Ferrus Manus

How did you make the deadeyes? There can't be a pin vise bit that small. 

Running rigging, you say? that should be fun. 

How do you procure any of the rigging elements you do in such a miniscule size?

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? 

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. 

In the process of rigging the furled spritsail: 

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. 

I made and attached the catheads... 

...and i made my executive decision. 

The rigging of the spritsail will be done tomorrow. 

How's it going, mate? I haven't heard from you in a while. How's the Perseverance coming along? 

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? 

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. 

I made the fore lower ratlines today: 

Starting on the lower masts: 

The fore lower shrouds are done. On to the ratlines. 

Today, i completed the main topmast ratlines. I also put in the fore and main backstays. 

The fore topmast ratlines are complete. 

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? 

4 hours ago, Bill97 said:

“Bill please find a different hobby, you are wearing me out with the questions.”

Answering your questions is a hobby in and of itself! Your questions are always welcome. 

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. 

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. 

The mizzen shrouds are complete, and i redid the mizzen stay lanyard. 

The main topmast shrouds and the fore and main topmast stays are complete. 

On 8/26/2021 at 4:46 AM, YankeeD said:

There was a member continously giving off on me and my way of working. Always in a sneaky way, never directly but always below the belt.

That is absolutely shameful, and will never happen on this forum. I speak for everyone here when i say your Zeven Provincien is an absolutely marvelous build, one of the best. 

If anyone doesn't like you or it, they need not stay. 

The fore top shrouds are complete. 

One question: will you plank between the cap rail, stempost, and stem supports? 

Awesome job on the proto-bowsprit!