HM Cutter Cheerful by PRS - Syren Ship Models - 1/48 Finished

[PRS]

On 9/29/2021 at 3:02 PM, glbarlow said:

Nice work on the shrouds, they can be tricky little things. 

Thanks Glen.

They were tricky wrapping them at the mast as there was not a lot of room. I probably should have done these before doing the top mast.

 

Speaking of tricky. I did the backstays and they were fun to get them both even. Still have to tighten them up and once I do the forestay I think it will be time to tighten the shrouds also.

 

My photography isn't the best using my phone. Sorry about that. I will see if I can try to focus better.

 

 

[bartley]

On 9/24/2021 at 7:28 AM, PRS said:

At this stage I made myself a jig for making rope coils.

There are three different sizes.

 

 

 

 

 

Paul,

I like the look of these jigs.  The only thing I would  say is that 26 mm  is  a pretty big coil.  When these are made in practice one holds the rope in each hand then stretches the arms out letting the rope slide through then bring the hands together to make a loop if this makes sense.  The point is that the diameter of the loop is about half of your arm span.  On our boat our coils were around 800 mm give or take, so you can work out what this would be at scale - around 16.5

 

Anyway, your model is looking great.  A step above mine, I think

 

Regards,

 

John

 

Edited October 2, 2021 by bartley

[PRS]

17 hours ago, bartley said:

 

Paul,

I like the look of these jigs.  The only thing I would  say is that 26 mm  is  a pretty big coil.  When these are made in practice one holds the rope in each hand then stretches the arms out letting the rope slide through then bring the hands together to make a loop if this makes sense.  The point is that the diameter of the loop is about half of your arm span.  On our boat our coils were around 800 mm give or take, so you can work out what this would be at scale - around 16.5

 

Anyway, your model is looking great.  A step above mine, I think

 

Regards,

 

John

 

Good to know. I was thinking of sanding the coil template down a bit to make the coils narrower at the top so will measure and correct the length. 

Thanks

[PRS]

I have to forestay and sling rigged. Now to go through and tighten all the rigging before doing the ratlines.

 

[BobG]

Very nice work on the rigging, Paul. The rigging really brings the model to life.

[PRS]

On 10/2/2021 at 1:57 PM, BobG said:

Very nice work on the rigging, Paul. The rigging really brings the model to life.

Thanks Bob.

 

Finished up the ratlines. Will have to look at another log for the forestays to see how they are attached at the front and the base of the mast.

 

 

[glbarlow]

Looking good Paul, so near the finish line now.  That has to be the world's cleanest work mat.

[PRS]

3 hours ago, glbarlow said:

Looking good Paul, so near the finish line now.  That has to be the world's cleanest work mat.

Thanks Glen.

My wife is a quilted and I get her hand me down mats. Evidently they get worn where they cut all the time. (and I steal her needles and also get the hand me down scissors

[PRS]

I have the rigging done for chapter 13. It is getting harder to photograph and I get some weird black lines from my overhead lcd light and did try some flash pics also and they didn't turn out any better.

 

[Chuck]

She is a beauty....its looking fantastic.

 

The color of the wood against the red and black really looks great.   

[PRS]

Thanks Chuck and everyone for the kind words.

 

Shaping of the yards. Not hard with the drill but have to make sure both ends are even. Then brush painted with the acrylic black.

 

 

[PRS]

Rigging the lower yard.

 

I used a length of piano wire to get everything lined up and wrapped to the yard.

 

Then ran the rope under the last wrap as so.

 

Once I used some diluted PVA and trimmed the ropes and wrapped the outer edge of the rope I have the yard hung in place.

This took a lot of time to do but looks nice at the end.

The more I do rigging the easier and better it gets and I am still working on my rigging skills. I do struggle with seizing blocks trying to get them to look right.

[niwotwill]

Like your idea of wire to make the stirrups off the model using the third hands. I'll definitely be using that technique when I have to do mine.

 

Will

[Thistle17]

Obviously this is not your "first rodeo". Excellent work and incredible drive moving to the finish line!

Joe

[PRS]

Lower yard is rigged but not completely tightened yet. This was quite the rigging process for sure!

[PRS]

After a few days of intensive rigging I have the upper yard all done and making up some rope coils.

 

Was tricky to do but I kept going back and doing a little bit at a time.

 

 

[Chuck]

That looks great.  Its amazing how much larger the rigged model is compared to when you were working on the hull.  That took some getting used to.

[glbarlow]

Looks great, congrats on almost being done!

[PRS]

On 10/24/2021 at 5:30 PM, Chuck said:

That looks great.  Its amazing how much larger the rigged model is compared to when you were working on the hull.  That took some getting used to.

Thanks Chuck. Yes it is huge now and I have to be very mindful when I am working on it to not snag myself in all the rigging.

 

22 hours ago, glbarlow said:

Looks great, congrats on almost being done!

Thanks Glen. I am going to be happy/sad to be finished and have not completely decided on my next project.

 

It is a decision between the Triton cross section or the Winchelsea. Today I am leaning towards the Winnie but will be cutting my own bulkheads if I do it.

[PRS]

After adding the anchors and their rigging and the stanchions I can say that I am finished.

 

This was a fun build and I learned some new skills and also learned patience.

[BobG]

Beautifully done, Paul, and a great build log to boot. Congratulations!

 

What's next?

[Ryland Craze]

Congratulations on finishing this beautiful model Paul.  I have enjoyed following your build log.

[PRS]

Thanks for the likes and comments throughout this build log. 

 

It really helps when people comment or offer suggestions.

 

Here is the final resting place and also my crew member.

 

 

[glbarlow]

Congratulations on completing Cheerful. It’s a wonderful model to build and you’ve done a very nice job of it. 

[Chuck]

Just beautiful....nicely done.  

[Nunnehi (Don)]

Truly beautiful model and a great build log Paul, I’ve really enjoyed it! I think this will have to be my next project with the idea of applying what I’ve learned from the the Winchelsea. 
 

Don

[John Cheevers]

Excellent build! Very enjoyable build log. Thanks for sharing.

[BobG]

1 hour ago, Nunnehi (Don) said:

Truly beautiful model and a great build log Paul, I’ve really enjoyed it! I think this will have to be my next project with the idea of applying what I’ve learned from the the Winchelsea. 
 

Don

 

You'd do a superb job on the Cheerful, Don, especially after seeing the work you are doing on the Winnie. 

[Thistle17]

Be honest now...when did you sleep?

Joe

[rafine]

Congrats Paul. Beautiful work.

 

 Bob