Holy Ghost 1227 by Ferrus Manus - FINISHED - Revell - 1/50 - PLASTIC - English Nef

[Ferrus Manus]

I also considered adding reef points and those little things used to tie up the sail, but this thing has to be done by Sunday. 

[Ferrus Manus]

The rigging is, i think, done. I still have no idea what the little thing in the middle of the bottom of the sail is supposed to be.

 

[Louie da fly]

19 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

It means unprepared.

Yes, that's what it means here. You might be confusing it with "flat out like a lizard drinking".

[Ferrus Manus]

A lot of times I forget how similar we are.

 

[Ferrus Manus]

There are several things wrong with this picture. 1.) the anchor rope looks terrible, and 2.) the cross-beam for the anchor is comically long, i would assume nearly to the point of rendering the anchor non-functional. I fixed both of those issues.

I did some hacksaw surgery on the anchor stock, and i stained the anchor line, and set it in a relatively realistic position in relation to the anchor. You see that one coil that seems to be there for no reason, and doesn't have an attached rigging line? That's the anchor's sounding cable. The reason i put it there instead of laying it on top of the anchor is that i didn't want the line to obscure the glorious stain-job on the anchor rope.

 

The windlass bars, which are friction-fitted into the windlass drum:

Notice how the first bar is purposely shot through the drum and resting on the deck. This windlass bar is the most important thing on the ship, because it is the only thing preventing the drum from uncoiling, releasing the halyard tackle and causing the yard to come crashing down into the deck. 

 

These are the ladders, which i honestly expected to look worse than they do.

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

Is it worth it to make a stone anchor as a spare? They were sometimes seen on small cogs, as per a build log i saw. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Only the flag is left to go!! 

[Ferrus Manus]

Yes, i am well aware that the flag pictured here is an updated version, and that is evidenced by the fact that the ships have rudders instead of steering oars. I am not sure when this update occurred, but the original version was not available as a drawing such as this.

[Ferrus Manus]

I did the little ropes on the yard which allow the sail to be properly taken in and furled. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Alright guys. The flag was printed and made in the usual fashion. The difference between this and other flags i have made is in how it was attached to the flag stick. Instead of using a halyard, i simply tied the flag at several points to the stick.

The flagpole on the ship:

[Ferrus Manus]

You know what that means?

It's DONE!! 

This is an interesting time, because this is the first time in quite a while (Over a year??) that I haven't had a new project that i have already started or am about to start. Nothing on the modelling bench, nothing in a stash somewhere, nothing in the mail. I guess i will have to adjust to taking a (probably short) break, at least for a while.

 

Thank you to all (especially Steven) who watched me take a significant first step into the realm of scratchbuilding. 

Until next time, fair winds and calm seas.

Edited September 16, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Knocklouder]

Congratulations , well done my friend. 

                              

[Jeff T]

Congratulations!   It looks great! Time to relax a little.

[Chuck Seiler]

Next....a Cog/Kogge? 

[Ferrus Manus]

Ah, probably not. Next is probably either a redux of the 1/96 American cup racer, or HMS Botany Bay. This stuff keeps me sane and away from all the garbage on the internet. It's not good for me to not have a project.

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Nicely done!

[Louie da fly]

Nice work, mate.

 

Steven