Well many thanks for all of your kind comments.

Have continued with the rigging but working in some of the tight spaces and trying to thread the blocks is proving slightly hard for old fingers. But here we go.


Managed to get the lifts rigged up on the spars.








Then was onto the braces, this is were i came unstuck and started pulling off the blocks that were attached to the underside
of the foremast top, but have started to get there.



Well that is it for now.
am not that happy with the rigging as it is a massive learning curve but it is a start and will see what happens.

So for now happy building folks and have fun.

Regards

Foz

Hi Foz

It looks wirly nice. some menny houres have payed of well in the end .

well don

Cheers

Jens

Looking good Mate and well done I know what ya mean about the old fingers not doing what they should I have HSP and oldness and a bit of arthritis to contend with and it's not fun when the fingers lock up when you are trying to hold a small piece so well done Mate.

Eugene.

Do you have rigging tools as it would make your job easier and some good forceps as well, also have a look on YouTube as there are some good tutorials out there and have a look at some here as well as other builds on here, you have to put the sails on it makes the ship imo but other also like them without or rigged up in the put away position.

Eugene.

On another note. Started to make some rope coils just for decoration but not sure which is best, weather to leave the thread natural or coat it with wax.

Any thoughts at which would look best, have attacked a picture of what i have played with. The waxed thread is on the left.

Any comments most welcome.




Regards

FOz

Hi Foz, I'd agree with Gandale on that; the rope work does look smoother when waxed. A by product is that the waxing prevents the ropes from picking up dust like a magnet.
Happy building
David

P.S Wax is best - and it won't go fury over time as natural tends to do !!

Thanks for the comments folks, much appreciated.

I will be waxing all the threads and have made a few more coils but not attached them yet,

Instead have started to add the sails, hopefully an updated pic a bit later.

Regards

Foz

More lovely work Foz, the sails just give the build that final beautiful touch.... .. Look forward to seeing her with her full compliment of sails on..... Very well done...

Regards

Alan

Hi again folks

Again, thanks for the kind comments, they keep me going on this build.

Well got the sails on the foremast done eventually as there was a lot of rigging to do as can be seen in the pictures and i think there is still more to come on them.



A close up of the amount of rigging around the foremast.