Le Mirage Corel Scale 1:75

Hi Kent,

I was just driving in your neck of the woods today, so I was just thinking about you and your projects. I love the progress you've made on Le Mirage! Congrats on getting the rigging started. Yes, you have lots of work ahead of you, but I find it goes by faster than the hull construction and detailing. It's pretty satisfying when you enter that completely different phase of ship modeling.

My words of advice at this point, if you don't mind me throwing it out there... don't wear long sleeve shirts or jackets, don't wear a watch, and don't make any sudden movements – before withdrawing your hands from within the ever growing web of rigging, stop and look around them to make sure you're not about to snag anything vital, then slowly back them out...

Oh, and don't go anywhere near the rigging with a rotary tool :D

Clare
 
Clare, where the hell were you a week ago, I already broke and repaired the bow spirt, and I wont run through the house with a rotary tool, Anymore! Thanks
 
That is a bright white line.
The deadeyes rigging is part of the standing rigging and is tarred since it does not have to be adjusted very often and is part of the mast stabilization system. Strength is important and adjustment are mostly done when docked. There do not have a pulley to run through. Minor adjustment are made with lanyards.
If you look in my log, it took about 400 hours to do the rigging, but it give the ship it character and is fun to watch it take shape.
Amati, Mantua, and Billings has tan rigging and Roger has plenty on hand.
 
Kent,

Excellent video tour! Thanks for putting together and posting the link here. Looks like you're doing a bang-up job on both Le Mirage and the USS Constitution. Are you going to bring one of the them to the next meeting? I know it's tough once rigging commences.

Anyway, well done and thanks for sharing!

Clare
 
Hi Kent,

Looks like we're about 11 months or so from your last post now.

I'm a new member and enjoyed reading your progress so far (great job and love the Le Mirage).

I'm on my first build and I'll be darn if that smaller hull in your video (under your tool and parts storage boxes) looks very similar to my Lexington hull (which is in close to the same state with the first layer of planking just completed). If not, as it's hard to tell in the video, what is the hull type?

Thanks for sharing and look forward to seeing the completed model :)

Boyd
 
Hi guys, I know it's been a while for me posting updates, but life has gotten real crazy around here and I've been very busy. The pictures I'm posting in this update are from August of last year. I have finished the ship and I'll be posting those pictures today also, as soon as I get done here.

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I'm still here and building, just keep forgetting to get things posted.
 
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OK, here is the final picture update on this build. Le Mirage a'la OTrax is finished. It took 2 years and for being my first build, I'm very proud of her and myself. This hobby has tested all my skills and I've learned quite a lot from research and the people I've meet through this forum and club meetings. I now have no fear of building these ships and I'm looking forward to my next build. Enjoy the pictures.

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And here she is in all her glory!
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Thank You all very much for following along, I'll be starting a new build log on the HMS Victory very soon.
 
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Yes, Brian she will be going in a case at my little sisters house. When I do that I will post a picture here. It's going to be a couple of months before it's done, I have another house to work on for a while.
 
Boy Kent, this is a very lovely piece of work! I can't help but wonder why those older vessels, such as this, had so many pulleys in the bow area. I keep trying to figure out all their purposes, but for the life of me, I got lost in there. But, it is just marvelous!

I suppose if I would buy a book on rigging, I would gain my understanding. eh?

Dave
Seattle
 
Thank you for restoring your images,I moved back your blog to wooden kits.

Zoltan
 
This realy a nice way of presentation..... you have take care that your pets are not sailing away ;-)
 
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