The Black Pearl... a slow build log

[Twokidsnosleep]

Are you sure it will still float with all the added brass?

Not a chance

[BigWall]

It'll still work in the bathtub. Nice brass work

[digger303]

It'll still work in the bathtub. Nice brass work

Yep , but you have to get the ballast right or it will be doing right hand turns all day...

[Stokesy44]

Are you sure it will still float with all the added brass?

As long as she doesn't do a Mary Rose on us!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Are you sure it will still float with all the added brass?

As long as she doesn't do a Mary Rose on us!

Well I fell down into that rabbit hole for a while researching that comment
Interesting

[Twokidsnosleep]

Tucking these cool Sparrow logo photos in from BFRD’s awesome vinyl work
This is an extra sail flown off the stern of the ship with a sparrow and jack’s skull/crossbones

[KalebB]

That looks so darn good on the ship, lovely stuff

[RangerNeil]

Are you sure it will still float with all the added brass?

As long as she doesn't do a Mary Rose on us!

Or a Vasa!!

[Twokidsnosleep]

That looks so darn good on the ship, lovely stuff

Thank you all for your support and comments


Weather is getting a lot sunnier so likely this build will slow down a bit through the summer
Lots of outdoor projects for me to attend to
But I have not started anything else model wise, so I will keep picking away at her

[Twokidsnosleep]

Funny rescue story by a three masted historical sailing ship



https://www.gotheborg.se/news/rescue-of-sailing-boat/

[Twokidsnosleep]

About to put up the masts and start some rigging
I did a little six minute summary video of getting to this point

[BigWall]

nice summary video. You're really doing a great job on this project!

[digger303]

Ps.....you'll be out shopping for a bigger and better ship soon if not before...

[Twokidsnosleep]

nice summary video. You're really doing a great job on this project!

Thanks BW for looking and commenting

Ps.....you'll be out shopping for a bigger and better ship soon if not before...

Shhhhh I absolutely have not not been looking at those sort of wooden kits

[Twokidsnosleep]

Messing around with the rudder, painting and such
I watched a Japanese guy add coffee grounds to the hull to simulate barnacles and such…brilliant
Here you can see the line of them on the ship as Jack tows it


Old coffee grinder still had some grounds left in her


Little closer up glued on with a bit of white glue


I have some green slime from AK I used on the Dagobah X Wing…sure it will come in handy here

[BigWall]

Nice ideas!

[digger303]

Deep diving the subject.

[Stokesy44]

"I have some green slime from the Dagobah set"

Only in this hobby!

[KalebB]

I would have never thought about coffee grounds to simulate barnacles, that's absolutely genuis. Great stuff

[Twokidsnosleep]

Starting mast cementation at the bow. The Bowsprit has been cemented and then it’s rope ‘gammoning’ has been added







I have been painting up the bracing and railings up front as well…test fitting them on. The ropes for the anchors were also cemented into the hull.

[Stokesy44]

Aah, more Pearly goodness. The rope work continues to amaze me.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Aah, more Pearly goodness. The rope work continues to amaze me.

A bit finicky but working with good material makes a big difference

[Twokidsnosleep]

More on the bow
Starboard upper dasher side is glued in now, testing the block I am adding for the cat head to help rope up the anchor





Every time I add something on her I sit back and think "oh this is going to look so cool when done"

[Grahamk]

Looks so cool right now

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looks so cool right now

and welcome to the site!

[digger303]

Looks so cool right now

Good to see some new blood....

[Twokidsnosleep]

Right sides ca’d on
She takes up the entire desk pad

[Twokidsnosleep]

I was pinning these rope tie points down and in typical fashion discovered I broke something.
Thankfully I broke this belay stick thingy before I was trying to tie ropes to it


So now none of the styrene pins are not trustworthy and I will make them all in brass, as I had been worrying about having to do


and reinforce the cross brace with a styrene I beam


Just awaiting some primer and oil paint

[Twokidsnosleep]

Trying the anchor knot

[digger303]

Very deft.

[cor]

Looking good

[RangerNeil]

Looks excellent
(Don't forget to whip the end of the cable to the body of the cable as per the diagram!)

[digger303]

Looks excellent
(Don't forget to whip the end of the cable to the body of the cable as per the diagram!)

Needle and thread

[Stokesy44]

You know you've gone down the hobby's rabbit hole when lacing your shoes up makes you dream of of being at the bench!

Nicely done

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thanks guys
Yes this was only a test tie
The final length has some other determining factors so not tied off the tail yet

[Twokidsnosleep]

Next step before the rigging is setting the deadeyes to be able to take the strain
First I pinned the boards that hold the deadeyes. Two brass pins drilled and they fit into matching holes drilled the side of the ship



Now just by this mechanical retention they will sit tight, so adding cement will boost that hold


The wooden deadeye has a wrap of wire around it that goes through the holder and pokes through the hull

I have a cover piece that will hide the wire and make it look like chain attaching to the hull below the board


Here are all the supports in oil paint, drying out their first coat of burnt umber

[Twokidsnosleep]

Of course I pinged one of the grey support things off into outer space somewhere on my model room floor.
Cannot find it for the life of me



When I counted, I needed 20 of them per side. For certain the kit will have extras of such a small part…nope
So I bit the bullet and made another facsimile from sprue, the one installed here on the left



That’ll do pig, that’ll do

[digger303]

Sure to find it now and you'll have a unneeded spare.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Sure to find it now and you'll have a unneeded spare.

That is exactly right
I made it now as Today is clean up day so the floor gets a good vacuum…and that bit will be found by the suction

[Twokidsnosleep]

Saturday morning listening to Adam Savage videos and making deadheads
Twenty of them were blackened with oil paint and then wrapped with a metal wire



The starboard side ones are all roughed out and dry test fitted. Too early to lock anything down yet





Takes over the desk

[Twokidsnosleep]

Found some great reference material for the Pearl…the movie set prop builder’s site

https://www.jduncandesign.com/work/project-two-8wzh7

Has some great close up pics of the modelling















How cool is that!

[Stokesy44]

Very cool, thats how cool!

Amazing work and pictures

[digger303]

Found some great reference material for the Pearl…the movie set prop builder’s site

https://www.jduncandesign.com/work/project-two-8wzh7

Has some great close up pics of the modelling



How cool is that!

Don't even think about it you don't have the room......

Really interesting pic's and amazing what goes into a first class flick.

[bfrd]

That is awesome. Have you decided if you will tie the spiderweb-looking things out of your rope?

[Twokidsnosleep]

That is awesome. Have you decided if you will tie the spiderweb-looking things out of your rope?

For the rigging I think you mean if I will be using the Ropes of Scale...I just did the order yesterday as he is back from vacation
I tried to calcualte out how much rope lengths I would need and then added another spool so hopefully have enought
The other thing is do you do full sails or tied up sails

[RangerNeil]

Found some great reference material for the Pearl…the movie set prop builder’s site

https://www.jduncandesign.com/work/project-two-8wzh7

Has some great close up pics of the modelling















How cool is that!

I think Captain Jack Sparrow would have sold what was left of his soul for the ship in the last photo. Unless much mistaken thats HMS Victory - 100 gun 1st rate ship of the line.

[Twokidsnosleep]

The cat’s away at the ski place with the ladies so the Pearl can come out and sit on a lazy Susan rotating base out in the open on a cabinet.
The masts are now all roped up and painted. They can go on when the rigging starts as they are cumbersome.


I have started to add the cannons and they will get roped in with a breech line. I might skip the plastic block and tackle as it is pretty phoney looking and just messes up the deck
This is my reference

[Twokidsnosleep]

The foredeck has its railing rope done
As pirates always say, “safety be first, Arrrr”





My thread size reference


Tied cannons. These are small diameter ropes and a bit fiddly.
I cheated and did just a normal knot and some ca glue, no wrappings at this small and difficult access.

[digger303]

[Stokesy44]

Superb work. You should publish 2 how-to books after this. Ropes and Oils. Really good work Sir.