drtrap Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share #901 Posted May 28, 2017 Hi guys! Just wanted to say that I'm still here!! Cheers Stergios egkb, mort stoll, ccoyle and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share #902 Posted October 11, 2017 Well it is a real headache to navigate myshelf into the new msw interface... Can't find friends and previous posts... zappto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share #903 Posted December 21, 2017 Hi to everyone, next step the stirrups... That's my personal poin of view regarding the "wired" stirrups. My main concern is to find a way to keep those 2-3 loops around the yard closely and firmly tied each-other. Thanks Beef Wellington, egkb and BenD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemc Posted December 22, 2017 Share #904 Posted December 22, 2017 Hi am I correct in thinking that the Formast is supposed to be vertical and the Mizzen and Main at a slight angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted December 23, 2017 Share #905 Posted December 23, 2017 Hi Stergios, nice to see an update! I can't quite tell what you are showing in the picture. Are you using wire for the stirrups, looks like rope in bottom picture (?) Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share #906 Posted December 23, 2017 10 hours ago, Davemc said: Hi am I correct in thinking that the Formast is supposed to be vertical and the Mizzen and Main at a slight angle? Hi, yes that's right. Only the formast seems perpendicular to the deck, as per the plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share #907 Posted December 23, 2017 7 hours ago, Beef Wellington said: Hi Stergios, nice to see an update! I can't quite tell what you are showing in the picture. Are you using wire for the stirrups, looks like rope in bottom picture (?) Hi Jason, those are three tinny telephone wire twisted bundles. The bottom pic is with the primer... I'm about to paint it black just to see its appearance Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share #908 Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Thinking to pass the twisted wire through a hole to the yard and accomplish the whole procedure covering the stirrup with a kind of lashing of additional relative's size black thread. That will be the second version of realism, hanging the stirrups through the center of the yard and not behind it... Edited December 23, 2017 by drtrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemc Posted December 23, 2017 Share #909 Posted December 23, 2017 thanks for the reassurance Stergios was wondering if I had made an error. drtrap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share #910 Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Happy New Year 2018 to everyone!! A couple of pics showing the progress of this phase, using a custom made jig just to set the same length [14 mm] of the stirrups........ Edited January 2, 2018 by drtrap egkb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share #911 Posted January 2, 2018 I must find a way to rotate the pictures.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share #912 Posted January 2, 2018 This step of action trying to test and compare 0,5 vs 0,75 black thread for the lashing.... BenD, egkb and Beef Wellington 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted January 2, 2018 Share #913 Posted January 2, 2018 Looks good Stergios, nice idea on the stirrups. mort stoll 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share #914 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Thank you Jason. Now all yards are almost ready for the final rigging. I've applied of course a thin layer of the best in my opinion varnish: vallejo matt varnish 71120 Edited January 6, 2018 by drtrap RGL, mort stoll and BenD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share #915 Posted January 6, 2018 Unable to rotate all those pictures... Any help?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share #916 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Starting the rigging fot the footropes. I'm going for that with 0,5 black thread but I'm not feeling sure whether 0,5 seems "under-scaled", especially for the main yard.... Edited January 6, 2018 by drtrap BenD, Ryland Craze and zappto 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share #917 Posted January 7, 2018 I think it is better to simulate the footropes using 0,75 black thread for the larger yards and leave 0,50 thread for the other two (nr 2 and 4).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share #918 Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) A couple of pictures demonstrating the preliminary result using 0,5 and 0,75 black thread for the footropes. I'll leave the rigging semi-loose till the final placement just to be sure for the tension of the fittings and to simulate a sense of gravity rope "sagging" using floor cleaner as a rope hardener. I've found the tip to save my photos in a 270 degrees orientation. This way i can upload and show them without problem preserving my (and yours) cervical spine stablity. Edited January 7, 2018 by drtrap Beef Wellington, egkb, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share #919 Posted January 18, 2018 Hi folks. Any idea or suggestion on how to create, serve and fit those lower central slings of the "senior" masts? Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share #920 Posted January 19, 2018 No problem, I've found my way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share #921 Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) That's my version for the sling of the main yards. I used for the eye a custom made 5mm deadeye. Thanks. Stergios PS: The loop is passed the wrong way, I'll fix it later. Edited January 20, 2018 by drtrap egkb, Beef Wellington, mort stoll and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share #922 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Now ii's time to find the right height for the yards. I'll go using the respective platforms (I can't recall their names, now...) as a reference for the right height for the point to drill a 1mm hole and to fix the yard. PS: The photos are "uploaded" in a 90 degrees orientation. I sent a query mail to msw, no reply..... Edited February 5, 2018 by drtrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share #923 Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) The rigging of the yards is almost complete. Thinking to leave all of them unmounted out off the masts. I'll continue with the permanent placement of the bowsprit and start this way the standing rigging of the ship. If you consider I'm wrong, please say it now. Edited February 8, 2018 by drtrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share #924 Posted February 11, 2018 The entry poinys of the pins and the relative heights of the yards are defined. Cheers. Any advise on how to roatate the pics [anticlockwise] or contact the administrators to help? Captain Poison, RGL, egkb and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemc Posted February 11, 2018 Share #925 Posted February 11, 2018 Rotate the pictures on your computer before you download them to the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share #926 Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Davemc said: Rotate the pictures on your computer before you download them to the site Can't rotate and re-rotate everytime my computer's gallery. The point is to fix this abnormality inside msw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share #927 Posted March 3, 2018 Hi friends. A questionn in brief, for the spritsail... Do you suggest to fix it to the bowsprit (using a 1mm pin etc as for the rest of the yards) or leave it hanging alone with the attached ropes and blocks? Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share #928 Posted March 3, 2018 2 hours ago, drtrap said: Hi friends. A questionn in brief, for the spritsail... Do you suggest to fix it to the bowsprit (using a 1mm pin etc as for the rest of the yards) or leave it hanging alone with the attached ropes and blocks? Thank you in advance. I did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted March 6, 2018 Share #929 Posted March 6, 2018 Very good Stergios, just catching up on your work. I really need to get back and finish my Snake... drtrap 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share #930 Posted March 9, 2018 On 6/3/2018 at 10:28 PM, Beef Wellington said: Very good Stergios, just catching up on your work. I really need to get back and finish my Snake... That would be great Jason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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