Wreck1919 Posted March 1 Author Share #91 Posted March 1 Hi, so here is the first one. I hope to improve execution for the remaining spars/yardarms. Getting the vertical ropes (stirrups) to the same lenght and position is tricky for me.guess i will find a method by the time the last ones a made. Fortunately a photograph shows footropes/stirrups as also not being straight. Thats my excuse 😎. cheers sascha yvesvidal, GrandpaPhil, ccoyle and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted March 1 Share #92 Posted March 1 (edited) I gather the fact that the stirrups are slightly curved seems to indicate that they were made from wire rope. You can slightly soak stirrups and footropes in fast drying varnish and hold them in shape, while the varnish dries. Use solvent-based varnish, so that you can soften the arrangement, if you are not happy with it at the first go. Edited March 1 by wefalck Canute, KeithAug, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeriy V Posted March 1 Share #93 Posted March 1 Sasha, your path is right! 👍 Impregnation with varnish or cyacrine glue will solve your remaining problems. mtaylor, Canute and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck1919 Posted March 4 Author Share #94 Posted March 4 Progress… nothing broken yet. Missing the varnish/„natural“ slack still, but will experiment. Halfway done. Unbelievable how many lines/ropes are on that mast given its not a sailing ship. Oh and thanks eberhard/valeriy for the comments about the position of the footropes. The are shown to be „aft“ /behind the spar/yardarm on the plan, but i totally missed that detail. cheers sascha Valeriy V, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted March 4 Share #95 Posted March 4 Sascha, if I may. The distance between the foot ropes and the yard should be waist high. Your figure indicates that there is too much distance between the foot ropes and the yard. mtaylor, Canute, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck1919 Posted March 5 Author Share #96 Posted March 5 (edited) Morning(?😎) Keith. Yes, of course you may👍🏻. the stirrups are 6.5mm(0.25“??) so maybe the picture wasnt good. So here is another one where my inspector is being hoisted up. Note that i tied the rope under his arms and not around the neck since his services will still be required 😎. The shape of the ropes is work in progress, am still experimenting (off model) with varnish. Edit: and i did cheat with the attachment points for the ropes under the platform, because i forgot to include them when building. Now its too late. Edited March 5 by Wreck1919 KeithAug, yvesvidal, wefalck and 9 others 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck1919 Posted March 10 Author Share #97 Posted March 10 Rigging continues with upper signal lights. I didnt think about those when building the mast, so they too have no upper attachment points (cheat with knot and spare stirrup) , something to remember for the next model 🤪. Valeriy V, Roger Pellett, GrandpaPhil and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck1919 Posted April 7 Author Share #98 Posted April 7 Another update: rigging is almost done. All that can be attached to the masts off model is finished. Remains „only“ to do the lower attachment points on deck. How to attach the signal lines on the foremast to the bridge without tearing everything apart is still a mystery to me though…🤪. Looks a bit wild now but once straigthened out it should be ok,..i hope. cheers sascha Keith Black, Roger Pellett, FreekS and 12 others 11 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck1919 Posted April 28 Author Share #99 Posted April 28 Another update gents. Lower attachment assemblies were made. The rangefinder was mounted and the main mast ist now glued in place and two of the holding cables attached. The others will havE to wait a bit as i want to finish to aft deckhouse off model before. happy sunday sascha mtaylor, Javelin, ccoyle and 8 others 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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