Jim Lad

Elmir,

That looks a good start to the build of an interesting type of vessel.

John

Nice start on the boat, mate!

John

That is looking very flash, mate!

John

Germanus,

I think you'll find that wire shrouds don't cross over the deadeye like fibre rope shrouds.

John

HKC,

If you go to the Article Downloads at the link below, you'll find a spreadsheet entitled "Masting and Rigging sizes for English Period Warships".  This spreadsheet will give you the standard size of every spar and rope at your scale.

http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-rigging-and-sails.php

John

Clare,

It's great to be able to watch the 're-runs' of your Saginaw build.

John

Looking much better, Michael!

Marline spikes for model making?  This is getting ridiculous!!

John

Beautifully done, Ilhan!

John

Pre-tapered planks, Mario?  Luxury, lad - sheer luxury!

John

Michael,

Interesting experiments.  If you can get that first seizing closer to the deadeye, not only will it look neater, but you'll avoid the risk of a deadeye popping out under strain.

John

Michael,

I bet his bench is a mess again before Noah's sewers back up!

John

I don't know if these will help, but here a a few random photos of the replica that show the deck.

John

Check with the museum first - the Endeavour is due to go into dry dock very shortly!

John

Thanks, mate.

Currently I'm only at the museum every second Wednesday, but the model is always there.

John

Good idea, Druxey, but would it promote sweating or the build up of moisture under there?

Michael - moisture under the shrink wrap may also be an issue for you to think about.

John

Thanks, Michael.  Once you get into the swing of it, they go fairly quickly.

John

Thanks for that link, Alessandro - that definitely looks interesting.

John

Pat - It'll be a while before she's finished - we'll be going on holiday ourselves soon.

Druxey - thanks, mate - as I was working yesteday I was thinking how long it would take at the museum to do a ship rigged model.

Popeye - cheers, mate!  See my comment above to Pat

Sherry - I often think that the rigging is the most enjoyable part of the build.

Rafine - Thanks, mate!

Augie - Thanks for the support - those running backstays are really interesting, aren't they?

Russ - thank you, mate - I think the sag is more luck than management.

Mario - Me?  Forget?  Who wer eyou again?

Bob - The more I look at the Stag's sail plan, the more I wonder how on earth they ever managed to sail her.

Juergen - Thanks for your support!

John

Lovely work, Juergen!

John

Daryl,

That's one lucky steam launch, to be made from Huon Pine!

John

Ah!  Ok, Danny.  I was thinking that the wholes section swung up.

John

Some more pictures; some more ratlines.  As my last two models didn't have any ratlines, I'd forgotten just how many there were even on a single masted ship!

Here's where we are at the moment.

One side finished -

And a good start made on the other side.

John

It's great to see that you're rebuilding this log, Mario!

John

Very nice (yet again), Danny.

Couldn't the lights simply be swung up out of the way when working the cables?

John

Coming along nicely, mate!

John