Phoenix by Kevin - Panart - 1/84 - Ex Amerigo Vespucci - restarted June 2020

[Kevin]

good afternoon everyone

 

after 13 years the Amerigo has some mast rigging, 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

its fine ripping old builds up and restarting, BUT you need to put everything back

 

i have known for weeks/months that i had a problem with the foremast, i never put in  any  of the sub decks which helps line the mast up, to stop it falling off the keel 

this late in the build i had no option but to eventually resolve the issue

 

i remeasured the mast and saw that it is a few mm to long, so i cut a slot in the base, and it works, the mast is now in place and permanently fixed 

 

spent the rest of the day tidying up the bowsprit rigging this should be completed over the weekend

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Kevin.

 

OC.

[robdurant]

What an ingenious solution for fixing the mast. She's looking great.

 

Rob

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

 

well the bowsprit rigging is completed, and it was actually more to it than i thought, 

all the ends are trimmed and im 75% happy with it, still dont look how i envisaged it 

 

safety nets next

 

[gjdale]

Looking good Kevin.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

the safety nets are now in the process of being made up, 

 

i made a rough template in card, then bent some 0.6mm wire round the shape and fixed the net to the wire. Sprayed with black primer and fitted to the lines, 

 

i think the scale is to small, but better than my alternative, looking at these photos i may just take it off and use a thinner thread

 

Edited September 28, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

well the redo's returned today and hopefully the 1st netting looks tidier

 

 

the 2nd one then made up and into place she has gone,

i have two more to make up but requires more lines to go in to secure them

 

still neds a tidy up and some loose ends sorting out, im happy

 

 

 

Edited September 29, 2021 by Kevin

[yvesvidal]

I am amazed by the complexity of the rigging of these tall and training ships.....

You are doing a fantastic job on this one, Kevin.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

thank you Yves, i keep finding new lines to go in

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work mate  -   every step forward you  do  enhances  her even more   - love all the work you put into  her.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

On 9/30/2021 at 1:09 AM, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work mate  -   every step forward you  do  enhances  her even more   - love all the work you put into  her.

 

OC.

Thank you OC

[Kevin]

well the nets are completed, 

 

LOL i now need to find a way to avoid knocking the front end, breaking the bowsprit from now and i will certainly throw all my toys out of the pram and drop kick the build into the bin

 

wire template to get the shape

tight squeeze

[yvesvidal]

What a spaghetti plate..... 🙂

 

Yves

[Kevin]

Just now, yvesvidal said:

What a spaghetti plate..... 🙂

 

Yves

i had to giggle just after i posted this i looked at whats next, only to see that some of the things have changed, meaning more rework

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

i have had to change my approach to the rigging

 

i am making my own rope, and have been making 8 sizes from 4 different thickness spools Guttenburg Mara in 120, 100, 70 and 30

 

 

the plans i have say size 6 for the shrouds but using the above sizes (which happens to be 4x70 is just over 0.5mm where as 4x 30 is about right at just under 1mm

i hope that makes sense, what was the largest size will drop down from 7 and 8 to 5 and 6

so i have ordered another size 11 which now allows me to change my 8 sizes  and possibly not use the 120 size through the rope walk

 

now i am able to use my new size 6 to make up the first pair, 

 

no deadeyes on here, so the only way to get the tension right is using slip knots  on the sheavef

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Lovely work my friend.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

well considering this build has been in the bin on more than one occasion, i am so glad i decided to restart it 

today the foremast shrouds were put in, i pleased the way they turned out, as for leaving the brass showing, the jury is out on that, but it is to far down the road to paint it all now

 

i have been thinking of new names for her, Pandemic and Covid are no longer contenders, it will most likely be "SIRA" my surname in reverse and i can name her from the kit contents photo etch

 

 

 

[Kevin]

Good morning everyone

 

with the foremast shrouds in place, i am going to proceed with the front end standing rigging, as the main mast is not ready (or needs adapting)

 

forestays

time to bring the serving machine back out, not seen the light of day for quite a few years, it was very dusty and had a little light rust/corrosion on the rope feeders, so i stripped it down, and put a plastic sleeve through the rope holes to stop it marking the white thread

 

 

you can see the rust marking the thread, do this line eventually went to the bin

 

my first attempt which i think is to short and mouse to large

made thes to long but maybe a better mouse

 

Edited October 6, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

however im confused

the build i am following has three ropes going forward, but two lines seam to come from the same mouse

 

[Kevin]

good afternoon

 

well i put in the three lines, replacing the two that i had in position, but not fitted, these are white, and although not confirmed i believe these are steel on the real vessel, but i am constantly moving away from the kit, lol nothing seams to be in the right place, 

Edited October 6, 2021 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Looking Superb  Kevin.

 

OC.

[Patrick Haw]

Wow Kevin! Just found your AV build log. First off, I'm glad it's not just me who leaves a build sitting to one side for a few years! Second. I love how your AV looks, especially all the brass work and turnbuckles. So glad I'm back on board in MSW and finding such great build logs as this one. Looking forward to following you.

 

Patrick

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

the main mast is now in position, i have placed it earlier than i wanted to, to prove/or not. that the rigging  plans work.

it was def confused dot.com today when i realised not all the back stays go to the same location, 

[gjdale]

Looking fabulous Kevin - you are sneaking up on the finish line!

[yvesvidal]

WOW Kevin, this is looking glorious. You are turning that kit into a Museum model.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

lol no i am making into a poor representation of @schiffebastler build

 

[Kevin]

thank you comments and likes

 

had a day off yesterday, infact i was doing some jobs for me mum (which basically meant me and the dog were sat in the carpark for 5 hours whilst my wife took her in for appointments

 

any way today i sorted out the centre island and got the derrick area sorted

 

a few photos of my workbench, which i tidied ny before the shots

 

Edited October 14, 2021 by Kevin

[yvesvidal]

They truly put a lot of brass in that kit..... Very colorful !!

 

Yves

[Kevin]

38 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

They truly put a lot of brass in that kit..... Very colorful !!

 

Yves

I perhaps should have painted though however i like this