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StuartC

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  1. Good Afternoon Everybody, I'm finally back after a short 4 year break, ratlines finally done, on with the rest of the fixed rigging.
  2. Taking a break from the ratlines to say a "thank you" to whoever suggested this method for clamping the shrouds and getting even spacing, so much easier to control. Stuart
  3. 3 months since my last post but still s l o w l y making progress. When people say you need patience with this hobby they ain't joking
  4. Hi all, thanks to everyone for the kind comments and likes. I thought that this was a suitable time to post a latest progress shot as tomorrow is the third anniversary for this build. As you can see I've made some inroads into the standing rigging and I'm currently working on the dead eyes. A tip for anybody doing this one in future would be to leave the gun port covers until the rigging is complete as I've managed to knock about 50% of them off so far. Finally a Happy New Year to you all
  5. Hi All, Finally managed to get some time and finished stepping in the masts. I think this may be the fourth time I've said this but here we go again, "On with the rigging", I hope I start this time.
  6. Cheers all for the likes and comments . Latest full view with the main mast slotted in and mizzen started. Getting to the point where I can see the finishing line now. Which reminds me I must get round to making a cabinet for her soon.
  7. Hi, As always thank you for the comments and support. Latest update is the Bowsprit is now rigged as far as I can at present, so I'm now well under way with the Fore mast, and the spars are drying in their new colours. I find this part of the build one of the most rewarding, as you complete each stage you can see a significant change.
  8. Going through a bit of a growth spurt at the moment. Bowsprit secured in place, now for some rigging.
  9. Hi all, Thanks to the usual people for the comments, they are always appreciated. With reference to my last post and the "Only the anchors to go comment", I missed two little things ( ships boats). As per usual I completely underestimated how long these were going to take, after all they are only small... what a mug they are taking for ever, anyway here's the progress
  10. Hi Dennis, You never cease to amaze me. I have one in progress with another year of work to go. You have a regular shipyard going, do you have a time machine or a box of extra hours stashed away. Keep it going.
  11. Hi All, Decided to take a break from the small stuff and complete the stand. I decided to use a cap tally for the name plate as my freehand painting would not be up to the job, and I'm really pleased with the result. Just the main anchors to go and I can start on the masts
  12. Evening all, Thought I had better give an update as it's been a while. I'm now in the process of mounting the boat davits and the gun port lids to the port side. As part of the lid mounting I made a jig to hold the lids in place whilst the glue dries, and it's worked fine.
  13. I've been out of the country a fair bit recently, but I have finally got the final parts of the stern decoration in place. There is still quite a bit of tidying up to do, but while I have been waiting for the filler to set I started on the upper deck cannons. A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all.
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