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  1. TJM
    Thank you all for the nice comments and all the likes! It is much appreciated. And see you soon for the next project! BR TJM
  2. TJM
    That worked, thanks! 😃
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    How do I rename the log to include 'Finished', or is this done by a moderator?
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    Log entry 39 - Finale! With the anchors attached, I now consider my Flirt finished! I whipped out the old DSLR and the big flash for the images to give it justice - though of course it also showcases all the shortcomings 😉. Overall, I am very happy with how it turned out. What an absolutely fantastic kit @chris watton has made! It is truly a testament to the quality of both the kit and the instructions that a first time builder like me can achieve something like this, even with all the small rooms for improvement I know I have! Big thanks to all who followed along and commented and liked along the way. This community and all your logs and helpful comments is a big part of the building experience for me. So really, thank you! I will now take a short intermezzo doing other things (not least; a thorough cleanup), but I am itching to start up the next project, so it probably won't be long before I am back. The next project will also be a Vanguard Models kit, though I plan to give it a Danish twist! So stay tuned for that! See you around! TJM
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    Yes, this is surely the way to do it. If I could just do a reasonable job of it. I will try again on the next project, and try to do them as I go 😉.
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    Ok, I will have to give up on the rope coils. I have been struggling for hours, trying out both Thukydides' method and others and this is simply beyond my skill to do at the moment. I have managed one hardly passable coil and could not get it to hang nicely at all. Had it been a few, I might have persevered, but with 50-60 to do to make a consistent look, it is just not worth months of frustration. I'm a bit bummed, but I guess there has to be some room for improvement for future builds. And if I at some point mange to get the hang of this (like with the cannon breech ropes), I can just go back and add them. I will finish up the anchors, and then I will call it done. BR TJM
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    Brilliant, thanks a lot for taking the time to explain it so nicely! I will give it a try!
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    Thank you @Thukydides! Yours was the first log I was going to go for 😁. I will definitely give it a try! A few questions: Is it correctly understood that when you flip the second top loop up, you then have to thread the main loops in the coil between the first and second top loops on each pass? Meaning that a piece of thread has to be cut off the spool to begin with? My experience with CA and light thread is that it seeps into the thread and permanently colours it - but I don't see any sign of that in your image! How do you do? Use tiny amounts? Is it the low viscous or gel CA? Thanks!
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    Thank you Chris, that means a lot!
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    Log entry 38 The rigging is done! Phew! That was a learning process, and while there is a lot of room for improvement in the small details, and a few mistakes here and there, I am very happy with the overall result. Fun fact: it has taken a little more than half of the total build time to do the masts and rigging - around 85 hours or so total for that part. This was about twice as long as I had anticipated! It is not a problem, and the effort is worth it, but good to know for setting my own expectations in future builds! Now all that is left is the anchors and some rope coils - I am not really happy with my first tries at making coils, so I will peruse the forum for good techniques to do these. BR TJM
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    Log entry 37 The end is fast approaching now! I am just missing the bowlines and the lower yard sheets and tacks of the rigging. I have been enjoying these last few plans most of all the rigging. Probably because progress is fast compared to the earlier stages. Apart from the last bit of rigging, I am missing the anchors and swivel guns and then I will add a bunch of rope coils at all the belaying points. Next post will be when I finish the rigging, stay tuned! BR TJM
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    Log entry 36 Things are progressing. The yard ties are done and I am halfway through the yard lifts. Less than two rigging plan sheets left! The plans have the following note: Does this mean that I should hold off on these till the very end? After rigging everything else? BR Thorbjørn
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    Log entry 35 A bit of progress! I have completed the mast stays and added the ties for the mizzen boom and gaff, so they are now fixed on place. This really ups the appearance of the ship! A few blocks are turning the wrong way, but it is not very noticeable, and no-one apart from me or members of this forum would ever notice. I'll live with it and do better next time 😉. As I completed the mast stays and the model started getting more busy with ropework, the missing cannon rigging started to stand out to me, and looking at what I had recently achieved in terms of inaccessible blocks, I wondered that I had had to give up on that a few months ago. So, I gave it another try, and apparently practice does matter, as within 5 min, I had threaded the breaching ropes on one canon and the bulwark eyelets. I had not managed one in 1 hour of trying a few months ago! At this point, the shrouds and backstays are really in the way, so I had to compromise a bit, and so the rope just lays across the end of the barrel, not tied around the end knob. I think it look ok, and the overall impression is much improved and definitely woth two hours of fiddling. So overall I am very happy that I made another effort to do this! Now it is time to move on with the rest of the yard ties. BR TJM
  14. TJM
    Congratulations, a true inspiration!
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    Log entry 34 A lot of things got in the way of building in the evenings lately, but I am slowly processing with the mast stays. Accessing the eye bolts behind the foremast to hook on the block for the main topmast stays is extremely difficult. As is threading that block when tying down the stays. I wonder if it would have been smart to prepare some of this much earlier in the build - before the masts were even installed. It would perhaps have been a bit messy, but dealing with them now with all the shrouds in place is also very tough. Anyways, I'm sure I'll manage eventually 😉. BR TJM
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    Log entry 33 I have now added the main and main preventer stays, including the first of the crowsfeet. It was a bit fiddly to thread the thin crowsfeet line through the bulwark, and I think it is a bit longer than it should strictly be, but I won't redo it. I will just make the foremast crowsfeet a matching length . BR TJM
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    Log entry 32 The yards are now done! I must admit that preparing the second set for the mainmast was not the most interesting part of this build. I think I am more of a 'hull guy' than a 'rigging guy'... But it is done and I a happy with the result! Apart from the anchors and the swivel guns, this concludes the building of parts and all that remains now is three plans of standing and running rigging. And while I am sure some challenges will present themselves, I am looking forward to this process as there is not much exact repetition and every line will add a new feature to the model. I hope to make more frequent updates than of late in this part, as there will be more visual progress to show. BR TJM
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    Congratulations, really well done! She looks absolutely amazing!
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    Based on contemporary models at the Danish Krigsmuseet (War Museum), it seems to me that blue was not really used much on Danish ships after the 1720's (it was quite used in the 1600's though!). The colour palette of this period seems to be red, black, white and yellow/gold. But the interior of the contemporary models are not detailed, so there are room for speculation/interpretation. I would go with natural or red - or perhaps a clean off-white? BR TJM
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    Log entry 31 It has been a while since my last post, but I have not been idle! It is just that progress is slow for me at this point of the build and I have not had much to show until now. I have made and mounted the yards on the foremast: I am excited to see the final 'shape' of the ship starting to appear, thought a lot of rigging is still missing. Now I just need to repeat the last week's work to get the main mast to a similar state! BR TJM
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    Just amazing! 👏
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    Wow, it's moving fast now! Very nice! I am looking forward to this part of the rigging process myself.
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    Log entry 30 Rigging of the bowsprit is now complete: It went well overall, though it is difficult to get to some part of it! How @Thukydides and others manage to make such beautiful knots and splices at this scale is beyond me! Hats off to you! But from a few feet away, I am happy with how my efforts are turning out. Now, on with the yards. BR TJM
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    This is really looking good! Very inspiring!
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    Log entry 29 The cutter is now completed and installed on the deck. I am really happy with the decision to add this, and to me it was definitely worth the time and effort. As you see, Cochrane has also gotten some colours. I am severely out of practice when it comes to miniature painting at this scale. Faces and eyes are never easy at this scale, but I used to be able to do better! 10 years ago... Anyways, he is just there for scale, so this will have to do. Now I can continue with the bowsprit boom and rigging. BR TJM

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