Schooner "Lettie G. Howard" 1893

[Bryan K]

Wow!

[Mike Amos]

I agree with this guy ^. Wow.

[axeonalias]

Thanks guys, here are some more images of the progress:

[Bryan K]

Definitely top notch work!

Say, is that Capt Jack?

[axeonalias]

Yarr the one and only! although he would probably be around 150 years old at the point when this boats keel was laid

Completed the helm, Fife rail and pins, deck step profile, fairleads, hawsehole, Doryblock, gallow, main pinrail & finished the bow

[Rich O Brien]

Stunning

[ntxdave]

@rich o brien said:

Stunning

Agree 100%

[Mike Amos]

Likewise, when I grow up I want to do that.

[Bryan K]

[axeonalias]

Thanks guys, Im glad to say the hull and deck fittings are just about complete, items added today include ringbolts, bulwark steps, large flap scupper at the deck step, chain lockers, windlass fittings, chainplates, whisker booms and the bowsprit standing rig, excited to get working aloft

[Bryan K]

[Mike Amos]

Brilliant, the texturing especially, masterful. Inspirational when stuff I am doing is going not so great.

Which is how it goes with this hobby of ours, two steps forwards, some steps back until we get what we need.

Thanks for the smiles today.

[axeonalias]

Thanks Bryan & Mike, glad this little old boat can still inspire, I cant take credit for her fine lines, that credit belongs to Arthur D. Story who designed and had her built.

Yea SU is like that on some days, I guess the biggest step back for me ( which happens continuously ) is that when replacing some wood materials the grain direction is vertical and I have used horizontal, and theres no simple rotate button anywhere like in other software, which results in you having to remap the entire material!

The rig is up and she is sporting her anchors, she still needs a smaller anchor to starboard, and im thinking that chain looks a tad to thick

[L i am]

Not an original comment........but..........Stunning, just stunning.

[ntxdave]

All I can say is WOW!

[Mike Amos]

This belongs here when complete. https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=33509

[Bryan K]

@mike amos said:

This belongs here when complete. https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=33509

Yep.

[axeonalias]

Thanks guys, I dont know about belonging in that thread, theres some mighty impressive modeling there!
Progress feels slow when working on the rig, hours pass with little to show, but thats how it goes when working from reference images rather than the plan. Deadeyes are in, another pinrail and ive started adding details to the booms, also added the inner jib boom, which rotates on a bracket well off the sails rotation, should be interesting to get it to work correctly in vsng..

[ntxdave]

@ntxdave said:

All I can say is WOW!

Repeat!

[Bryan K]

Better and better!

Even without plans, you seem to have some decent references images. When I made my catamaran, even the plans I had were not that good and no good references for the rigging.

Excellent work!