HMS Harpy 1796 by Glenn-UK – Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale

[SaltyScot]

Nice tutorial there, Glenn, a real eye opener. It's nice to see old Stadler and Waldorf having a chat next to your fish pond too  

Edited yesterday at 11:36 AM by SaltyScot

[Glenn-UK]

20 minutes ago, SaltyScot said:

Nice tutorial there, Glenn, a real eye opener. It's nice to see old Stadler and Waldorf having a chat next to your fish pone too  

Stadler and Waldorf is a great feature in the garden.

[Glenn-UK]

Following on from my last post this is the method I am using to add deadeyes to the shroud lines. It may not work for you, but for me it is a method which produces the most consistent, yet not perfect, results.

 

The best item I bought for model making, especially for the rigging phase is the quad hands.

 

I form a loop in the shroud line and then using the quad hands it can be held in place, as shown below.

Next I add three simple cross over knots on the top. In the photo below I am in the process of adding the third crossover knot.

The loop can then be closed up by pulling the free end (blue arrow).

A deadeye is then placed in the loop, which is pulled tight around the deadeye.

After a quick visual check against the other shroud lines a touch of ca glue is added to the seizing and the excess thread cut away. The lanyard is then added as a further check and if necessary the seizing can be removed and redone.

The process is repeated until all the deadeyes have been added to the shroud lines.

The are not perfectly level but they do tend to follow the slight upward slant of the channel beneath which is to be expected.