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 Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
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Hi..I am up to issue 91 thoroughly enjoying this new hobby. The sheer size of the model is impressive a lot bigger than I imagined it to be and my thoughts are now turning to what I'm going to do with it when it's finished.
Space in my home is at a premium so I was wondering would it be possible when the time comes to position the yards on the masts at an angle..as if the ship was turning into the wind just so it could fit into a narrower cabinet? or is this just not feasible or desirable? any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated.
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One of the beautiful things about our hobby is that with the correct level of thought and planning it makes anything possible, so the setting of your yards at an angle could be done. Would suggest you get yourself a good book on rigging period ships, unless of course you have a good understanding on how these ships were rigged for different sailing conditions. You may find this link useful https://forum.model-spac...aspx?g=posts&t=5200
You also need to think about whether you intend your model to be displayed with full sails, furled sails or a mixture of both. This affects the amount of rigging that can be viewed depending upon which side of the ship it is viewed from. If it were me, I would be tempted to set the yards in their desired position then temporarily attach the yard lines to their respective belay pins, not gluing at this stage. This would give you some flexibility in adjusting the lines as you progress with each yard on a mast. Regards Alan
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It’s simple enough to angle the yards by adjusting the running rigging which controls the yards. But adjusting the cordage of the sails so they look billowed when angled is much harder to achieve and often requires wire inserts into the sails to make them look right. It would be far easier just to angle the yards without sails or have the sails furled.
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
Joined: 08/10/2016 Posts: 16 Points: 48
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Thank you both for the useful advice, I will certainly bear it in mind when the time comes, It was very appreciated.
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