HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023

[Blue Ensign]

Looking good Kevin, add weights to those pendants and  coat them with pva, it will help them hang straight, and impart a more realistic 'heaviness' to them.

 

B.E.

[Kevin]

1 minute ago, Blue Ensign said:

Looking good Kevin, add weights to those pendants and  coat them with pva, it will help them hang straight, and impart a more realistic 'heaviness' to them.

 

B.E.

ty, i will do that, first though i will make up the required amounts of shrouds then reapply them, hopefully a lot tidier,

[Kevin]

looks like i have got another day off from the build, something to do with my Birthday today

[Blue Ensign]

Happy Birthday Kevin, you mean you have something better to do than ship modelling.😉

 

B.E.

[Kevin]

8 minutes ago, Blue Ensign said:

Happy Birthday Kevin, you mean you have something better to do than ship modelling.😉

 

B.E.

thank you

well apart from taking the boi out for an hour in the rain and spending an hour drying him

[Kevin]

The boi last night when we told him a new puppy is on the way

w believe this to be our next Puppy, aged 3 weeks, we have first pick of the litter boys, and from our daily updates this is the one we like, of course he may not like us

 

[Glenn-UK]

Happy birthday Kevin, have a great day and maybe you can sneak the odd hour in the shipyard.

[ECK]

Cheers ! Enjoy the day .

 

 

[Theodosius]

Impressive build! And btw: I once had a cocker spaniel too! A red-white girl! When it will be possible again, we will also get another for ourselves :-).

[Kevin]

Good afternoon everyone

foremast lower shrouds, 

 

[Glenn-UK]

Looks good

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

day 191 -6 foremast standing rigging

with the lower shrouds completed onto the futtock shrouds, the deadeye assemblies are slightly different to that of the Caldercraft Victory in that the futtocks actually keep the deadeyes from pulling out rather than a catch that locks them into the channel

the futtock staves are just a piece of 1mm brass rod

 

 

Edited September 6, 2023 by Kevin

[Knocklouder]

Happy belated Birthday  Kevin, your ships always look so impressive,  amazing work.    

[yvesvidal]

1 hour ago, Kevin said:

 

We are all enjoying seeing that little table, instead of the trash bin for the pictures, Kevin.

Superb model, too. You are moving very fast on this one.

 

Yves

[Quimp Slattery]

30 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

We are all enjoying seeing that little table, instead of the trash bin for the pictures

 

I worry that Kevin will drop the ship on his way out to the garden! Which would be such a shame as it's looking so good.

[Kevin]

9 hours ago, Jack-in-the-Blue said:

 

I worry that Kevin will drop the ship on his way out to the garden! Which would be such a shame as it's looking so good.

i hope not to have a SD14 moment, that still brings tears to my eyes

[Kevin]

a little bit of thread drift, created by myself

This is Apollo, a nearly 5 week old  Show Cocker Spaniel  and yes he picked me, will be coming home with us in 4 weeks

 

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

gardening, and puppy arrangements as well as PC gaming have got in the way of the Indy, never mind though its not a race, even though next build is planned LOL

 

on table 201 -7 days

 

when i put  the Catharpin's in everything around the futtock staves looked bulky, so i redid the futtock shrouds and Catharpin's again and again it  was 4 times before deciding to leave them, not brilliant but not looking quite as bad

then made a decision that may bite me in the future, to go ahead a put the bowsprit on, as this was already made up and ready to go

 

[Vane]

James needs to hurry up or you will finish first! 😛  

[Kevin]

40 minutes ago, Vane said:

James needs to hurry up or you will finish first! 😛  

James works full time, im just sat at home retired

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 204-7

apologies for not interacting with the forum much recently, lots going on in the background, nothing at all bad, just busy

before you all laugh at me about my way of rigging this build, i vowed i would start at the front and work aft, most lines are still just temp and still to be fixed into position, today the foemast mast yard will be mad up, then hopefully get the ratlines done

it might all just bite me on the bum

 

the line between the fore and main is a temp backstay as non are fitted

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by Kevin

[Glenn-UK]

I like rigging bow to stern also

[Theodosius]

Impressive! She becomes a big lady with that flying boom! 

[allanyed]

On 9/16/2023 at 1:22 AM, Kevin said:

a decision that may bite me in the future

Your build is fun to watch, your work is lovely!   Gonna be fun not breaking the sprit or knocking over the model while maneuvering with the rigging.   

Hope you do not get bitten 😀

[Kevin]

3 hours ago, allanyed said:

Your build is fun to watch, your work is lovely!   Gonna be fun not breaking the sprit or knocking over the model while maneuvering with the rigging.   

Hope you do not get bitten 😀

thank you, that's a real compliment 

[Old Collingwood]

Impressive work mat  -  she  looks  so tidy  ship shape  etc.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

Impressive work mat  -  she  looks  so tidy  ship shape  etc.

 

OC.

ty OC

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

days 207-7 fore mast yard

 

i am aware i am doing this all the wrong way around, and that certain things need to be done first, however i wanted to know to myself that i was still able to do certain tasks, having now proved those tasks i can go to the conventional way of rigging my build,

i will still continue to work forward to aft, but concentrate on getting the Ratlines done before the yards

 

fore yard made made

slings being fitted

Jeers 

 

 

 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Kevin

[Theodosius]

You have a good pace with this rigging-process! And it looks beautiful too!

[Blue Ensign]

Is that a temporary line running from the the Fore T’gallant to the Main  mast head.

I can’t place it.

 

B.E.