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Glenn-UK
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Many thanks James It was a moment of great relief and happiness once I had added the two anchors yesterday afternoon. I did manage to dislodge the seating (broke the glue seal) of the hammock cranes along the gangways during the rigging process which is why they are at a funny angle at the moment. I totally agree I should fix them back to the correct position again. I did keep pushing them back to the right position every now and then as I was rigging, but I did not reglue them to keep them secure as I knew I would keep knocking them with my big hands.- 476 replies
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Build Completed The final task was to assemble and add the anchors to the hull. I did build the 4 off supplied anchor assemblies, but I decided to only fit the two leading ones for this build. I have really enjoyed building the Sphinx and I have learnt a lot of new skills during the construction of this beautifully designed model. Many thanks to @chris watton and @James H for their invaluable support and advice during this project. I have also really appreciated the support, comments, advice, etc. from everyone who has been following my progress, so many thanks to you also. I have now cleaned the shipyard and will be starting another build very soon. This will be the Erycina. I have created a build log for this (Erycina Build Log) to record by progress. In no particular order I have taken a few photos of the completed Sphinx for you all to enjoy.
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I am ready to start work on building the Erycina. I am really looking forward to this build project, which will be my 6th Vanguard Models kit build. I will post regular updates showing my progress, along with photos. I will also detail some of the build processes I normally use to complete the more complex constructional aspects.
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I use a 50 / 50 mix of white spirit and ronseal clear poly matt varnish. This is wiped on with a cotton cloth. You've done a great job on the mast and yards, etc.
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Many thanks Derek. I have used many of techniques you have kindly shared on your build logs which helped me enormously.
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Many thanks Dave for your support and very kind words.
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Rigging Completed I have now added the sheet, tack and braces to the 3 off fore yards. This now means I have completed the rigging phase of the build. The only task left is to build and fit the anchors. As mentioned in a previous post I am not planning to build and fit the 3 small boats for the time being. The following 5 photos shows some different aspects of the yard rigging for the foremast yards. The following photo shows the foreyard and fore topsail yard brace rigging as it passes through the various blocks on the main mast stay The final few photos
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Nice work. When adding ratlines I have found it better to work from bottom and to add every 5th one first (The 0's in attached photo). Then I add the middle ratlines between every 5th one (the 1's in the attached photo). Finally I add in ratlines in the gaps.
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This is a great kit and I'm sure you will enjoy the build.
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Main, Topsail and Topgallant Yard Rigging Completed I have now added the sheets, tacks and braces to the main, topsail and topgallant yards. For the most part I am happy with the end result, however when taking some photos I noted one slight error, which can be seen in below. This error can be corrected if I remove and rerun the rigging line. I have lost count have how many times I have already rerun some of the rigging threads to avoid tangles and crossed threads therefore it will stay as is for the time being. I am not best pleased with myself for missing this one. I have not been able to master the art of tensioning and securing the rigging thread free ends to their respective belaying pins and cleats as it should be done. The thread tends to unwrap itself as I try to manoeuvre it around the pins / cleats. More often than not I have to resort to using small amounts of ca to hold the thread in place during the belaying process. Here are some photos showing the current build status. I found it very difficult to take decent photos. The next task will be to rig the fore, topsail and topgallant yard sheets, tacks and braces. Once that is done the anchors will be added which will be the final build task for this build.
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Looks like you've made a good job of the shrouds.
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A great build so far.
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You certainly have the skills to build the Alert
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Nice work. Looking at the deadeyes I assume they are free to rotate so they are correctly aligned when adding the lanyards.
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