dafi Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share #601 Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Thank you Mark and Popeye! I will put some further remarks*** and details over there ... It is getting tighter ... XXXDAn *** sorry MArk, no pun intended ;-) Edited May 9, 2014 by dafi robin b and NAZGÛL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 9, 2014 Share #602 Posted May 9, 2014 Daniel, I believe Henry has your answer. I was going to dig out Lee's in a bit, but Steel is pretty definitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share #603 Posted May 9, 2014 I already digged the usual suspects and will soon give an account :-) XXXDAn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share #604 Posted May 9, 2014 Here it comes in 17 tomes ;-) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/6705-channels-deadeyes-and-shrouds/#entry196080 XXXDAn popeye the sailor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 10, 2014 Share #605 Posted May 10, 2014 Other question: I see that you rig the tackle of the backstay startting from the upper block, resulting in the running end going upwards were you belay it tot the backstay. Istn't that a bid uneasy when using: it would seem to me that strarting from the lower block results in a tackle for whcih the runnin gpart goes downward and can be secured at deck level of on the lower block.... (or isn't it the backstay tackle?) Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share #606 Posted May 10, 2014 Yes it is the tackle :-) I fixed as shown in McKay and Marquardt with the double block on the channels. The running end is shown in both going away horizontally. Could make sense if the tackle was shorter, because then there is no way of pulling the running end down effectively. In Portsmouth those tackles are quite long. And it appears to me that this one was hauled tight and then secured on the top, but could not make it up for shure. What other posible places to belay the running end could there be? Foot of an deadeye? The only one I saw with the running end coming down from the top was Petersson (but with two single blocks). XXXDAn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 12, 2014 Share #607 Posted May 12, 2014 True, but compared to that guy with his hammock, he needs a little step to get the line belayed at the top. That's what made me wonder. Jan (PS still quoting Marquardt ? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share #608 Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) I finally found the detail: They took the running end up, through the loop over the deadeye and down again. Is this normal? Look at the small lashings. Cheers, DAniel Edited May 12, 2014 by dafi Kevin and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 12, 2014 Share #609 Posted May 12, 2014 I don't know whether this was normal. My 'normal reaction' would be to ask you..... Jan dafi and Beef Wellington 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share #610 Posted May 12, 2014 ROFL :-) Hy Jan, you are talking to a professional landlubber! XXXDAn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share #611 Posted May 17, 2014 Slowly but steadily: it is getting tighter up there :-) And please enjoy the exquisite collection of clamps ... XXXDAn popeye the sailor, Dubz, WackoWolf and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 17, 2014 Share #612 Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Dafi - yr work never fails to amaze me well done Edited May 17, 2014 by Kevin dafi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share #613 Posted May 17, 2014 Thanks Kev! Here coms the good night goody ... ... changed the orientation of the z-twist-ropes, used the heavy tools to fiddle the bits as ship shape as possible ... ... got happy about the results ... ... and my favorite picture of the day :-) XXXDAn Aussie048, src, canoe21 and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 18, 2014 Share #614 Posted May 18, 2014 top notch work Daniel.........you do know that the weather is getting better......the misses will want her clothes pins back you never fail to surprise though.....I like the way you rigged them. dafi and NAZGÛL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share #615 Posted May 18, 2014 ... the hardest still comes ... ... cleaning the pegs before I have to give them back ;-) Admiral´s orders ... XXXDAn mtaylor, lambsbk and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 18, 2014 Share #616 Posted May 18, 2014 don't feel bad.......I have the same problem I haven't 'rigged' the lines yet there's still time. dafi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share #617 Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) ... YES I confess I stole them ... ... and have to give them back ... ... the good thing is, the order did miss the date of return ;-) XXXDAn Edited May 18, 2014 by dafi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share #618 Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) And off we go ... ... trying ratlines in different sizes and colors. Seen by scale, the one in the middle it should be. But done out of 2 x Caenis 20/0 it is a bit too stiff for the job and only available in deepest black. Underneath for comparison my usual 4-thread- 8/0 yarn, good to mix color and great to put in form, but too thick for my taste. The two lines on top are 2-thread-8/0and fits much better size wise, ok to fit but more restricted color wise. Still having the old discussion in my ear about the tarred ratlines, I believe most of them are either to dark or too light, I would personally expect in this case a much lighter brown from the stockholm tar. Already my shrouds have a dark brown touch for that reason, the lines should be more light. So still have to try a bit to get the right tan ... Cheers, Daniel Edited May 18, 2014 by dafi Barbossa, lambsbk, ianmajor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share #619 Posted May 27, 2014 Continued my small bric-brac and made 2 more colour trials on the top ... ... finally was able to use my new clamps ... ... and finished the first two big dead eyes. Ship shape und Bristol fashion enough for the scale? Cheers, Daniel MarisStella.hr, robin b, HIPEXEC and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 28, 2014 Share #620 Posted May 28, 2014 nicely done Daniel.........I know others have asked......do you have a catalog or booklet you send out? really like to see a price list on some of this wonderful etch! dafi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #621 Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Thank you Popeye :-) Here is a site with all the etches I did so far http://www.dafinismus.de/plates_en.html Those clamps are part of the new Plate 7, that I revised. The old version is to be seen here: ... more ... New pictures of this plate will come soon, as the official release will be this weekend. The new version has shorter hooks, small eyebolts refined and the clamps with the foot as seen on the picture. For the details go to the order-page: http://www.dafinismus.de/order.html Cheers, Daniel Edited May 28, 2014 by dafi mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted May 28, 2014 Share #622 Posted May 28, 2014 Dafi - those ratlines look fantastic. I've always felt that the line used for ratlines is typically too large, your photos show a real contrast in the sizes which looks very realistic. dafi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #623 Posted May 28, 2014 Thank you Jason, now just remains the question of the colour ... ... in last case I throw the dice ... ... XXXDAn mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 28, 2014 Share #624 Posted May 28, 2014 consider it bookmarked.....thank you ! they look great! dafi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #625 Posted May 28, 2014 And of course, who did the diabolic 666th entry - myself :-) Just realised, thanks you all for watching! XXXDAn popeye the sailor and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 28, 2014 Share #626 Posted May 28, 2014 gotta love the man and his demon dafi and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #627 Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) There is the easy road and there is dafi`s way ... ... could have adjusted the clamps so easily before putting the shrouds in place ... ... so had to fiddle the eleven clamps in on the display ... ... to make it sufficiently hard, I too replaced the first two ones by the smaller size ... ... easy way - kiddies way ... ... I´m no kiddy! XXXDAn Edited May 29, 2014 by dafi Dubz, WackoWolf, lambsbk and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 29, 2014 Share #628 Posted May 29, 2014 New pictures of this plate will come soon, as the official release will be this weekend. The new version has shorter hooks, small eyebolts refined and the clamps with the foot as seen on the picture. oh.. goodie.. this weekend!!! <rubs hands together and gets HMS Visa ready><maniacal laughter><Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D-Minor rising in the background> Obligatory musical interlude: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY dafi and gjdale 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share #629 Posted May 29, 2014 Today we have fathers day in Germany. This means, all man and fathers (the ones to be included) take a small hay cart and 3 dozen bottles of beer (for each person) and stroll off into the wild to get comfortably numb. I love fathers day :-) And this year dafi alone at home, so I take my small hay cart and stroll with my 3 dozen bottles of beer from one room of the flat into the next. That´s why I love fathers day :-) Also I claimed my fathers day present: A hair clamp that I shortened so it is less heavy and less lever action is taking it´s toll. The foremost shroud is served but unlike the Vic in P. the serving stops atop the deadeye so it fits better the literature. The clamps are fixed with a drop of CA and then bound with fly fishing yarn. And here I have a small stage win :-) Cheers, Daniel NAZGÛL, Dubz, lambsbk and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share #630 Posted May 29, 2014 Your Good Greatious, mylord Dubz :-) And, do they fit? XXXDAn Dubz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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