ratlines. I also put in the fore and main backstays.
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Especially since my original use of the kit-provided shrouds was met with resounding booing and jeering, i am proud to say i have tied the first pair of ratlines on the fore topmast shrouds. I cut the sheer-poles off the original kit shrouds and reused them for my own shrouds. They don't look horrible, do they?
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Answering your questions is a hobby in and of itself! Your questions are always welcome.
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The model showing the footropes in front of the sail is incorrectly rigged. Do not do that on yours. Like Marc said, their presence on ships like the Soleil Royal is debatable. I would have excluded them entirely, but it's your model. I believe reef tackles, if they were even present on this kind of ship, would be behind the sail. I can tell that lines 1117/1118 are the reef tackles for the course. However, if i were rigging the ship, i would go with my gut and lead them inboard on the yard, behind the sail, and have them fall to the deck somewhere around the mast.
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If you want to reef, you would want to reef the main. Having the fore open to the wind would, if i understand correctly, lead to better sailing characteristics. That's why clippers didn't have lower stuns'ls on the main or mizzen.
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