Flying Fish by Jared - Model Shipways - 1:96

[Rick310]

Totally agree Rob.  Jared, we all make aesthetic decisions based on what we know and what we think looks good/ correct.

I will choose to mount the booms in their irons, the traditional way to display them. Not right or wrong, just personal preference.

The model looks great!!!

Rick

[Jared]

The rigging of the flying jib halliard, outer jib halliard, jib halliard and fore topmast stunsl halliard have now been completed.  I can see light at the end of the tunnel!  I also tightened up the associated standing rigging, replacing one of the lines.

 

 

Updated Punch List of Outstanding Tasks for Completion of my Flying Fish.

 

1. Rig the following 2 halliards: Mizen Staysail Halliard, Mn Topgal Staysl Halliard.
2. Rig all yard braces
3. Rig the flag halliards and install the flags.
4. Add the Bowsprit manropes (horses) p/s
5. Complete the insides of 2 ships boats & mount on the supplied davits.
6.  Add a few rope coils to the deck
7. Make 3D printed scale figures (crew & officers) (WIP)
8. Final touch up painting and cleaning of the model.
9. Fabricate a case and plaque
10. Celebrate the model's completion with a few well deserved shots of a good single malt scotch!

Edited Tuesday at 05:48 PM by Jared

[ClipperFan]

@Jared she's shaping up to be a very impressive vessel.

[Jared]

Thanks Rich.  

[Jared]

Completed rigging of the mizzen and main topgalant staysail halliards and the handropes above the bowsprit.  Items 1 & 4 off the list.  I will rig the yard braces next.

 

 

 

[ClipperFan]

@Jared

It constantly amazes me how much complex rigging is involved in these beautifully designed clipper ships. Painstaking doesn't even come close to describing the immense patience required to successfully duplicate this in scale.

[Jared]

Thanks Rich.  It is quite magical how it all slowly comes together.   These ships, which are a marvel of engineering and human ingenuity, are certainly one of man's most beautifully made creations.   To stand on a deck of any tall ship like the Cutty Sark is an incredibly inspiring and humbling experience.

[ClipperFan]

@Jared I know exactly what you mean. I've been on the decks of the Frigate USS Constitution "Old Ironsides", the whaler Charles W. Morgan when she was still a full-rigged ship as she was launched and the barque USCGS Eagle. Each time it was a dizzying experience to comprehend the gossamer webbing of lines, blocks and tackles.