drtrap

Absolutetly fabulous, Jason.

All the best

3 hours ago, egkb said:

And Happy New Year to you too Stergios .. 

Very nice Hook Block and great use of the 'needle eye-threader' thing to hold the hook as you worked on it... never thought to do that !

 

Eamonn

Hi Eamonn, wishing you all the best!

Yes, it was my recent inspiration after a glass of red greek wine... ΄;)

Next step the foremast topgalant yard....

Or leave it for later and start with the mainmast lower yard...??

Despite my tries some pics are uploaded and 180 degrees rotated...

Is that a browser problem, or something different?

The same for the lower 5mm single block of the tackle of the topsail foremast yard rigging...

Wishing a Happy New Year to everyone!

I'm attaching some pics from my consecutive procedures for the rigging of the topsail foremast yard, in case of interest for newer Snake followers

Thank you 

Jason, many thanks for replying so promptly, all the best!

Special thanks to another, local, mate of mine for his assistance.

Trying to find my way for the foremast topsail and especially the topsail yard tyes attachments... :((

I think I need a couple of suggestions from a mate of a more advanced level and skill.

The most important:

* looking at the plans I'm seeing at the same exactly place the attachment of both the foremast backstays and foremast yard-tyes... Which one is the right?

Pettersson plan (page 40) cannot help on that.

What;s the advice of more experienced people? Jason, Jim??

Thank you   

On 12/18/2020 at 1:05 PM, phil5092 said:

Hi looking for hull construction upto planking stage

Hi.

I have to search for a usb stick of those days with some spare pics.

I'll let you know

The lower foremast yard going to the final position (foremast dock) 

Hi guys

First of all let me wish you the best for these holy days and a Happy and Safe coming New Year.

I'm attaching some pics showing my progress regarding the rigging of the lower foremast yard 

Jason, you a master!

A master of naval architecture and in the same time a master of photography!!

Cheers 

Stergios 

Next step is to maintain the right proportion for the sling and the relative attachments

Hi guys, I'm still here after so many days.

Trying now to start and establish the right steps to attach the lower yard of the fore mast.

A couple of pics trying to set according to Petterson the slin of that yard.

Thank you

On 11/16/2020 at 5:52 PM, phil5092 said:

Hi, i have just received my kit of HMS Shark from Caldercraft and plan to follow your build log which is very good and detailed. Do yo have any earlier photos and info from the beginning of your build upto applying the copper tiles ? as this seems to be missing from your log.

Thanks in advance

Rgards

phil5092

Hi Phil

Unfortunatelly the full gallery of those pics is lost those-days of the msw data-base black out.

What exactly are looking for? 

Cheers Jason.

May I ask you, finally have you worked the yards from top down or the opposite?

Thanks

Stergios

2 hours ago, Vane said:

Really nice work there! My Snake is on hold at the moment but will start up again after i finished my Speedy. Caldercraft have many very beautiful ships but they really need to revisit them and make severe upgrades (both plans and design) if the want to stay on the market. The kits from Amati and in particular Vanguard models have surpassed them by light years.

Echo that, Vane!

Thank you

So sad to realize that I have'nt place those jeers blocks in advance...

Once again so dissapointed with the plans of the model and the company in general

Hi guys.

I have accomplished the bowsprit mast and the relative fittings. Pictures to follow… Shifting now to the last session, the yards.

Thinking to go with the main (lower) yard of the fore-mast. What’s the best option to start with? Dry-fixing the yard on the mast (using the predrilled yard hole and relative mast pin) as my 1st step? Something else from your experience?

Thank you

Nice work Eamonn!!

16 hours ago, Beef Wellington said:

Hi Stergios, I'm assuming you are referring to the fore topmast preventer stay, it goes through the front 'hole' in the bowsprit 'bee'.  The plans are really not clear at all on this and seem to have it be attached to other rigging elements.  Photo below of how I did this, if memory serves it is called out in Petersson's "Rigging Period Ship Models" on page 18.  This also shows a fore topmast preventer stay as well, I wonder if this is something that is not necessary on Snake because of the different sizes of the ship (?).

 

Now it’s quite visible from you photo, Jason.

Many thanks for replying se promptly!

22 hours ago, drtrap said:

Hi again Jason and thank you for the comment.

Finally I'm seeing that I need to prepare one (or maybe two ?) additional lines for the topmast stay and preventer stay despite the fact that the plans show only one single line (no mouse, nothing to help...  ) ...

According to Petersson one mouse is needed for each stay and probably the "classic" procedure by "serving" the ropes...

* I dont know whether you have any different opinion.

* The point I can't understand till now is the way we attach and tie those lines on the bowsprit mast... Any idea? 

Thank you

Now i’m seeing a starboard (only) hole, probably for the 1mm stay..

On 6/5/2020 at 6:15 PM, Beef Wellington said:

Nice to see the update Stergios.  Don't think there is any problem not adding the additional stays in place, just be careful to ensure you put them on before any of the running rigging for the yards goes on that would go over the standing rigging.

Hi again Jason and thank you for the comment.

Finally I'm seeing that I need to prepare one (or maybe two ?) additional lines for the topmast stay and preventer stay despite the fact that the plans show only one single line (no mouse, nothing to help...  ) ...

According to Petersson one mouse is needed for each stay and probably the "classic" procedure by "serving" the ropes...

* I dont know whether you have any different opinion.

* The point I can't understand till now is the way we attach and tie those lines on the bowsprit mast... Ani idea? 

Thank you