Traveler for the boom

It seems to have been a while since I took myself away from this project to snap and upload some photos so I have a lot to explain.

The traveler for the boom was not supplied in the kit so this piece was fully fabricated. The traveler is the tie off for the main boom that will extend out past the rear of the ship.

In order to make this part of the model I cut a very small strip of wood out of a sheet that is 1/32 in thick and attached two strips of small gauge wire. I had to drill several small holes in the center of this wood strip to make the slot in the center that will allow the boom to move side to side as would have been done on the real ship due to changing wind directions.

After painting this black with multiple coats of paint it was almost ready for installation, first I had to paint and install an eye bolt under the traveler that holds the block that the boom will eventually attach to. After installing all of these things I put in one more eye bolt that will serve to keep all of this in place.

This is one small detail that will be followed by many more to come...