Golden Hind (ex-Pelican) by Baker - FINISHED - scale 1/45 - Galleon late 16th century

[Baker]

After about 5 weeks an update 

 

Because the bathroom renovation caused quite a bit of dust...The Pelican was temporarily stored behind plexiglass.

Meanwhile, a batch of new blocks has been made.

For the martnets I wanted to use Deadeyes and fiddle blocks. But with 3 ropes per sail side, deadeyes are hopeless and fiddle blocks don't fit well either.
So, the deadeyes became heart blocks and the fiddleblocks became shoe blocks (names come in Tudor warship Mary Rose)

The martnets from the fore sail are ready.  A small metal pin is used to hold them in place.

Thanks for comments, likes and following 

Much appreciated 👍

[Baker]

The fore sail is rigged 

There is no tack on this sail.
Reason: There is no tack visible on the majority of drawings from this period. The sheets are treated with thin CA glue. Not the best method, but that's the easiest way to keep them in the right shape.

Rope coils are partially attached

Rope coil production

Next is the fore topsail

[Baker]

The fore topsail.

 

The information found about this sail is scarce, confusing and sometimes illogical. 
So the most logical method that corresponds reasonably according to drawings is followed.

 

All these extra ropes need extra attachment points.

An attempt is made to depict a sail being hoisted. Sewn cotton has its limitations to reflect this...

Work in progress

To do,

 

the bowlines. At the moment it is still uncertain where these will end up.

Thanks for followiing

 

[Louie da fly]

Beautiful work, Patrick. I'm just struggling through this step with my own model - so many ropes!

 

Steven

[Baker]

Thanks Steven.

Lots of ropes indeed. One must have a good memory to remember the purpose of each rope .
Nothing for me  😉

[Baker]

Bowlines,

To the mast top, or not to the mast top...

After a constructive exchange of thoughts with one of our members via PM. It turned out that this method is not feasible.
That's why I did a live test on this model.

To the mast top, comes into contact with the top sail.

To the fore castle, comes into contact with the fore sail.

To the beak head, no problem.

Result.

With the fore mast ready i took some pictures in the garden.

Someone thought he wasn't getting enough attention...

A moment of panic,with me, not with the cat.

And get in the way 😇

Now without a cat

Thanks for following

[Tomasz B]

Hi. Did your rigging passed cat quality control? 😀

[Baker]

10 hours ago, Tomasz B said:

Hi. Did your rigging passed cat quality control? 😀

I hope so,

but he doesn´t like that i put that " thing" on HIS tabel 😉

 

 

[Baker]

small update.
Most of my free time still goes to the bathroom renovation, luckily the end of this adventure is in sight. 

With more experience in rigging I attached as much rope to the main sail as possible.
This works so much easier and less stressful for arms and back 👍

 

[Baker]

Attach the main sail to the mast.

 

First put in to shape with diluted PVA glue

In place

The gere 

The parrel

The halyard comes neatly next to the mizzenmast stay 

A lot of rope work will be needed, and the space on the deck will become difficult to access.
That's why I'm going also apply the topsail and work from top to bottom.

 

 

 

[md1400cs]

Patrick - one of my favs to always follow - such excellent work - that I know you’ve enjoyed creating 

 

Regards, 

[Baker]

it's been 6 years since the first pictures of this log were posted on 12 september 2016.

So today not a big update, but looking back on 6 years of fun,  with an  occasional dip if something didn't work from the first time 😉

It started as a simple plan to use Aeropicollo's plans.  This was quickly given up (bad idea)

 

Septeber 2017 lower hull ready

 

 

september 2018 interior works

 

september 2019 captain's cabin

 

september 2020 building masts

 

september 2021 Restoring a Singer and sewing Sails

 

12 september 2022 today,  rigging in full process. Hopefully fully ready in 2023

Thanks to everyone who followed, liked, gave advice and supported this build log.

Without all of you I would never have made it this far.

[Waldemar]

 

A big 'like' awaits completion of the work 🙂

 

 

[Baker]

Short update.

Rigging of main topsail and mainsail in progress.

 

[Baker]

There is little information available for the rigging of these two sails.
So i look and compare, and the way that occurs most is used.

The main topsail halyard.

The braces

Overview

Thanks for following, comments and likes.

[Baker]

I started riging the mizzen sail. The rest of the main sail rigging will be done after this.
Preparations.

Shaping of the sail is done on the mast itself

(With an alert cat on the background...)

 zzzz.... 😇

This weekend the display case was adjusted. This case was designed a long time ago for military models only, not a wide sailing ship.

The mizzen sail is attached.
For now, the rigging of the mizzen is a mess. I have more ropes than attachment points 
to be continued 👍

[md1400cs]

As always Patrick 👏 and no rats in your ship 😊

[Baker]

The mizzen sail rigging is completed 

 

I took this image as an example. The "where and how" all these ropes are attached on deck is purely on "feeling and good luck"  😇

General overview

Outrigger with rigging

 

Martnets and outrigger

Tack

Lift with crow's feet

Halyard and rope coils

Had an idea to put some attributes on the deck.
Nothing is glued yet, and it doesn't look like a good idea...

Thanks for following comments and likes

[Baker]

The last ropes from the main sail are attached

on some drawings this line goes up to the bowsprit (arrow). So this became improvising (there was no more room left in this place) ...

I think the rigging is done 

someone is happy 😉

The following months will be spent making swivel cannons, anchors and flags

 

[Baker]

Building swivel guns

 

Some info is found on this thesis.

But,

A future Doctor in the pfilosofhy, at the school of music humanities media. Who writes a thesis about a sunken shipwreck 

A weird combination,  that is way beyond my understanding 😥

but the info in his thesis is very interesting

step1 

drawings and start

building barrels and chambers

current status

Edited November 19, 2022 by Baker

[Louie da fly]

Nice work, mate. The railing pieces are really starting to come together.

 

I'm not terribly surprised by the guy's area of study - in the Texas A&M University master and doctorate papers regarding maritime discoveries all come from the Department of Anthropology.

 

Steven

[AiDi]

On 11/14/2022 at 7:42 PM, Baker said:

future Doctor in the pfilosofhy

 

Doctor of philosophy is a general term, regarding doctorate in any discipline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy

[Baker]

35 minutes ago, AiDi said:

 

Doctor of philosophy is a general term, regarding doctorate in any discipline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy

thank you.

I didn't like going to school...😉

[Baker]

On 11/17/2022 at 5:48 PM, Baker said:

I didn't like going to school...😉

Fortunately for me, there are people who do like to go to school.
Thank you Mr. Corey Malcom for your study and the drawing of a swivel gun 👍.

Continue building the swivels.

The wedge should be connected to the swivel with a chain or rope. I'm going to give it a try. If it doesn't work, then it is without

A 16th century 1/45 English swivel opposite to an Italian 1/72 Autoprotetto... 

Thanks for comments,likes and following

[Baker]

There are "ammo" 2 chests (speculative own design) one for the fore castle and one for the rear castle.

Painting the swivels.

First a mat black base with a wash with thinned metal color.

then the swivels are "colored" with pencil and polished with a soft paper tisseu.

result

 

[Jeff T]

Beautiful scratch building!

[Baker]

The swivels are placed on the model.

It is easier to drill these holes before applying the rigging. 

But without installing the rigging first I don't know where there will be room left for the swivels. 

Test swivel 1

Swivel guns in place

Thanks for following.

 

[Baker]

The anchors and accessories

 

First study about how they might have looked like.
Source the Gresham ship (top right) and the Mary Rose. And sketches of anchors, anchor buoy anchor david, blocks.

The anchor david
One of the Mary rose has been recovered.
He should have remained afloat for a while after the sinking of the ship. Where it will come on this model, no idea yet.

The anchors are made of 3 layers of styrene (total 2.5mm thick)

After cutting, filing and sanding, this is the provisional result. 

The shank of the smallest is still a  little too thick, I just noticed in the picture.

[Baker]

Small update

Glued the "flukes" (triangles)

And after lots of careful filing and sanding i have this result

It looks pretty much the same as in the book

Edited December 12, 2022 by Baker

[Jeff T]

Excellent!