Albatros by vvvjames - OcCre - 1:100 - First Build

[Baker]

1 hour ago, vvvjames said:

Does anyone have any better ideas?

No 😇.

looks good to me, much better than te kits instructions 

 

[vvvjames]

34 minutes ago, Baker said:

No 😇.

looks good to me, much better than te kits instructions 

 

Thank you Baker! Also cheers for unlocking "page 2" of the build log 🍻

[vvvjames]

Ahoy all, 

With the addition of the ships boat, everything that needs to be on the deck is now on the deck! I may add some accessories after masts and some rigging are up, but this is a big milestone:)

Ships boat:

 

And here's how everything looks at this stage!

It's hard to get everything in one shot, excuse the blur. 

 

Today I also worked on the bowsprit:

Before:

After:

And a dry fit on the boat!

Not too shabby! Hatches are being thoroughly battened! That hole where the bulwarks meet needs some tidying before I lock it in place. 

Wooo!

Best, 

James

[Geordie Tyne]

Congratulations on the completion of the deck. Your Albatross is looking very nice, indeed. 
 

Regards

[JacquesCousteau]

Very nice work!

 

Before going on to the masts and rigging, you may want to check that the blocks aren't backwards (the one at the tip of the bowsprit looks like it is). Real blocks are basically pulley wheels in a casing, but many modeling blocks just have a single hole to represent this. So you would want to set it up so that it looks like the rope is passing over the wheel, not below it, if that makes sense.

[vvvjames]

26 minutes ago, JacquesCousteau said:

Very nice work!

 

Before going on to the masts and rigging, you may want to check that the blocks aren't backwards (the one at the tip of the bowsprit looks like it is). Real blocks are basically pulley wheels in a casing, but many modeling blocks just have a single hole to represent this. So you would want to set it up so that it looks like the rope is passing over the wheel, not below it, if that makes sense.

Ahh good eye and thank you for pointing that one out, I learned this lesson the hard way when doing the anchors, I shouldve known better haha. I think I may have been getting tired last night when I put that final block on. Thank you!!!

[Keith Black]

James, very impressive work considering that this is your first.The hull with it's deck furniture look very nice. 👍

[vvvjames]

8 hours ago, Geordie Tyne said:

Congratulations on the completion of the deck. Your Albatross is looking very nice, indeed. 
 

Regards

Thank you Geordie!

8 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

James, very impressive work considering that this is your first.The hull with it's deck furniture look very nice. 👍

Appreciate you saying that Keith, thank you!

[vvvjames]

Hello all,

It's been slow work on the masts, lots and lots of sanding! I tried using a method where I attached the wood to a drill to sand it evenly in shape, but I liked sanding by hand a bit better so I did a bit of both. Hours of sanding later here are the masts:

Oops wrong picture...

Here are the masts!

Most of the bits and bobs are attached to the foremast, minus all but one yard, and nothing on the main mast yet, I ran out of glue! I believe this is the first time in my life I've run out of glue. What a great hobby!

 

Neither mast nor the bowsprit is glued in place, I ran across another post about whether or not to glue the masts in, there were mixed opinions so I am holding off for now. 

 

I also saw another post  by @wmherbertabout doing as much rigging as possible with the masts off. So I will be looking into what can be done before tackling the rat lines! Should I hold off on attaching any more yards ect. to the masts to make the rat lines easier?

Best,

James

 

Edited 6 hours ago by vvvjames
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