allanyed Posted June 7, 2021 Share #91 Posted June 7, 2021 O.N. She is lovely, very neat and clean work throughout. I realize you were relegated to using what the kit offers, but I would like to know if it provided the parrels for the cross jack yard on the mizzen. The reason I ask, is that on English ships the cross jack had rope slings until the mid 19th century, then chain slings, but never did they have parrels. Thanks Allan Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObviousNewbie Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share #92 Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, allanyed said: O.N. She is lovely, very neat and clean work throughout. I realize you were relegated to using what the kit offers, but I would like to know if it provided the parrels for the cross jack yard on the mizzen. The reason I ask, is that on English ships the cross jack had rope slings until the mid 19th century, then chain slings, but never did they have parrels. Thanks Allan Hi Allen, thnx for your feedback, I took a picture of the mizzen mast and its yards so you can have a better look: As you said, kit is built (mostly) straight out of the box, so the parrels for the cross jack were installed as to the plans. Thnx for clarifying the actual situation. Rigging instructions are sometimes confusing (had a lot of issues with the Martingale). GrandpaPhil, Geowolf and clearway 2 1 Quote "Whatever does not kill you, only makes you stranger." Current build: Finished builds:Calella by Occre - Greek Bireme by Amati - HMS Terror by Occre - Frigate Diana by Occre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted June 7, 2021 Share #93 Posted June 7, 2021 No worries, there are a lot of kits that are loaded with mistakes. Oversized belaying pins and unrealistic looking gratings and copper plating on the hull seem to be the most common items that stand out in a not so good way. Thankfully there are some excellent kits on the market now thanks to several designers with a thorough knowledge of how the ships actually looked so we all can benefit. Allan Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted August 18, 2021 Share #94 Posted August 18, 2021 Congratulations! Well done! ObviousNewbie 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObviousNewbie Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share #95 Posted August 19, 2021 13 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said: Congratulations! Well done! Thanks! "Enjoying" the Amati Bireme now (which I've dubbed "Ephialtes", the Greek word for nightmare 🙂 ). Challenging without any instructions to speak of, but I'm learning a lot! GrandpaPhil 1 Quote "Whatever does not kill you, only makes you stranger." Current build: Finished builds:Calella by Occre - Greek Bireme by Amati - HMS Terror by Occre - Frigate Diana by Occre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted August 25, 2021 Share #96 Posted August 25, 2021 another one down the ways, well done. Keith ObviousNewbie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObviousNewbie Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share #97 Posted August 26, 2021 Thnx! clearway 1 Quote "Whatever does not kill you, only makes you stranger." Current build: Finished builds:Calella by Occre - Greek Bireme by Amati - HMS Terror by Occre - Frigate Diana by Occre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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