Hannah by jct - FINISHED - somewhere between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale

[jct]

I got cutoff yesterday by a lousy internet connection while I was trying to post a few pics.  Here are the paintings I’ve used as reference throughout the build

Of the two it’s the second that appeals to me the most, thus the mast configuration change

thanks for the likes

J

[jct]

THX to all for the likes...more little details this week...

 

After doing some preliminary fit-up I decided that the main boom was too short so an extension was in order.  I prepared the extension by drilling out the center so it would fit over the end on the existing boom end

  

with that complete the sheaves were simulated and the extension glued on

once dry the new end was shaped and the old sheave holes filled, sorry no pic here...I managed to delete it somehow, I'll be sure to capture one next week

 

I decided to add preventer lines to the rudder, this detail does not show in any of my reference material, but from what I've read most ships of the day did use some type of system to capture the rudder should it become unshipped...plus it looks cool 😎

 

first eyes were added to the stern and rudder, then line was added and served at both ends

need to get in here and do some touch-up

added some single blocks to the mast tops for the gaff lifts...you can see the makings of more closed hearts in the foreground

once they were carved I rigged them to mount to the bow sprite 

I really wanted to stain the wood a dark brown, but with the limited supplies on hand (still living in the RV) I ended up just painting them black

I think they look okay, once dry they were rigged to the bow sprite, which was mounted to the bow

the gammoning has been completed as well...but that was another lost photo...I'll get more detailed ones later

 

That's it for this week, again thx for the likes and following along

 

 

 

 

 

[jct]

Thanks for the likes...

Raised the masts to start...nothing big there so no photos, but they will show up in latter pics, once they were up I turned my attention to the shrouds...I initially started by making a spacing tool...

something most you are probably familiar with and layed up the shrouds.

Something I always strive to do in my build logs is to include the failures as well as the successes...the shrouds were a resounding failure!

You can see in the pics below that the deadeyes were not close to aligning

 

So down they came.  I scrapped the original tool and went back to a technique I used on my Half Moon build.  I made some spacing cards out of folder, one for each set of shrouds.  The deadeye spacing was layed out on each and the eyes themselves attached with stripped floral wire.

from there each card was pined to it's respective location 

and the shroud lines run and attached with ca.

you'll notice the sizing in this shot...these are zip sizing, premade and slide up the shroud line prior to attachment of the shroud.  This is a technique from Hubert Sicard's Wooden Ship Modeling for Dummies.

Though not perfect much better then the first attempt

Once the shrouds were up I went back to more little odds and ends...IMHO taking breaks from rigging minimizes the tedium factor.

 

made rudder cloths from facial tissue soaked in diluted pva, painted black when dried

made the foot ropes next, they are needed fore and aft...to get the knots equally spaced I made a quick fixture

you can see the results here

jumped to the forestay next...I've always wanted to do a stay mouse, and this build seemed like an ideal opportunity, started by creating an eye in shroud stock

then wrapping line and locking the wraps with ca, sounds simple but was more challenging an a pita then I'd anticipated

 

happy with the results

Rigged the anchors...

and that's about it for this week...rigging will continue next week, obtw here are the in focus pics of the bow sprite I promised 

 

 

 

 

[lmagna]

Looks like some very high quality progress J.

[jct]

THX Lou

[jct]

Thx for the likes an comments...this week was focused on the bow rigging

started with the bobstay

this is the same rigging line I had made for the shrouds...here it is doubled and seized to a closed heart with a lanyard.  Made the jib shrouds next...captured another closed heart and some hooks made up of wire

complete with sizing

 

and attached with more hearts

added the rope walks

 

 

then attached the fore stay

again more harts this time an open and closed

the outer job stay is thinner line and run through a traveler on the bow sprite,,,the traveler was made from rigging line hardened with ca

this completes the bulk of the bow/jib standing rigging, I'll be returning here to run the lanyards later.  

Next I started setting up for the main stays. the main lines for these were attached prior to setting the main shrouds, each will require a single block at the end and a hook and block setup for the deck side, as well as a eyebolt and deck cleat

 

to finish out the week I attached the sheer poles and painted them out, and yes I know they are mounted too high...a fubar I'll live with

and thats it for this week...more fun with rigging next chapter...

 

Edited July 31, 2019 by jct

[GrandpaPhil]

Very nicely done!

 

Are you putting sails on your model?

Edited July 31, 2019 by GrandpaPhil

[jct]

Not sure as yet, I’m back and forth with it

[jct]

update for the week...thanks for the likes and comments...

The Hannah did not carry belaying pins...all lines were belayed to varies cleats, some on deck some on the shrouds, to facilitate attachment of the shroud cleats I attached ratlines up an inch or so.  I used a small modified cloths pin as a spacer

once three courses were layed up on each set of shrouds the shroud cleats were attached using ca, once set the tops and bottoms were lashed to the shroud

 

I've made the decision to include sails on my interpretation of the Hannah...but I'm going to do them furled, like on the cover of Hahn's book

so with that in mind I set about to make sail segments...they wont be full sized as that would lead to too much bulk for the furl to look realistic.

I wanted something that I could wet and shape once in place, but would be fairly easy to work with, as sewing is not my strong point I ruled cloth out right away...facial tissue tears to easily...plus I'm still roughing it in the rv...so while making a pot of java one a.m. it dawned on my that the correct medium was right at my finger tips...

so I stained a couple of spare coffee filters with what else...coffee, to stain them a light beige shade, and then layed out and cut the sail sections...I'm only doing three, a main, fore and jib.

 

Once the segments were cut holes were punched at the head of each to allow the attachment of the robands, as well a bolt rope was glued to the head to strengthen it, the fore and aft were left without rope to better allow them to fold over on themselves

these were set aside to dry and earings and cringles were made for each sail corner

which were trimmed and glued in place

and again set aside to dry, reinforcement patches were made for each corner 

and glued on to cover the twisted rope end of each cringle

 

here are the sail segments, you'll notice the sail seams have been penciled on...next the robands will be laced on and each sail made ready for attachment to their respective mast or stay, I plan to remove the mast bands I made and do a simple lash to the mast, I believe it will be more manageable

Well that's it for this week, thanks for looking in...see you'll next week 

Edited August 7, 2019 by jct

[jct]

I haven't posted in a while, been being lazy and enjoying the late summer weather...work continued on the sail sections, each had robands attached to the top and the holes for the mast lashing reinforced with thread loops

completed sails

after the sails were completed I decided to rework the booms.   I had originally painted them black like the gaffs, but learned during researching another topic that only the tops were blacked out during this time period, so they were stripped off and refinished

The main and fore sails were lashed to their respective gaffs and set aside while I turned my attention to the jib

it was lashed directly to the forestay

the running rigging for the sail, halyard and sheets, were added with a lot of extra line left to reach their belaying locations.  The sail material was then saturated with a diluted pva and worked down the stay until I got a look I was happy with.

the sail will lose most of its translucence once the pva dries then I can trim the roband ends, and that's all for this week, I'll get more detailed shots of the running rigging once all sets up and is terminated.  Thanks for looking in and following along.

[Peter Cane]

What a lovely little ship and yes you were right six pages ago when you said it was small.

You have paid attention to the tiniest details regardless of its size.

I like the way you used plenty of bulkheads.

My model has too few on reflection.

It just goes to prove that an excellent model can be built whilst small in size.

I reall love it.

Thanks for sharing your build log.

Pete

[jct]

5 hours ago, Peter Cane said:

What a lovely little ship and yes you were right six pages ago when you said it was small.

You have paid attention to the tiniest details regardless of its size.

I like the way you used plenty of bulkheads.

My model has too few on reflection.

It just goes to prove that an excellent model can be built whilst small in size.

I reall love it.

Thanks for sharing your build log.

Pete

Thank you much for your kind words sir

2 hours ago, Wallace said:

Welcome back sir. I too took the summer "off" but for other reasons, still managed to enjoy the weather though. Nice to see you back on the build, she's looking great. 

Thanks you Wallace...looking forward to your build, and my tanks to those who hit the like button

Edited August 29, 2019 by jct
sppeling

[jct]

Thx for the likes...

this week work focused on the running rigging for the sails, the main an fore sheets were rigged and belayed to cleats previously attached to their respective booms

At this point I mixed a solution of pva and coffee both to dilute and darken it, I want the sails darker then they are currently.  Each sail was lashed to its mast and saturated till they were malleable at that point they were lowered a little at a time as I worked the folds into the furled mass...this proved to be somewhat fiddly and a bit of a pita, I would refer you to Newton's third law!!!   Once everything was in a state I thought looked natural  all was left to dry.  The remainder of the rigging will be added once all is set.

Below are a couple pics of the forward belay that I promised in my last update

and that's it for this week, thanks for looking in

[popeye the sailor]

hello there J...........MAN!.........you've made quite a bit of progress since I last looked in    rigging looks great and a neat idea for the sails....furled is the happy medium    really looks great.......looks like your almost finished!

[jct]

Hey Denis, thanks much... ya she is getting there, a few more lines and tidying  up and she’ll be there,  been looking in one your Arizona build, she is looking good, will be a fitting tribute to a great ship

[DocBlake]

Good job!  I like the sails.  I have always felt furled and flaked was best for sails on a model. Turned out well.

Edited September 5, 2019 by DocBlake

[jct]

Thanks much Doc

[Sea Hoss]

Looks great! At the start of my latest model, I also wanted to include some furled sails to add interest. I really had no idea how to approach them. I believe you have shown me some interesting possibilities! I think I shall be high-jacking some (or all) of your nifty ideas! Thanks for the play-by-play instructions...

[jct]

Quite welcome, glad to be of service 😁 and thank you for the kind comments 

Edited September 5, 2019 by jct

[jct]

Thank you sir

[jct]

Well the day has arrived...Hannah is complete, my interpretation of her anyway. 

 

All the ratlines were finished, I've always had a lot of trouble when the lines get close together near the tops, so a jig was made to keep them separated to better facilitate knot tying  

Upper mast detail

Bow details

midships 

aft 

shot of stern 

bows

swivel closeup

 

pump closeup 

4 pounders

fore rigging

and just some overall details

Thanks to all who have followed along, your support, comments and suggestions are appreciated...THX 

Edited September 14, 2019 by jct

[Tom E]

J,

She's awesome! 

Well done!

 

Tom E 

[jct]

Thanks Tom

[popeye the sailor]

congratz J.........superb job!  sails and rigging really bring 'er to life

[jct]

Thanks Denis 

[pontiachedmark]

Gidday JCT.

Something to be proud of.

I am looking forward to your next build.

I wish you all the best in your endeavours.

Mark.

[mtaylor]

Sweet work, JCT.  Looks super nice.  I hope you will put her in a case.

 

BTW, I love that jig for the ratlines when you're tying near the top.  

[jct]

Thanks gents,  she may get cased but not till I get back home, I’ve no glass here to work with.  Thanks again 

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Well done!

[lmagna]

Congratulations J

Quite an accomplishment of a hansom little ship.