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jbshan reacted to jud in location of stud sails (stuns'l) when stowed
From what I am seeing on the first reference Mark has on his list, the stun sails were never bent onto the yard stun sail extensions, they were bent onto their own short yard which was hauled up to the stun sail yard extensions with two lines through blocks and hung a little lower than the yards. I wound expect to see a dedicated block on the end of the yard and another at the end of the extension and used to hoist the surn sails into position, each with their own light free hanging yard. Storage, I would expect that after drying, the stun sails were wrapped around their own yard, secured into the wrapped configuration and struck below as a unit.
jud
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jbshan got a reaction from Canute in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
If you turn all those lights on at once, A, go outside and watch the meter go round and round and B, make sure you put on sunscreen.
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jbshan got a reaction from thibaultron in location of stud sails (stuns'l) when stowed
Looking through my library, the sails had their own little yard to which they were set, and which assembly was hoisted to the booms/yards that were kept retracted on the yards. The booms were got out into position, then the sails/jack yards were hoisted into position and set above and below. The lower yards pivoted out from the channels and were guyed into position. There is a lot of loose gear floating around until everything is in position and belayed, but these weren't set except in fairly benign conditions.
There were of course probably many variations.
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jbshan got a reaction from Canute in location of stud sails (stuns'l) when stowed
Looking through my library, the sails had their own little yard to which they were set, and which assembly was hoisted to the booms/yards that were kept retracted on the yards. The booms were got out into position, then the sails/jack yards were hoisted into position and set above and below. The lower yards pivoted out from the channels and were guyed into position. There is a lot of loose gear floating around until everything is in position and belayed, but these weren't set except in fairly benign conditions.
There were of course probably many variations.
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jbshan got a reaction from dgbot in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
If you turn all those lights on at once, A, go outside and watch the meter go round and round and B, make sure you put on sunscreen.
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jbshan got a reaction from druxey in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
The materials used in the model would keep outgassing for years and your inert gas would have to deal with that. Better, perhaps, to have some screened holes beneath the model mount base to allow room air to circulate naturally.
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jbshan got a reaction from thibaultron in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
If you turn all those lights on at once, A, go outside and watch the meter go round and round and B, make sure you put on sunscreen.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
If you turn all those lights on at once, A, go outside and watch the meter go round and round and B, make sure you put on sunscreen.
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jbshan got a reaction from Scallywag in Making Rope
VERY roughly, three strands of x diameter will yield one line of 2x.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
The materials used in the model would keep outgassing for years and your inert gas would have to deal with that. Better, perhaps, to have some screened holes beneath the model mount base to allow room air to circulate naturally.
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jbshan reacted to Jaager in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
I have thought about the same ideas.
For the gas to remain, the container would have to be
air tight. The walls are transparent, so light can enter.
Being totally sealed, there is a possibility of an extreme
greenhouse effect and the container becoming oven-like.
There is a problem with this - even in a not totally air tight situation.
Joel has it correct - vent holes for circulation for both temp and
removal of outgassed compounds. PVA wood glue would probably
release acetic acid.
My thinking is vent openings at the top ( for temp ) and probably
also bottom for circulation. The trick would be to keep dust out.
Too dry - the wood may check and split over time.
.The museum standards for ship models are probably intended to
preserve a model for as long as is practical - by using materials that
last to begin with.
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jbshan got a reaction from Canute in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
The materials used in the model would keep outgassing for years and your inert gas would have to deal with that. Better, perhaps, to have some screened holes beneath the model mount base to allow room air to circulate naturally.
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jbshan got a reaction from thibaultron in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
The materials used in the model would keep outgassing for years and your inert gas would have to deal with that. Better, perhaps, to have some screened holes beneath the model mount base to allow room air to circulate naturally.
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jbshan got a reaction from Mark P in Inert gas in a completed model's display case for preservation?
The materials used in the model would keep outgassing for years and your inert gas would have to deal with that. Better, perhaps, to have some screened holes beneath the model mount base to allow room air to circulate naturally.
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jbshan got a reaction from michael mott in Making Rope
VERY roughly, three strands of x diameter will yield one line of 2x.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in Making Rope
VERY roughly, three strands of x diameter will yield one line of 2x.
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jbshan reacted to CDR_Ret in How much detail is too much
This is in the FWIW category...
The Curator of Navy Ship Models at Carderock provides the following guidelines for details to be included in their museum-quality models. Under Durability of Materials|Range they make the following statement:
Generally, all items on the prototype twelve inches or larger for 1:96 scale (six inches or larger for 1:48 scale) will be reproduced.
I suppose you can continuously scale the detail sizes in relation to these two standards. In the end, we have to decide what we are making the model for and with what we will be satisfied.
Terry
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jbshan got a reaction from Mark P in Cannon Breech Rope Length
Part of the restraining action after firing is the training tackle having to run through the blocks.
A video of reenactors where the gun doesn't recoil merely indicates there was no ball involved. Equal and opposite, remember?
For tight quarters they had flexible rammers where the handle was stiff rope.
For live fire, try this:
or google vasa cannon.
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jbshan got a reaction from thibaultron in Cannon Breech Rope Length
Part of the restraining action after firing is the training tackle having to run through the blocks.
A video of reenactors where the gun doesn't recoil merely indicates there was no ball involved. Equal and opposite, remember?
For tight quarters they had flexible rammers where the handle was stiff rope.
For live fire, try this:
or google vasa cannon.
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jbshan got a reaction from Canute in Cannon Breech Rope Length
Part of the restraining action after firing is the training tackle having to run through the blocks.
A video of reenactors where the gun doesn't recoil merely indicates there was no ball involved. Equal and opposite, remember?
For tight quarters they had flexible rammers where the handle was stiff rope.
For live fire, try this:
or google vasa cannon.
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jbshan got a reaction from Seventynet in Microwaving the wood?
Wrap it in a wet paper towel and nuke for 30 seconds if your nuker is fairly good. More if it's an old low power one like mine. Test for timing and if needed refresh the water on the towel if it dries out.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in Cannon Breech Rope Length
Part of the restraining action after firing is the training tackle having to run through the blocks.
A video of reenactors where the gun doesn't recoil merely indicates there was no ball involved. Equal and opposite, remember?
For tight quarters they had flexible rammers where the handle was stiff rope.
For live fire, try this:
or google vasa cannon.
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jbshan reacted to Tigersteve in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Do you use any wax on the lines?
Steve
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jbshan got a reaction from PeteB in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Wow, Darrell. It was worth the 5 days. As you weave your spider's web or bird's nest of lines, you may find as a friend of mine told me once, the routing of a line may change to avoid chafing on a line that is already there. Not doing all the running rigging may make this less important, but some of the lines need to pass through the shrouds, for instance, to get to their belay point and he said the old boys would choose a path for it so it wouldn't chafe.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Wow, Darrell. It was worth the 5 days. As you weave your spider's web or bird's nest of lines, you may find as a friend of mine told me once, the routing of a line may change to avoid chafing on a line that is already there. Not doing all the running rigging may make this less important, but some of the lines need to pass through the shrouds, for instance, to get to their belay point and he said the old boys would choose a path for it so it wouldn't chafe.
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