Shipbuilder Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I made 33 of these this morning - too 36 minutes in total. Bob John Zuch, Donald, Bernard Kelly and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Wow! How? Have a good New Year Bob Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thanks Alan, same to you! The deadeyes are small round paper punchings from telex tape. In years gone by, when I was sending telex messages on a regular basis, I felt that a bottle full of punchings would come in useful at some later date for model making. I saved a couple of hundred thousand of them! I blackened them by dumping them in black spirit dye. I wound the wire on a frame in groups of three, and stuck the punchings on with spots of white wood glue. After they were dry, I cut the outside wires off with a scalpel. I hope to be able to solder the top deadeye wires to the bottom of the wire shrouds. After they are fitted to the shrouds, I will lightly spray the whole lot black, so they should look better! Chasseur, Bernard Kelly, John Zuch and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thats awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I have now put eight sets of tiny deadeyes on a small topsail schooner. Bob John Zuch, IgorSky, Moab and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 At last, got a bright sunny day for a better photograph! Nearly finished now, as the rigging is the easiest part. Bob Moab, exwafoo, John Zuch and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) I have now set and rigged the four jibs. This took about 1 hour 30 minutes, but just as I was putting one of the last blocks on, I accidentally knocked it over. This damaged all the standing rigging under the bowsprit and jibboom. The only solution was to rip it all off, and re-rig it, as wire, once bent, cannot be straightened when it is glued in position on a model. This took a further ten minutes to get the model into the condition shown below. That is enough for today, and I will do a bit of drawing this afternoon. Day off tomorrow, and on Wednesday, I hope to fit the mainmast, then set and rig the mainsail and gaff topsail. Bob Edited January 8, 2018 by Shipbuilder Spelling mistake Bernard Kelly, JesseLee, IOAN and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pob374 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Looks Great! Bernard Kelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks for the explanation Bob. Similar to one I found in an old copy of Model Shipwright where the wire dead eyes are threaded onto one of the shrouds, positioned, and the 'loops' are then filled in with coloured glue, not covered with paper circles, which is a grand idea. Going to be a good looking model. Alan Bernard Kelly and Donald 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks Alan, I only thought of this method a few days ago, it is easy and quick, and looks good as well! Bob Bernard Kelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Wow, very nice! pob374 and Bernard Kelly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 A beautiful model!!!!!...Moab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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