And now the great experiment; the sails which I had prepped earlier are now ready to go!
Quick reminder, that I am ditching the plastic ones (ok, using them as a mold....) in favour of cloth. I've also (at my girlfriend's suggestion) chosen to stitch the sails to the yards.
Now, the bit I've been itching to get to, furling the sails
First I cut the sail (bit of a guess-timate since the one provided is moulded furled) and stitched to the yard arm. The corner is then pulled up to the yard and tacked to the yard.
Them the circled area is stitched to the same point as the first corner
And you get this, front view;
And rear
Next the middle part is stitched together, and then to the yard.
Last but not least, the reefing ropes, front
And rear
Then just a bit of wood glue to nip the edges together
Nice job, must look at a glossary on all these sailing terminologies - stuff you always hear about, but unless you know, it all sounds strange to a landlubber
I really like the texture of the sail cloth. This will add much to the model. Might have to get a U.V. box to protect the model. U.V. is not kind to cloth and thread.
So with the foremast sails done and attached I got carried away and worked on the bowsprit before taking any pictures....
So here we are, foremast complete and one of the flying jibs attached, stitched onto the sheet. To explain the terms; A flying jib is called such as it is attached to a sheet (rope) as opposed to a standing jib which would be attached to a yard.