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  1. gjdale
    Nice touch with the hammock battens Toni.
  2. 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
  3. gjdale
    Oooh! That can't be good Daniel - but I'm certain you will have a fix in mind!
  4. gjdale
    Those stern bends sure look tricky Sjors. Looks like you've got it covered though. Progressing nicely.
  5. gjdale
    Beautifully done Timmo. She is looking superb.
  6. gjdale
    I'm with Wacko too - just speechless!
  7. gjdale
    Just wonderful, as always, Remco.
  8. gjdale
    That's a mighty fine looking rear end there Augie!
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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...............
  12. 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.
  13. gjdale
    Congratulations on the new toy Karl. I can't wait to see what masterpieces you produce with this!!!
  14. gjdale
    Nice to see you back at it Danny, and also still managing to drop in on others logs to give advice (thanks ).
  15. gjdale
    I'm with Sherry on this Doris - completely out of words, so will settle for just stunningly beautiful!
  16. gjdale
    Danny, Spoiler alert!!! That is exactly my plan!
  17. gjdale
    Nice progress Sjors. Can't wait to see you rig those cannons!
  18. 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..........
  19. 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.
  20. gjdale
    Congratulations on completing the deck framing Toni. She is looking terrific.
  21. gjdale
    More outstanding work Doris.
  22. 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!
  23. gjdale
    Congratulations on the new job Anja - I was wondering why we hadn't heard from you. Take your time and come back to the ship when you're ready. It will still be waiting, and so will we. As Mark said, we're a patient lot - well, maybe with the exception of Sjors that is!
  24. gjdale
    That's got me thinking B.E. If it was only decorative, I'd say no problem. But as it will need to support tension from several rigging lines, it would need to be very securely fixed and that might be a problem, particularly with the restricted access to that area now. I'll think on it some more during the week. In the meantime, I'm open to further advice/suggestions.
  25. gjdale
    Hi folks, Small update and no pictures - sorry. I have finished fitting out the Mizzen yards and had hoped to complete installing them on the ship today. Alas, it was not to be. I ran into a couple of speed bumps as I discovered (yet again) some slight differences between the kit rigging instructions and Longridge. As you know, I'm trying to follow Longridge as far as possible, although occasionally the kit has made an omission that is impossible to fix at this stage of the build. So, it's been one step forward, dwell a pause of two marching paces while I figure out how to overcome the next hurdle, and then move on again. The Crossjack Yard and the Mizzen Topsail Yard are now both fitted (to the same stage of rigging as Fore and Main mast yards). One snag I found was that the kit completely omitted the pin rail that goes around the base of the Mizzen Mast, and it's too late to be able to add one now. That meant I had to get creative about where to belay the Topsail Yard lifts, as these should go to that pin rail. I solved this by belaying them around the base of the eyebolts that hold the blocks for the Crossjack Yard Truss Pendants. Sound confusing? Yeah, me too! The good news is that the mast cleats and the shroud cleats I made some weeks back are coming into their own and working very well. I just need now to fit the Mizzen Topgallant Yard, but as it is now midnight here, it will have to wait for another day. I'll post some pics once all the yards are in place - probably next weekend as I'm travelling for work during the week.

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