Bill97 Posted January 17 Author Share #1411 Posted January 17 Henry I expect you are referring to the slack bowlines on the fore and main sail. I tried painting them with diluted white and hung a weight on them as they dried. Still when I removed the weights I got some kinks. May try giving multiple coats to see how that does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 19 Author Share #1412 Posted January 19 (edited) I have one line left I am curious about. In the photos I attached there is line #1191. In the instructions it goes from the mizzenmast down to the bottom of a the flag pole. It looks like a stay of some sort. Not sure if standing rigging or running rigging, or a complete Hellerism! Any ideas? Edited January 19 by Bill97 Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted January 19 Share #1413 Posted January 19 Hellerism. Omit. BTW, Line 1040, the main brace, should not go to the flag staff, either. Regards, Henry Bill Morrison, Ferrus Manus and Hubac's Historian 3 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 19 Author Share #1414 Posted January 19 (edited) Thanks Henry. No. I rigged 1040 the way you guys advised a ways back in the blog. How about line #1114? It is the line that goes from the bottom corner of the sail. Heller has a block at the bottom of the flagpole that a tackle reeves through. The more I look at it the more I wonder. Edited January 19 by Bill97 Archi, Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted January 19 Share #1415 Posted January 19 (edited) My guess would be to rerig just foreward of the flagpole. Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe the same forces would be at play as with the main braces. Belay on a cleat. Edited January 19 by Ferrus Manus Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 20 Author Share #1416 Posted January 20 Ferrus that is exactly what I did. Ferrus Manus, Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted January 20 Share #1417 Posted January 20 Bill, 1114 is the mizzen sheet and you are correct it would not be fastened to the flag staff. It would have an eyebolt in the deck for the lower block and a cleat for belaying. But, if you find moving it would be a hassle, leave it there. It is the least offensive of the three that Heller wants to belay on the flag staff. Regards, Henry Ferrus Manus 1 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 20 Author Share #1418 Posted January 20 Here you can see what I did. I put an eyebolt on the starboard side of the flagpole for the lower block. I put another eyebolt on the port side of the flagpole to act as a tie down since I have exhausted mysupply of cleats. A rope coil will be added to the tie down later. Finished rigging the mizzenmast. Bill Morrison and popeye2sea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Grant Posted January 20 Share #1419 Posted January 20 Hard to see - does the flagstaff have a connection to the taffrail/transom, for support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 20 Author Share #1420 Posted January 20 (edited) Ian I am not sure I know what a taffrail/transom is? According to Google it is: The handrail around the open deck area toward the stern of a ship. in the case of the SR there is no handrail, just the stern plate, I guess? At any rate the only connection point is the base to the deck. The red block in my photo. Edited January 20 by Bill97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Grant Posted January 20 Share #1421 Posted January 20 1 hour ago, Bill97 said: snip..snip> At any rate the only connection point is the base to the deck. The red block in my photo. Hard to believe there wouldn't be a brace to the stern plate at the upper end of the "lower flagstaff" (as opposed to the "flag top-staff"???). Even more basic question; why are there two parts to the flagstaff, with a little "cap", at all? Seems like another Hellerism to me. Perhaps Marc has some historical prints which shed some light on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 20 Author Share #1422 Posted January 20 (edited) At this point I believe that is a Hellerism I am going to live with since I have it in place and rigged around it. Doing an inventory of all the belay points to see if any empty ones are accidental omissions. So far so good. Just need to make the tackle between the fore and mainmast. Then several hours of delicate paint touch up, trimming loose ends and make a bazillion coils to hang at the belay points, add the lanterns to the stern, and make decisions about the boats. A lot to go but in the stretch, to use a Kentucky Derby term. Edited January 20 by Bill97 popeye2sea, Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 24 Author Share #1423 Posted January 24 Ok doing some cosmetic stuff. Added the lanterns to the stern which really finished it off nicely. Added the little swab buckets to each of the visible cannons. Started making the rope coils for the belay pins. Hubac's Historian and Bill Morrison 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Grant Posted January 24 Share #1424 Posted January 24 Nice coils, Bill! I like your jig too; I painfully wrapped mine one at a time round the two ends of my tweezers .... how foolish .... 🙄 ... will do it your way next time. Ship looks great! Regards, Ian Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 25 Author Share #1425 Posted January 25 Thanks Ian. Still debating how to do the flags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 25 Author Share #1426 Posted January 25 What do you guys think? I picked up this set of figurines from Artesania Latina. The L. Hermione La Fayette. The scale is slightly different than my SR. The scale of the set is 1/86 compared to the SR 1/100. The period of the set is mid 1700’s where the SR is late 1600’s. However the uniforms are still French naval officers and sailors. Thinking about using them as crew on my SR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted January 26 Share #1427 Posted January 26 For ease of consideration, Bill, consider the scale of SR to be 1:96, 1/8” to the foot. If the Hermione figures are 7/8”, or taller, they will not seem credible at all. Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted January 26 Share #1428 Posted January 26 Prieser makes figures in 1:100 scale, but they have to be heavily modified to look like 17th C. sailors. I thought the old Revell Spanish/English galleon kits came with figures in 1:96. Might be worth seeing if you can locate those on the market somewhere. Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 27 Author Share #1429 Posted January 27 Marc the figurines are actually just a little short of 3/4” or 6/8”. At the 1/8”to the foot scale these crewmen would be just under 6’ tall. That would not be to far off would it? Bill Morrison 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted January 27 Share #1430 Posted January 27 Actually, Bill, I would say that is quite reasonable. How do they look on deck? They’re cast metal? Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 27 Author Share #1431 Posted January 27 Yes Marc they are cast metal. I have not taken them out of the plastic yet in case I needed to return them. Will give a couple a visual test and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 27 Author Share #1432 Posted January 27 Marc I believe the size works OK. popeye2sea and Bill Morrison 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted January 27 Share #1433 Posted January 27 Yeah, I’d say that is quite reasonable. Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted January 27 Share #1434 Posted January 27 I like your barrel hoist, by the way. Bill Morrison 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 28 Author Share #1435 Posted January 28 (edited) Thanks. I am learning to improvise 😊 Had to hang something from this tackle Edited January 28 by Bill97 popeye2sea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veszett Roka Posted January 29 Share #1436 Posted January 29 Never ever step under a swung load sailor! If you feel the figurines a bit too tall, you might scrape/file a very little from their shoes - i think their feet a bit thick due casting, so it wouldn't harm them Ian_Grant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 29 Author Share #1437 Posted January 29 Aye aye captain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 31 Author Share #1438 Posted January 31 Gentlemen here is a handful of pictures. Except for adding the crewmen and deciding if I am going to put the boats on board, I think my SR is very very close to finished! I am sure I will find a few threads here and there that need to be trimmed, belay points that still need a coil, and a touch up bit of paint here and there, but with all you guys I think I got it across the finish line. Ian_Grant, Hubac's Historian, popeye2sea and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted January 31 Share #1439 Posted January 31 She looks fabulous. Great job! Regards, Henry Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 2 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Grant Posted January 31 Share #1440 Posted January 31 Build commenced: Oct 2022 Build completed: Jan 2024 Duration: 15 months Bill, you have to have set a record for this ship model build! She looks wonderful ... I love the sails partly brailed up ... excellent work. You are now a master. Congrats! What's next? A Roman galley perhaps? 😏 Bill Morrison and Hubac's Historian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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