UpstateNY Posted March 12, 2016 Share #61 Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Looking good Phil and nice work. These extra steps often take longer than expected, but having a firm starting point for the shrouds should make things go easier for you when you get to the rigging. Cheers, Nigel. Edited March 12, 2016 by UpstateNY Elijah 1 Quote Current Build Logs: H.M.S. Triton Cross Section, USF Confederacy Model Shipways Completed Log: Red Dragon Artesania Latina Gallery: Red Dragon: Artesania Latina Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turatopgun Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share #62 Posted March 13, 2016 Thanks Nigel, I do hope it works. Phill Elijah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turatopgun Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share #63 Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Hi again. The pictures today show the stages of attaching the deadeyes through the chain plates that I came up with. The first picture shows the chain plates. The second shot shows the deadeyes sitting in the hole I drilled through the chain plate. To keep the deadeyes in pace I pushed them through the holes and then bent them back into a slot I had cut into the plate to sit the deadeyes. The third photo shows the deadeyes sitting in the slots and glued in place. When dried I then filled the slots and sanded them back as shown in the final photo. Once all the deadeye are in place I will tidy them up ready for painting. That is after I have finished with the portholes and propellor shafts etc. This job never ends!! I believe that having fitted the deadeyes in this manner will enable me to tension the ratlines and shrouds correctly. Let me know what you think. Phill Edited March 18, 2016 by Turatopgun GrandpaPhil, Elijah and UpstateNY 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted March 18, 2016 Share #64 Posted March 18, 2016 Looks good! It sure seems like the job never ends! Turatopgun 1 Quote -Elijah Current build(s): Continental Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15753-continental-gunboat-philadelphia-by-elijah-model-shipways-124-scale/ Completed build(s): Model Shipways Phantom http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?showtopic=12376 Member of: The Nautical Research Guild N.R.M.S.S. (Nautical Research and Model Ship Society) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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