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Next up are the final finishing pieces, and the rigging of the ship. First I painted up the steer-board (this is where we get the word starboard) the steer-board was an offset rudder. Then I carefully painted the booms on the sails and added a light wash to the sails themselves. Finely the steer-board was then attached to the main deck. Now onto the rigging! The main sail and topsail was rigged to the aft of the ship, there should be a rigging bar located there but I used the railing to run the lines. The main boom and the main mast support lines were all rigged to the top deck where the crew would control the set of the sails. The foresail boom and sail was rigged to the rigging bar mounted at the base of the bowsprit. I then trimmed up all the extra lines and got ready to mount the anchors. The anchors are mounted to the bow. While the anchors dry into place I worked on the base and nameplate. A quick dry brush on the nameplate brought out the text.
So there it is, the Ancient Merchant-er is all done, a kit that is 2 years older than the builder! I hope you are enjoying my build logs!
We have a BIG project coming up, one with lighting and modifications! So until next time, Keep Building!
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Steve Bravo
6/24/2020 06:08:22 pm
What's the brand of your model ? The Roman Merchant Ship-
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AuthorHi there, I'm Chris and welcome to my workbench. I've been building models since i was 6 or 7 years old. I thought it would be fun to share some of my projects! Archives
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