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

[GrandpaPhil]

Hannah’s completion is still pending.  I’ve been very busy lately and have a very long to-do list.  I’ll be finishing this model soon.

[Keith Black]

 Phil, any updates on Hannah? Hoping all is well with you and yours. 

[GrandpaPhil]

We’re all doing well.  The Hannah is in storage right now.  We’re in the process of moving.

 

I can’t wait to get my workshop set back up.  Hopefully, soon.

Edited April 27, 2021 by GrandpaPhil

[Keith Black]

 Moving stinks, I hope your life gets back to normal in short order. 

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all for stopping by.  
 

I’m mostly moved in now and Hannah is in my new workshop.

Hannah took minor damage during the move.  She popped a jib stay.

Repairing that will be my first order of business.

 

[GrandpaPhil]

The jib stay is back up:

The standing rigging is back to being finished.

Time to finish installing the rest of the blocks for the running rigging.

 

Then, it will be time to make sails!

[Keith Black]

 Phil, good to see you back up and running. Sorry to see Hannah take a hit but certainly glad it wasn't worse. Moving takes a toll on everything and everybody. 

[GrandpaPhil]

I think that Hannah is ready for sails and the running rigging.

 

 

I do not think that I have missed anything.

 

I do know that next time I need to plan out the running rigging better.  If I am going to use one of the plans from the Hahn books or an AOTS, then I need to study a better belaying plan, or generate my own, and plan accordingly.  

Thankfully, this was a schooner and not a larger warship.  I need to install deck blocks BEFORE I put in masts and standing rigging. Oops.  Oh well, lol.  We will call this one a lesson learned.

 

I share it to help others avoid making the same mistake.

 

On to sails!

[GrandpaPhil]

Fore and aft sails templates test fitting:

 

I adjusted the jib sails a bit to allow a bit for variation due to rescaling errors.

 

I still need to make a template for the fore top sail.

 

The rigging is one of my favorite parts of the model.  Detailing/fitting out the hull is my other favorite part.

Edited June 6, 2021 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

One set of rough cut sails:

[GrandpaPhil]

My method for making sails:

I have a sewing machine that I have never used.

 

When I get around to finishing the Victory I’ll learn how to use a sewing machine.

[GrandpaPhil]

Making progress, slowly but surely:

 

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all for the “likes” and for stopping by!
 

I am  still working on the main sail slowly.  I decided today that I am also going to make bolt ropes.  

I keep improving and getting more in depth with every model.

[GrandpaPhil]

Making progress:

 

The main sail still needs reefing lines and a bolt rope, but I’ll assembly line those and do all of them at once.

Edited June 19, 2021 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Making progress!

 

Two stitched, three to go:

[GrandpaPhil]

The fore top sail is done!

Only the jib stay sail and jib sail remains!

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all for the likes and for stopping by!

 

One rough stitched set of sails:

Next up, reefing points and bolt ropes!

[GrandpaPhil]

Installed reefing points:

I wanted some thicker thread for bolt ropes, but according to Zu Monfeld, the bolt ropes had thickness between 1/3 and 2/3 the diameter of their respective stays, so… 

 

I guess I’ll use what I have on hand.

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work on the sails mate.

 

OC.

[allanyed]

Have you considered silk span for sails for future projects as the cloth scales and stitching are a impossible to make to scale?   There are some excellent booklets and on line tutorials on doing this.

Allan

[GrandpaPhil]

OC,

  Thank you very much!

 

Allan,

  I might try silkspan for the Victory’s sails.  I’ve been getting more detailed and trying new techniques/materials with each model.  I’m still getting better.

[allanyed]

Yes you are!   I think all of us get better if we keep trying new methods.    I suggest you purchase David Antscherl's booklet ($8) on making sails from Sea Watch Books before Bob closes it down which will  be sooner than later.    For Victory, assuming smaller than 1:48, there is no way cloth sails and sewing them will look realistic as there is no cloth with a high enough TC or sewing methods that will be to scale.     There is at least one well done You Tube video on making sails with silkspan, artist's tubed acrylics and matte medium with slight variations on the methods in the booklet mentioned above.   

Allan

 

[GrandpaPhil]

Where do you get silkspan from?

[mtaylor]

4 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Where do you get silkspan from?

If you have a hobby shop that sells flying model aircraft, check with them.  Otherwise it's probably and online search.

[allanyed]

I bought mine on line.    https://sigmfg.com/products/sig-silkspan-tissue     The hobby shops near me had plastic type materials and no silk span, so maybe call ahead to your local hobby shop to avoid wasting a trip.  It is pretty cheap stuff, but you will also need good quality artists tubed acrylic paints (not the cheap poor quality stuff in bottles found a few aisles over from the better quality paints), matte medium and some scrap wood to make a frame and plug that goes inside the frame.   It is not at all complex,  Follow the steps on the tutorials for the first try, then it is an easy go from there.   There is some information here at MSW including in the scratch build of the Boothbay 65 as well as tutorials in David Antscherl's booklet and You Tube clips.   

Allan

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all for the comments, the likes and just for stopping by!

 

One set of sails, reefing points and bolt ropes included:

 

Now, on to the running rigging!

[GrandpaPhil]

Installing Hannah’s jib sails (1 stay sail and 1 actual jib sail).

Using metal loops fed through the bolt rope to attach to the jib stays:

I’ve been making the loops by wrapping annealed steel wire around a shish kabob skewer and cutting them in a line.

I’m currently waiting on a cleat that I broke to dry.  I should have pinned them in place for strength, instead of just glueing them.  Oh well, things to remember for next time.

[TBlack]

I'm coming late to this party, but I get my silkspan from: www.bluejacketinc.com. Before I got a set of sails for Scud that I was happy with, I went through

5 sheets of the stuff (each sail is 3 ply). Also, Tom Ruggiero (tomshipmodel) has a tutorial on sail making. Otherwise, a nice looking craft!

Tom

[SIDEWAYS SAM]

Looking good.

Reading the tips on sail material with interest.

Always have trouble with this part of the build

so any help is appreciated.

 

Sam.

[GrandpaPhil]

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

 

The jib sail is on and rigged!

Next up is the fore sail!