Coyote_6

Wow.  Beautiful work.  You finished her up quick!  VERY nice build - thanks for having us along!

Huge milestones here!  Congrats - she's looking great!!

They look the business!

Phil!   I love all these operational details from a guy who's "been there".  It just really brings the model to life.  She's coming along beautifully!!

And for better or worse, brass sheer pole (a.k.a. stretcher, squaring staff).  Keeping with the raw material theme I guess.   Who knows what she'll look like in 20 years 🤣

If it wasn't for rework we'd be a bit further along. 😜

Anyway, forestay before with thimbles...

And now reworked with Syren 6mm (13 1/2 scale inch) closed hearts, corrected diameter collar line...

3 hours ago, Lecrenb said:

I think some more trimming might be warranted, but I'm wondering what y'all think of them now??

Very nice and quite convincing!

I liked the first better as well.  Looked like what you see on current tall ships at any rate (the first ones).  For what it's worth.

Yay yard work!!  I'll be watching closely as I am getting close to yard work myself.  Two beauties you have there sir!!

On 11/3/2025 at 9:37 AM, Chuck Seiler said:

What are you using. 

 

Gutterman Mara 120 in colors 682 and 263.  Quoting Mr. Passaro himself from another thread: 

"Gutterman Mara 120 threads. BUT If you can find it....better still is their Mara 220.

Use the colors 682 and 263." 

A perfect match indeed!

@BritByker Glad to be of service!  Let me know if any questions arise.

You have captured the essence of that era of U.S. Navy ships Phil.  Just wow!

I know we usually pop bubbly at completion, but I am too excited.  That window work is fabulous!  Let's goooooo...

So dang awesome!!  Especially the low light shots!  Amazing - glad I was able to witness this.  Well done Glen. 

Ahh symmetry.   So peaceful.

(We'll bring that mainmast back in line when we rig the tackles.)

All the foremast shrouds and forestay are preliminarily rigged.

I will probably redo the forestay collar - I used too thick of line (almost 2 times too thick!) and the collar/stay keep twisting likely due to the use of thimbles (Smithsonian plans) vs hearts.  If I can get a heart into the stay without having to remake it that will be better.  But that collar is too thick, Smithsonian says it should have been half that.  Ooops.

First mouse ever, all line using my serving machine.

I feel sheer (shear?) poles and futtocks are next to lash in.  How does one lash - criss cross and end with overhand knot/superglue?

Seems the sheer poles should be in place before we secure the deadeye lanyards?

As always, I appreciate any thought or advice!

Thanks for stopping by.

This way your "mahogany" will definitely match.  Looking good Phil!

"1/64 inch plywood".

Me mind is blown!!

(Cape is looking fabulous.  Very very nice bulwarks!)

Mr. Nash has turned in the deadeye on the first starboard shroud.  So far so good.

I also got the shrouds served. 

Like a goofball I only served the top half of the forward shrouds -  at least I got the aftmost shroud fully served.

It was a good lesson learned.  Lever confused me with "serve the forward shroud halfway".  I just today received my copy of Steel and he be like "serve the whole fore shroud."  Doh!

So the rule for a fore and aft rigged vessel is to fully serve the foremost and aftmost shrouds fully.  (On the Prince that only leaves the middle shroud, top 1/8th served to go around the mast and over the bolster.)  New things every day!

We'll get it right on the mainmast.

Billy will be awesome!!  Those colors sound fabulous.

I'm following.  Wouldn't wanna miss this!!  How does one choose colors for a build like this?  Very cool subject nonetheless - that pilothouse is a very clean design, glass all around. 

Thanks Bob!   You can't argue with the results - they look awesome!

I will be trying that!

Those ratlines look great! 

Do you mark them with chalk when you're laying them out?

Darn fine work sir!

That money is well earned.  There is nothing wrong with charging a fair price - the quality speaks for itself. 

I would hate to no longer get Syren products when I am halfway through my project!  😭

Keep up the good work Chuck!  Looking forward to the reopening - shrouds and stays take more line than I would've thought!

@Chuck Seiler  Thanks Chuck.  The serving thread was fine.  Like a goofball I doubled the tackle line overall and then served it all.   Where it was wrapped around the mast the tackle was as thick as two sets of shrouds!!   My remakes are closer to what you might see in Petersson's and it looks much cleaner.  I have my first shroud pair mocked up and it looks pretty clean.   I am horrified at how much Syren line each shroud pair uses.  I went to order more but they are out of stock for a bit!  Yikes!

Wow Phil!  There is a lot going on there.  The card templates look like they will serve you well.   I am adding that one to the "toolbox in my mind".

It is a cluttered toolbox.