USS New York by threebs - FINISHED - 74-gun ship of the line

[Javelin]

Great job so far. Do the details reflect the plans from Smithsonian or are those plans more obscure and open to interpretation? 

[threebs]

Plans are from the Smithsonian.

Edited September 25, 2023 by threebs
to add photos

[threebs]

Finally got the carronade gun barrels, so the gun tackle rigging will proceed.

[threebs]

The masts are pretty much done as well.

[threebs]

Making and installing the chain wale platforms on the New York. Also their supports.

[threebs]

Misc. work on the New York

[threebs]

The New York's barge/whale boat is pretty much done..  Needs some final touches to clean up fuzz and paint job.  I  was busy the past week making an in depth video series on making a ship's boat.  It is in 9 parts!  About half are 10 minutes or so long, but several run 15 to 25 minutes.  I have them on U tube.  My channel is @gregbaumgartner8257  I have not tried or looked into posting video here.  Is it allowed and if so how do you select videos to up load?

[threebs]

I was so busy making ship's boat making videos for my U tube channel I forgot about these.

[threebs]

What is the proper format and MIME for posting videos?

[mtaylor]

Seems to be .MPG for videos or post to say Youtube the video and a link here.

[threebs]

Head is done on the New York.

[threebs]

The New York's carronade gun tackle is done. The pin rails are starting to go in. Yes, I know the bow pin rails are crooked. There are not glued in yet so I can fix that!

[threebs]

The spar deck is done on the New York.

[threebs]

Masts, spirit mast on Mizzen, and Jib Boom are going in on the New York. On my last few ship models I have not been gluing the masts in. Instead I have been simply allowing the tension on the shrouds to hold the masts in place.

[threebs]

Masts, spirit mast on Mizzen, and Jib Boom are going in on the New York. On my last few ship models I have not been gluing the masts in. Instead I have been simply allowing the tension on the shrouds to hold the masts in place.

[threebs]

Work on the New York progresses. Lower fore mast shrouds are basically done. Futtock staves and Catharpins are on. Heart blocks are in on the bow sprit.

[threebs]

More work on the New York. Lower shrouds are all in. Starting the futtock shrouds and top mast shrouds.

[threebs]

Top sail and top gallant shrouds going on.

[threebs]

Ratline jigs are all up, and one side of lower Mizzen shrouds done and posted here to show jig use results

[wmherbert]

Beautiful work. Were those staples holding the shrouds to the cardboard on the jig? How do you go about setting that up. I've always been nervous about ratlines but that looks like a great way to keep them all straight and the shrouds in line. 

Bill

[dvm27]

Very nice job on those ratlines. I often see them too large when compared to the shrouds but yours look very much to scale. I found that tying every fifth row, then filling in the spaces between, keeps them correctly tensioned all the way up.

[threebs]

        This video should explain it all.

 

[threebs]

Yes, those are staples.  They HELP keep the shrouds straight.  It is not a perfect method, but, it helps immensely.

[threebs]

I demonstrate ship building at our local county fair each year for 10 days.  The sound you hear in the background of the video is one of the many bands that play through out the day in the Grandstand right outside the building I am in.

Edited December 10, 2023 by threebs
spelling correction

[threebs]

YES! The ratlines on the New York are done!!

[wmherbert]

Looks great. What do you use the spray for?

Bill

[threebs]

The super glue drys shinny, so it serves 2 purposes.  I coat the ratlines with the clear matte spray to eliminate the shininess and it seals the rope fibers so if it is not in a case and gathers dust, The dust does not penetrate into the rope seams and fibers.  It makes blowing the dust off with a small compressor is easy. I coat all of my rigging this way.

[threebs]

Back stays and fore stays being rigged on the New York.

[threebs]

All of the New York's bow sprit related stays are rigged.

[allanyed]

I love the gratings which look very realistic and that the copper bottom plates do not have the rivet-like protrusions as seen on so many models.  Nice work!

For the future, maybe try brass belaying pins if you cannot make wooden ones to scale.  Yours look well shaped but pretty fat.  These are not the easiest things to make, but it can be done😀

Allan