mtaylor

I agree with Janos on the correction.  Druxey recommends doing every 5th ratline first, then do the middles ones between those.  Then do the rest.  Seems to make the hour-glass less likely.  And yep, doing the futtock stave first will help.

I hope you have a great party!

The rest of us just build mockups; fakes if you will of blocks.   Yours are working and perfect but much larger, of course.  Just amazing to see how these are done.

Nice work.  The light behind the rudder head.. would that have been a deadlight on the Vulture?  I've seen some ships with deadlights and others without.

Bit of trivia I thought I'd toss in... the first battle of the American Revolution between the French and English  was June 17th, 1778.  The last, as mentioned was June 20th, 1783.

June 17th -- 1778

HMS Milford (28) took Licorne.

HMS Arethusa (32), Samuel Marshall, engages French frigate Belle Poule (32) in the Channel

Licorne was taken after a chase by Milford and forced to fall into line under Keppel's flag.  At no point was any of the British admitting they were at war, but after two days, the French captain fired a broadside (of 8-pounders) at the America (74) and dropped his colors.  The battle involving  Belle Poule  is well-documented but occurred miles away from the English squadron and Licorne.

If I recall, a rebuild was considered to be restoration usually after battle or a storm.  It was put back to it's "original" or last known configuration.   A Great Repair was removing planking, replacing frames as needed, reworking stern and quarter galleries and generally "modernizing" the ship.  It's possible I have that backwards..    

Guys,

Hate to raise this issue but I count 4 Unicorns here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Unicorn   All from the 1700's.  Plus there several French ships that the English captured (French: Licorne) to further add to the confusion.  The captured French Licornes were also called in some places "Unicorn".  The trick here is to figure out which "Unicorn" Corel has and which the rest have. I know there's some issues because I went through a bit of turmoil with this for my Licorne since it was captured by the Brits and the lines taken off.  In these cases, it was which "Licorne" became which "Unicorn/Licorne"? and which ones were French? 

Beautiful work Danny, working hinges or not.  Still beautiful.

Kats,

Popeye said it all.   Finish 'er up and go for your dreambuild.

Daniel,

Sweet work on the guns.  So tiny, yet so perfect.   I'll be waiting with everyone else to see what stories will be told.

Anthony,

Have a look at this link: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2593-cutting-scale-timber/

What a great tip, Maury.  That should work on the bigger builds also.  You might think about putting that into the tips and tricks section.

Augie,

Looking really really special.  The word "majestic" fits very well. Hope the fishing is good while you're waiting for your line.

Tim,

Pedestal placement looks good and the rake with her bow high shows her lines being built for speed.   One can almost hear the engines roaring....

Well... at least everyone is having a ball...    Post some pictures Sjors. They will take everyone's mind off things.

Thanasis,

Good to see you back doing your ships.   You haven't lost your touch.  Lovely planking and great lines.  I'm looking forward to the rest of this build.

Beautiful work Pavel.  I love the planking and carvings. 

I swear, that if there were miniature shipyard workers aboard, we would be seeing the real thing.  Wonderful, just wonderful.

Beautiful work, Rusty.  Love the wood choices.

Thanks for explanation, Ray.  It is pleasing the way you did it.

I know that's wood, but I had to look several times...  even enlarged.  It looks fantastic, Tim.

Sweet on the coppering.  Like everything else, it looks perfect.

Looking really great, Sherry.   I'm with the others on cutting the ports now.  Gives you some wiggle room if you need to backtrack, replank, or re-cut them.  Also, have a cannon or a paper cutout handy to re-check them.

Russ,

The only comment I can make is a low whistle followed by a soft "wow!".   Looks wonderful.

Aldo,

I feel that way too and I'm not even drawing plans. Hang in there my friend, there's enough folks to help you out of any holes you may dig.

Thanks Russ, NenadM, and Juergen.

Russ,

You forgot:  "and it's fun".   The intimidation factor is always self-induced with me.  Didn't take long to get over that.

Juergen and NenadM,

Feel free to use anything you find here.  I found on MSW (and I think one was found on DDM) all the "special" tools I'm using.