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Beautiful work!!!!

Mark

Hello friends!  Haven`t posted in a while - did some remodeling,cleaned out & got my mother`s house sold, then a few unfortunate things happened(Murphy`s Law has been following me around)......    I have got a couple of things done - made a bunch of rope coils,& got the fore topmast & topgallant yard braces done. Those braces were shown on the belaying plan to  belay BEHIND the main lower sail but that is not possible with the mainsail in place,so I belayed them to the railing at the rear of the forecastle deck.  Also got the fore topgallant backstays done. I hope to get back to work on this more regularly very soon.  As always,thanks for looking in.

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Sorry,I no longer have those.

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Ages of Sail also has a good selection of fittings. Bluejacket Shipcrafters also has many fittings.

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Thanks very much B.E.  I also admire your work very much!

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Thank you Ferit - I have also quietly followed your very nice Berlin build in the background - excellent work.

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I do not know if the decorations can be purchased separately.  Contact  piratepete007,a member of this forum, and he can answer your question.  Or try contacting Euromodel directly by email.  Thank you.

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Wow - that is quite the kit!  My Constructo Prince is listed as 1/61 scale & 35 inches long  - seems a little short for that scale.  Does yours have a length listed?

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Beautiful job,Vince!     All those sails really make it stand out.  I know what you mean by difficult - I don`t know if I could have done mine without Pete`s help & advice.  By the way,I also have the Constructo Prince sitting in my closet.  It`s not the greatest as far as accuracy,but could be made presentable with a bit of research & scratching. Thanks much for the compliment!

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Hi Phil - If you contact piratepete007 he can answer any question you have about Euromodel.  He writes the building instructions for their kits & is a member of this forum. He was extremely helpful to me when I was building the Royal William.  I can tell you the Euromodel plans are probably the best you will find - very accurate & well detailed.  I have not dealt with Euromodel directly,but I believe they are a quality company that cares about their customers & would not hesitate to buy from them.

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I also have that plank bender - most useful tool I have ever bought.

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Hi Frank - all I can say is WOW - looks super!

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Thank you very much JL!

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Thanks Frank.  

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Thanks very much O.C.

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Hi everyone.  Progress has been slow,but I have got the fore & main sails rigged(except for the tacks).  The mizzen topsail is done also. Now I need to make a bunch of rope coils to hang on the belaying points before adding the lateen yard due to space to get my hands in getting limited . Thanks for looking in.

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Hi Bob - welcome to the forum from your neighbor to the north in Iowa!  You will find the members here very helpful if you encounter a problem or need advice.

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Beautiful work,B.E.

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All good advice - as far as seeing a doctor,don`t bother.  You are becoming what`s known as a "shipaholic" like most of us here. there is no known cure,so just go with it.

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Thanks OC.  The close-ups really show how bad the sail material is - looks more like burlap than cloth.

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update - topmast sails almost done.  Main & fore sails started.  Getting hard to get my hands in around the belaying points - my next ship will not have sails!

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Simplified,yes - I was only referring to this particular ship,not the evolution of sail configurations.

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You are correct - the lower mizzen yard is only used to hold the lower corners of the mizzen topsail.  Very nice job you are doing,by the way!

Mark

Hi everyone.  Haven`t posted for a while due to being tied up with house stuff.  I have,however,got the topgallant yards & sails rigged along with attaching the topmast yards. Not perfect,but I think it passes the galloping horse test.  Thanks for looking in!

Mark

Wow,that`s a lot of fiddly work!

Mark