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  1. drtrap
    The entry poinys of the pins and the relative heights of the yards are defined. Cheers. Any advise on how to roatate the pics [anticlockwise] or contact the administrators to help?
  2. drtrap
    The rigging of the yards is almost complete. Thinking to leave all of them unmounted out off the masts. I'll continue with the permanent placement of the bowsprit and start this way the standing rigging of the ship. If you consider I'm wrong, please say it now.
  3. drtrap
    Now ii's time to find the right height for the yards. I'll go using the respective platforms (I can't recall their names, now...) as a reference for the right height for the point to drill a 1mm hole and to fix the yard. PS: The photos are "uploaded" in a 90 degrees orientation. I sent a query mail to msw, no reply.....
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    That's my version for the sling of the main yards. I used for the eye a custom made 5mm deadeye. Thanks. Stergios PS: The loop is passed the wrong way, I'll fix it later.
  5. drtrap
    No problem, I've found my way
  6. drtrap
    Than you again Jason. I plan to use a 5mm deadeye and open a central hole to serve as the eye for the sling.
  7. drtrap
    Hi folks. Any idea or suggestion on how to create, serve and fit those lower central slings of the "senior" masts? Thank you in advance.
  8. drtrap
    Hi Jason That metallic (?) ring/"eye" of the lower sling, belongs to the standard kit's fittings? Thank you.
  9. drtrap
    A couple of pictures demonstrating the preliminary result using 0,5 and 0,75 black thread for the footropes. I'll leave the rigging semi-loose till the final placement just to be sure for the tension of the fittings and to simulate a sense of gravity rope "sagging" using floor cleaner as a rope hardener. I've found the tip to save my photos in a 270 degrees orientation. This way i can upload and show them without problem preserving my (and yours) cervical spine stablity.
  10. drtrap
    I think it is better to simulate the footropes using 0,75 black thread for the larger yards and leave 0,50 thread for the other two (nr 2 and 4)..
  11. drtrap
    Starting the rigging fot the footropes. I'm going for that with 0,5 black thread but I'm not feeling sure whether 0,5 seems "under-scaled", especially for the main yard....
  12. drtrap
    Unable to rotate all those pictures... Any help??
  13. drtrap
    Thank you Jason. Now all yards are almost ready for the final rigging. I've applied of course a thin layer of the best in my opinion varnish: vallejo matt varnish 71120
  14. drtrap
    This step of action trying to test and compare 0,5 vs 0,75 black thread for the lashing....
  15. drtrap
    I must find a way to rotate the pictures....
  16. drtrap
    Happy New Year 2018 to everyone!! A couple of pics showing the progress of this phase, using a custom made jig just to set the same length [14 mm] of the stirrups........
  17. drtrap
    Excellent, neat work Jason!!
  18. drtrap
    Thinking to pass the twisted wire through a hole to the yard and accomplish the whole procedure covering the stirrup with a kind of lashing of additional relative's size black thread. That will be the second version of realism, hanging the stirrups through the center of the yard and not behind it...
  19. drtrap
    Hi Jason, those are three tinny telephone wire twisted bundles. The bottom pic is with the primer... I'm about to paint it black just to see its appearance Thanks
  20. drtrap
    Hi, yes that's right. Only the formast seems perpendicular to the deck, as per the plans.
  21. drtrap
    Hi to everyone, next step the stirrups... That's my personal poin of view regarding the "wired" stirrups. My main concern is to find a way to keep those 2-3 loops around the yard closely and firmly tied each-other. Thanks
  22. drtrap
    Great job Jason. All the best!
  23. drtrap
    Well it is a real headache to navigate myshelf into the new msw interface... Can't find friends and previous posts...
  24. drtrap
    Hi guys! Just wanted to say that I'm still here!! Cheers Stergios
  25. drtrap
    A couple of pics showing the initial progress with the basic yards. In need of a final touch up, of course...

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