ancre Le Gros Ventre by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:48 - POF

[marsalv]

Before installing the yards on the mast, I added a few more details - mast and shroud cleats, spare masts and yards, rigging of the rudder.

[No Idea]

That is just incredible work - amazing 👍

[albert]

Hi Marsalv your work is fantastic.

[scrubbyj427]

Wow! Just incredible!

[giampieroricci]

Wonderful!!!

[Steven Brand]

Impressive skills, a masterful build.

[marsalv]

Thank you guys.

Before installing the yards on the mast, it was necessary to make the belaying pins.

[marsalv]

Spritsail yard.

[albert]

Great beautiful work Marsalv.

[marsalv]

Fore and main lower yards.

Edited May 14, 2023 by marsalv

[marsalv]

Cross-jack yard, mizzen and topsail mizzen yard.

[botra288]

beautiful work Marsalv

[marsalv]

Fore and main topsail yard, fore and main topgallant yard - this completes the runnig rigging.

[No Idea]

Truly incredible - that ship is a thing of beauty mate 👍

[Hubac's Historian]

Every time I visit this build, I am astounded at your skill and your sensitivity to form.  As incredible as the woodwork is, the rigging is even more impressive.  Every part of this is aspirational.  This is just such a magnificent all-around effort!

Edited June 4, 2023 by Hubac's Historian

[DaKea90]

As this build is moving to the finishing line: what will be your next project? 

[dvm27]

By my calculations you have rigged your magnificent model in less than a year. The speed and accuracy with which you work is inspiring (and intimidating)! Do you spend a full day in the workshop or is this just part time for you?

[Ferrus Manus]

@Isaiah I suggest reading this build log as well for help on rigging techniques. 

[Isaiah]

Very nice work Marsalv, I might have to try making belaying pins on my lathe as I don’t have enough.

 

I will keep this forum up for later reference Ferrus thank you.

[druxey]

Superb! Well done indeed.

[marsalv]

Thank you guys for nice comments and all likes.

To Strelok - my next project will be L´Amarante according to plan G. Delacroix.

To dvm27 - The only advantage of my age (really the only one) is that I am now retired and therefore have plenty of time to build the model. But this does not mean that it is a full-time job - it is usually 3-4 hours a day.

Preparation of anchors for hanging - buoy, fish strops.

 

[DaKea90]

L'Amarante? 🤩 Awesome! I'm really looking forward to this.

[glbarlow]

Masterful just under sells how good this is. Enjoyable just seeing the photos, the detailed knots and rigging show elements I didn’t know existed having done much inferior rigging that until now I thought was pretty good. 

[Kevin-the-lubber]

Marsalv, I've picked up a signpost to this build and it's fantastic. I haven't yet read through from the beginning but you are making me very keen to purchase a CNC mill & lathe. That said, it's one thing to get the machine to cut the parts, quite another to bring them all together into such a gorgeous model.

 

One question (which may be answered if I read the whole log) - have you got all of the critical design information from the monograph? I've never even seen a monograph but it sounds like something I'd like.

[marsalv]

To Kevin-the-lubber - The materials in the monograph are well prepared and provide all the important information for building the model. However, if any information is missing or there is any ambiguity, Gerard Delacroix (the author of the monograph) will be very willing and quick to answer the relevant questions.

So the anchors are placed in their places, so to complete the model, all that remains is to make two boats.

 

[No Idea]

Wow!  I think your going to miss working on this beautiful ship when its finished after the small boats are made.

[giampieroricci]

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!

[scrubbyj427]

 Beautiful work! What a masterpiece!

[marsalv]

Thank you guys.

I started making of the boats.

[druxey]

Very nice, but I'd be concerned about the short grain on the futtocks, the way you have them oriented on the sheet. Placed on the diagonal would be better.