Old Collingwood
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Thank you denis - gonna be one side better than the other (will show the good side) OC. -
Thanks for that kevin , yep thats the way I was going to do it - feeding the thread through in the manor shown, then trapping it with some more binding further up, I have quite a lot of thinner thread (around the thickness I used for my port lid ropes) but think I will be a bit short for thicker (shroud runs) or thicker standing rigging, there is a card with some slightly thicker waxed thread - but that wont be enough I dont think. I could trying to join two or three pieces together to make a thicker twine - but think that would be messy by hand and quite tedious for all the shroud drops. OC.
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More work on the channels - same as the other main mast one but on the other side, my error with the deadeyes I fitted before - I didn't realise that deadeyes are not omni-directional - or rotateable in three turns (like a triangle) and they have a right and wrong way - the plan from viewing channel/deadeye/shroud plans was/is to fit the channel ones with the deadeyes in thier (smiley face - two holes like eyes at top and one center bottom like a mouth) - so I sorted through the deadeyes I have lined them up making sure they were all the same, then I flatened the edge under the bottom (more carefully this time) So thease were glued down then dried with the venerable hair dryer, then after I glued each chain plate leg while locating the leg against the hole in the hull - did the same with the reamaining legs. So I think they look better -practice practice etc etc. Here are the pics -
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Welcome tony its a great site with lots of help and convos, LHR - do you like planes also? OC.
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Very nice sjors - she is looking majestic and very purposeful. OC.
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Thank you paul, the last time I built a period ship it was one of those Airfix plastic kits HMS Victory or Wasa I think - about 45 years ago straight out of the box. OC.
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Just found your log - fantastic work paul. OC.
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Thanks paul, I guess there is only so much scratch building you do to a plastic kit - all be it a very very good kit. OC.
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To be honest paul just getting them glued down was a real pig - I tried the best I could to get them the right way up, I firstly had to to try to file a small flat spot under each deadeye to aid gluing them down with no other securing what so ever, the way I look at it even if the ropes between the channel / shroud deadeyes are a bit wavy navy - they will be better than the all in one cast plastic shroud/deadeys assemblies - kind of a better move even if a bit less precise than pure wood kits with deadeye chainplates and etc. OC.
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Thank you so much lou, those two ports are left un covered port and starboard - reasons unkwown, but they show it like that on the real thing - OC.
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Realy nice work. OC.
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Good day all, as always sincere thanks for all the replies and likes, So onwards with the channels - I continued with my process super gluing the deadeyes to the channels, and attaching the chainplate legs then painting and weathering. I have the two completed on both port and starboard, and also the mainmast channel on the one side. Here are the pics -
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Thank you for saying that, she is quite an achievement for me as I have never done anything quite as involved at that scale, my warspite build took some work due to the small scale and pe, but the pearl being larger is more in your face - and screams out any errors, (or is that me being fussy) OC.
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Superb workmanship - what a smart looking piece of kit. OC.
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