Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - They're back in stock! Thank you for your patience. ×

MrBlueJacket

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,279

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by MrBlueJacket

  1. MrBlueJacket
    Status update: Rigging the sheet and clew lines takes a lot of time, but there's not much to look at. Next up are the Royal yards.
  2. MrBlueJacket
    The late modeler Steve Wheeler has often said "the trash can is your best tool" Having said that, I hate re-doing things. But if you're not happy, I think it's necessary. Go for it and make yourself proud! Nic
  3. MrBlueJacket
    Trim the ends, apply a spot of fabric cement to the back of the upper loop, and install. Very convincing look.
  4. MrBlueJacket
    Then slide the loose thread end through the groove and knot it in the middle of the coil. Use a tiny drop of CA to secure the knot. Then slip the coil off the jig, spread out the upper end a little.
  5. MrBlueJacket
    Clasmp the end of the thread with the clothespin on the right side of the picture. Then put three wraps of thread aroiund the pins, and clamps the left pin with the clohespin with the hole in it.
  6. MrBlueJacket
    Last night I made a few rope coils. Here's how to do it. First, the equipment - a strip of wood with a groove and two pins, two reversed clothspins, one of which has a hole in it, and of course the thread.
  7. MrBlueJacket
    I agree with Roger. It could be any two non-compatible finishes. For example, enamel first, then acrylics. Or, acrylics, then enamel. The ides is that when you wipe off the caulk color, that solvent won't eat at the underlying finish. Nic
  8. MrBlueJacket
    Thank you.
  9. MrBlueJacket
    All those blocks now added to the yards, and they are now hung on the masts. All askew until I add the lifts this weekend. And the halyards, and the sheet sand clews.
  10. MrBlueJacket
    When I do the rigging on these yards, I will document my technique. Of course, it is only one of many ways to do it. Nic
  11. MrBlueJacket
    Here's all the blocks prepped to get tied to the yards.
  12. MrBlueJacket
    And here they are ready for painting. I use .010" wire for the footropes, they always get bent around when I do the rigging, so I won't straighten them out until the end. The fore and main have 15 holes drilled, and 7 eyebolts each.
  13. MrBlueJacket
    Here's the 3 t'gallant yards in process.
  14. MrBlueJacket
    All the topsail sheets and clew lines are done. Here's a shot of the mizzen Next will be making the t'gallant yards.
  15. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, what he said.
  16. MrBlueJacket
    If you plan on leaving bare wood , then it should have a clear coat before masking off.
  17. MrBlueJacket
    Once you mask off, it is a good idea to paint either clear of the color under the tape. That seals the edge of the tape and makes for nice crisp lines.
  18. MrBlueJacket
    A good choice for starting. Remember: "Putty and paint - makes it look like what it ain't" One of my favorite expressions, and so true.
  19. MrBlueJacket
    Got the foremast topsail sheet and clew done this afternoon. Hard to see the "cloverleaf block" under the foreyard, but the chain is belayed to the pinrail, then through the cloverleaf block, the out to the sheave at the end of the yard (remember when I put those in?) and then to a single block, which receives a line from the topmast near the center, then down to the pinrail. The sheet tackle is .015, while the clew is .010. This is because the sheet carries a lot of force when he sail is deployed, but the clew only pulls up the sail itself.
  20. MrBlueJacket
    So here's the mizzen topyard halyard - with these all done, next is the topsail sheet and clew lines. Chain with blocks on each end.
  21. MrBlueJacket
    After several nights of work, all the lower lifts are aligned and tied off. Still have all the topyard halyards to do. A fair amount of woprk with little to show.
  22. MrBlueJacket
    So after 4 months and 10 days, I am back to the Red Jacket. During that time, I built a Whaleboat and did 2 repairs for customers. When I left off, all the lower and top yards were installed, top yards had their lifts, lower yards had their lifts, but not yet tied to belaying pins. Only the main top had halyards installed, but again not belayed. So I have a lot of aligning and tying off to do. Of course, first thing I did was to break one of the main lower lift attachments
  23. MrBlueJacket
    "measure twice, cut once"
  24. MrBlueJacket
    If you get frustrated with the templates, remember no-one is going to measure your model. If it looks smooth and fair, you've succeeded!
  25. MrBlueJacket
    There are two schools of thought about rigging. Since the running rigging is generally inside of the standing, It makes sense to do it first. On the other hand, putting up the standing rigging first stabilizes the masts and makes alignment easier. It's not difficult to do the running rigging after. So it's six of one, and a half dozen of the other. Builder's choice. As for belaying lines along the forward deckhouse, with its tight clearance, you can put the line through the belaying hole, then put the pin in.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...