Sloup by Jerry Sturdivant - Corel - 1:25

[Jerry Sturdivant]

This is my second boat model. Mostly I picked it because I've crewed on a 90' Baltic gaff-rigged schooner and loved the idea of red sails. This kit comes in four languages. It appears the English part was translated by someone whose English was their second language. "Sandpaper" was written as "Glass paper." Perhaps because glass is made from sand?

 

Anyway I'm enjoying it because there is lots of leeway and forgiveness.  I had to make some changes because they apparently designed it on paper and some things simply did not work. Like the spar hoist went two-block and the sail was too big. As for the Red Sales, it came with white. So I purchased a bundle of red shop rags and soaked the rags and sails for a few days to turn them red. Now quite enough, so I soaked the 'pink' sails in some red wine. Just right.

 

My hand isn't all that steady so when it came to painting the blue and black lines, I cheated and used tape. (Does this make me a bad person?) 

 

I have a question in another section as to why the mainsail has only 3 rings to the mast, and up high; and no boom downhaul. 

 

 

The sails came white; so I purchased a bundle of red shop rags from Home Depot and placed them all in a bucket of water for a day. That gave me, well, pink ("It's a girl!") so I used half a bottle of red wine (the cheap stuff) and got the colors below.

 

 

 

 

Port gunnel was cut, shaped glued, as per instructions.

For the Starboard, I used a flat board and a bunch of screws and made a curve. I used the full length and boiled it in water for 20-minutes, and curved it. Two broke, but the last one worked well.

 

Gaff lifting block too close, so I have to move the rigging up.

 

 

The kit ran out of rope for sewing around the sails. Had to get more rope..

 

 

I spaced out the three rings because the pictures had them all too high. I added a down haul. I did all this because the schooner I sailed on worked like that. 

 

 

 

Us old guys don't have steady hands for painting lines. (I did on full size boats) so I cheated and used tape.

 

 

 

 

 

Now I have to make the oars and repaint the bottom.

 

 

 

[mtaylor]

Nice work, Jerry.   I'm glad you've found your way here to logs.  I have no idea about your questions as to an answer.   Hopefully, you'll get one.  

[Jim Lad]

A very nice looking model, Jerry.  The unusual points of rigging you mention may be a local (Baltic) variation.  Glasspaper is an English variant name for sandpaper.

 

John

[Jerry Sturdivant]

Thanks, Jim

I guess us and the English are separated by a common language. Heh.

 

I don't know if I should put this picture in the lead-in, or just add as I go. Anyway:

 

This may be cheating, but in making the oars, the stock is rectangle. (Note the second oar laying on the drill deck) 4 x 6 mm beach board. So to make round out of rectangle, I chucked it up in my drill press and kinda ‘lathed’ it., ‘cause I don’t like sanding when I don’t have to.

 

 

 

 

[Jim Lad]

Ab interesting way to make round stock, Jerry.

 

john

[Ryland Craze]

Nice job on your sloup.  Many of use the "poor man's lathe" to round off square stock.  I always take a sanding stick and knock off the corners making it an octagon before I chuck it into my drill.  That was an interesting technique you used on dyeing the sails.

[Jerry Sturdivant]

FINISHED!

 

After I saw another Sloup here on a pedestal I liked the way it looked and did the same. Just in time, too, because after a long delay (because of the virus and international shipping, I suppose) I’ve just received my, Glad Tidings – Pinky Schooner. This will be my third model and an increase in difficulty.

 

I understand I’m to put my pictures here and also in another area for, COMPLETED Kits. Hope I’m doing it right.

 

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[Landlubber Mike]

Really nice job!  The sails came out fantastic!  Usually i drink the wine, but good to know there are other uses of the juice of the grape