Hannah by GrandpaPhil - FINISHED - 1/72 - CARD - from Hahn Plans

[GrandpaPhil]

Keith,

  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

[GrandpaPhil]

The Carriage Guns are rigged.

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The anchors are cut out and assembled.  They just need painted and the banding installed on the wood part of the anchor.

[GrandpaPhil]

Merry Christmas to all!

[GrandpaPhil]

It’s that time of the model where we make the mast and work on finalizing the hull and any remaining fittings.

Quick note to all, bamboo kitchen skewers work beautifully for making masts and yards.  It is a hard wood, and has been carving better than the dowel rods I had been using.

[GrandpaPhil]

The anchors are finished:

While installing, I realized that I need some cleats to tie them off to, and I need some cleats to tie off to on both masts, so I am going to be making a bunch of cleats.

[GrandpaPhil]

The anchors are rigged and the hull is almost ready for masts.

The rigging fittings still need finalized and I need to final touchup the paint on the hull and deck/fittings and then seal all of my work.

Edited December 27, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you for all the likes and for stopping by.
 

I need to start off by saying that this forum is great inspiration to me.  Whenever I get stuck or don’t want to make something correctly, looking at what some of you are building puts me right back on track.

 

Tonight, I had another case of this.  The bitt that the bowspirt sits against on the front of Hannah is represented as a rectangular block on the plan.  In pictures in the rest of the book, of the model in the Navy Museum, you can see that is shaped like a normal bitt.

 

Tonight I tore it off the model and fixed it.

 

 

Once I repaint it, I will reinstall it and finish sealing Hannah.  
 

At that point, she will be ready for masts.  

 

I have the main mast and main top mast already carved out.  I have the foremast cut to length, I just need to carve it to shape.

 

I have been making cleats, too.  I also need to make some shroud cleats.  All of these are being made from craft sticks (popsicle sticks).

Edited December 29, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Hannah is ready for masts:

To the end of making masts, I made 22 cleats for the masts, booms, and gaffs.  I may need more.  I also made a bunch of eyebolts.

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All masts, yards, booms and gaffs are now roughed out:

I’ll make the various pieces that attach to them tomorrow, along with the various caps and mast tops.

[GrandpaPhil]

The masts are almost ready to paint:

The mast tops still need bibbs.

 

The bowsprit is ready to paint.

[GrandpaPhil]

I took my Sultana (Model Shipways) out of the case to use as a reference for the rigging, and specifically the belaying of the Hannah, due to similarities in the rigging.

The Sultana was my first ever real ship model.

 

The masts are assembled and in the process of being painted.

The bowsprit is complete and installed.

Edited January 2, 2021 by GrandpaPhil

[EricWilliamMarshall]

Looking great!!

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you very much!

 

The masts are painted and glued in place.

Initial weathering is done too.  The model still needs a highlight coat.

[GrandpaPhil]

I had to add some more rigging fittings from following Sultana, which isn’t entirely unsurprising.

 

I really need to learn more about rigging.

[GrandpaPhil]

I made the foot ropes for the bowsprit.

The stays are going up and the bowsprit is rigged (standing rigging).

The fore top mast isn’t actually bent forward as bad as it looks like in the picture.

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

You have got some really constructive work going on there Phil,    the first  set of ringing  "the Stays"   are always  the most time consuming  as they dictate the strength of the masts  and propper alignment, I discovered that with my Pearl kit.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

10 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

You have got some really constructive work going on there Phil,    the first  set of ringing  "the Stays"   are always  the most time consuming  as they dictate the strength of the masts  and propper alignment, I discovered that with my Pearl kit.

 

OC.

Thanks, OC!

 

The hardest part for me is always setting up the shrouds and getting the spacing right for the dead-eyes.

 

I’m pretty much cloning the stays and backstays from the Sultana, but factoring that in with the rigging plan from The Colonial Schooner.  Sultana had a much more complicated rig so I am adapting for the differences.

Edited January 4, 2021 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Stays and Backstays are now done:

Forward shrouds are done:

 

[Old Collingwood]

Keep up the great work Phil  - you are doing wonders.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thanks, OC!  And thanks to all who have hit the “like” button or stopped by!

 

Shrouds are done:

 

Ratlines are under way!

 

[GrandpaPhil]

The ratlines are coming along nicely on the fore mast:

 

Realized I forgot about the futtock shrouds.  So, those will get added after the ratlines are all on.

[Edwardkenway]

Impressive  looking model, Phil, it's come a long way from the cardboard you started with, great work!

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you very much, Edward!

 

Thank you everyone who has stopped by or hit the “Like” button!

 

The port side ratlines are complete and the futtock shrouds are in place:

 

On to the Starboard Side Main Mast!

[GrandpaPhil]

All ratlines are on.  All futtock shrouds are on.  At this point, I believe that the standing rigging is complete.

 

At this point, it is time to finish the spars, make some shroud cleats and generally make ready for the running rigging.

 

 

 I am also going to make some sails.  I am using the model, and the plans, for measurements , and the painting off the US Navy’s Historical Command’s website, for a guide of which sails to make.

 

These consist of a Main Sail, a Fore Sail, a Top Sail and two Jib Sails, for a total of 5.  I will make them the same as I did the ones for the Prince de Neufchatel.

[GrandpaPhil]

Booms, gaffs and yards are made:

 

There are only 6 total for the entire model.

 

I was looking at my plans for Victory, yesterday, in preparation for finishing it after I finish this one.  The rigging is much more complicated.  I am looking forward to the challenge.  One of my goals for this year is to finish it.

[GrandpaPhil]

I found a fitting that doesn’t seem to work out well for me to make, that is the shroud cleat.  So, I ordered some from Syren.

[GrandpaPhil]

I have my shroud cleats from Syren now and I have time to work on my model.

 

These are very nice:

 

Time to paint them black and install them.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all very much for stopping by, and the likes!

 

The shroud cleats are painted black and installed:

The spars, booms and gaffs are painted.  

They need some touch ups and a highlight coat.  After that, I can install blocks and foot ropes.

 

Next up, I need to attach rigging blocks to the eyebolts on the deck.

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by GrandpaPhil

[vaddoc]

Very nice Phil! The boat is starting to get busy.