Taoism Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Hi all. As a newbie to all this, there is so much information to take in, but one area that I'd like to see more photos of is the kind of jigs/setups you use for actually working on the ships.... I have seen a photo in the past with a jig/holder that resembled a long-handled stick with the ship clamped at one end and all the rigging lines running down the handle of the stick/jig/holder. So, can people post photos of how you work with the ships? Cheers! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I have used the flat stick like holder before. On my last build I used a different kind. The tall part wedged into the base in a cut groove & a wood pin held it in place. At the top the ship hull was held on by 2 wood screws from underneath. John Zuch, Taoism, Gwyl Blaser and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bellinger Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 This is a rigging jig designed by the late Jack Hinkley, former President of SIBAA, and this example was kindly made for me by Saul Bobroff. The posts support the model allowing access to the underside of the hull as needed. A bit of plain brown paper, from a grocery bag, glued with Elmer's to the top of the post and underside of the hull will hold quite well and is a bond that can be easily and safely broken when the time comes. The rigging lines lead forward to the bar in front where "test clips" keep the tension. In this case it's HMS Guerriere on the stand with USS Constitution below, waiting her turn. IgorSky, John Zuch, Bernard Kelly and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Nelson Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Pretty simple one where there is a screw through the bottom of the stand that screws into the bottom of the ship and the lines are wrapped around nails. The cross piece is for stability. Taoism, IgorSky, JesseLee and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taoism Posted September 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Nice! Thanks for the replies so far. Anyone else want to jump in? @JesseLee: I have a couple of inexpensive SIB books I bought of Amazon and the author of those books uses a setup very similar to what you are doing. I think the author's name is Dan Berg. @Alex: given that you call that a rigging jig, do you only keep the ship in there for rigging, or do you use it to help build the ship overall? @LordNelson: That seems like a simple and easy setup! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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