Barbara Posted April 29, 2022 Share #1 Posted April 29, 2022 Can anyone help me with tthe main truss rigging on Charles morgan. Model expo? Thanks Keith Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 29, 2022 Share #2 Posted April 29, 2022 You'll need to be a bit more specific I think. Maybe photo or two along with what info you need. Keith Black 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted April 29, 2022 Share #3 Posted April 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Barbara said: main truss rigging Barbara, I wonder if you are referring to the standing rigging? In broad terms, think of this as the rigging that braces the masts. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted April 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted April 30, 2022 I think perhaps Barbara may be referring to the 'iron truss' that replaced parrels for the lower yards? Can you confirm please Barbara? See below which is an illustration by Harold Underhill in his Masting and Rigging Clippers and the Ocean Transport - Fig. 47. If so, there are some useful photos and illustrations available, but I have yet to find any useful guidance on the dimensions, especially the gap formed by the 'U' part - this gap allowed the upper masts to be struck through the resulting hole created when fitted to the yard. Some had a single joint/knuckle (hinge), others were double jointed to allow better clearance of the yard. when swung. As illustrated, they were usually incorporated as part of the lower futtock band. I do not know what type the 'Morgan' may have been fitted with? cheers Pat Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted April 30, 2022 Thank you ,I can not locate the futtock band in the parts ,I have the span collar and hinge, thanks for your help mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 30, 2022 Share #6 Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Barbara, I think that's left up to the modeler to make. See the attached build log post #74. Edited April 30, 2022 by Keith Black mtaylor 1 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...
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