US Brig Syren by Augie - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64

[rdsaplala]

She's coming along beautifully, Augie, I'm pleased to see your Syren back on-line, very nice details and rigging work

[dafi]

Why the heck did this lovely build escape to me before?

 

Wonderfully done, Daniel

[patrickmil]

Augie, I'g glad to see the Syren back online. This is one of those ships that are in my list. I've got a soft spot for American sailing warships and this one will definitely eat up some of my time some day.

[lb0190]

Good to see you back Augie. Your ship looks impressive!

[augie]

Thank you Aldo, dafi, Patrick and Larry.  (Oh, you too Sjors).  It's great to be back in the company of old (and NEW) friends.  A little confusing right now keeping up with everything but the smoke will clear eventually. 

 

I've spoken with a few other Syren builders and suspect I may have some company soon. 

[Sjors]

 

 

I've spoken with a few other Syren builders and suspect I may have some company soon. 

 

I smell a sense of fear!

 

Sjors

[augie]

Fear??????  Heck NO!  I just need a Syren builder on here who knows what they're doing

[SkerryAmp]

Here ya go Sjors.  I've had silently perused your stuff last go around and am glad you're back too.... I'll give ya some champagne! =)

 

And some for Augie and everyone else as well =)

 

 

 

As for fear... I would love to do a syren - Augies and others are quite inspiring.. but that there Syren scares me!

Edited February 17, 2013 by SkerryAmp

[keelhauled]

Really nice work!  very clean.  It's great to watch it come along!

[Sjors]

Hi Adam,

 

Thanks for the champagne…….

At least one friend here 

The fear is not for building the Syren but some of the builders around here are afraid of my gun ships…..

I really don't know why

 

Sjors

[augie]

Here we go again with the sabre rattling.  I am not going to be a party to starting 'The War' again.

 

But, if necessary, I shall be a part of finishing it! 

[realworkingsailor]

"And so, dear readers, the third Sjorsian war began"

 

Andy

[prodas]

I congratulate you for your work, is a reference to the mine

[Sjors]

Andy,

 

When the time is there I can provide a whole fleet.

I just ordered the Aggy (from Mobbsie) Sovereign of the seas, the Mordaunt, and the Syren .

When they are arriving, I'm not living in the house anymore but out on the street…….

Anja drop me out!

So if anybody has a place to stay for me then ?

 

Sjors

[Gahm]

Hi Augie,

Great to see your building log coming up again! I always love to watch your progress! It gives me an indication what I still have ahead of me 

Thomas

[riverboat]

Am I reading Sjors correctly........ He's mustering a war fleet together!!!!!........ Is this something I should concern myself with???????????

[popeye the sailor]

looks to me like he's building an armada.......not to worry,  by the time he is ready,  he'll be too old to light the fuse!   LOL!!   besides,  I'll bet Anja pirates one from him........

[Anja]

Well guys,

 

Sjors has guns, but firepower? I've hidden the canonballs.

 

There will be absolutely now war between friends!

 

Take care all,

 

Anja

[realworkingsailor]

Ahhhhhh nuts!

 

Andy

[augie]

There are just too many things I could say here -----  so I'm going to be silent.        .

[popeye the sailor]

you took the words right out of my mouth.....LOL!

[SkerryAmp]

You guys are cracking me up!!!  

[fnkershner]

Augie - I am glad to see your log coming together. I hope to learn from you when I get back to my Syren.

Edited February 20, 2013 by Floyd Kershner

[augie]

Welcome back aboard, Floyd!  Always glad to see another Syren on the ways.  I'll look forward to following your log.

[augie]

Well, it's been less than a week since the mishap and the site is really coming back to life.  A goodly number of build logs are back up, a whole lot of old friends have returned and  I'm seeing a lot of new faces....... um, avatars is what I think you call 'em.

 

Traffic is terrific!  I'm almost used to seeing 35 emails every time I sit at the PC ----- and I sit a LOT    . 

 

Hopefully,  things will continue in the right direction.

 

OK, I'll have an update up in about an hour.

 

Thanks to all for their continued interest ...... and keep on building/posting

[augie]

The standing rigging on the mainmast has basically been completed.  This included the main topgallant shrouds, stay and backstays as well as the main royal stay and backstays.  I never realized that some standing rigging was actually adjustable as is the case with the royal backstays which run through blocks down to belaying pins on the rail. The tackles actually WORK!  (Sorry about the lack of focus on the first 2 pics).

 

 

 

Seeing as we're tying off to the pin rack, I decided to try my hand at making some loose rope coils for the belaying pins.  Toward that end, I constructed this highly sophisticated jig.  About 5 coils of line, a dab of CA and voila!  I'm not sure if this qualifies me as a neophyte 'darksider'

 

 

Time for a long distance shot.  Note that what appears to be a fore royal stay running to the bowsprit is just a temporary brace set to help tensioning to lines on the stays from the mainmast.  As nothing went 'boing' I think we're OK.

 

Which reminds me of something I forgot to post in the re-post of this abbreviated log.  All of the belaying pin rails and channels were pinned with 28 guage wire during construction (thanks Chuck).

 

 

 

Concerning the rake of the mainmast, I had previously determined from the plans that it was approximately 5 degrees aft.  Well, as they say, the proof is in the pudding.  So at this point measuring from ball truck to ball truck I get 9  1/8" which precisely matches the plans.  So assuming the mast holes in the deck were drilled in the right place, I finally got something right.  I believe this is a FIRST.

 

At any rate, this rigging thing is an absolute blast!  Haven't had so much fun since coppering.  Or maybe planking.  Or maybe........

 

Now we move on to a total repeat on the standing rigging for the foremast.  Hopefully, we will already have improved a bit.

Be back when the cursed ratlines are completed on the upper fore shrouds.

 

Everyone stay well.  And build straight  

[SkerryAmp]

Augie, the rigging is looking fantabulous (yes that is a word, my wife says so).   And judging from the other updates and things along the way I would hardly say your rake is the first thing you got right .

 

She is coming along very nicely!!  Kudos!!

 

 

-Adam

[patrickmil]

Augie, your rigging looks great. That main mast looks good with the stays and ratlines and it all looks very clean. I use a very similar method for my hanging rope coils, so I guess that makes me a neophyte darksider as well. I feel honored.

[Trussben]

SWEET Augie, That rigging looks awesome, glad you having fun with it. For some strange reason the rigging is one of my favorites parts of a build,  not including ratlines of course

 

ben

[newbuilder101]

The rigging is terrific...and everything looks right!