Endeavour by maggsl_01 - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:54

[dgbot]

Looking good Max.  As for sails if you add more furl them otherwise forget about them.

David B

[maggsl_01]

Hello my freinds

 

thank you all for your feedback.  I decided not to attach any more sails at the stays. I tried to furl them - but that did not look any good.

So the best will be to renounce any further sails.

 

I like the look with the sails quite much - but I think next time (Fregatte Berlin) I will not work with sails. If you give so much attention to the yards and all the fixing of the yards to the masts then it is a pity to hide this work under the sails. Also the view to the deck is restricted.  

 

BTW - does anyone know from which time on the crawfeed were used?

 

Thx alot my mates

 

Cheerio

 

Max

[maggsl_01]

Hello my friends

 

yes - it is done. My interpretation of Mr Cooks famous Endeavour is ready. I finished the build, only a stand (ordered) and a hood will be necessary. But this is just a final moment.

 

It is almost one year that I spent with the Occre kit. The building was always a fun to do although there were some tricky steps to take. Especially the instructions are something to criticize - and here indeed the instructions for rigging and the sails. They are too superficial and do  not show the details for many things.

 

Nevertheless - all at all I would recommend this kit with good conscience to a modeller with some expierence. You can improve the model with additional items like the buoys for the anchors, the covers for the windows  or additional rigging like the backstays for the topgallants. Therefore it's good to take a look at the AOTS Endeavour.

 

I will later take pics when the stand is done and create a gallery. The next time I will take a break until the next model will be on the desk. I am not sure if I start with the Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde by Euro Model orf the Fregatte Berlin by Corel. Well, let's see

 

CU

 

Cheerio

 

Max

[RGL]

Congrats Mate, well done, now you'll have free time and itchy fingers.

[DenPink]

Well done my friend she is looking A1.

A master class in model building.

 

Denis.

[kiwiron]

Very nice Max,now I know how to finnish mine,ron.

[Captain Slog]

Great job Max,

 

Looks fantastic!

 

Cheers

Slog

[maggsl_01]

Hello my mates...

 

thank you all for your kind words. I am not so happy with the sails and will probably not use sails anymore. But I wanted to try and see. Both I did, and now I can decide in a considered manner.

 

As mentioned I am quite content with the kit. In every kit there are more or less things to improve - so the effort for this kit was average. I like to have real plans and drawings more than the photo-booklets as plans give more Information about size and shape. So you can better handle with improvements or changes. The book AOTS Endeavour by Mr Marquardt is an enormous treasure-box. The descriptions and drawings there gave me some inspiration  on my way through the build.

 

Nevertheless this model is just one Interpretation and I see so much stunning models and logs around. Every modeller has his own sight and his own Level to create a almost perfect model. I always compare my doing with the progress I see in other logs. It is so satisfying to learn from others and to give the own knowledge to others.

 

I hope the parts for the stand will be delivered this week so I can complete the model and take some more pics (esp  details)

 

Best wishes to all my friends and followers

 

Cheerio

 

Max

[dgbot]

Congrats Max.  your version of the Endeavor is fabulous.

David B

[maggsl_01]

Hello my friends

 

now this is the last update for my Endeavour

 

I finished the model and created a Gallery in the Gallery section with 22 pics

 

Thank you all for your attention, your comments and all the kind words.

 

I will take a break now, but I will be back with my next project. This will be the Fregatte Berlin by Corel, but sure not before April.

 

Cheerio

 

Max

[maggsl_01]

Hello again

 

I have to do some additional updates... I did some very big mistakes... All sails rigging - clew garnet (?) is wrong. I always thought that something looks strange. But I did not recognize what. But yesterday I found out what was wrong. All the ropes have to be fixed on the backside of the sails not on the front. But I did all acording to the instructions. But the instructions are bad in view of rigging. They do not differ between front and back and they do not show exactly the Details.

 

I can not leave this failure. So I redo all relevant rigging (I estimate about 20 to 25 hrs all in all)

 

I will show some pice when I am through and then really finished

 

Cheerio

 

Max

 

 

 

[edmay]

Nicely done Max ,A masterly acheivement , have downloaded will catch up as time allows ,Edwin

[kiwiron]

Don't worry Max you followed the instruction sheet it does show them going forward.Have a look at other finished Endeavour builds to see how they have done it.ron.

[kiwiron]

Here is a picture by Shipaholic on Dave Row's build.

[maggsl_01]

Hi all

 

Addition: I just purchased a small used book from a second-hand-bookshop. It is an old german book about rigging... should have done earlier

 

cheerio

Max

[popeye the sailor]

wow Max........sorry that I missed your build of this wonderful ship!   you've done such a beautiful job.......must have been a real heartbreak to find out about the clew rigging.    you'll fix it with no problem.....just gonna be a pain to get the clew blocks on the other side of the sails.   a year is very quick for a model of this caliber....amazing that you did it in that little time.   great looking ship my friend......I certainly hope I don't miss the Berlin.......I'll keep my eyes open for it start  

[kiwiron]

Hi Max before you re-do anything have a look at google images under Endeavour full sails,looks like some photos do have lines going forward.ron.

[kiwiron]

Endeavour photo

[shipaholic]

Hi Max

 

Here are a couple of pics of my AL Endeavour with sails that may clear things up for you.

 

You can see that the clew lines run aft of the sail, whereas the bunt lines run down the front of the sails

 

Cheers

Steve

[maggsl_01]

Hi Ron, Steve

 

thx so much for the further infos about the rigging of the sails. I change my rigging step by step - is not as difficult as I thought - just a lot of extra thread. But it goes really good.

 

@Steve I like the thread you used for that rigging. Looks very realistic, esp that the ropes are not too much taut.

 

Cheerio

 

Max

[Mirabell61]

Endeavour photo

 

Hi Kiwiron,

 

artificial sea level, cutaway, and seperate disposal of crew, marine soldiers officers, storage and cargo, lovely details

whoever built that model should win a prize for the idea, thanks for sharing that inspiring pic...

 

Nils

[maggsl_01]

Hello again my friends

 

I have now at least finished the Endeavour.

 

I have changed all the sails rigging according to AOTS and now am quite content with the result.

 

Thank you all again for your Attention. I started this log (and the build) exactly one year ago. Now I will have a break before I begin with the Fregatte Berlin. But I will join the MSW regulary.

 

Cheerio

 

Max

 

 

 

[edmay]

Well done Max,A brilliant build and end result,thanks for the many tips and research on reading your log .Edwin

[kiwiron]

She looks great Max,i hope mine turns out as well.Ron.

[kiwiron]

I see what you mean by the clew garnets,some of the rigging instructions are guess work but if I go over them enough i'll understand it.

[maggsl_01]

Hi Ron,

 

the instructions are not that bad - if you undertsand what is the frontside and what is the backside. But I missunderstood resp did not see the difference. Now this will never happen again as I now understood the system and the function of the sails rigging. But a newbie to sails... well... But life is always a ongoing learning so I could learn a lot...

 

I am sure your Endeavour will turn into a proud and beautiful little ship

 

Cheerio

 

Max

[donrobinson]

Congratulations, a job very well done

[Bill97]

Maggs I don’t know if you are still out there some 8 years later. If so I want to tell you just how beautiful your Endeauvor is. I have your build bookmarked as my go to for pictorial advice and inspiration. I am building the the OcCre model as well (Bill or Bill97 on MSW) and am at the point of making all the deck decorations. I am seriously thinking of saving all your photos to an easy access file for easy reference. Again beautiful job.