mtdoramike Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share #241 Posted December 8, 2016 I have started then standing rigging from the bowsprit back, but haven't been able to do a lot since I have been battling a bout of Pmonia for the past couple of weeks, which has left me a might weak. The last two days have been the best I have felt in a couple of weeks for sure. mike Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted December 8, 2016 Share #242 Posted December 8, 2016 Wow, been a long time since I had something like that but remember well how bad it was. And I was in my 30's then. Glad you're feeling better and hope you make a full recovery soon. Canute and mtdoramike 2 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms10 Posted December 9, 2016 Share #243 Posted December 9, 2016 Mike, wishing you a speedy recovery. I am missing the pics you post. Tom mtdoramike and Canute 2 Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share #244 Posted December 10, 2016 I'm back baby. I'm not quite up to a rutting buck standard, but I'm doing much better. At least I don't feel like my chest is going to explode each time I coughed. Here are a couple of pics of the little work I have been able to do on the Monte. I was torn between sails or no sails, but it was really a no brainer because I love to see ships with sails and since I don't have to make my own because OcCre included a fully sewn set of sails in the kit. mike splash60, zoly99sask, cristikc and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnick Posted December 10, 2016 Share #245 Posted December 10, 2016 Good to see you back in the shipyard Mike! Nick mtdoramike and Canute 2 Quote Le Mirage by fnick - Corel - 1:75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms10 Posted December 11, 2016 Share #246 Posted December 11, 2016 Glad you are back up and running... or at least jogging. Also glad you opted for sails. I am a sails guy too. Tom Canute 1 Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted December 11, 2016 Share #247 Posted December 11, 2016 Man, that's a beauty! Looks massive. mtdoramike and Canute 2 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share #248 Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) It is huge at 49 inches long. Ship models like this are built to sell or donate due to their size unless you have a huge room to display it and there wouldn't be room for anymore. Edited December 11, 2016 by mtdoramike Canute and CDW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share #249 Posted December 14, 2016 Got some more rigging done on the bowsprit yesterday. I know, my work table looks a mess, but it's an organized mess believe it or not. I try and clean it up after I finish each step before moving on to a new step in the build. mike splash60, Canute, marktiedens and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share #250 Posted February 1, 2017 Well it's been a while, but I have made some progress with the Monte, I've started with the standing rigging as well as the ratlines and shrouds. CDW, Canute, KurtH and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share #251 Posted February 25, 2017 I started installing the ratlines the other day. I have a lot of them to tie. Altduck, Tim Curtis, CDW and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share #252 Posted February 25, 2017 I'm deciding whether or not to install sails. I put sails on the Victory and loved the finished product, but I'm thinking the Monte may look better without sails. mike Canute and CDW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms10 Posted February 27, 2017 Share #253 Posted February 27, 2017 It's a thing of beauty. I like sails full or furled Tom. CDW, mtdoramike and Canute 3 Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share #254 Posted February 28, 2017 Thanks Tom, I'm starting to make a little more head way on her. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share #255 Posted April 6, 2017 I thought for sure I had found a glaring omission with the Monte when I was in the process of sewing on the sails to the yards, I realized there was no lower boom for the lower studding sails aand no mention of them in the instructions or the plans. But upon further research , I found that there are two ways of doing the studding sails, such as the full studding which is attaached to a boom and the triangle studding sail with the studding being attached to cleats or davits . Canute and CDW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share #256 Posted April 7, 2017 Yep, thaat is a pile of sails all tied down ready to be installed on their rightful mast. It shouldn't be long now boys and girls. CDW, zoly99sask, marktiedens and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share #257 Posted April 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, mtdoramike said: I have the sails on the foremast set, but not completely done , but enough to give you an idea mike toms10, zoly99sask, CDW and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share #258 Posted April 12, 2017 CDW, splash60, Waitoa and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor1234567890 Posted April 12, 2017 Share #259 Posted April 12, 2017 Nice looking 74. mtdoramike and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofencer29350 Posted April 12, 2017 Share #260 Posted April 12, 2017 u're sails are great... but without wind it's not realistic! you could buy amidon in spray ,and with an hair brush give the form. Canute 1 Quote Of the bank I look at an ocean of pleasure, or the tumult attracts you, this global movement will be your tipcart! current build: royal caroline buid finished: la recouvrancehttp://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3025-la-recouvrance-by-ofencer29350/page-2?hl=recouvrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share #261 Posted April 12, 2017 2 hours ago, ofencer29350 said: u're sails are great... but without wind it's not realistic! you could buy amidon in spray ,and with an hair brush give the form. I have tried that and many other things to try and get lofty sails, but it doesn't work and actually looks like crap. The closest thing I have found to lofty sails is to add wire to the edges of the sails when sewing on the bolt rope and then bend the sails to give them a little shape. But these saails came pre-made. To me, they look realistic as far as a ship being on the water with little to no wind blowing. Had I made the sails which I usually do, I would have made the sails much bigger to encompass a larger area and a thinner material. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofencer29350 Posted April 13, 2017 Share #262 Posted April 13, 2017 excuse my english i don't know how called it but perhaps an iron rope on each side of the sail and one on the center to give it the form... Canute 1 Quote Of the bank I look at an ocean of pleasure, or the tumult attracts you, this global movement will be your tipcart! current build: royal caroline buid finished: la recouvrancehttp://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3025-la-recouvrance-by-ofencer29350/page-2?hl=recouvrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share #263 Posted April 13, 2017 You do realize that the sails are just sitting on the model and have not been tied down? Once they are all attached with running rigging you will get a little more distiction from the sails as tention is applied. Now there used to be a process used years ago using silkspan, hairspray a blow dryer, which gave a little more active looking sail. But collected dust like crazy turned the sails brown after a few years. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofencer29350 Posted April 13, 2017 Share #264 Posted April 13, 2017 yes i know what you mean..... it's why i prefer with no sail. Canute 1 Quote Of the bank I look at an ocean of pleasure, or the tumult attracts you, this global movement will be your tipcart! current build: royal caroline buid finished: la recouvrancehttp://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3025-la-recouvrance-by-ofencer29350/page-2?hl=recouvrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share #265 Posted April 13, 2017 GrandpaPhil, Canute, splash60 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share #266 Posted April 13, 2017 None of these sails are not tied down, only hanging. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share #267 Posted April 13, 2017 8 hours ago, ofencer29350 said: yes i know what you mean..... it's why i prefer with no sail. That is a matter of preference, I prefer the full sail look myself as well as most of the people who have bought my ship models. Out of 30 or so ship models, I have only built a few without sails and that was mainly because they were commission pieces. It's also quite a bit easier and quicker building without sails, especially if you make your own like I usually do. I have gottten quite good at sewing. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofencer29350 Posted April 14, 2017 Share #268 Posted April 14, 2017 yes it's a matter of preference, ,but i saw lot of beautifull model with great riging,and a look destroyed with a badly sails. but i'm sure it will not be here ,your montanes look great Canute and mtdoramike 2 Quote Of the bank I look at an ocean of pleasure, or the tumult attracts you, this global movement will be your tipcart! current build: royal caroline buid finished: la recouvrancehttp://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3025-la-recouvrance-by-ofencer29350/page-2?hl=recouvrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share #269 Posted April 14, 2017 There will be no hobby work today, I will be baby sittting my grand baby and nothing comes between that. CDW, toms10 and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share #270 Posted April 21, 2017 Just checking in, I have been doing more sails attaching and some rigging so slow and a bit tedious. The Monte is close to being finished and hopefully within the next month I will have her finished and the closer to being finished I get, the more sad I become. When I started the Monte it was with intentions of donating it, but now my wife likes the model and since It will be my last ship model build, she is wanting to keep it. mike toms10, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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