GrandpaPhil Posted January 12, 2023 Author #241 Posted January 12, 2023 The first jib sail is on and rigged: Tying off to the deck and the rails is really difficult at this scale. I am using the sails that came with the kit. Captain Slog, druxey, Snug Harbor Johnny and 10 others 13 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Keith Black Posted January 12, 2023 #242 Posted January 12, 2023 Phil, the jib sail looks great! Knocklouder, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Glen McGuire Posted January 12, 2023 #243 Posted January 12, 2023 Just stumbled onto this log. Very interesting build, Phil. And very nice work. Knocklouder, GrandpaPhil, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB; Wa'a Kualua-SIB; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB, Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II
Keith Black Posted January 12, 2023 #244 Posted January 12, 2023 25 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said: Just stumbled onto this log Well, if you weren't having Kraken morning tea ya wouldn't be stumbling about. Canute, Knocklouder, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
GrandpaPhil Posted January 13, 2023 Author #245 Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) Thank you very much for the comments and for all the likes! Both jib sails are on: I am trying out the paper sails that came in the kit. I was going to make silk span sails, but I took the inspiration to use these, which are very nicely made anyway, from the paper sails on the Great Republic by @rwiederrich. They looked phenomenal on his model! The Great Republic is one of the best models that I have ever seen! Edited January 13, 2023 by GrandpaPhil Baker, Keith Black, No Idea and 13 others 14 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Gahm Posted January 13, 2023 #246 Posted January 13, 2023 Beautiful model! It is amazing what you can do with paper! Thomas Glen McGuire, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 14, 2023 Author #247 Posted January 14, 2023 Thank you very much! Fore gaff sail is on! Nine more to go! Keith Black, Canute, Glen McGuire and 10 others 11 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 14, 2023 Author #248 Posted January 14, 2023 I went ahead and assembly lined the blocks on the rest of the yards and gaffs. That includes pre-installing the vangs on the gaffs. I should have been treating this model like any other model, all along, and assembly lining where I could. So, next, I’m going to pre-install the rest of the blocks for the yard-arm braces in the forestays. Then, I’ll cut out the rest of the sails, attach blocks where needed, and glue them to their yards. Due to scale, sewing them to the yards won’t look right and I have already tested glueing them with the first gaff sail. yvesvidal, Knocklouder, Edwardkenway and 7 others 10 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 15, 2023 Author #249 Posted January 15, 2023 All sails are prepped for immediate installation along with their yards or gaffs! KurtH, Baker, Canute and 10 others 13 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 15, 2023 Author #250 Posted January 15, 2023 The fore course is up and rigged: Edwardkenway, mtaylor, yvesvidal and 9 others 7 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 15, 2023 Author #251 Posted January 15, 2023 The foretop sail is up and rigged! The fore top gallant sail is glued, drying and awaiting rigging! Glen McGuire, yvesvidal, Edwardkenway and 10 others 10 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Knocklouder Posted January 15, 2023 #252 Posted January 15, 2023 Now how can I get any work done with one eye on the computer watching you Go . That is some nice work!! Canute, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 3 others 5 1 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar The King Of the Mississippi Artesania Latina 1:80 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models
GrandpaPhil Posted January 15, 2023 Author #253 Posted January 15, 2023 Thank you very much! The foremast is fully rigged now! For the scale, this model has a lot of rigging. The last time I rigged a barque (Mamoli 1:100 Endeavour), it took me several months, without sails. This one has about half of the rigging that a fully rigged model would have, but at this scale, the deck gets crowded QUICK. So, I’ve been belaying to anything I can find. Edwardkenway, Paul Le Wol, robdurant and 10 others 13 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 15, 2023 Author #254 Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Quick lesson learned from previous builds, always install and rig the gaff sail, or gaff, first, before proceeding with square sails, or yards, on that mast. That way you’re not trying to lower a gaff, with or without a sail, through a cage made from the braces. Also, always work one mast at a time. Edited January 15, 2023 by GrandpaPhil Canute, Edwardkenway, hof00 and 5 others 8 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 15, 2023 Author #255 Posted January 15, 2023 Main gaff is up and rigged! Canute, Keith Black, Prowler901 and 4 others 7 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 16, 2023 Author #256 Posted January 16, 2023 Main course is up and rigged! Main top sail is glued in place and awaiting rigging. KurtH, Knocklouder, Canute and 9 others 9 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 16, 2023 Author #257 Posted January 16, 2023 The main mast is fully rigged and the mizzen gaff has been glued in place! All I have left is rigging the gaff sail, installing the mizzen stay sail, and then one pennant, which will be the last thing I do to this model. Edwardkenway, AJohnson, robdurant and 10 others 10 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 16, 2023 Author #258 Posted January 16, 2023 Mizzen gaff sail is rigged! Mizzen top stay sail, coming soon! Five blocks to rig it with: Snug Harbor Johnny, mtaylor, Knocklouder and 6 others 9 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 16, 2023 Author #259 Posted January 16, 2023 And, 15 months and 400 hours later, done! It’s not perfect, but it’ll do. I never intended to finish the 1/200 version. I intended this as a learning tool to learn about ironclad construction and design, in which I succeeded marvelously. The Admiral wanted this model, so I finished it for her. This is the third card ship that I have built, but only the first card ship kit that I have built. Building from a card kit had its own unique difficulties, like matching paint colors, and worrying about losing detail if you had to repaint something. On the whole I enjoyed this build quite a lot. Thank you very much to everyone who followed along, commented and hit the “like” button! Thank you very much @ccoyle for starting me down this road with your HMV builds! Prowler901, Canute, yvesvidal and 16 others 11 8 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Keith Black Posted January 16, 2023 #260 Posted January 16, 2023 Phil, you are a machine! I can not believe how quickly you hung the sails and finished the rigging. Congratulations on completing this marvelous ship. AJohnson, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 4 others 6 1 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Knocklouder Posted January 16, 2023 #261 Posted January 16, 2023 Nice work, was really fun to watch you assemble this ship . On to the next one !! AJohnson, Canute, Old Collingwood and 4 others 6 1 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar The King Of the Mississippi Artesania Latina 1:80 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models
ccoyle Posted January 16, 2023 #262 Posted January 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said: Thank you very much @ccoyle for starting me down this road with your HMV builds! You're welcome, and congratulations! Keith Black, Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway and 4 others 6 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
GrandpaPhil Posted January 16, 2023 Author #263 Posted January 16, 2023 Thank you all very much! Edwardkenway, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Glen McGuire Posted January 16, 2023 #264 Posted January 16, 2023 What an amazing sprint to the finish! I am out of breath just watching. Wonderful work, Phil. mtaylor, Edwardkenway, Canute and 4 others 6 1 Quote Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB; Wa'a Kualua-SIB; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB, Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II
Baker Posted January 16, 2023 #265 Posted January 16, 2023 Congratulations,nice result. It was great to follow this 👍. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 6 1 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum
yvesvidal Posted January 16, 2023 #266 Posted January 16, 2023 Amazing work on a very difficult subject, with a very delicate material. Fantastic. Yves Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway, Keith Black and 4 others 6 1 Quote
clearway Posted January 16, 2023 #267 Posted January 16, 2023 well done phil Keith Black, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 4 others 6 1 Quote
AJohnson Posted January 16, 2023 #268 Posted January 16, 2023 Amazing build! Well done Phil. Canute, Edwardkenway, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 4 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
Edwardkenway Posted January 16, 2023 #269 Posted January 16, 2023 What great looking ship, superbly done Phil! GrandpaPhil, Canute, Keith Black and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
Paul Le Wol Posted January 16, 2023 #270 Posted January 16, 2023 Phil, congratulations on finishing this wonderful ship. I like those sails A LOT! GrandpaPhil, Old Collingwood, Canute and 3 others 5 1 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
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