Captain Kidd ship

[JollySipper]

Thank you Alan for the links....... I've actually seen the build on shipsofscale, but there's no way I could do such a fantastic job as it's builder. This won't be a replica of any certain ship, just a generic Pirate ship.....

and Happy GrandPa'ness, BTW!

If anyone has any ideas where to get rigging instructions, I'm all ears......

[bisc63]

Clean building technique + TASTEFUL color scheme = IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY!

Got details on those particular red and green colors?

[JollySipper]

On 12/9/2018 at 3:07 PM, bisc63 said:

Clean building technique + TASTEFUL color scheme = IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY!

Got details on those particular red and green colors?

Hey, friend! Thanks, and here's the colors I am using, just a couple Apple Barrel acrylics....

Got the gun covers and channels done on the other side....

Thanks for lookin' in!

 

[JollySipper]

Got the rails done on one side, and started on the bowsprit.......

 

The part numbers for the rails are wrong in the instructions........ They swapped one side for the other...

Question, what material are the ratlines made of? Are they steel cable?

Thanks for following along.........!

[Jim B]

Arr, she be a fine looking ship.

Standing rigging (ratlines) on ships of that era was heavily tarred hemp rope.  Modern wire rope (steel cable) wasn't invented until 1834.

[JollySipper]

Cool, Thanks, Jim! I wasn't sure how to paint them, and didn't want to leave them bare plastic.....

The other side rails are done, and the bowsprit is mounted......

Happy Holidays, Guys! 

[Jim B]

Standing rigging would be black; ru8nning rigging would be natural rope colored (tan/light brown).  Sails would be weathered canvas and tan.

[JollySipper]

15 hours ago, Jim B said:

 Sails would be weathered canvas and tan.

How does this look for the sails? I don't want to over weather them, because I haven't on the ship itself.....

Got the grates in place........

 

[Jim B]

That looks pretty good.  You could do some darker, some grayer, some patches.

[r60man]

Ships like this are tough, you are doing a great job. I have a H.M.S. Beagle (The ship that Darwin sailed on and where he started on the theory of Natural Selection) but I gave up on it not too long ago. I may have to get it back out and finish it.

[JollySipper]

Thank you, John..... How do these sails look to you guys? I did weather them some.........

They should look better once they are cut out......

[blackbeard]

that looks great

[bisc63]

This will be a gorgeous display piece; can't wait to see the big reveal!

[rssschris]

Any update on this?

Chris

[JollySipper]

26 minutes ago, rssschris said:

Any update on this?

Chris

I still have the ship, but I started having some difficulty when trying to attach the ratlines..... it's stashed away at the moment, but it might would be a good idea to give it another go soon..

Thanks for the interest, man...

[bisc63]

Oh yeah, this one's looking too nice to give up on. It'll work out when you work at it.

[rssschris]

I just bought this kit today, it will be my first ship. What technic did you use to wood grain the decks?

[JollySipper]

I just dry-brushed a darker "wood" color over a lighter one using a broad flat stiff bristle brush......

I brought this back out this evening to see how much was left to do. It's about 3/4 complete... I was having trouble with trying to bend the lower parts of the ratlines into the sides of the hull. I've decided that I could just clip those off, the average person looking at it would never notice.... I may try to do some more on it..

[Scalper]

That's pretty cool.. nice work so far.. I need to get more ships after I complete mine 

[ThreeThree]

Just checked this out. That is looking great. Very nice job. Maybe tanbark for the sails could be cool. This is an awesome project and thou I just found it will be looking forward to progress.

[JollySipper]

I've gotten back on this project, thanks to you guys! The final mast is left.... I started trying out the ratlines to see how they were going to work out. That's where I started to have some trouble. I had to sand the grooves in the channels and remove a very faint mold line on the ratlines where they go into the grooves, so that I could fit them without forcing them into place. The part that you bend into the hull was proving too difficult, so I just trimmed them off......

Anyway, I'm glad I figured out what compromise was needed so I can move on with this......

Thanks for looking

[rssschris]

OK, progress is good. May have to trim the rat lines on mine. It should be in the mail today.

[JollySipper]

Got the ratlines mounted.......

 

[rssschris]

Wonder if the rigging lines would be close to the Jolly Roger kit. It has some instructions on the rigging. I read somewhere that a guy should only work in 1/2 hr blocks, to keep from getting burnt out on the rigging. I also picked up the Jolly Roger kit, if you need some rigging ideas.

[JollySipper]

Thanks for the offer, Chris.... and thanks for following this build! I've already decided not to do the rigging, tho...... I do however want to tie off the sails so they aren't just hanging free.

That brings up a question... where do I tie off the sails? I'll be putting thread thru the lower extreme corner of them. They don't just get tied to the yard below them, do they?