Old Collingwood

Evening all,

Some more good progress  - firstly I painted the rear mizzen stays, then  it was time to return to the main mast,  It needed the lower yard  making  - first  I started with a length of  5mm  diameter dowel, this was cut to length  then I slowly reduced its width and tapered  both ends,  then after some light sanding  I  worked on the foot ropes  - this was made  using  fuse wire  for the  center supports, twisted and glued, then some fine black thread was used for the foot rope, tied and glued  and attached at each end.

After set  a couple of coats of black was applied.

Just the one pic showing the  yard  minus the paint.

OC.

6 hours ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

Fantastic Work OC!  And I agree, there's no stopping you now!

Thank you kindly.

OC.

Quite a large plane - kind of mosi  size?

OC.

Really nice tidy work Bob.

OC.

Hi all,

Another good day  on the pearl,  first job was to  paint the mizzen shroud dead eyes  - when dry  I started lacing them up, a couple of hours later and celebration time as all the dead eyes are now fitted

After  I panted the dead eye ropes  and set aside to dry,   while they were drying  I set about  securing the upper mizzen to  main stay,  using a simple  loop around the main upper  and block attachment  to a loop around the upper mizzen,   I left the mizzen end un tied till I had created/fitted and tensioned  two upper mizzen back stays  - then I pulled all three  to the right tension.

Three more pics to day.

OC.

2 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

I run all rigging thread through a block of beeswax, that I got at the hardware store.  It works wonders for preventing fraying.

Thanks phil.

OC.

7 hours ago, Kevin said:

Until then a bit of wax will hold them down

I use  diluted pva  I just rub it into the whole length of the thread  till it dries in, it does work  - its just a bit of a pain.

OC.

Next period build I do  I really must invest in some decent scale ropes  and not rely on the cheep  kit threads that fray  like there is no tomorrow.

OC.

9 minutes ago, marktiedens said:

Love the weathering - really gives it a "ghostly"look.

 

Mark

Thanks  Mark.

OC.

21 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Nice progress OC. One thing that is for certain, it makes little difference on whether it is wood or plastic, the rigging still seems to go one line at a time and it always seems so tedious and messy until you get to the last line and all of the sudden it becomes a masterpiece. 

Thanks  Lou,   yep  sometimes it seems that way  - kind of need to take a break  between  doing different stages  to break the  routine.

OC.

Good day all,

Some more good progress  today  -  I made up the upper mizzen shroud ropes  and attached the dead eyes  (Just a bit of trivia  I counted how  many dead eyes I have fitted and roped up  - 136)   they just need lacing up and painting.

I also  added the two  blocks to the ends of the upper main yard - then starting on the one side a ran the lift rope through the blocks and down to the bulkhead handrail  where it was tied off.

Added another pic of the deck.

OC.

4 minutes ago, marktiedens said:

Thanks for the info,but my camera has no focus mechanism - neither auto or manual.  It only has a switch for either close-up or distant.  Someday when I get around to getting a cell phone I will probably use it instead.

 

Mark

Just put the focus point  slightly in front of what you want to capture, generally works for me.

OC.

6 minutes ago, marktiedens said:

Thanks Frank - those arches are photo etched brass from the kit.  No way I could make them that nice.  This kit has 11 or 12 sheets of etched brass - lots of nice details.  The blue & yellow are not as bright in person as the photo shows - I used a very bright LED lamp to take the picture.  I only have a point & shoot camera,so some of my photo`s are not that good - the range of focus is awful.

 

Mark

Quick tip with focus  -  most focus systems look for contrast  and will  often focus on the  background  and not the intended  subject (especially with a macro shot)    try to grab focus on something a bit closer that might  make the distance more out of focus  and bring what you want into focus.

OC.

1 minute ago, mtaylor said:

You're just flying along, OC.  And it looks great.

Thank you kindly mark,  I think the pics are looking better also  after I fiddled with my cell phone camera settings  - just exposure and  anti shake  settings.

OC.

I understand the idea behind the inflatable  hangar  - so they could  take it with the Blimp.😉

OC.

Very nice work  great example of this lovely little ship.

OC.

Truly excellent work.

OC.

That looks mighty fine mark.

OC.

Stunning build   - you should be very proud.

OC.

Next  - was to work on the mizzen tops, I started by attaching the hand rail,  then after cleaning up,   I  made my usual  dead eyes  by attaching  fuse wire around the outside and twisting it to trap the eye,  then I attached the  tail of the  wire to the tops, this was repeated  six times,  then a couple of coats of paint  and a bit of dry brush highlighting.

OC.

There's just no stopping me  - another blast on the pearl,  I  started on the main upper yard  - firstly I  attached two  lengths of fuse wire around each mid section of the yard  then twisted them  to form a  thicker section  sticking down (I left the ends un twited)   then I attached the foot rope (thread)  at on end and added a dab of ca, I then ran the thread  through the bottom of the fuse wire  - then twisted the fuse wire to trap the thread,   I then wrapped the other end around the opposed  mid section  of the  center yard, and  added a dab of ca.

I then repeated the same  on the other end - and  added a couple of coats of paint.

After boring out a center point hole I  attached  by lashing and ca  to the upper main mast.

The pictures show  the un painted  yard  and  with it in place.

OC.

2 hours ago, CDW said:

That looks very authentic OC. Glad your mojo is back. Carry on mate.

 

Thanks mate.

OC.

A bit more  work  on the pearl  I have now finished the rats on the lower mizzen,   next stage is  to work on the main  upper yard  attaching the blocks walkway ropes  etc.

OC.

Stunning work.

OC.

Tell you what mark  - cockpits in model heli's  you can basically  add what you want  to super detail them  - like  fuse wire  for  wiring runs, odds and sods of boxes  anything really   just adds to the  sense that its a one off  even if it is hidden.

OC.