Flying Fish by Rick310 - Model Shipways - 1/96

[Rick310]

Well, another self inflicted wound as I broke the fore topmast attempting to push the futtock band on.  Spent a day remaking it.

I thought about trying to repair it but feared it would break again at a worse time and it was safer to bite the bullet now.  

Fortunately I was able to rig the tackles for the main and fore TG and TS chain sheets inside the main and fore fife rails.  Hope I’ll be able to untangle the lines when I attach them to the chain sheets

I also turned the TG bullseyes for the TG shrouds from boxwood.086 dia. and the holes #71 drill bit. The futtock shrouds are 26 ga. Brass wire for strength.

Since then I’ve been finishing outfitting the TS yards, attached the stunsl booms which were shortened to half the length of the yard. The blocks at the end of the booms are 2mm blocks from Syren.  Beautiful but small!!  Lost several blocks trying to strop them with thread, never to be found again.

It was nice to finally attach the cloverleaf blocks and run the sheet chains through them.  Also attached the halyard chain tackles.  

Next up, place yard on topmast, add futtock band and TG cross trees.

Rick