Royal William by marktiedens - FINISHED - Euromodel - scale 1:72

[piratepete007]

Mark, soldering so close to the deadeye and no charring ? Well done on that. Are you using a very fine soldering tool ?

Pete

[marktiedens]

Thanks Greg - you are too kind .

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Thanks Pete - I am using a run of the mill 100W soldering gun. Just being very careful. My only problem was I crushed a couple of deadeyes while forming the wire around them. I have extras,so no big deal.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Hi everyone,another overdue update. All the topmast shrouds are now done. The camera is brutal,but they look ok from a foot away. I have also started doing some of the ratlines for a change of pace. Cow hitches were used on the end shrouds,with clove hitches on all the others. This may take some time...............

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark

[md1400cs]

Mark,

 

As usual - late or not - always nice updated from your shipyard.

 

 

[marktiedens]

Thanks Michael - I have been a bit lax in forging ahead with the rigging.

 

Mark

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Mark 

In two words: bloody brilliant. I wish my camera was as bad as yours!

Can't wait for your next post

Havagooday mate 

Greg 

[Beef Wellington]

Everything looking really good Mark, nice work!

[Papa]

incredibly neat rigging.  Just beautiful. Looks real.

[marktiedens]

Thanks everyone for your overly nice comments. Thanks also to everyone looking in & hitting the like button. Rigging is always the first thing people notice,so I try to do the best I can.

 

Mark

[ken3335]

Hi Mark, Lovely work, I think that your camera is your friend, it shows not the faults but your excellent detailed work.

 

 

Ken

[marktiedens]

Thanks Ken - at the pace I`m going you will probably pass me up before too long.

 

Mark

[piratepete007]

Mark, you have received many well-deserved comments and Ken is right about your detailed work. There are easier ways to do the ratting BUT your method (i.e. your knots) is producing work that draws the observer's eyes straight to the rigging. So, its a well done from me as well ! Its a tricky one but the idealistic way of doing ratting is to have the ratlines perfectly straight but in reality, the lines would be far from being a straight line. So on that point also, well done.

 

Two questions ...

1. What method are you using to ensure uniform spacing between the ratlines ?

2. Are you fixing the knots with glue to hold them in place ?

 

Pete

[marktiedens]

Thanks Pete - I actually try to have a slight sag in the ratlines between the individual shrouds.

 

To answer your questions - 1.only my eyes - I have done so many ratlines in the past that I have gotten fairly good at it

                                        2.I am using diluted Elmer`s white glue on the knots - about a 70 to 30 glue to water ratio. Any thinner than

                                           that & the knots will not stay put. It`s still thin enough to disappear when dry.

 

Mark 

                                       

[popeye the sailor]

shrouds look great!   really like the way you have them terminated and spaced.   good luck with the ratlines.....I agree about the sag.......after all,  the shrouds are adjustable and they need the extra room to move    {in real application,  of course}.

[marktiedens]

Thanks Popeye.  I need to find a shorter table or higher chair pretty soon - this thing is really tall.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Update - all lower shrouds are now ratted. I will probably get the topgallant shrouds installed  next to take a break from tying all those knots.

 

 

 

 

 

[piratepete007]

Mark,

Exhausting work with all that ratting but you must be able to sit there and take a great deal of satisfaction and pride in what you have done.

Pete

[marktiedens]

Thanks Pete - as I go upwards the shrouds get smaller & closer together,testing my eyes & patience.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

A little update - I was unhappy with the ratlines - line is a little too large & many of the knots did not look so good - especially near the top of the shrouds where they are very close together,so off they came. I am re-doing them with smaller line - about .018 inch. The clove hitches are now much tighter & neater looking as you can see in the picture. Gotta love re-do`s.

 

 

Mark

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Mark 

Your eyes for details would be the death of you my mate. 😁😆 But I can see now that you are correct, but I must admit that it takes a very brave, or a person whom like punishment, to redo those rats.

The result shows that you are 110% correct. 

Bloody brilliant job mate 

Greg 

[marktiedens]

Haha - it`s just one of those things that would keep bugging me if I didn`t "fix"them.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Hi everyone - the lower shroud ratlines are now re-done. I am now happy with them & will continue upwards as soon as I get my eyes un-crossed.

 

 

 

Mark

[piratepete007]

Mark,

What a champion effort - to have completed the ratlines, taken them off and redone them sounds like a nightmare but the end result is magnificent and one that puts your mind at ease. If there were a medal to give for persistence, you would receive it.

 

Pete

[marktiedens]

Thanks Pete. Sometimes I am my worst enemy by being too picky.

 

Mark

[ken3335]

Hi Mark, It's difficult but your build just gets better and better. This is a really difficult act to follow but it's where I get my inspiration to keep my build going in the hope that some of you excellence rubs off.

 

 

Ken

 

 

 

 

[marktiedens]

Thanks Ken - your thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks also to those of you just looking in.

 

Mark

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Mark. 

Bloody amazing work on the rats. I bet they turned you 'knotty'.

Havagooday mate 

Greg 

[marktiedens]

Thanks Greg - you are so right. Still have more to do.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

A little update - taking a break from doing ratlines,I installed the topgallant shrouds. Still more ratlines to do.............

 

 

 

 

Mark