dafi Posted March 18, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) I'm having a bit of a headache with my bits on the Victory. According to McKay and the Heller kit, the pins are set very tightly there. The forward foremast bit is still manageable, according to AOTS the cross bar has 5 ropes, so some space is left in between for the coils. For the aft foremast bit of the same length, there are 17 pins for 16 ropes. It then looks like this: This is McKay´s belaying sceme from one side to the other (with reference number of the AOTS): 108 Fore Yard Slab line 211 Main Top Gallant Bowline 125 Fore Top Yard reef Tackle Pendant free 148+140 Fore Top Gallant Tye + Fore Top Gallant Halyard 92 Jib Halyard 170 Main Yard Bowline 168 Main Yard Buntline 94 Fore Yard Truss Pendants 168 Main Yard Buntline 170 Main Yard Bowline 91 Jib Stay free 131 Staysail Stay 125 Fore Top Yard reef Tackle Pendant 211 Main Top Gallant Bowline 108 Slab line Fore Yard Can this be true? - Aren´t there too many pins on the cross bar? - Too many ropes that could go somewhere else? Is the bit too narrow? - Should there be less pins and some ropes being attached to same pins? What does Steel say about the dimensions of the bits? Any other advice on bit dimensions and number of belaying points? And therefor: What is the tightest spacing of of the belaying points/pins? Questions about questions ... XXXDAn Edited March 18, 2021 by dafi Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 18, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 18, 2021 Just curious, Daniel. I've seen on some ships where belaying pins (at least one per side) were on the outside of the bitts. Does the Vic have these? It might give some more room by putting one on "wings". davyboy, dafi and Keith Black 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 22, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) im having the same issue on the Amerigo getting 20 pins into a rail where the kit has provided room for 7 Edited May 22, 2021 by Kevin mtaylor 1 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.