Granado by rafine - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64

[rafine]

Thanks so much Lou and the "likes". How's the Fair American coming along, Lou?

 

Bob

[HIPEXEC]

Lookin'  good!

[rafine]

Thanks so much Rich and the "likes".

 

Bob

[ASAT]

Do

Thanks so much Lou and the "likes". How's the Fair American coming along, Lou?

 

Bob

Doing well, made up some deck furniture and added pin rails - Still need to add a few bits, there is a difference between the LSS and MS plans.... need to update my log!

 

Lou

[Gahm]

This is one beautiful model! Your wood simulation is really amazing!

 

Thomas

[rafine]

Thanks so much Thomas. Always appreciated.

 

Bob

[popeye the sailor]

horizontal plane looks fabulous Bob.........the hull looks superb!   I'm sure,  with your expertise,  the vertical plane will be equally awesome!  

 

onward and upward!

[Blue Ensign]

Well done Bob, your hull looks top notch, beautiful work

 

B.E.

[Sjors]

This looks so clean.....It's hard to believe that is was first a bunch of wood !

Great job Bob !!!!

 

Sjors

[rafine]

Thanks so much Denis, B.E. and Sjors for the kind words. Thanks also to the "likes".

 

Bob

[rafine]

Masting and rigging is now underway. All of the masting and rigging work will be done using AOTS and Lees as the primary references. Rigging sizes will be based on the tables in AOTS. I've begun by making up and mounting the bowsprit and jibboom. 

 

The bowsprit was made from a piece of dowel. The dowel was tapered, then the fore end was filed square.Tenons were cut into both ends. The cap was made from boxwood strip, as were the bees and bee blocks. I chose not to use the kit parts for any of the bowsprit construction. Lastly, the jibboom saddle, the spritsail yard saddle and the various cleats were made from boxwood strip and added. The bowsprit was finished with golden oak stain and wipe-on poly and the fore end painted black.

 

Next, I did the wooldings, using Syren line and paper hoops. I then added the dead eyes for the bobstays, the shrouds, the main preventer stay and the spritsail fixed lifts. The deadeyes are from the kit and all of the rope is Syren.

 

The jibboom is a dowel, tapered, with the rigging stop filed in. A simulated sheave for the jib rigging was drilled and cut in, as well. The jibboom was also stained golden oak, with the ends painted black. After mounting the jibboom to the bowsprit, the ensign jack was made from dowel, painted black and mounted to the cap. Finally, holes were drilled in the cap for eyebolts and the first two were added.

 

Before mounting the bowsprit-jibboom assembly to the hull, I did the mainstay heart and collar. This was a testy task for aging eyes and hands, with the seizings done in very tight quarters.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

That bowsprit looks great Bob

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

very well done!  very impressive     really like the stay heart........better to have done it now,  than with the bow spirit in place!   awesome!

[rafine]

Thanks so much Dirk, Nils, Denis and the "likes".

 

You're so right about the stay collar Denis. It was hard enough doing it first.I can't even imagine what it would have been to do it with the bowsprit in place.

[Gahm]

Your bowsprit looks great! I guess the dowel is out of beech wood?

 

Thomas

[Red]

Hi Bob,

Great work. It just gets better and better.

Kind Regards

Red

[rafine]

Thanks so much Thomas, Red and the "likes".

 

Thomas, I believe that the dowels are beech..

 

Bob

[Sjors]

Masterclass in building !!!

 

No comment Bob ! 

 

Sjors

[rafine]

Thanks so much Sjors and the "likes".

 

Bob

[rafine]

Thanks so much Don. If you promise not to tell anyone else, I'll share my secret with you.  I cheat. The tenons are separate pieces of square strip wood that are pinned and glued in place.

 

Bob

[gjdale]

Brilliant "cheat" Bob - I love it!

[rafine]

Thanks so much Grant.

 

Bob

[albert]

Hi Bob, very nice work.

[rafine]

Thanks so much Albert.

 

Bob

[Rustyj]

Hi Bob.

 

Getting caught up on what I'd missed and it was fun to look in on your great progress.

 

As always you're doing a fine job.

[rafine]

Thanks so much Rusty.

 

Bob

[rafine]

Rigging for the bowsprit consists of the gammoning, bobstays and shrouds. They are now complete. As previously indicated, the deadeyes are from the kit and the line is from Syren. The hooks attaching the shrouds to eyebolts in the hull are the lack plastic ones from Syren. Line sizes are from the table in AOTS. In cases where the the size falls between the Syren sizes, I round up or down to the nearest size, but tend to go smaller in cases of doubt, rather than larger, because I prefer a lighter look to the rigging.

 

Work is now underway on the lower masts.

 

Bob

Edited November 22, 2016 by rafine

[hamilton]

Exquisite as usual Bob!

hamilton

[rafine]

Thanks so much Hamilton and the "likes".

 

Bob

[Sjors]

 

 

Sjors