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Hi All, Finally started the rigging this weekend. Fitted the fore mast shrouds. Thanks must go to Stevie for his method of fitting the Deadeyes. I tied a slip not on each pair of shrouds, I'll label them once the Deadeyes are fitted. Kind regards, Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi Garth, Great stuff to date, keep up the good work. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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She's looking good Garth, lovely work,,,, Regards Alan
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Good stuff Garth, a definite interesting part of the build. Looks good. Rgds, Hans "It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully" Current Build: Endeavour Cross section,D51 Completed: HMS Victory Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Hi Garth, I actually find the rigging fun The best thing about this partwork though is that the instructions make this job so easy, every knot is explained, so much better than when you buy a kit of this size and you have to try to figure out where everything goes from the plans and instructions Steve
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Hi Derek, Alan, Hans and Steve, Thanks for the looking in, and the inspirational comments. You are right Steve, the instructions are very clear and seem easy to follow - the rigging is also my favorite bit. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi All, Completed fitting the Deadeyes to the lower shrouds this weekend. MAN, did I battle aligning the Deadeyes. I tried all sorts of things. Firstly I followed the books instructions, secondly I made a jig to hold all shrouds in place, then finally, I decided to bind each Deadeye temporarily in place after fitting the heat shrink. This seemed to do the trick. Other than that, I have basically followed Steve’s tutorial. In hind sight, perhaps it was more so that I was able to string a couple of hours together to finish the task. Rather than as with the Foremast, fit three or four Dead eyes, pack the model away for a few weeks, then hall it out again to fit five or six more, and so on… Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Looking good Garth That's basically what I did with the deadeyes except instead of the temporary bindings I just numbered them with some tape to avoid getting them mixed up. Look forward to more. Steve
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Hi Steve, Thanks for looking in. I have removed the Foremast and bound the shrouds on the bench rather than on the model - as you suggested. It is much easier. I'll add some pix as I get there. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi Garth, shrouds are fiddly work to get looking just right and yours are looking fab... keep up the great work... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan, Thanks for looking in and the kind words. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hello Garth, you are now at the interesting part. it feels like you are not progressing them wham it looks great and complete. Well done so far looking good. Rgds, Hans "It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully" Current Build: Endeavour Cross section,D51 Completed: HMS Victory Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Nice work and looking good
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Hi Hans & Mr T, Thanks for looking in and the inspirational comments. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi All, Completed fitting and binding the lower shrouds. I found my fly tying kit to be a great help securing the parts to be bound. 1.Clamp a bent dress makers pin into the jaws of the vice. 2.Slip the heat shrink over the pin. 3.Bind as per instructions. (The Hackle Pliers are a great help keeping tension on the thread) 4.White glue applied. My thoughts on repetitive jobs like this: Doing a bit here and there can be so counterproductive. Where possible, try to complete the job in one sitting. I find that with every one that I completed, I was fine tuning my methods and eventually I was getting quite good at it. Well, enough rambling – back to work. Kind regards, Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi All, Started on the Futtock Shrouds this weekend. Basically following Steve's heat shrink method, except this time I used my Whip Finnisher (From my Fly tying gear) to do the binding. I know this is'nt true to the original, but most of the binding is hidden anyway - and it's a lot faster. Kind regards, Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Lovely neat work Garth, credit to you.... .. Looking good... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan, Thanks for looking in. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi Garth, Really well turned out build thus far... I am taking a keen interest in all things victory and this is a brilliant example. i will be following this one closely Happy Modelling
Marc Heeley
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Hi Marc, Thank you for looking in, and your kind words are much appreciated. Regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!" Finished!!! HMS Victory, Current build: Black Pearl. On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1. Wish list: USS Constitution.
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