Kevin

problems aside, i think you have made a stunning job of this, well done

if i was brave enough i would love to re-rig my Victory

oh very nice

good afternoon

well i put in the three lines, replacing the two that i had in position, but not fitted, these are white, and although not confirmed i believe these are steel on the real vessel, but i am constantly moving away from the kit, lol nothing seams to be in the right place, 

the bulkheads look very thin and fragile, i agreee with the balsa infills

is a template in the kit for marking out the  gunport locations

however im confused

the build i am following has three ropes going forward, but two lines seam to come from the same mouse

Good morning everyone

with the foremast shrouds in place, i am going to proceed with the front end standing rigging, as the main mast is not ready (or needs adapting)

forestays

time to bring the serving machine back out, not seen the light of day for quite a few years, it was very dusty and had a little light rust/corrosion on the rope feeders, so i stripped it down, and put a plastic sleeve through the rope holes to stop it marking the white thread

you can see the rust marking the thread, do this line eventually went to the bin

my first attempt which i think is to short and mouse to large

made thes to long but maybe a better mouse

lovely work my friend, lol that reminds me i have a 1/72 version somewhere, abandoned to to airbrushing skills, (or lack off)

3 minutes ago, Kusawa2000 said:

Kevin: I wouldn't get jaded by comments from FB.. as they say.. consider the source.. 😃 In any case, I do want to mention I was impressed on you obtaining the necessary information in order to construct the lower deck area. I will be keen to see you get back to the Enterprise. Keep up the good work. 

 

Mike Draper

thank you

and so very nice to see her back

2 hours ago, Kusawa2000 said:

Kevin: Makes total sense from my perspective! 😀 I have to say you have taken on a arduous task "infilling" the lower deck on the Enterprise. Im going to find the kit a challenge in itself! Good luck and keep the posts coming. 

 

Mike Draper 

i was enjoying the Enterprize build very much, but it was slated in a FB group, and somewhat threw me off my perch, hence the restart of the AV, i dont have the skills for a full scratch and this was at the time the best kit for it, im now ready to get on with her, but so enjoying me present build, so i will continue with that for a while longer 

non of my builds are worthy of this much trouble and expense, i will  have to make do with my EOS 1300 outside lighting and a wheely bin

5 hours ago, Kusawa2000 said:

Kevin: I have been following your build log for the last while as I have this kit in the wings as a project down the road. I read the few posts and I was wondering, why did you need a replacement upper deck? Did your additions of the lower deck change the configuration of the upper deck? Just curious.

 

Mike Draper

Good morning mike, i adapted the upper deck to make it fit in the lower position, im sure i could have attemped scratching one, but i went for the easier option

just arrived today the replacement upper deck about a week from China, Thank you Tom  @cafmodel

good evening everyone

well considering this build has been in the bin on more than one occasion, i am so glad i decided to restart it 

today the foremast shrouds were put in, i pleased the way they turned out, as for leaving the brass showing, the jury is out on that, but it is to far down the road to paint it all now

i have been thinking of new names for her, Pandemic and Covid are no longer contenders, it will most likely be "SIRA" my surname in reverse and i can name her from the kit contents photo etch

Fantastic news, and well done Caldercraft for actually answering someone's email

Very nice, that photo takes me back a few years to building mine

That sounds an intresting idea, im looking to see if my amerigo would ever berth along side with sails stowed but sail lines that attach to them left in place, i just dont think i can make the sails look realistic 

Did you continue with this build, would love to see any progress

very nice indeed

good evening everyone

i have had to change my approach to the rigging

i am making my own rope, and have been making 8 sizes from 4 different thickness spools Guttenburg Mara in 120, 100, 70 and 30

the plans i have say size 6 for the shrouds but using the above sizes (which happens to be 4x70 is just over 0.5mm where as 4x 30 is about right at just under 1mm

i hope that makes sense, what was the largest size will drop down from 7 and 8 to 5 and 6

so i have ordered another size 11 which now allows me to change my 8 sizes  and possibly not use the 120 size through the rope walk

now i am able to use my new size 6 to make up the first pair, 

no deadeyes on here, so the only way to get the tension right is using slip knots  on the sheavef

brilliant build

stunning build

Just now, yvesvidal said:

What a spaghetti plate..... 🙂

 

Yves

i had to giggle just after i posted this i looked at whats next, only to see that some of the things have changed, meaning more rework

well the nets are completed, 

LOL i now need to find a way to avoid knocking the front end, breaking the bowsprit from now and i will certainly throw all my toys out of the pram and drop kick the build into the bin

wire template to get the shape

tight squeeze