mrangus Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share #331 Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks all! Very encouraging! Elijah and GLakie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted November 22, 2015 Share #332 Posted November 22, 2015 At least it was only images you forgot . Great job! mrangus, GLakie and mattsayers148 3 Quote -Elijah Current build(s): Continental Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15753-continental-gunboat-philadelphia-by-elijah-model-shipways-124-scale/ Completed build(s): Model Shipways Phantom http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?showtopic=12376 Member of: The Nautical Research Guild N.R.M.S.S. (Nautical Research and Model Ship Society) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share #333 Posted November 27, 2015 Any ideas how I can tie a fairly thick rope to a block? The rigging calls for a standing line that ends in a block - it's a counter on the mast. Not sure what the rigging looks like for that.... mattsayers148 and GLakie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted November 27, 2015 Share #334 Posted November 27, 2015 Can only guess, but maybe a stropped block with an eye? Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted November 28, 2015 Share #335 Posted November 28, 2015 Here's a couple of examples that may help. UpstateNY, dgbot, JesseLee and 2 others 5 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share #336 Posted December 2, 2015 Matt your pictures were great - got my thoughts going. Thanks once again! Here's how I ended up approaching the need... some of those above look a little more slick than mine but I'm comfortable with the end product. GLakie, UpstateNY, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted December 2, 2015 Share #337 Posted December 2, 2015 Way to go Robb! GLakie and Elijah 2 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted December 2, 2015 Share #338 Posted December 2, 2015 Good for you Robb. Looks good. David B mattsayers148, GLakie and Elijah 3 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share #339 Posted December 3, 2015 Thanks gents. here's how it looks on the ship... next will be foremast backstays, then the dreaded.... ratlines. I've been concerned about them for a while now.... And when I was looking at the pictures, I see that I knocked off the top of the windlass... will have to re-glue that back on. Boy pics with flash show all the bad stuff. no more flashes! GuntherMT, JesseLee, UpstateNY and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted December 3, 2015 Share #340 Posted December 3, 2015 Your rigging looks great I like the way you served your shrouds. David B GLakie, Elijah, mattsayers148 and 1 other 4 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted December 3, 2015 Share #341 Posted December 3, 2015 Looking sharp Robb! Jesse mrangus, mattsayers148, GLakie and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share #342 Posted December 4, 2015 Thanks Dave regarding the shroud serving. Chuck's server machine was a great investment! I've gotten so much mileage out of it. If I ever build another boat I think I might try to create my own rope.... Jesse - thanks for the comment. I'm starting to think about the yards and having to put them together. Did it take you a long time to construct yours the way you did? They look great - and I'm thinking of building similar to yours but furling some of the sails. I still have to get through the ratlines however I think that's going to take a while. Elijah, GLakie and mattsayers148 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted December 5, 2015 Share #343 Posted December 5, 2015 I had actually been working on them on the side so when I got to them about half of them were already started GLakie, Elijah, mattsayers148 and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share #344 Posted December 7, 2015 Foremast backstays.... Elijah, mattsayers148, GuntherMT and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted December 7, 2015 Share #345 Posted December 7, 2015 She's starting to take shape nicely Robb! Nice work! JesseLee, Elijah and mattsayers148 3 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted December 7, 2015 Share #346 Posted December 7, 2015 Looking really great Robb! GLakie, Elijah and JesseLee 3 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted December 8, 2015 Share #347 Posted December 8, 2015 She's looking great! It look like you might be approaching the finish line! That is a nice ship! mattsayers148, JesseLee and GLakie 3 Quote -Elijah Current build(s): Continental Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15753-continental-gunboat-philadelphia-by-elijah-model-shipways-124-scale/ Completed build(s): Model Shipways Phantom http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?showtopic=12376 Member of: The Nautical Research Guild N.R.M.S.S. (Nautical Research and Model Ship Society) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share #348 Posted December 8, 2015 Thanks again gents. Elijah - sometimes I feel like I'm almost there... and then I survey what needs to be done and put any thoughts away that I might be close to finishing.... Here's my current checklist: - complete the ratlines (this takes time!) - tighten up some of the stays - begin on the yards. I need to read up on them - I like Jesse's approach with the stunsail boom - figure out what the sail configuration will be. Which leads to another interesting question. When ships are sailing with some of their sails furled... which sails are being used? Is there an order of sails that are employed from 'no-sails' to under full-sail ? Elijah, GLakie, mattsayers148 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share #349 Posted December 10, 2015 Starting the ratlines... This takes longer than I thought. Initially I was going to use light brown rope for the ratlines that extend all the way over to the last shroud, and use the darker brown rope for the shorter ratlines, but when I got the trial onto the shrouds, I didn't really like it afterall... so I had to pull the light brown ratlines back off, and re-do with the darker line. One other to-do I left off my list is to build a stand. I'm still using the temp stand made out of two noodles taped together, and my daughter is still on me for cutting up one of her noodles. Oh well... Here's what I have: GuntherMT, Elijah, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donrobinson Posted December 10, 2015 Share #350 Posted December 10, 2015 I think the dark rats look better, good job mrangus, Elijah and Jack12477 3 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted December 10, 2015 Share #351 Posted December 10, 2015 Very nicely done! Elijah, mrangus and GLakie 3 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share #352 Posted December 13, 2015 First of four complete... Now that I have the process down, it's really not that hard. Just takes a bit of time... and lots of patience... Jack12477, mattsayers148, GLakie and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted December 13, 2015 Share #353 Posted December 13, 2015 Nice work Robb! She's coming together quite nicely! Elijah, mattsayers148 and mrangus 3 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted December 13, 2015 Share #354 Posted December 13, 2015 Ratlines look good Robb. Nice job. Elijah, mrangus, mattsayers148 and 1 other 4 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted December 13, 2015 Share #355 Posted December 13, 2015 Awesome! mrangus, Elijah and GLakie 3 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share #356 Posted December 14, 2015 Thanks guys! with all this great weather we've been having in Boston I was able to get on my bicycle and ride down to the Constitution. Check out current state of the work being done... Some models look more put together than the real deal! JesseLee, mattsayers148, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted December 14, 2015 Share #357 Posted December 14, 2015 There's some major renovations going on for the next couple years or so. Thanks for posting the pics. Elijah and mattsayers148 2 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share #358 Posted December 20, 2015 Two down, two to go... Working on the ratlines while watching a little football and studying some chess. Slowly getting there. I'm really good at clove hitches now. UpstateNY, Elijah, GLakie and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted December 20, 2015 Share #359 Posted December 20, 2015 I love it Robb! Hey I just posted a couple vids in my log showing some ideas on setting sails and their order, some furled, some set. mrangus, dgbot, GLakie and 1 other 4 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrangus Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share #360 Posted December 21, 2015 Matt, thanks for sharing - exactly my question. I still have a ways to go before getting to the sails but thinking about it and doing some reading nonetheless. Trimmed up the ratlines on second set of shrouds. Half way there.... Elijah, GLakie, mattsayers148 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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