Black Pearl by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - 1/72 Scale

[SigEp Ziggy]

OC, I am glad to see you working on the Pearl again.  Welcome back!

[lmagna]

It is good to see you back at the Peal again OC. Believe it or not you are on the down hill stretch and will be presenting it to your bride in no time. Ghostly dust and all.

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

OC, I am glad to see you working on the Pearl again.  Welcome back!

Thank you ziggy, its good to be back.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

2 hours ago, lmagna said:

It is good to see you back at the Peal again OC. Believe it or not you are on the down hill stretch and will be presenting it to your bride in no time. Ghostly dust and all.

Thanks lou,  its  really good to be back  on the  dusty ole thing.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Hi all,

 

Some good progress  today  - over four hours  on her,   I finished  rat-ing  the top main shrouds,  then  working from the top gallant down,  I  worked on the top gallant spar  firstly cleaning up and painting the two tackle blocks, these were then  lashed and glued in place  then I sorted a length of  lifting rope  this had  to be smoothed out with my normal method  of rubbing watery pva  in to smooth out the fray ends.

I started at the top  found the center point  of the rope length  then tied and glued around the top gallant block,  then I rigged them through the tackle and ran them down each side  through the lower shrouds  and tied off  on the bulwark hand rails.

 

Just the three pics  a couple out of focus and hand shake  but I think it shows what I have done.

 

As always  - Sincere Thank You for all the likes and replies.

 

OC.

[SHIPSCAT]

Welcome back OC, nice work my friend.

 

Jo.

[Old Collingwood]

A bit more  work  on the pearl  I have now finished the rats on the lower mizzen,   next stage is  to work on the main  upper yard  attaching the blocks walkway ropes  etc.

 

OC.

[CDW]

That looks very authentic OC. Glad your mojo is back. Carry on mate.

 

[Old Collingwood]

2 hours ago, CDW said:

That looks very authentic OC. Glad your mojo is back. Carry on mate.

 

Thanks mate.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

There's just no stopping me  - another blast on the pearl,  I  started on the main upper yard  - firstly I  attached two  lengths of fuse wire around each mid section of the yard  then twisted them  to form a  thicker section  sticking down (I left the ends un twited)   then I attached the foot rope (thread)  at on end and added a dab of ca, I then ran the thread  through the bottom of the fuse wire  - then twisted the fuse wire to trap the thread,   I then wrapped the other end around the opposed  mid section  of the  center yard, and  added a dab of ca.

I then repeated the same  on the other end - and  added a couple of coats of paint.

 

After boring out a center point hole I  attached  by lashing and ca  to the upper main mast.

 

The pictures show  the un painted  yard  and  with it in place.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Next  - was to work on the mizzen tops, I started by attaching the hand rail,  then after cleaning up,   I  made my usual  dead eyes  by attaching  fuse wire around the outside and twisting it to trap the eye,  then I attached the  tail of the  wire to the tops, this was repeated  six times,  then a couple of coats of paint  and a bit of dry brush highlighting.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

You're just flying along, OC.  And it looks great.

[Old Collingwood]

1 minute ago, mtaylor said:

You're just flying along, OC.  And it looks great.

Thank you kindly mark,  I think the pics are looking better also  after I fiddled with my cell phone camera settings  - just exposure and  anti shake  settings.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Good day all,

 

Some more good progress  today  -  I made up the upper mizzen shroud ropes  and attached the dead eyes  (Just a bit of trivia  I counted how  many dead eyes I have fitted and roped up  - 136)   they just need lacing up and painting.

 

I also  added the two  blocks to the ends of the upper main yard - then starting on the one side a ran the lift rope through the blocks and down to the bulkhead handrail  where it was tied off.

 

Added another pic of the deck.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

Nice progress OC. One thing that is for certain, it makes little difference on whether it is wood or plastic, the rigging still seems to go one line at a time and it always seems so tedious and messy until you get to the last line and all of the sudden it becomes a masterpiece. 

[Old Collingwood]

21 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Nice progress OC. One thing that is for certain, it makes little difference on whether it is wood or plastic, the rigging still seems to go one line at a time and it always seems so tedious and messy until you get to the last line and all of the sudden it becomes a masterpiece. 

Thanks  Lou,   yep  sometimes it seems that way  - kind of need to take a break  between  doing different stages  to break the  routine.

 

OC.

[marktiedens]

Love the weathering - really gives it a "ghostly"look.

 

Mark

[Old Collingwood]

9 minutes ago, marktiedens said:

Love the weathering - really gives it a "ghostly"look.

 

Mark

Thanks  Mark.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Next period build I do  I really must invest in some decent scale ropes  and not rely on the cheep  kit threads that fray  like there is no tomorrow.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

2 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Next period build I do  I really must invest in some decent scale ropes  and not rely on the cheep  kit threads that fray  like there is no tomorrow.

 

OC.

Until then a bit of wax will hold them down

[Old Collingwood]

7 hours ago, Kevin said:

Until then a bit of wax will hold them down

I use  diluted pva  I just rub it into the whole length of the thread  till it dries in, it does work  - its just a bit of a pain.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

I run all rigging thread through a block of beeswax, that I got at the hardware store.  It works wonders for preventing fraying.

[Old Collingwood]

2 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

I run all rigging thread through a block of beeswax, that I got at the hardware store.  It works wonders for preventing fraying.

Thanks phil.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Hi all,

 

Another good day  on the pearl,  first job was to  paint the mizzen shroud dead eyes  - when dry  I started lacing them up, a couple of hours later and celebration time as all the dead eyes are now fitted

After  I panted the dead eye ropes  and set aside to dry,   while they were drying  I set about  securing the upper mizzen to  main stay,  using a simple  loop around the main upper  and block attachment  to a loop around the upper mizzen,   I left the mizzen end un tied till I had created/fitted and tensioned  two upper mizzen back stays  - then I pulled all three  to the right tension.

 

Three more pics to day.

 

OC.

Edited January 28, 2020 by Old Collingwood

[SigEp Ziggy]

Fantastic Work OC!  And I agree, there's no stopping you now!

[Old Collingwood]

6 hours ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

Fantastic Work OC!  And I agree, there's no stopping you now!

Thank you kindly.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,

 

Some more good progress  - firstly I painted the rear mizzen stays, then  it was time to return to the main mast,  It needed the lower yard  making  - first  I started with a length of  5mm  diameter dowel, this was cut to length  then I slowly reduced its width and tapered  both ends,  then after some light sanding  I  worked on the foot ropes  - this was made  using  fuse wire  for the  center supports, twisted and glued, then some fine black thread was used for the foot rope, tied and glued  and attached at each end.

 

After set  a couple of coats of black was applied.

 

Just the one pic showing the  yard  minus the paint.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Was working out yesterday  whats still to be done on the pearl  - in a nut shell,   fit the lower main yard, then attach the different blocks to the end of it,  rig the the blocks  with  positioning  ropes,  fit the  main lower yard  lift  ropes,   attach the mizzen  upper yard   and  run the lift  ropes,  attach the positioning  ropes,    fit the lower mizzen yard,   fit the mizzen  cross yard,  fit the various  ropes  to the rear mizzen mast,   build and fit the three lantens, make a couple of  skull and crossbones  flags out of cloth  then paint them.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

You're getting close to the finish line, OC.  I do like the way you're "decorating" or maybe the right phase is "setting the mood" with the painting and coloring of all the parts.  Just looks super.

[Old Collingwood]

3 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

You're getting close to the finish line, OC.  I do like the way you're "decorating" or maybe the right phase is "setting the mood" with the painting and coloring of all the parts.  Just looks super.

Thank you sincerely mark,   I am trying to keep in mind  she would have had a very  weatherd  look just like burned timbers, the closest I can find is a dark grey and highlighting.

 

OC.