Prince de Neufchatel by Coyote_6 – Constructo – 1/58 scale - American privateer

[Coyote_6]

Jibboom guy pendants - 0.018" Syren ULTRA brown.   (Chapelle plans and Smithsonian PdN Masting and Rigging Tables.)

 

The falls (lanyard).  Port and starboard, 0.012" Syren ULTRA tan.  Placed my port block on the pendant 1/8" too far forward, but alas.  Not gonna burn a foot and a half of line to redo that.  Blocks are Syren 3d printed 5/32", 2 doubles and 2 singles).

 

Brought the fall/lanyard inboard.  Tied off on the bollard, and I'll let 3 scale foot drop down to the deck against the bulkhead.  Enough for the sailors to work with if need be.

(Found this in a post from clloyd on these forums -

"From Steel

GUY-PENDENTS are put over the jib-boom, the same as the horses, and the inner ends reeve through a thimble, on the quarters of the spritsail-yard, and turn into the strap of a double block, with a throat and round seizings, which is connected, by its fall, to a single block, that hooks to an eye-bolt, near the cat-head, and leads in upon the fore-castle.")

 

Jibboom Martingale line was next (Syren 0.018"). 

 

Then installed the Flying Jibboom with a homemade brass wire guide fore and a 0.012" line heel lashing aft.

 

 

 

 

Next came the Flying Jibboom footropes from 0.012" line (slightly smaller diameter than the jibboom footropes).  Here I have rubbed them with dilute 50/50 Elmer's School glue and "training" them with the little copper clips.

 

Finally the Flying Jibboom martingale from 0.012" line (also slightly smaller diameter than the jibboom martingale).

 

 

Next up will be the flying jibboom guy pendants.  I realize I will have a challenge installing travellers on the jibboom and flying jibboom - I am hoping to fabricate in place.  (🤪)

 

Any advice or corrections are welcome and appreciated.

 

Edited Friday at 07:28 PM by Coyote_6

[BritByker]

Inspiring work!  I am building the PDN as well.  You are far enough ahead of me (I sail in the Summer, model in the Winter) that you are answering question for me before I realized I had them...  Keith

[Coyote_6]

@BritByker Nice work Keith!  Your Prince is looking very good!!

[Coyote_6]

On to new things.  Shaped the fore mast.  "Turned" it with a cordless drill and some sandpaper.  

 

It is expedient to put together kit supplied parts instead of making from scratch.

 

Stained from just below the hounds up.  Still need to set it up for the cap, so well have to get out the black stain again.  But at least you get the idea with the below mockup.

 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.  Gonna need to learn the serving machine soon.

 

[BritByker]

There is some great information here about the mast rakes.  How did you establish the rake of the Bowsprit?