After installing the masts It was time to start the rigging of the shrouds and stays. These are larger standing lines that hold everything in its place on the real ship. In fact I will use the shrouds to make sure that the masts are straight and true as the holes drilled for them were not perfect. Two of the stays, The Fore and Jib Stay run forward through the bowsprit and attach to eyebolts mounted in the hull which can be seen above.
The Shrouds on this ship are not abundant as they might be on a larger ship, having only six shrouds is part of what makes this an entry level ship model, but none the less it takes some getting used to when working with these tiny parts and thin line. I used a staple between the deadeyes to make sure that each had proper and even spacing, that being said they are not perfect, but pretty close. In the photo above you can also see the tackle for the topmast backstay which is rigged through the outrigger on the main mast and attached at the top of the main top mast. The tackle was rigged at the same time on either side of the ship to ensure a straight topmast considering its small size. Doing both was troublesome, but in the end it was well worth it.
It apears that as I write this post that I have missed a step in the posting as the main boom is already on the ship in this photo. That is supposed to be the next part and will be a new post in just a few minutes. All of the stays are now rigged, tight, and it is on to constructing and installing the main boom (just dont think about it already being there:)
After installing the masts It was time to start the rigging of the shrouds and stays. These are larger standing lines that hold everything in its place on the real ship. In fact I will use the shrouds to make sure that the masts are straight and true as the holes drilled for them were not perfect. Two of the stays, The Fore and Jib Stay run forward through the bowsprit and attach to eyebolts mounted in the hull which can be seen above.
The Shrouds on this ship are not abundant as they might be on a larger ship, having only six shrouds is part of what makes this an entry level ship model, but none the less it takes some getting used to when working with these tiny parts and thin line. I used a staple between the deadeyes to make sure that each had proper and even spacing, that being said they are not perfect, but pretty close. In the photo above you can also see the tackle for the topmast backstay which is rigged through the outrigger on the main mast and attached at the top of the main top mast. The tackle was rigged at the same time on either side of the ship to ensure a straight topmast considering its small size. Doing both was troublesome, but in the end it was well worth it.
It apears that as I write this post that I have missed a step in the posting as the main boom is already on the ship in this photo. That is supposed to be the next part and will be a new post in just a few minutes. All of the stays are now rigged, tight, and it is on to constructing and installing the main boom (just dont think about it already being there:)
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