US Revenue Cutter 1815 by Jsk - Seahorse - 1/72 - CARD

[0Seahorse]

Good job!

 

I tie the thimbles with thread or rope around them, but before seizing, I secure the thread around the thimble with a minimal amount of CA glue, applied with the tip of the needle.

As for parrals, I think these beads are called "trucks", at least that's how I read Modefeld's drawings.

("Historic Ship Models" by W. Modfeld)

 

Boom and gaff probably definitely had these "beads". In the case of yards, it could be an ordinary truss pendant (i.e. just a rope).

("The Global Schooner" by K. H. Marquardt)

 

The suggestion to use wire insulation is simply an imitation of these beads, as they are so small that making them by hand without precise tools may be very difficult.

 

Best wishes

Tomek

[Jsk]

Thanks, Tomek. So the trucks are for the parrels. That makes life easier! I don't have any wire to strip the insulation from so I was going to cut sections from a CA glue applicator tip. I think I could make it work but now I know I don't have to.

 

[Jsk]

After working on the boom and gaffs I worked on the sails. I used a watered down acrylic paint (about 50/50) of a 'sandstone' color to color the white fabric. I hung the fabric like so much laundry on a line and let it dry for a good 24 hours. The fabric had a nice stiffness to it after the paint treatment. Since the sails are printed on one side only I used a thin lead mechanical pencil to draw the seams on the reverse side and then applied a thinned coat of watered down white glue to seal them. (I've happily used Aleene's Tacky glue for the entire project.)  I simply used an knife to cut the sails apart and glued thin strips of the same painted fabric for the tablings and reefing bands. I've not yet glued on the bolt ropes but decided to try the reefing points first.

 

So... were there standard lengths for the reef lines? And what's the best way to tame them?

 

 

The painted fabric:

I used a pin and some cork backing to open the reefing points:

Went away to Lewes, Delaware, for the weekend searching for some inspiration. Found some looking north:

Found some more looking south:

Returned home and added unruly reef lines to the fore sail:

 

Edited April 22 by Jsk

[ccoyle]

4 minutes ago, Jsk said:

unruly reef lines

 

You probably know this already, but you can tack the ends of the reef points down with a spot of Aleene's. They should hang straight down, perpendicular to the waterline.

 

Your Delaware beach looks much the same as a South Carolina beach. Here's one along California's Lost Coast, near where I grew up:

[Jsk]

@ccoyle, I have noticed a distinct lack of cliffs in Delaware. I might have to search the coastal areas a little more closely. 😉