Good morning Johan. True story. Of course one has to determine how close to that perfect scale you want to go. With this ship I have used what I have and did scale down most aspects from the Occre kit. Luckily so as when I use the figurines it would have been silly. Cheers Grant
Good morning Chuck. Thank you kindly.
Thank you Michael. I’m Still way off your masterpiece under construction tho.
Thank you for these words and your prayers gentlemen. My Mom appreciates them plenty. Unfortunately she has some badly damaged nerves, and it will be a long haul back. Yep, Paul, I was a handful and for her to get me anywhere near acceptable to society is a testament to her as a mother. She got me close ........
. Most of her paintings are sold and she has done some pretty good stuff over the years. Hopefully my Victory will not be her last. Cheers Grant
Hi Grant. I has also that problem with old Schooner tables. Then I got one that mentioned ‘circumference’.HELP :
I am researching rope and block sizes for my next ship. It wont be a "Grant" ship and I would like to get some historical authenticity into this ship. She is a 230 ton, 90 ft at top deck, British merchant vessel and the Navy board added a few cannons and swivel cannons in 1787. The scale is 1:48.
Using the tables in "The art of rigging" for the foremast with the following as an example :
Foremast shrouds : 7 inches = 177.8mm. @ 1:48 scale = 3.7mm shroud
Foremast stays : 10 inches = 254mm @1:48 scale = 5.29 mm main stay
Foremast buntline 2.5 inches = 63.5mm @1:48 scale = 1.3mm line
Foremast buntline block 9 inches = 228.6mm @1:48 scale = 4.76mm block
Maybe I am misreading this table or it is impossible to build a scale model accordingly, however to have 3.7mm shrouds would look horrendous and a 1.3mm buntline would never fit in a 4.76 (5mm) block ?
It is not a Brig so used the 300 ton table.
Am I having a "blonde" moment.......or is the table size working In diameter or radius for the rope and blocks and my simple math doesn’t equate?
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Cheers Grant
Good afternoon Guys. Thank you for this information and help. I certainly have sufficient guidance now for me to get some understanding. There is nothing like an SOS call to SOS friends…The Elements and Practice of Rigging And Seamanship
www.google.com
Hi Grant, maybe this link will help you.
001-ShipOf110-100Guns
maritime.org
Page 121 onwards might be of interest to you.
. Much appreciated. Cheers Grant
Beautiful artwork!
The kit actually came with parrels? I’ve never seen such! Are the wooden spacers between the beads one unit? I’ve never seen that before either, Grant. It does seem pretty convenient, though.Good morning. I forgot to show you Grants design to keep the oversize kit parrel fitting nicely.
I started to accurate way, however had to add a second strop and toggle to keep everything pulling up nicely. Logically the yard would still be able to be hoisted and lowered with this….hmmmm
Cheers Grant
Thank you Johan. She is getting bossy so must be recovering
Good morning Vic. The Parrels on the Xebec main mast are rather large in relation to say my Victory. The kit came with metal spacers which I painted. They are one unit. If I look at the some of the limited documentation of these ships it would appear as if they are one unit. I did reduce the number of spacers from the kit by one to make the fit better. Cheers Grant
