Keith Black

Roger, wouldn't this tend to completely lift pieces (I'm thinking of the decking) off that are in the process of flaking?

Bob, please post photos of your HK lanterns, in fact, please post photos of your entire lantern collection. I'd love to see them.

In this case I think using compressed air is too aggressive. For a recently built model, great idea but for a model as old as this with ongoing deterioration a more gentle approach is called for, IMHO.

David, the problem with removing a large amount of debris with a moistened Q-tip is that very little debris will stick to the end of the Q-tip so it's a very slow process. Because of the number of bristles in a brush more dust/debris are loaded into the moistened bristles making it a faster process. Hygiene be damned, we give our all for the lumps of wooden bits.

I had not considered lighting of the lanterns but it makes sense that they had to be lit below then lifted into place. I don't think the crew was climbing the ratlines with a lit lantern so the crew must have hoisted the lanterns into the tops. This brings more elements into play if one wanted to add them to a model.

You're correct, Eberhard. Kerosene for lamps/lanterns use was introduced in the 1860's so the Tennessee would have been using kerosene not whale oil.

Since this was the Rear Admiral's ship you know the crew was constantly brass busy.

Eberhard, wouldn't that have been whale oil during that time period? I get taking them down for maintenance but taking them down every morning and running them back up every evening seems unnecessary?

@BANYAN @Javelin @Chief Mark thank you for your kind comments and thank you to all for the likes. @rwiederrich @wefalck @FriedClams thank you Rob, Eberhard, and Gary for the suggestions on how to make rope coils. I think I've found a way to make the 0.02 inch coils where they look a bit more natural and I'll be getting on to making those as soon as I've laid to rest my latest distraction from stropping deadeyes (anything to put off tackling that task ) Going through my stash of odds and ends I discovered six lanterns I got from Cornwall Model Boats in an order about four years ago. They measure 0.03 H x 0.018 D. At the time I didn't know if I would use them but they looked neat so, what the heck. Well, if I am going to use them, I have to add them now while I can still get to the mast tops and mastheads before rigging lines make it impossible. The problem is, I don't know if I can justify doing so. In the Tennessee photos I don't see any lanterns at the mastheads. In one photo maybe, maybe I see one at a mast top. They would be so small in the photos that maybe they can't be seen? Logic would say that they are there, not only for night time navigational reasons but also to provide some light for those working aloft at night. I've searched Google and MSW and have found only vague references for the time period of 1850 to 1900, much more lantern information for the time period after 1900. I haven't found any models in 1850 to 1900 time period with lanterns added. I don't want to add anything fanciful, if they were used I'd like to add them. In the photos attached are the lanterns from Cornwall after being treated to make the shiny brass look like copper (as best I could) and gimbaled at the top. A kneed base would have to added at the bottom of the lantern to keep it from swinging wildly about. The lanterns would be placed on the yard side of the mast with the gimbal being seven to eight feet above the platforms. I've added the globes but more work is required (the bases being one) before the lanterns would be ready to attach. Any thoughts, suggestions, and directions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for following along.......KB

Welcome to MSW, glad to have you aboard.

Rick, you need to delete your email address in the above post and PM it to Keith. They warn us all the time about posting our email addresses because of spam.

Keith, would you be so kind to translate Georges post and your response. Thank you.

I agree with Roger 100%. To remove debris from the deck I'd use an artist soft long bristle brush to gentle "sweep" debris from the edges and from around the mast and deck furniture. Once you have it in piles wet the brush with your mouth (after first washing and drying of course) and gentle lift the debris up off the deck and then flick the brush against your pant leg and repeat process till all the debris has been removed. It's not a race so take your time. "Gently" is the word the of the day. I look forward to following your restoration efforts.

Brian, sorry to hear about you and your wife catching Covid and trees falling across your fence. On Thursday I was finally able to get our little .75 acres looking presentable after severe ice and wet snow storms this winter. As long as you're able to paint the hull without the grain showing is simulating steel plates really an issue? In those areas you were not able to use ply, could you use card and then use regular filler over the card?

It does look cool.

Tom, I think ladder 2.0 is much improved as access doesn't look pinched. The Sophie is gaining momentum and looking fantastic. Are the cabin walls either side of the ladders going to remain as they are now?

Bryan, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.

Eric, for the heck you went through on this build, it turned out to be a pretty nice little model. I'm impressed that you stuck it out to the end and finished it. kudos for your stubbornness.

Duke, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.

I agree with Glen, I can't see anything amiss even having been told so and where to look. i think it looks great.

It's not flexible enough considering that the coil from top to bottom needs to be about 0.15 to 0.20 inches. A coil that small using the thread size I'm using doesn't what to hang in a natural fashion like that in the photo below. Rob, while I've got you on the phone......this morning I was digging around for info regarding the screw sloop USS Essex, she was built by Donald McKay. I was surprised to read that as I didn't know that Mr McKay was involved not only in clippers but also ships of war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_(1874)

MM, welcome to MSW. Personally, I think you folks that model at 1:700 must be crazy. Glad to have you aboard.

Please do, Paul.

Bob, I checked and all Gutermann Mara is 100% polyester.

From Wikipedia........."The rum ration (also called the tot) was a daily amount of rum given to sailors on Royal Navy ships"