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Fitting and Rigging a 74-gun Model Ship Francis Jonet ANCRE (www.ancre.fr) – December,2020 118 pages-color photos-diagrams This is an updated reprint of the original book’s first printing and is available in French, English, Spanish, and Italian. Overview: While not part of the seminal books by Boudroit of the 74 Gun Ship series, it is an add-on that complements the series. This book provides references and how-to instructions. Numerous images (both color photos, drawings, and tables) illustrate the items and the techniques using a minimum number of tools. Everything included relates to construction of the 74-gun ship from late 18th to the early 19th centuries. Do note that the first chapter is dedicated to finishing the upper works and fittings as well as what’s required to add the rigging. Contents by Chapter and sub-headings: Chapter I – Fittings and more, Tools, Laminates, The sandpaper file, Working on the stern and stem, Making gratings, Upper deck and Poop deck breastwork, The breast rail stanchions and belaying pins, Ladders, Shroud chains, Anchors, The guns, The figurehead, The stern lantern Chapter II - The Masts – Making the spars, Lower mast and lower yard hoops, The yardarms, Building the tops, Topgallant trestletrees and crosstrees. Chapter III – Blocks – Preparing slats, Making the shells, Finishing the blocks Chapter IV - Rope Work – The workspace, Theory, In practice, Serving, Particular cases for small cables Chapter V – Finishing the Ropework – Eyes and mouse (stays), Shroud masthead rigging, Rope bights, The shrouds, Wall knots, Ratlings, Hammock nettings, To clap on blocks to the yards, Small block straps, The thimbles or rings, Hooked return blocks, The anchor buoys Chapter VI – Making the Sails – The cloths, Tabling, Linings and patches, Eyelets, Bolt ropes, Foot ropes, Head ropes, Bolt ropes cringles, Reef point, Gaskets, Grommets, The bent sails Chapter Vii – Installation of the Sails – Leading and belaying the ropes, Jibs, Staysails, Lower sails, Topsails and mizzen topsail, Topgallant sails and mizzen top gallant, Driver, Jib sheets and Installation of anchors, Finishing the Installation of square sails, Staysails sheets, Inspection of the work done Chapter VIII – The Ship’s Boat – Construction method, The forms, Framing, Keel, Stem, and Sternpost, Sterns, Planking, Form removal, Stern sheets, Floor timber and inner planking, Thwarts, Stem and stern inner areas, Rudders, Finishing details Chapter IX – Technical Data – Making the ropes, Shrouds, back-stays, stays, Preventer stays, bowsprit mast, Catharpins, range cleats, belaying cleats, Blocks, sheet blocks, staysail stays, bolt ropes, foot ropes, etc. Fall tackles, yard tackles, Sail tackles, anchor ropes and cables, Yard rigging, Lower sail clusters, blocks for the stays Chapter X – Block Distribution – Rigging parts for the masts and for the operation of the yards, Rigging parts for the operation of the sails, Rigging parts for the operation of guns. Chapter X – Return Tacks – Forecastle, Quarterdeck, Poop deck. Technical Data – Tables for all of the rigging, blocks, and tackle sizes, Review: This is basically a journey, in which shows not just the author’s successes but also his failures, both of which are useful. Every chapter details the jigs he used along with the methods, along with photos of this process which, was eye-opening to me and would be useful (with modification) of any ship of the period. While there are minimal plans (you will need the monograph for the model you’re building), the appendix has much to offer in the way of tables which not only surprised me but somewhat overwhelmed me by the amount of data there. The book is well-written with the photos being annotated to explain what is being done. Everything is broken down into bite-sized chunks and processes used explained. Though I have no intention of building a 74, as my preference is frigates, the same techniques and tools will be very useful and save me a lot of “re-do’s” and figuring out how to do it. Would I recommend this book? Yes, very much so as it will help any builder come terms with the complicated rigging. I’ve decided that this is one the books to keep at all times near my workbench instead of in the library. I really can’t recommend this enough.

Just wow. Stunning work and well photographed. The sense of walking the streets is unreal and not like a model at all.

Hi Joe, welcome back home. I too suggest you start a build log. It's a great way to meet old friends, make new ones, and get help.

Thunder, what the tooth count? Have a look at the first post in this topic and download the file. There's info in there that very applicable to other types of small saws. In particular is one for wood thickness vs. tooth count.

You might PM Betaqdave (who is a wheelchair user) here on MSW. He had several posts about how he set up his workshop.

Contact allanyed via PM. A few posts up from yours, you'll find his posts. The reason it's done this way to keep Mihail from being spammed. MSW along almost every other website gets crawled by bots and email addresses do get sucked up and posted

Welcome to MSW, Sigmadog, When you're ready to start your model, do give some thought to starting a build log. It's a great way to get help and also meet other builders.

Welcome back home, Darren. Quite a fleet you have there.

This is an impressive beast. The design and building of it is amazing what they accomplished.

Thanks Egilman. Cleared that right up. Teach me not to take the few minutes to Google. As for WWII, they were headed there... adding as many guns as they could. No mini guns though, but they did mount assorted 37mm guns. I've heard they did a lot of testing with different configurations, armament and aircraft but there were a lot of issues that stopped most dead in their tracks.

Just remember to that Kodachrome film and printing had it's problems. Too warm on the solution or too cool? A bit to long or short in time? Too much time or too short a time between developer and fixer (and temperature again). And this applied to both the negatives and prints. Along with age and storage temperatures and time between the shooting the picture and starting to process. In the early 80's I did photography at the local drag strip and my own processing. It was damn difficult to get two prints exactly alike. So basically.... close counts.

I think OCD goes with the turf of scratch building... we're all showing it.

They don't seem to carry that info through in the title. Since you attributed in your post, no problem. Maybe add the attibution to the first post next time. I have a motto that applies here..... "stuff happens".

I've had that wood in a couple of kits (the only two I did). Tossed it as I recall and used in the fireplace as starter.

You didn't have to go down to bare wood did you? Might need some touch up with the epoxy if you did, I'd think.

You're probably right, Lou.. dusty and foggy memory on my part.

Wow... I had to look at those several times to fully understand this is a model. My excuse is a second glass of wine. But it is impressive.

PM EdT. I believe those are his plans and he might be able to offer some insight. He also has a build log on this ship. Use the search feature and "Young America". I recall there's a topic on this book but not sure where it is.

Alan, could add a attribution to those posts? Thanks.

Marc, I hesitate on referencing this site but you might also have a look here: http://www.arsenal-modelist.com/index.php?page=accessories See the links for "stoves", "kitchens", and "ovens". I'm not sure how much help these will be nor of the accuracy for a specific time period. So caution applies but it does give a general idea of them and a quick "how-to". The key word for the above is "general idea" as I sometimes use his site as a starting place for research.

I think that's a common condition among modelers of all types... ships, aircraft, cars, tanks, etc. I'd be surprised though if there's any mention of it medical literature.

I think the name is mis-spelled and should be: tanganika. Quite a few places sell it. But it seems to be a "generic" name. https://sites.google.com/site/shipwrightsfaq/smf-researchnotes/smf-RN-Tanganyika

I don't recall seeing the C-119 version but I think it was pretty much a short term thing before the C-130 version came out. I'm vaguely remember we gave some gunships to the South for their use, but don't remember which one.