SaltyScot Posted February 8 #241 Posted February 8 I applaud you, this is an onerous task indeed and you are making a very good job of it. Yabuhebi 1 Mark On the table: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Next up: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
Yabuhebi Posted Saturday at 11:29 PM Author #242 Posted Saturday at 11:29 PM (edited) Continued to work on the back stays now. They are very labor intensive with the breast backstays requiring a tackle system and more complicate rigging that a standard deadeye to deadeye setup. I have to finish the fore port side backstays and then I will move back to the futtocks and catharpins. I wasn't happy with the way the mouse looked, so I coated most of them with white glue. this at least smoothed them out. Snaking them was harder than it read in the manuals and books. In the end, my ties were terrible and they are too far apart. It's hard to get good pictures of the rigging, I'll need to put up something white as a background to get a better feel for what's been done. I spent about 3-4 hours just working on the fore back stays today. Rigging the main shrouds for both sides and then taking the time on the starboard side to install the deadeyes, blocks etc takes a lot of time. The pics really bring out the dust!!!! So dirty, I think I'll have to look for a very soft, light brush to get into the nooks and crannies! Edited Saturday at 11:31 PM by Yabuhebi vossiewulf, Stevenleehills, wvdhee and 4 others 7 "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision" - Captain James T. Kirk Chris Current build : Caldercraft HMS Victory 1/72 Completed: Trumpeter RMS Titanic 1/200
SaltyScot Posted Sunday at 02:17 AM #243 Posted Sunday at 02:17 AM Man that is some intense and fiddly work, Chris. Don't take this the wrong way but rather you than me mate Yabuhebi 1 Mark On the table: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Next up: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
Fritzlindsay Posted Sunday at 03:26 PM #244 Posted Sunday at 03:26 PM I may be wrong, but are these blocks upside down? Thanks Fritz Mr Whippy 1
Yabuhebi Posted Tuesday at 04:10 PM Author #245 Posted Tuesday at 04:10 PM On 2/16/2025 at 10:26 AM, Fritzlindsay said: I may be wrong, but are these blocks upside down? Thanks Fritz Lol, you are NOT wrong Fritz. I was overthinking things when I added them. I just don't have it in me to remove them and re-orient them! I may try to drill the top holes but I don't have a lot of hope with such small bits! Just don't tell anyone else!!!!! Fritzlindsay 1 "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision" - Captain James T. Kirk Chris Current build : Caldercraft HMS Victory 1/72 Completed: Trumpeter RMS Titanic 1/200
Fritzlindsay Posted yesterday at 01:14 AM #246 Posted yesterday at 01:14 AM (edited) On 2/18/2025 at 11:10 AM, Yabuhebi said: I may try to drill the top holes but I don't have a lot of hope with such small bits! Small hand drill should work without problems. Fritz Edited yesterday at 01:15 AM by Fritzlindsay
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