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  1. marktiedens
    Thanks Sjors - I really need to get moving on this. Hard to get motivated to do anything with all the bad weather here - getting a bit depressive. Mark
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    Hi - after a little break,all the ratlines are now done. I have decided not to rat the topgallant shrouds. Mark
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    Hi - I have a couple of suggestions that may help. As far as glueing items to the deck,drill a hole in the bottom of the item & glue in a brass pin. Then drill a hole in the deck where the item will go. The pin will strengthen the glue joint considerably. I usually use a brass pin 1mm in diameter. As far as rigging the knighthead,if it is at or below deck level,you can pre-rig it with the proper block before glueing it in place. Then you can glue the knighthead into position & just let the pre-rigged block lay on the deck until time to finish the rigging. As far as which glue,some people use wood glue & some use a medium viscosity super glue. Mark
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    One thing you might try is contacting piratepete007 - he is writing prescriptive instructions for Euromodel kits,one of which is a derflinger. He may have a good idea of what you have there. He is a member of this forum & has been very helpful to me in the past. He is located in Australia,so if you send him a personal message(PM),it may be a day or so to reply to you. Mark
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    .........and a top view of that same area -
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    Well,I am far from an expert on rigging these old ships,but my best guess would be that the dotted square may indicate the item is below the level of the upper deck. I have no idea what the circle would represent. maybe some sort of decoration? It was common back then to put some sort of decoration on top of the knightheads. Would it be possible to contact Dikar to clarify exactly what it is? They may have some instructions they can send you. Does the parts list have a name next to the 1A designation? It`s always been irritating to me that most kit plans have things that are poorly described - or not at all in your case. Do your plans have a side view showing the inside of the ship? Here`s a side view of the interior of a German ship of 1680 - the Friedrich Wilhelm - it shows the knighthead mounted below the level of the upper deck(number 5 on the plan sheet). Hope this helps. Mark
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    Those 2 you mention hold the belaying pin racks & are used mostly for sail handling ropes & lifts for the yardarms(the ends of the yards). The one I`m referring to you can see in this picture of a Swedish ship from 1628. The very large block has ropes going up to the mast head & fasten to the lower yard,holding it up. If you have the rigging diagram,you should be able to see if this is the setup on your ship. The lower yards were very heavy,so very large blocks & heavy rope was needed to hold it up. Mark
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    Marvelous job!!! Mark
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    Is it possible that it`s a knighthead for the lower yard halliard? Some of the ships of this era had a knighthead fastened to the lower deck & passed through a hole in the upper deck - Vasa for example. Those set-ups were usually offset to one side so as not to foul the stays. Mark
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    This is a small plane I got from a local hardware store a number of years ago. It doesn`t have a brand name on it, just "made in U.S.A.' It`s 3.5 inches long & a little under 1.5 inches wide. After a lot of use it`s still very sharp,but could still use a good honing. It`s just the right size to get a good grip on it. Mark
  11. marktiedens
    Super job on the ratlines - one of my least favorite things to do. Mark
  12. marktiedens
    Very fine work! Mark
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    Looks fine to me - I know what you mean about working on a lousy kit. Mark
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    Very nice - looks like you`re on the home stretch! Mark
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    Thanks Frank - I am leaning toward not ratting the topgallant shrouds. If you look closely,there are some shiny areas on the shroud ropes(crappy kit rope)so I am dulling down the shrouds with diluted white glue along with trying to form the ratlines a little smoother - a little difficult with this fuzzy thread. My next ship will get Syren rope! Mark
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    Update - all lower shrouds done As I continue with the topmast shroud ratlines,I am wondering if the topgallant shrouds should have ratlines. The plans show ratlines on the topgallant shrouds,but almost every ship I`ve seen do not have ratlines on the topgallant shrouds. Any opinions are welcome! Mark
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    Very nice,neat work. Mark
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    Nice planking! Mark
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    Thanks Michael. I`m actually trying to rush through this so I can get to a much nicer ship build. Once the ratlines are done it should go a bit faster. Mark
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    Hi - a little update. Mizzen lower ratlines done. Fore & main lower ratlines half done(seems to take forever). I am using just regular sewing thread for them,a bit fiddly to work with,though. Hard to get them to "hang"just right. The thread is a little fuzzy,but not noticeable at normal viewing distance. I am coating them with diluted white glue,which lays down a lot of the fuzz. I didn`t want them too white,so a medium brown thread was used. Mark
  21. marktiedens
    Good solution - I`m not too sure that flag would be in place on a real ship out at sea. It might interfere with the adjustment of the lateen yard,so being close to the lantern would not be an issue. Really like the wood color of the hull! Mark
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    Thanks Katsumoto - there are a couple that are off a little - I just didn`t photograph them. Mark
  23. marktiedens
    Hi everyone - a little more progress. All the shrouds are now done. The hooks on the futtock shrouds were leftovers from a previous build. Now on to the ratlines. Mark
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    That`s true for some strip wood to be warped,but the plywood was in sealed plastic wrap which was air tight. Maybe I just got a bad section of plywood - Murphy`s Law always seems to find me!!! Mark
  25. marktiedens
    I hate to discourage anyone from building a ship they like,but my experience with OcCre has not been good. Many of the wood strips in my kit were warped into an S shape,the plywood was also warped - the keel former especially,& the plywood falls apart if sanded or filed in the wrong direction. It may just be a fluke - other people seem to like their kits. If you like the ship,then go for it - most of the wood issues I overcame with some creative clamping & glueing. Mark

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