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And now the correct main lower shrouds attached

So now a beeg boo-boo in the instructions. If you follow them for the main lower shrouds you end up with a shrouds that are not wide enough, and the vertical ropes/strings are not aligned correctly. You can see below; Instruction shroud on the left, re-done one as per the deadeyes on the right.

Foremast stepped and shrouds attached, you can see the mainmast getting attention :)

Could have done that with the old one.... (before it was thrown away ;( )

I like the idea, but not with HMS Victory...

Thanks guys, still need to touch up, paint over the deadeyes to hide the glue and knots

And here we go, upper shrouds attached to their respective masts; Mizzen mast Main mast And the fore mast

You could say that... :rolllaughing:

The acid in the wee would actually corrode, so no ;) Teabags, in particular a variant we get in South Africa called Rooibos (red bush) that doesn't taste like anything but stains wonderfully!

Now the stern is complete! Moving onto the rigging, first the upper shrouds Airfix provide these lovely jigs, as you see I have 3 (from the Victory, Wasa and an old one). The instructions give you the guide which notches to use, and ta-da. I then use wood glue, liberally spread over...

THe kits normally give clear instructions. I'll post tips when I get there

Thanks guys

Next up; Mayflower Then the Cutty Sark HMS Prince Golden Hinde Discovery And the Royal Sovereign

And here we go, all the surviving ships I built. I guess the last one would be 2004, the Wasa. Prior to this build, of course :) First the WW2 ships; HMS Nelson Vosper MTB (Motor Torpedo Boat) Nina, of the Columbus fleet Pinta Santa Maria

So here we go, masts assembled Now I'm going to deviate from the instructions which call for the yardarms to be attached now. Since I'm doing cloth sails they need to be stitched to the yard before attachement. I think I may do the standing rigging I can before this step. If you're curious...

Good point Zathros. It's interesting that the colours in the instructions seem to have changed from when I first built the Victory

Now the for'ard and midships parts of the deck complete, deadeyes attached (you can see the poop deck attached. Stop sniggering @Chuffy!)

:rolleyes: That is the correct name :rolllaughing:

All mine are in glass cases, prevent the feline and accidental destruction :)

They generally do Zathros :) . All around 30+ years ago I've built; Revell - Columbus fleet (Nina, Pinta & Santa Marai) Airfix - Discovery (Scott's ship), HMS Bounty (destroyed :( ) Wasa (destroyed but have a new kit :)), Cutty Sark, HMS Prince, HMS Sovereign, Mayflower, HMS Nelson, British...