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Really exceptional design and work, well done!

Great to see you back at it.  -30, not for me. 

Did I buy the first version of the rope hank too soon

WOP is a great finish I always use. Homemade WOP even better Fun video. 

1 hour ago, Chuck said:

where everyone gets these and gives it a try.

 

Can I be a remote member of your club😂🤣
 

Better than the brass rod and board tool I made. 

I didn’t see it listed on your website, but then it also closed for maintenance. 😊

Soooo many parts.  Look forward to following the build. 

Very impressive carvings. 

I’ll add another half layer to howser openings, I like how it looks on Winchelsea. 
 

The design details are impressive as always. 

That’s all we need. Better blocks is such a major upgrade to any model. Anyone can scratch from there as they choose. 

3 minutes ago, chris watton said:

what people would think of this as a kit

Nothing that big for me. 

I’m in for the pre-order, when does that start? Although it may be cheaper for me to fly there and pick it up given tariffs and shipping. 

Happy New Year!

That ‘gap’ is pretty standard, it is also on my Winchelsea. 
 

On my Surprise I’ll defer adding that rail until most everything else around the stern is finished. While building Winchelsea I became very good at knocking it off multiple times. I’ll also paint that top to match either the trim or the shingles before adding the rail, me having less nimble fingers than James. 
 

I like how it’s coming together. 

Wow Frank, those are excellent. 

Looking great!

Very fine work!  The head rails and grating were the hardest part for me on Winchelsea, yours here are nicely done.  Nice workspace you have as well.

Just donated via PayPal following the Donate button on top right of page, not the banner, no problem. 
 

Let’s hope this post doesn’t scare anyone off donating. Simple, safe process. The multiple banners are a bit of a distraction but the Donate button is where it’s always been year round. 

Welcome aboard. Looking forward to your log, I haven’t seen many 1:25 models. It will be fun to see. 

Merry Christmas. Love the little deck party. 

Nice work on a tricky part!

t’s been a long while since I posted. Mostly because there isn’t much new I can offer on rigging. However I didn’t want to abandon a log on such a nice Vanguard model, so here’s a bit of an update:

The standing rigging is complete other than the crows feet, not sure I’m going to add them.

Once again, I do like my quad hands, really not sure what I’d do without them. All sorts of angles and height I can reach, not to mention a steady platform for tying the endless amount of block and rope combinations. I’m using all Syren rope, great stuff. I’m also using my leftover actual wood Syren blocks, hopefully I have enough to finish.

Nothing as exciting as the meditative peace achieved by the tying of clove hitch after clove hitch. Long ago I adopted the method of both using scaled grid templates (easily made with Excel) behind the shrouds each marked for every 10th and 5th lines. I tie the 10 marks first then the 5 then alternating the remainder in between. All finished off with watered down PVA brushed lightly over each knot.

I sorta like the rigging process one minute and want to toss the whole model the next. It is a challenge to work in ever tighter space, especially at 1:64, keeping the run of the lines straight and not crossing each other incorrectly. Didn’t take any photos of the process, so here’s Flirt with the standing rigging complete, against the most basic of backdrops.

As I’ve said earlier in this log and others,Vanguard makes a great model including this one. In my opining there is no better 1:64 model on the market than Vanguard, everything else is a distant second.

Thanks for stoping by. Merry Christmas to all.

More methods and practices. Other than planking when I use just the applicator 90% of the time I need no more CA than I apply with a straight pin lifting the glue from a little puddle on the paper. 

On 2/10/2021 at 3:10 PM, Keithbrad80 said:

I dont recommend using CA on walnut. 

My oldest model (20 years) and several after it are planked with walnut using CA, they are fine. Again I think this an issue of quality and viscosity of the glue used in your tests. 

On 2/8/2021 at 5:03 PM, Bob Cleek said:

parts and pieces don't start falling off five or ten years later

This doesn’t happen. 

On 2/7/2021 at 2:21 PM, Keithbrad80 said:

Many experienced modelers will advise against the use of CA glue,

Just for balance, many experienced modelers will recommend using it. It’s all about experience, practice, and the use of a quality product. I agree with James, those so against using it are old school, more power to them. 
 

I appreciate your effort testing it but as Greg noted I wonder if you were using an inferior grade (all CA is not the same), a thin viscosity, or both in your tests. If one is over applying it that much they probably shouldn’t use it. 
 

As others noted acetone, not isopropyl alcohol, releases the bond.