![]() Thought I'd never get to this point, huh? Well, it's still going to be a bit slow going, but at least the hull is just about finished. I will also have to put in a few other items, like the bumpkins, which are small spars that extend from the hull and are used for rigging some of the sailing lines, and perhaps I'll get the anchors installed, but then it's on to the masts, yards, etc., and the rigging will begin. The quarterdeck davits will be installed once the mizzen mast channels are in place since they go on top of them. #Download free Kartonmodellbau Schiffe installSo, a pretty productive weekend! I realized after going over the model and plans I still have to install the stern davits before I get to work on the channels. So, this is what she now looks like, from the starboard quarter:Īnd, finally, a closer view from the after port quarter: I was able to work in the port hammock nettings and now they are all done! Same drill as with the starboard side, installed the hammock irons, then the inboard nets and finally the outboard nets. If you happen to see an actual ship moored you might get a better appreciation of what I am trying to explain.a picture is worth a thousand words, they say. The bulwark openings, by the way, normally act as fairleads for the mooring lines, and the use of the bollard needs to be flexible so as to have the mooring lines run in different directions, so they are not lined up with the openings on a typical ship. So, for the spring lines that run from areas inboard of the bow and stern, the line would not run straight out from the side of the ship, but actually at an angle the opening in the bulwark, therefore, would be to the sides of the bollard.Īt the bow and stern, however, they run, except for another spring line, at a less acute angle from bollard to shore, so the bulwark openings are more or less closer to the bollard. If you consider how the mooring lines will run from the various points along the ship's deck in actual practice, you would find, except for at the bow, the lines normally run at an acute angle from the ship to shore, and the bollard is placed at best advantage so the line runs fairly straight from bollard, through the bulwark opening and down to the pier. I am enjoying your building thread immensely! =D>Īs to the placement of the bollards, I would humbly suggest the locations on the deck are not necessarily in error. It does provide a fairly nice and interesting ship in the end.įirst of all, permit me to applaud your wonderful build of this model. I think it might be worth a second attempt if you are inclined to try this model again. I did a build thread on the Papermodelers forum, which contains a few more photos, if you are interested: ![]() Hopefully the photos will show what I mean.Īll in all, though, in the end it seemed to work out. The bow flare on this ship is extreme, as you noticed, but when pressed against the formers the sides seemed to create the required flare. I also didn't like the way the bow plating required two pieces, and would have preferred two sides joined at the stem instead. Fear not, I also built this model, although I reduced the scale to 1/600, and met with many problems as well, particularly with the superstructure fit. ![]()
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