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  1. Old Collingwood
    Thank you kindly Piet. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Cutty Sark would be good with her being local for reference photos, I went over her when I was very young and was equaly impressed just like Vic. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    The only pearl wood kits I have seen are pirated and not welcome on here I understand and I am not skilled enough to scratch build one, I will use what I am learning with rigging the this pearl - and put it into my two other builds - the one thing I have learned from my model of the pearl - I think my Greyhound is too scale width (short) her scale beam should be wider I think as she looks far too narrow. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    Thank you so much Kevin, I still have my Corel Greyhound and Peregrine - both wood kits - both roughly 1/90-1/100scale builds. This other one Kevin - OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Still looking Superb Kevin. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Thank you wallace - we managed to get something sorted. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Thank you sincerely mark, yep im quite enjoying the rigging as its not just a visual thing but starts to be more hands on with the different ropes and what they do. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    So - with my build - I will have to continue the shrouds for the foremast - before I get around to doing that would it make sense to tension the mast by running a temporary thread down to the last deadeye (that does not have a shroud attached) my thinking is it will keep a even tension for all the shrouds sharing the same channel. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    We wont freeze - the temp has warmed up slightly, we also have a wheel around calor gas heater that we keep for emergencies. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Looking smart. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    I have been really enjoying the rigging the last few days - its been more pleasurable than I thought it would be, but folks you will have to miss me from tonight till next tuesday as our electric (pre payement meters) is due to run out tomorrow and my laptop needs to be plugged in due to a defective battery so we will have to sit in the dark with our candles, no tely for the admiral either (she aint happy) so dont worry folks like Terminator says - "I will be Back" Roll on tuesday. OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    Thanks lou. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mate. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    All the very best on your new builds bob. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Hi all, some good progress today - I made and fitted the mainmast lift rope, this was tied and glued to the side handrail with a loop hangng down, same as before I then ran the other ends of the rope up and through the blocks, and looped and taped to be connected later. I then turned my attention to the two stays - first I added some thin rope around the block ends, then I tensioned the stay - added a few drops of glue then lashed the ends with thin rope - after I ran a bit more glue and trimmed the ends, so fore and mainmast stays now fitted and tensioned. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    She is looking excellent and that centerline join even dry fitted looks bang on. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Thanks denis - thats a good idea. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    Its the Excellent Revell kit craig - its very nicely molded. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    Thank you wallace. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    Not a magician just feeling my way learning as I go along mate. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Welcome aboard sorry to hear about your arm - hope all is good now, you have a great site here full of knowledge and helpful people - looking forward to seeing your progress. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    I use Revell Styrene poly cement. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    Then I cut the mainstay rope from the rig and placed it around the mast - I then tied and glued the loop and let it set, I then turned my attention to the bowsprit and looped and lashed some rope around it, I then worked on two double blocks still attached to the sprue (I thought it would help working on it still on the sprue) I used some fine thread and fed it through both ends of the blocks then tied a knot in the middle - I then moved the knot along and hid it inside the block holes - this was repeated for the other sides of the block, a dab of ca secured the threads, this assembly was then cut away from the sprue and painted, I then attachetd the double block to the mainstay/bowspit end and tied/glued the end - this was left with mainmast mainstay end dry fitted to the block - hope that makes sense. OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Good day all, more work on spaghetti city (ropes) first I assembled the mainmast mid section, and after painting and weathering I attached the lift rope blocks, then I glued the mast into place and made sure it was square with the foremast, then it was time to work on my rope making rig to serve the end section of the rope - so this was the status as that stage -
  25. Old Collingwood
    Can you adjust the intensity of the flash perhaps by half? OC.

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