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Everything posted by Old Collingwood
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Dont worry mate I will get my mojo back, in hindsight I shouldn't have put the foremast yard on yet as it was just in the way while I was doing the upper foremast ratlines - and kept getting bumped, I was in a hurry becuase the lift ropes were getting my way a bit with the ratlines. OC.
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No problem mate, bet they will look great on the the ole girl. OC.
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Try this mate - http://www.avrmodel.com/en/accessories/3619-1-350-rn-white-ensigns-and-jacks.html or this - https://www.model-dockyard.com/acatalog/White_Ensigns.html OC.
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Hi mate, im not sure myself but lots of knowledge here so im sure someone will pop along. OC.
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Just what the admiral said, I will make some more lift blocks tomorrow and lash then around the topmast ontop of the mast cap then re route them to the yard blocks. OC.
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Not a great day today infact it was one of this flipping frustrating days at the bench where I took about six steps back First I started to do the upper foremast ratlines - talk about fiddly - my method using the tools I have was to cut a managable length of thin black thread then tie a simple singke knot at one end then and apply a dab of ca direct from the plastic bottle (that did start with a fine end but the glue soon eats it away - Locktite glue that is) also battling with the nozzle keep blocking, I use an angled pair of tweezers to catch the thread between shrouds and pull it through then simple loop over and a dab of ca, then the same at the end - then cut off at the shroud. So far so good apart from the dabs of ca on each junction (they look messy) so I finnished the ratlines on that section. But - I broke the lift blocks due to constantly knocking the yard, so I decided to cut both away and start again, I tried to simply glue both lift blocks to the side/top/underneath of the tops - but I had no room to handle them due to the upper shrouds getting in the way, when I did manage to secure them (not securley) I tried to run more ca around where they were joined but I managed to block the holes with ca where the ropes are supposed to run through - so I ripped them off turned the light off and walked away from the bench slighly frustrated/annoyed and wondering why I bother to try to do things so frustrating and fiddly. OC.
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Good day all, Firstly as always thank you so mush for all the imput and the likes, more with the foremast yard, I painted/weathered it then ran the lift ropes through the blocks on the yard, I then glued the yard to the mast and lashed it inplace, then I pulled the lift rope taught at both ends and through the top blocks, but during tentioning one of the blocks broke away - so I had to make a way of conecting back to the mast top, I did this with some thread tied and glued - this repaired it but did leave both side slightly differently tentioned with the blocks at different placement from the mast head. Anyway after painting the ropes to blend in with mast head - it kind of slightly hid my errors. OC.
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Is it right to assume - all ships of sail would lower thier yards on the mid and upper masts, when not set for sail and when in port. OC.
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The plastic ones are quite good mate and they have the rings on the ends making for better attachment - when painted I dont think you can tell the difference. OC.
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