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Here's my first ratlines using a copy of the plan sheet as a template,worked out to be an easy way to do it.I used .25 black thread they say to use natural thread and indian ink a bit messy you would think.They sell the black thread so don't know why they did'nt put it in the kit.One section done seven to go and this has only two masts.

Augie you've got to be proud of yourself you have built a beautiful ship.Now get the chair out and just look at your fine job for an hour or two.Well done.Ron.

She looks great,big changes after a good sand ok.

Hi Denis you have done an amazing job of your S.O.S,she is a beautiful ship alright.

Hi Mick nice job.This will be my next build when i finnish the supply.I am very interested to see how you go.Ron.

Fantastic Augie,what a great job.We all know how much effort you put in very gratifying to sit back and look at her.nice,nice,nice.

You're right there Frank,i'm only up to plan sheet 3 out of 6.Plenty left for me.

Thanks men,it's good to get to the next stage i guess sooner or later you run out of things to do.

Top shrouds done now to make a template for the ratlines and get into it.Looking forward to it after going cross eyed trying to thread 3.5 mm deadeyes.

Thanks men,the top deadeyes are too far apart but in 100 years who will know,they are tensioned up now.Frank not much chance of me finishing first.Looking forward to the ratlines,at the moment anyway.Hope i've got some spare 3.5mm deadeyes,where did that last one end up?

The Bowsprit looks real good Popeye,nice to see some rigging on.

Little bit more.

Thanks,just hanging the rope for the upper shrouds deadeyes.Just finnished doing some odd rigging off the mast while i can get to them easily.It was good to get the futtocks done putting some more tension on the shrouds to make the rats easier.

Just a small bit of progress but took a while.Next onto the upper shrouds.

Very nice Popeye,a great looking model,you want a bigger one calm down the Goth is next.

Hi Doug for the bowsprit it was only by doing a trial fit of the spirit yard  that i could see one block won't work because thats where you fit it to the bowsprit.I was putting a hole in the center for a 1mm brass rod for later attachment.On the bowsprit as well you have 2 blocks one each side for the center 2 blocks of  the sprit yard.

Hi Doug,ok now i've got the sheets beside me.You're right,on the spiritsail yard they have the blocks on the outside as J's they should be H's,(single 3 mm blocks) as in sheet #5 and in the centre there should be 2 x J's not one.For the direction the blocks face on the yards look at later sheets to see which direction the rigging comes into the block from and where it goes after the block. The 4 blocks on the spiritsail its self face forward. On the bowsprit it's not clear how many O 5mm deadeyes you should use.It should be 3 one thread goes to port,one to starboard and one to the stem.Hope this helps,surely they should have checked these instructions before releasing the kit.The spiritsail yard is the 3rd one down in the photo.Ron.Good luck.

No worries Doug i'll put the details here after work.It's only by looking at a later rigging sheet plan i saw a discrepancy.It's the bowsprit yard.

Hi Doug when you get to the yards one of the yards has the wrong set up on it.

Thanks Doug great to see you back here.

Hi Doug,it's great to see your Supply again.How about your latest photos so i can copy you again.ron.

You're right Tom i would'nt have a clue if it is accurate or not as long as it looks ok and it does'nt get knocked of the shelf and break.

Hi Cpt Slog she's looking great nice job.I want to do the Endeavour sometime,if you have them could you post your early construction photos when you get a chance,it would be great if you can.ron.

Popeye you obviously have winter at the wrong time of year.Who has heard of snow for xmas,thats ridiculous.We have got it right down here,ha ha.Tom you're right there i saw dan vads AL supply kit and Franks Jotika the Jotika looked like better cast parts.Jotika need someone to build it from their instructions and fix up the text and fix the mistakes in them.If it was'nt for Franks photo's i would'nt be able to work it out and probably leave it half done.

Thanks men for your comments they are nice to hear from experts.Into winter now we had 2" of snow the end of may a bit early for that stuff though.