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Coyote_6

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    American warships of all eras.

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  1. She is pretty. I love the last shot where you made the background disappear - nicely cropped - really accentuates her lines!!
  2. What did we learn today? We're gonna need a bigger backdrop. (Maybe a bigger house 🤔🤪🤣) Pay no attention to the mast angles, the stays will correct that. And yes, that foremast has another vertical spar to go yet! Hope everyone had a fun and productive weekend.
  3. Belayed some lines at the bow, with plenty of excess line to the bitter end. Right now, as it stands, everything is more or less "functional", except for a little diluted white glue to ward off @Dr PR's Murphy. Before I started rigging I figured every pin would have a coil of line hanging from it, but now I wonder. Lines like the martingale stays don't need a lot of excess once belayed taught - Maybe enough to bend to if need be? Thoughts? Or am I taking this too far (having realistically scaled lines belayed and coiled)? Coiling actual excess might be a challenge with this line in tight spaces.
  4. Good progress today. Have all the lines through the eyes in the staysail yard: Outboard: 0.012" line for the flying jibboom guys. 0.012" lanyards. (Chapelle plans.) Inboard: 0.012" line for the jibboom traveller inhauls port and starboard. 0.012" lanyards (Lever, fig 215, "travelling guys"). Middle: 0.018" line for jibboom guys. 0.012" lanyards. (Heavier line for heavier spar, Chapelle plans/Smithsonian Rigging Tables). Below shows port traveller guy/inhaul rigging. Identical guy starboard, overhand knot with superglue. (Forward line in traveller shackle is temporary for placement/tension.) I have two holes left in the dolphin striker and I hope the correct lines become apparent 🤣: Beauty shot to close out the day. Thanks for checking things out!
  5. Some random progress over the last week or so. There has been much gnashing of teeth on bowsprit rigging (particularly as it relates to the travellers), and still there are questions. Detail of the jib boom traveller: And the flying jib boom and jib boom travellers together. @Dr PR provided invaluable insight on martingale spar(s), martingale lines, and traveller rigging. As I type this I believe we will have it sorted - jib boom traveller inhaul, port and starboard, through the staysail yard rings to the catheads. Flying jib boom traveller inhaul running the centerline via a block at the traveller. So many lines - yikes!! Some work on the foremast - top-o'-the top. (Should probably be all black but natural wood looks nice - can always stain or paint it later?) Bottom-o'-the top. Random deck rings for rigging and some mast cleats, all per Chappelle/Smithsonian plans. I am hoping for a productive weekend. Wishing you all the same!!
  6. That figure looks pretty convincing, especially at a bigger scale. Nice work!
  7. @TBlack Thanks Tom. I will give this a try with the one I got but if it fails to look good over time the local trophy maker will be my next stop! Appreciate the tip!
  8. Beautiful work! Thank you for the great serving machine tip. Getting very close to that stage right now! She's looking good!
  9. Welcome to Model Ship World. Looking forward to seeing your posts!
  10. @SaltyScot It is an exciting time, transitioning from the hull structure to the spars. Good luck Mark! Looks like we'll be going through this together.
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