HI all, after many times viewing this fine forum reading what many skilled and knowledgeable people have to say about the anchor, including pics of the real thing and historically accurate books demonstrating the methods involved in constructing the anchors and rigging methods, i am a bit shocked considering the quality of this amazing ship we are making, that a puddening kit wasn't supplied to achieve the trafalgar finish.

If people take the time to read the threads posted by mike turpin and the build diary of cliffweld compared to the pic of the anchor by captainalan i think everyone who is looking for the trafalgar finish will agree?

In my humble opinion it just gives it that extra touch a class, great stuff!

Thanx for your time, maybee the next anchors may have a kit with them?

The Scrameth.

Would anybody mind explaining what puddening is?

Puddening guys is as RussG says:



also see this image 8th post down.

http://forum.model-space...t.aspx?g=posts&t=98

and the real thing.

http://forum.model-space.co.uk/resource.ashx?a=77

and last but not least, cliffwelds build diary

http://forum.model-space....aspx?g=posts&t=225

Hope this helps guys

and Enjoy the build

You could always paint the ring black and add the off white strips either in off white cotton or paint them.

For the puddening i just raided my wifes sewing kit.

Wait until you get to the sails!

I don't know about this kit yet but I have spent many a happy hour with needle and thread sewing the seams on the sails for the Bounty kit. Haven't started on the sails for HMS Halifax.

I did ask for a volunteer sailmaker but I will leave you to imagine the response!

Just spent the last of my Christmas money with Amazon buying the 'Anatomy of Nelson's Ships'. It will now be interesting to see which comes first issues 2 and 3 or a book from Amazon.

there's a challenge for Admin!

Mike T

the sails need sewing when we get them if so that be a nice job for my wife to be cos i cant lol

That would definitely save alot of hassle! Fingers crossed

There appears to be a little confusion creeping in. The above is the diagram in Harland's book.

Puddening is further described in the 'Young Officer's Sheet Anchor'. The tarred canvas was first applied as a layer to the ring and then 'stuff' (i.e. unpicked rope ) was then wrapped around the ring. The ends of the stuff were held in place by the seizing which was thinner cord. It is the stuff that you see with seizing in four positions around the circumference.

There are already at least two members of the forum who have done really good anchor rings in their builds.

I would do one myself to see how difficult it might be, if only issue 2 and 3 would be dispatched!!!!

Mike T

Went down to Portsmouth yesterday and spent some time in the dockyard.

Mike is absolutely right in that the 'stuff' covers the tarp completely and was completely black, as the rest of the anchor.

Interestingly the seizing was in 2, 3 or 4 bands depending on which anchor you looked at! Natural colour for the seizing.

John