Jump to content

egkb

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,631

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by egkb

  1. egkb
    Wonderful to watch your progression in those photos Gregg .. Da*n they look good ! ☺️ Eamonn
  2. egkb
    Love where this is going Greg .. It's like Christmas and waiting for the wrapper to come off .. Eamonn
  3. egkb
    Wonderful Work Justin .. Inspiring Stuff ! Eamonn PS I rather like your wood choice too..
  4. egkb
    Hi again Peter .. You have it nailed ! Fore Staysail it is indeed. . 😃 You are also correct that there is little room to fly it in the gap 'tween Stay and Foremast, but I still would suspect it was flown there. Thanks Again Peter for the questions, they keep me on track ! It is all too easy to become 'blinkered' and miss things. Eamonn
  5. egkb
    Thanks Mike .. Deffo not the easiest thing to do LOL E
  6. egkb
    Hi Peter .. The Fore-Sail Halyard refers to the 'triangular' sail in front of the mast (similar to a Jib) not to the Fore Mast Sail (attached to the Foremast and Gaff) the Sheet in question is also for this afore-mentioned Fore Sail 😃 The Sheet's for the Mast/Gaff Attached Fore Sail go to the aft pin rail probably where the Fore Gaff Vang/Pendant are (I may move the Pendant/Vang's down one ) I was looking at this on my diagram after I posted it lol .. I hope all that makes sense .. Schooners and their Fore Sails must have been fun .. (I guess they called them different names as per Fore Sail -v- Fore Course on square rigs) Eamonn
  7. egkb
    Hi Gang .. Belaying Diagram Complete ... I attach a copy for your amusement (NMM at Greenwich are welcome to archive it ..🤣🤣) It was constructed from referencing 'Topsail Schooner Sail Plans & Rigging' by Dr Pr (see post #871 at top of page) and Petersons 'Rigging Period Fore & Aft Craft' and with care I adapted both to suit Ballahoo (I allow that Ballahoo was (probably/most likely) a Topsail Schooner, but I depict her with 'struck' top-mast, but the belaying points would still be there) Next Up .. Copious Rope Coils and Follow my Belaying Pattern. As usual, if any of you see a glaring error or have any questions please do fire away! All The Very Best Eamonn
  8. egkb
    Hi George .. Thanks for posting the photo.. It is the exact look I was going for.. Was very tempted to show the 'layers' but it became all too obvious, bit like 'tree nailing' subtle is better and at 1:64 they would almost disappear or blend together at normal viewing distances anyhoo.. Love what you are doing with your own Ballier (or should I say Whitier) too BTW ! She is going to be a Star. I spent this afternoon drawing (poorly I might add) a Deck Plan (and Mast Plan) showing my available Belaying Points .. Proper Research begins tomorrow. Thanks Again For Stopping By.. Goes For All Commenters and Likes Too 😃 Eamonn
  9. egkb
    Hi There .. It can look confusing for sure .. try this book (if you haven't already) Longridge built a large model of the victory and this is the book he produced, I think many might consider it the Victory 'Bible' .. All The Best Eamonn https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anatomy-Nelsons-Ships-Nepean-Longridge/dp/1854861220/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Anatomy+of+Nelson's+Ships&qid=1619382010&sr=8-1
  10. egkb
    Thanks Tony .. Tricky For Sure ! Yet rather satisfying to do.. E BTW was just over on your latest build .. 1:100 WOW .. Anchor Buoys in that scale .. Aaaaagh I cringe even thinking of it (lucky those boats don't use them .. I assume that is lol)
  11. egkb
    Hi Tony ..Another fine build of yours that I (nearly in this case) missed .. Always liked your step by steps! Eamonn
  12. egkb
    Nice summery Derek .. Will have to investigate these.. I have a cuticle cutter which I will liberate and attack my Ballahoo with (sudden visions of cut rigging flying everywhere, and me curled up in the corner rocking back and forth whimpering .. 😂😂) Eamonn
  13. egkb
    Hi Glenn .. Lovin' the Laser Level idea .. (Shall have to nick that, though first I'll need a laser level 😋) Your Cheery Looks A Treat Too !! Eamonn
  14. egkb
    And Finished the Buoy ..
  15. egkb
    Hi Gang .. This morning I got going on the Anchor Buoy (Nun Buoy) .. I'm only doing one as I plan on leaving an Anchor with its Cable (leading onboard) on the Base Board and the Buoy will be attached to this.. if you follow 🤨 Tricky wee devils to do to say the least (kinda glad I only chose to do one lol) but once I thought the process through it got a bit easier (that and a lot of reference work here on MSW not to mention my books) The first photo shows the lead up work, please note there will be a third line, per side, attached to the pair already shown (each side of the buoy itself) I was originally only going with a pair but it didn't look/feel right ! The wooden buoy itself is a piece of scrap dowel turned on my lathe to this oval and is approx. 1.4mm in length x .75 in width .. which scales to about 3 feet in length ..Ballahoo is a smaller vessel so this is about 1/3 the size of the Anchor and would come to waist height on a person (give or take) minus the attachments of course.. I painted the buoy black then sanded it to give the somewhat grubby look (a tad like cork in fact 😉) next job is to tidy things up (get it nice and even in tension and spacing, whip the ends around the eye etc) then attach rope to it. All The Very Best, and as ever Thanks For Stopping By. Eamonn PS if ye ever have any questions please fire away..
  16. egkb
    Nuttin' wrong with that Ras, deffo Looks the Business .. E
  17. egkb
    Brilliant Stuff Rob .. Making Rope is deffo fun and adds a real sense of accomplishment too.. 😊 Eamonn
  18. egkb
    Thanks Edward & the Likes .. She is coming along now for sure.. I see Dr PR (Phil) has a nice Thread on Schooner Rigging etc., I shall be visiting there a lot over the coming weeks I think .. Here's the Link for anyone interested.. All The Very Best Folks, and Thanks again Everyone. Eamonn Eamonn
  19. egkb
    Hi Folks .. At long last I have the Ratlines finished, took a bit longer than I anticipated due to sheer Laziness 🤣 .. Am currently looking at my next steps which should involve identifying the 'proper' run of all lines/ropes etc and belaying them with some nice rope loops laid over.. Then creating 2x Anchor Buoys and securing the Anchors themselves.. Which may/will require a revisit to my Anchor Cables, as they don't seem to want to 'sit down' properly (they are way too stiff) I may have twisted them too tightly on my Rope Walk .. Photo Time ! Woo Hoo 😆 All The Very Best Folks and Thanks Again for Looking In and Commenting or Simply Liking ! Eamonn
  20. egkb
    Brilliant Rob, things just get better with each post ! Roll on the next updates. Eamonn
  21. egkb
    And it was all going so well .. 😆 ... One of the handiest things I made for my build was to produce a wee scale 'man', then place 'him' next to whatever I'm building to give a proper sense of scale .. I then look at him and compare it to myself.. ie .. 'That would come up to my knee, does that feel right ?' (I tend to think we sometimes make stuff on our models too 'chunky' if you follow.. and this 'Wee Man' can help to overcome it) mine is shaped from a small piece of left-over planking wood, but I'm at 1:64 scale. Loving how you made the ladder btw .. I shall have to remember that ! Eamonn
  22. egkb
    Hi Ras .. Now you are talking ! .. Would it be possible to squash them a bit near the tails to give that 'fishy' shape.. (even only the top visible ones in the basket or Cran)? I think that would nail it, as they say. Eamonn
  23. egkb
    Didn't they used to call them 'Silver Darlings' ... Looking forward to seeing them with the marker on. Eamonn
  24. egkb
    Hmmm Rob, looks like you have the Ships Boat sorted ... 😂😂 Eamonn
  25. egkb
    Magnificent .. Just Magnificent !! Eamonn

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...