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  1. gjdale
    You're doing a fine job there Patrick. What I can't get over is how immaculately clean you manage to keep your ship. The First Lieutenant must be working the men extra hard!
  2. gjdale
    Thanks B.E. - it's all your fault really Thank you too Lawrence.
  3. gjdale
    Thank you all for the kind words and also the "likes". It's not so much the faces, Bindy, as the language - enough to make a true sailor blush!
  4. gjdale
    Nice touch with the hammock battens Toni.
  5. gjdale
    Just be extra careful not to bump or snag those masts or you'll end up as I did (twice) with a break right across that drilled hole! Such events are fixable though
  6. gjdale
    Oooh! That can't be good Daniel - but I'm certain you will have a fix in mind!
  7. gjdale
    Those stern bends sure look tricky Sjors. Looks like you've got it covered though. Progressing nicely.
  8. gjdale
    Beautifully done Timmo. She is looking superb.
  9. gjdale
    I'm with Wacko too - just speechless!
  10. gjdale
    Just wonderful, as always, Remco.
  11. gjdale
    That's a mighty fine looking rear end there Augie!
  12. gjdale
    Looks like you're making some fine progress there Sean. The first planking does seem like it takes forever, but once it's done and sanded you'll feel a real sense of accomplishment at achieving a major milestone.
  13. gjdale
    No, it looks like Kevin's, and that looks mighty fine to me! Re-work is just part of this process called model building Kevin (just take a look at mine for starters!). Don't let it get you down, you're doing a great job and will be well pleased you took the extra effort in the long run.
  14. gjdale
    Hi all, Back home after a week away with work, and just enough time in the shipyard to address the Mizzen Mast pinrail question. I mentioned I'd come up with a cunning plan, and Danny picked it - that's exactly what I did.... First up, here is the starting point, showing the Mizzen mast with NO pinrail and with my scratch built mast cleats doing an admirable (if incorrect) job of securing the Truss Pendant tackle falls. First job then was to create a pattern for the pinrail. A relatively easy job using TurboCad, although I did do a little bit of fiddling to get the size/proportions to my liking. As I needed to construct this in four pieces (a la Danny's previous picture), I printed two patterns, cut them in half and glued them to a scrap piece of 1/32" boxwood: Then it was simply a case of cutting out and gluing together..........or was it? On my first attempt, I cut out the basic pattern with a scroll saw, glued it all up and then tried to drill the large centre hole (about 6mm diam) ................. and watched the entire piece disintegrate. On the second (and final) version, I used a cylindrical stone in my Dremel to first cut the half-circle in each of the four pieces (stone was just the right diameter), then cut the four pieces off on the Byrnes saw, then got them close to final shape with the Byrnes disc sander, before temporarily gluing up and finishing the final shape by hand with a sanding board. This proved much easier (and quicker) than using the scroll saw. After that I drilled the holes for the belaying pins and did a test fit: Then I soaked the entire assembly in isopropyl alcohol to separate the four pieces before carefully installing them around the mast. Here's the final product: Just waiting for the glue to set before re-attaching lines various. In the meantime, I managed to fit the Mizzen Topgallant Yard with Tye, Parral and Lifts. Once the lower yard lines are re-attached, I will have finished this stage of the rigging and will return to the Foremast to begin the process of attaching Clue Lines, Sheets and Braces etc. And of course the Driver Boom and Gaff will need to be fitted soon as well...............
  15. gjdale
    Mike, You've pretty much covered all the options! If you stick with the kit supplied plywood, then soaking and clamping between two flat surfaces is the way to go (with the possible addition of some heavy weight on top). Replacing with new plywood is also a viable option. Replacing it with pear should be no problem either, strength wise (just check out some of the scratch builds where pear has been used for all of the framing/keel). Kits use plywood because it's cheaper.
  16. gjdale
    Congratulations on the new toy Karl. I can't wait to see what masterpieces you produce with this!!!
  17. gjdale
    Nice to see you back at it Danny, and also still managing to drop in on others logs to give advice (thanks ).
  18. gjdale
    I'm with Sherry on this Doris - completely out of words, so will settle for just stunningly beautiful!
  19. gjdale
    Danny, Spoiler alert!!! That is exactly my plan!
  20. gjdale
    Nice progress Sjors. Can't wait to see you rig those cannons!
  21. gjdale
    Thanks Lawrence. It's the "two halves" that is the issue - it introduces an inherent weakness. But..........I have a cunning plan. One might say, so cunning, you could pin a tail on it and call it a fox! (apologies to Blackadder). All will be revealed in due course..........
  22. gjdale
    OK, so B.E. got me thinking and I believe I've come up with a solution to retrofit the missing circular pin rail at the base of the Mizzen mast - a solution that will be structurally sound as well. I'll have to wait until I get home on the weekend to test my theory. I promise pics, one way or the other, after my trials.
  23. gjdale
    Congratulations on completing the deck framing Toni. She is looking terrific.
  24. gjdale
    More outstanding work Doris.
  25. gjdale
    More great work to follow - thanks Gil. I doubt that Cook would have used the same method as me for dealing with a broken T'Gallant!

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