dnl42 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Superb work. It's always a pleasure to see your posts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 Thanks for the kind comment and the likes 🙂 The small boat is now securely lashed on deck 🙂 cheers Dirk 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 Started the standing rigging on my Russian Schooner Polotsk. Hanger & Shrouds. Shrouds as cablets and served were needed. cheers Dirk 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Although I have a lot of books, I sometimes just "build" and then unfortunately "question" things later. It was great to build a hanger (as the Master Korabel plan specifies) but unfortunately Schooner had no hanger (with mantle tackle) but as an equivalent the so-called mast-tackle (which Master Korabel mistakenly understood as backstay). Master Korabel is going to correct the plans and I have redone some ropes and made the Mast-tackle with blocks 🙂 That can go away then ...sigh. And for it the new Mast-Tackle 🙂 cheers Dirk 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted January 8, 2022 Author Share Posted January 8, 2022 At the moment there is a break with Polotsk as I awaitening some stuff. I started a little side project though, Granado Cross Section. Here is already the Mortar done 🙂 cheers Dirk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted January 8, 2022 Author Share Posted January 8, 2022 I also wrote an article about "The Myth of left-handed hawser rope [in Ship Modelling]" Abstract There seems to be much confusion amongst model-makers over the ways in which rope was laid for various functions in a ship. The three general ways (hawser-laid, shroud-laid and cable-laid) are clear in their definitions and uses, but the confusion seems to arise when modellers use the wrong lay of the rope for its different uses. Thus there have been many who have claimed that shrouds of 17th, 18th and mid 19th century ships are usually made with left handed plain rope. That is simply not correct. Only cable-laid rope is left-hand laid. It is true that cable-laid ropes were sometimes used as shrouds on large warships, but this was the exception. Shrouds usually used (especially on merchant shipping) were shroud-laid: that being four strands with a central line or heart, laid to the right. I have seen many contemporary and actual Models, even from World Champions, with left-handed running rigging, and sometimes a mix of left- and right-handed running rigging. This made me wonder why this should be, as it seems at the least illogical. There have also been many discussions about breeching rope on canons and/or carronades as to whether they were cable-laid or left-handed hawser-laid. The bottom line is that there are a lot of contradictory statements that are basically never backed up with sources. Some of the wrong things have simply taken root as ‘correct’. This article tries to clear the air about the different uses of rope and show that Hawser-Laid Rope, used for all the running rigging were and is always right-handed, Z-Laid Rope. It has to be acknowledged that the wide-spread use of left-handed running rigging or left-handed shrouds is historically wrong, unless made as cables or cablets." Download as pdf here: https://forum.dubz-modelling-world.com/thread-41-post-438.html#pid438 cheers Dirk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I took a quick look of your document. Bravo! It looks to be very well done, with quite a lot of references, contemporaneous and modern. I'm sure I'll enjoy reading it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 It is with great pleasure that I am watching the magnificent construction of this beautiful ship! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 Thanks so much my friends. It's a while but on February the 3rd my little daughter Juna Luisa was born and since then, I guess you understand, time is luxury 🙂 Time for an update between the diaper change, she's already 5 weeks old, time is running .. 🙂 I have started to "equip" the yards. For this, I use my self made rope and the blocks from Dry-Dock Models & Parts. Together with the Master Korabel blocks the best on the market. Syren blocks are now only mediocre, if at all. cheers Dirk 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I'm only at the bottom of page two of the thread but I had to say this is breathtaking work. I've never seen a wooden ship built before so I'm learning a lot as I go. I would love to try my hand at one of these kits, but perhaps something a little less complicated - a rowing boat perhaps. Or maybe just the oars! Seriously, do you think a beginner to wooden ships could handle the St Gabriel? (I would begin with the jolly boat if you advise it.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 Thanks for your comment 🙂 Yes I think St. Gabriel could be a good start for a beginner. Just go a slow pace 🙂 cheers Dirk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dubz said: Thanks for your comment 🙂 Yes I think St. Gabriel could be a good start for a beginner. Just go a slow pace 🙂 cheers Dirk Thank you Dirk, that's very encouraging. I have just ordered the lifeboat for it as a trial, even though I was joking in my post. I'm quite excited, this is very new to me although I have always admired the wooden ships that I see in museums. I hope the instructions are easy to follow. I also hope that you will be as patient with me as you are with the boats. I am likely to be asking many questions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 5/13/2021 at 3:35 PM, Dubz said: Oh my! I've just ordered one of these tiny but challenging things. I knew I shouldn't be drinking tonight. Dubz, your ropes are beautiful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 5/23/2021 at 8:05 PM, Dubz said: And now I can't wait to get started! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 That was quite a read. I'm inspired. Your work is very, very good. Would you please post a photograph of the model with your hand in the shot. I'm still struggling to fully comprehend the size of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Dirk, I just stumbled your build and all I can say is Fabulous! So far I have skimmed through a few of the pages but I am going to set aside some time for a thorough read. So many good ideas and much food for thought, I will be keeping notes. Congratulations on the birth of your daughter Juna Luisa. Children grow up fast. In what seems like a blink of an eye she will be teenager. cheers, Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 minute ago, ColonelKrypton said: Congratulations on the birth of your daughter Juna Luisa. Children grow up fast. In what seems like a blink of an eye she will be teenager. Yes Dubz, my congratulations too. Children don't really grow up fast. What happens is that the parents age ten times faster than normal. 😆 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Haha, yeah I now my first kid, my son is already 25 years old 😛 Now he got a little sister and likes it. cheers Dirk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Just small steps only, I have finished the four mast tackles with violin blocks and have been able to attach a few other blocks as well. cheers Dirk 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Truly inspirational, keep it coming !! cheers David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubz Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 And a shot with Polotsk in my hand 🙂 cheers Dirk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Those whipped ropes are perfect. You are producing something very special here. Thanks for the shot of the vessel in your hand. It’s a little smaller than I had expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Amazing stuff Dirk and congratulations on the birth of your daughter you might get some spare time to finish this in about ten years time she will keep you very busy. 👍 Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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