rkwz Posted August 2, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 2, 2020 I am in the middle of rigging the AIRFIX HMS Victory, referencing Noel Hackney's manual. One of the steps requires crowsfeet to be rigged for all 3 masts, but I couldn't find any reference to this in Longridge's The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships... Can anyone provide any suggestions whether I should go ahead and rig them or leave it as is? (Ideally would like my model to be a representation of its condition during the Battle of Trafalgar minus any damage 😁) Cheers, mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted August 2, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 2, 2020 Can't give you a definitive answer, but James Lees, in his book, "The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War" states that crows feet were generally not in use after the end of the eighteenth century and they are certainly not rigged on 'Victory' as she is preserved today - supposedly as she was at Trafalgar. John allanyed, davyboy, rkwz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 2, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 2, 2020 None of the preparatory field works of the contemporary great artists who sketched Victory during the campaign of Trafalgar (1803 - 1805) show her with crows feet, these were Turner, Constable and Pocock, you’ll not get better eyewitnesses. Gary rkwz, mtaylor and allanyed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkwz Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 3, 2020 Thank you John and Gary for sharing your thoughts on this. Much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Cowden Posted January 3, 2021 Share #5 Posted January 3, 2021 On 8/2/2020 at 12:00 AM, rkwz said: I am in the middle of rigging the AIRFIX HMS Victory, referencing Noel Hackney's manual. One of the steps requires crowsfeet to be rigged for all 3 masts, but I couldn't find any reference to this in Longridge's The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships... Can anyone provide any suggestions whether I should go ahead and rig them or leave it as is? (Ideally would like my model to be a representation of its condition during the Battle of Trafalgar minus any damage 😁) Cheers, Look up the National Maritime Museum in England. The have valuable resources on The Royal Navy and other ships. And you should find links and pictures of her as she exists today. rkwz and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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