HMS Victory,My Rigging Sequence for an English First Rate Ship of the Line. (1 Viewer)
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Do you know John I would have gone raving potty by now! You are one very talented guy (with a lot of patience).
Jeff
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The above is basically the amount of rigging on my ship.Bare poles "Harbour Rig" plus a bit more.The bit more consists of extra running rigging consistent with a ship about to haul up the sails and set out to sea,in this case just a few days before Trafalgar.Most of this extra rigging is attached to the yardarms.
Before attempting any rigging of the ropes, double check that you have in place all blocks,eyebolts,cleats etc...
There is nothing worse than to discover something missing and then trying to provide for it later when room for hands and tools are at a minimum.I call it "friggin in the riggin".
Before attempting any rigging of the ropes, double check that you have in place all blocks,eyebolts,cleats etc...
There is nothing worse than to discover something missing and then trying to provide for it later when room for hands and tools are at a minimum.I call it "friggin in the riggin".
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1/72 scale.
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I have to agree 100% with Jeff on this one. I dread to think trying to figure this out in this scale.
Can you imagine having to deal with it in 1:1 scale
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And in heavy seas,freezing rain ,gale force winds,in the dark,they don't make sailors like that anymore!I have to agree 100% with Jeff on this one. I dread to think trying to figure this out in this scale.
Can you imagine having to deal with it in 1:1 scale
