Beef Wellington

Guess I got the first choice of seat, not familiar with the manufacturer or the ship so will likely be learning a lot.  Looking forward to seeing some action.

I had to pause and think for a bit here... I tend not to follow the instructions very closely. I'll read them through, then look at the other build logs, think about how I've done it before in other similar builds (i.e. Royal Yacht Caroline in this case) and then gingerly pick my way through. So, it was onto the standing rigging.
 
I proceeded in the following order:
Add shroud cleats to every fore shroud and the rear two mizzen shrouds, 12mm above the deadeyes. Add shroud cleats to the front two main and front two mizzen shrouds, directly above the deadeyes. Mizzen mast stay Main mast preventer stay Main mast stay Fore mast preventer stay Main mast stay Bobstays. And that's as far as I've got so far. Now, it wasn't clear on the plans, but I feel I may have got the hearts muddled up... I've used the two larger on the main mast, and the two smaller on the fore, but I suspect it should actually be larger for the main stays and smaller for the preventer stays? I don't know for sure, but it's done now, and I'm going to live with it.
 
The mouse on each stay was made by tying .25mm thread round the rope, and then wrapping it around to effectively seize the rope back and fore, then carefully tying a couple of reef knots to secure. I used pva to help as I went.
 
Here are some photos of the work done.
 
Shroud cleats:
I found that tying a knot round the shroud cleat in the upper notch first, then tying this round the shroud, and then tying another knot round the lower notch provided a reasonable amount of stability. This worked better on the main and fore shrouds where the shroud is thicker. PVA helped to secure.
 

 
Attaching the mizzen stay to the main mast:
The deadeye was attached to the mast by first attaching the deadeye to a length of 1.25mm rope, then looping that round the mast and seizing it in the same fashion... Careful handling meant it turned out reasonable. I made the mistake of simply knotting this to the mast on Royal Yacht Caroline, and I'm much happer with this result.
 

 
Attaching the stays to the tops... 
A loop has to be made, by putting the rope through a loop at it's own end... the mouse stops the loop from tightening right up to the mast... Here are the loop (a simply seized loop on the end of the rope) and the mouse close-up.

 

 
And here are a few photos of the stay in situ...
 

 

 

 

 
And an overall shot of progress (just before I tightened up the fore shroud. I hadn't fitted the bobstay at this point.)
 

 
Hopefully this may be some help to others who find themselves rigging a frigate
 
Rob

Believe it or not, HMS Dragon, a Daring class destroyer...

Just found you before you got to page 4, interesting subject matter.  These looked so futuristic when launched but I think they have some of the most beautiful lines - and now I find myself recognizing how quickly time flies... definitely in from here on...

Gary, Keith, thank you! I hope to extend the enjoyment of viewing the pictures a little.   

Thanks everyone for your feedback and likes!   
The final appearance of the capstan after plating with nickel in an electroplating bath.

Thanks Phil!   My work is progressing.

Small update:
1. Shrouds done
2. ratlines done
3. ships wheel rigged
4. bowsprit blocks done and bowsprit fitted to place
 
Small bits and pices missing from different areas.
 
Rigging causes a lot of questions. Thunder did his own rigging so i cant follow that. Drawings raise more questions than answers  . I pit on drawing on a wall so from time to time i just watch them and at some point you get some answers-there must be logic in that. Books about rigging dont help much also as it seems to be rigged little different-probably simplified.
 
Decided to stick to Jotika plans on rigging and to get it done.

Sry for bad photos.
 
Off to stays now.
 
 

Bit more fading and grunge on the deck, I think that’ll be enough until I start working on the focsle with some rust later. 

Most ships, especially warships, use a self polishing paint on the hull bottom these days.  If there is algae at the waterline it is more than likely she did not move around much recently (like sitting alongside during, or waiting for refit).  This type of paint goes on one colour and is 'polished' off as the years go by - when it gets to the last colour it is time to have the bottom cleaned.
 
cheers
 
Pat

Just found you before you got to page 4, interesting subject matter.  These looked so futuristic when launched but I think they have some of the most beautiful lines - and now I find myself recognizing how quickly time flies... definitely in from here on...

Love your updates Siggi, so inspirational!  Have a wonderful holiday season.

I have finally successfully ordered HMS Speedy.  The difficulties with the security controls on credit cards have been resolved (almost all of which were my fault).  Chris Watton has been has been  superb in providing help with what as been a software problem out of his control.  I could not recommend him and his company more highly.
 
Looking forward to a happy New Year and a new ship to build.

So when you look at the bow there is markings around the main gun on the deck, not provided by the kit I used some from spare decals. I intend on dulling these all down and working the deck a lot more. 

Believe it or not, HMS Dragon, a Daring class destroyer...

Thanks for all the nice comments. Here are a couple of others shots from other angles. 

drjeckl... well i could had placed the gun ports slightly higher or the whale lower or other fine tune adjustments. I tend to measure on the closest distance on drawings and replicate that on the model. My advice is that you instead always think about the "bigger picture". What lines of the ship are most important to make perfect? What needs definitley to be in parallell etc for a nice look? Even though the fit of this kit is amazing, its still very much handmade and the kit will slightly vary against the plans. It might be a millimeter here and there.   So instead of simply measuring 6.5mm on the drawing and place the detail exactly there, think about how the detail is placed in relation to other things. 6 or 7mm might actually be better.   

I just realised that I been working on my Speedy for 1 year now. I hope I am able to rigg it more Speedily.... my problem is simply I do numerous of projects in parallel. And I bought an Airbrush which got me into plastics and I took a break from the wooden projects. 


 

Now I think the outside is done and its time to move on to the the deck. Still trying to decide how much rigging of the canons I will do...

Hmmm... minor mistake... when you measure and decide where to add things you really need to think about what lines of the model are most important. Should u measure against the whale or the canon ports or something else? Well later on you you see the consequences of your decisions...  

Details and photoetch... easy to loose these so be careful.

Believe it or not, HMS Dragon, a Daring class destroyer...

Believe it or not, HMS Dragon, a Daring class destroyer...

Just found you before you got to page 4, interesting subject matter.  These looked so futuristic when launched but I think they have some of the most beautiful lines - and now I find myself recognizing how quickly time flies... definitely in from here on...

Just found you before you got to page 4, interesting subject matter.  These looked so futuristic when launched but I think they have some of the most beautiful lines - and now I find myself recognizing how quickly time flies... definitely in from here on...

Just found you before you got to page 4, interesting subject matter.  These looked so futuristic when launched but I think they have some of the most beautiful lines - and now I find myself recognizing how quickly time flies... definitely in from here on...

Just found you before you got to page 4, interesting subject matter.  These looked so futuristic when launched but I think they have some of the most beautiful lines - and now I find myself recognizing how quickly time flies... definitely in from here on...