Time for some work on the masts. For the mainmast I need…
An octagonal thing at the base.
A place for everything else
Time for some work on the masts. For the mainmast I need…
An octagonal thing at the base.
After a little hiatus, I’m back to working on my Sultana. No much progress since my last update, but the lower deadeyes and chainplates have been added.
I developed the figurehead in Blender, as I haven’t been able to understand how to work in the sculpt environment in Fusion 360.
The legs were relatively easy, just a matter of drawing the outline as they intersect with the plane of the ship’s stem. Then I built the rounded form out.
Work on the details of the Sultana’s hull is nearly complete. Soon I will be moving on to the masts, spars, and rigging. Here is what the Sultana looks like now.
Actually, that’s the real Sultana back in December, when her masts were removed for maintenance. The picture is from the video Winter Maintenance on SULTANA’s Masts.
The pumps on the Sultana are quite beautiful, particularly in the long curve of the handles.