Ann Mckim 1/96 scratch - Page 10

**Michael Mash** · #91 09-29-2013, 08:57 AM

I like the bowsprit with the chains.
Very authentic.
Mike

**birder** · #92 09-29-2013, 11:51 AM

Thanks Mike for your support on this project, it is neat to see what a small bit of rigging can do

**birder** · #93 09-30-2013, 01:59 PM

With figurehead and dolphinstriker, the latter was of the swinging type likely, as Davis reports this type began to be the norm on American ships around 1820, of note is the perpendicular bowsprit cap to waterline, this was not typical for British or Australian vessels of the time. My reference books otherwise have the bowsprit cap perpendicular to the bowsprit.

**romanmodels** · #94 09-30-2013, 02:41 PM

making good progress Glen figerhead and bowsprite look good

**birder** · #95 09-30-2013, 03:52 PM

Thanks David is nice to have some progress, you may recall the figurehead was made a year ago, wood and paint..

**birder** · #96 10-09-2013, 12:07 PM

Rigging to the jib boom I think is reasonably close for the times (1830), more to do yet but will start up on masts pretty soon, buying some blocks and have to decide whether to make my own deadeyes, tedious though but can make them the way you like...after Cleo I swore to buy them next time..

**Don Boose** · #97 10-09-2013, 01:03 PM

Beautiful work on the bowsprit, jib boom, martingale, and dolphin striker.

Don

**eatcrow2** · #98 10-09-2013, 01:09 PM

Outstanding rigging.. Looks realistic, and very much in scale.

**oleg** · #99 10-09-2013, 03:25 PM

Hello.
Beauty.
I envy quality.

**birder** · #**100** 10-09-2013, 04:24 PM

Thanks Don, Peter and Oleg for you comments! This is a pretty ship to model, I'm questioning some of my early decisions on gun ports, but my guess Is probably fair as based on some known facts, but I think would have gone with the plan from Chapelle on the ports probably if had a mulligan.