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Impressive, I'll have a look at that video. Are you certain it's a 6H not a 6B pencil? Lines look like they are made with a soft pencil

You've got my work cut out for me ...  Great result

The sails are looking good, not finished but the effect of this technique suits the 1:12 scale well. The technique is fascinating, & the hot ironing of the strips  details (with diluted PVA painted on) works quickly & easily. See Tom Lauria's YouTube videos on silkspan sails.
 
The seams are done with a 6H pencil, & I've given the jib two coats each side with a matt finish clear polyurethane coat. I think it will help with durability & cleaning, & I like the feel. All in all, they really do feel like scaled dacron.
 
Here is the jib, it's now a non-overlapping jib, a #3.

 
The mainsail, still going.

 
Th stiffening effect of the reinforcing patches is also very lifelike, & although I wasn't going to put battens on the jib, I did put a few because I think it's worth it to ensure it doesn't curl at the leech. The battens are short, to suit the 1960s period. You can also see that the pencil lines are a little uneven, I like this effect also, & I like the slight scuffs & marks you get from moving the sail from one spot to another while you work - they have a realistic look to me. A sail is usually quite marked, creased & with bits of dirt & stains - so I'm not trying too hard to keep it perfect. Also, the seams are usually not perfectly even in visibility, & the slight varying weight of the pencil lines seems to match this.
 


I used pencil lines on the edges of the reinforcing patches. There's a lot of thicknesses of silkspan at this corner, & it feels 'right'.

 
The edges of the sail have a strip guide on each side all the way around. I'll trim them to size somewhere on the strip.

You are getting better, and better at it, Patrick. Each ship shows your progress

With regards to tying down the prop, you could use eybolts, this may be a source. You will probably be able to make something yourself based on these
 
Now I see her at dinner, Steve, she does match your interior quite well 
 

beautiful work Johann. It shows you took the time to prepare!

'arry,
 
What's a few pounds more or more ... fortunately I couldn't buy it as I'm unable to carry it presently ... you need to build a shed around it 

Hi Eric, all building has slowed to a trickle as I have just started a new job which requires a lot of technical training, so by the time I get home I am pretty much zonked out. I have another 2 weeks training left after which I go on shift. So probably in a few weeks I hope to be right back into it. I will more than likely finish the Mississippi first though. Up to the smoke stack stage with her so she shouldn't take too long once i'm back to it, then Chaperon will kick off fully. Thanks for the interest.
 
Cheers
 
Chris
 

Last of the ship’s boats done, davits slung Out. 

Hi folks
 
I was feeling a bit nostalgic tonight, so I dragged Genesis’ sisters from the fleet for a quick and nasty photo-shoot.
 
Here goes..
 
Thanks
 
Patrick

Hello,
the work for the burton pendants is now complete. Here is a picture of all lower mast head pendants:

 

 

How about this one in 1/35?
 
https://www.emodels.co.uk/soar-art-1-35-dora-railway-gun-9511.html
 
Expensive....

Semore, I built the Tamiya 1:35 German 60 cm Siege Mortar about 20 years ago, both kit versions - rail mounted (1:72 scale I think) and unmounted ready to fire. Photos below:  That rail gun would make a nice model.

So no ships or boats, I presume the short refer to destroyers and such ... Well you are building a tank ...

Than he should use the Halve Maen, use a Dutch ship not a Swedish one. Furthermore, the name is De Vliegende Hollander, you shouldn't translate names  

I've had my eye on the gun, but haven't seen any after market ... and thought it rather expensive, but that may be the case in Europe, whilst it is "afordable" in the US

yeah, that's the other property of flow improver ........

flow improver is only useful to distribute the paint evenly, it doesn't help against clogging your brush, or improve the flow from the airbrush

always excuses  

I've had my eye on the gun, but haven't seen any after market ... and thought it rather expensive, but that may be the case in Europe, whilst it is "afordable" in the US

So no ships or boats, I presume the short refer to destroyers and such ... Well you are building a tank ...

I've had my eye on the gun, but haven't seen any after market ... and thought it rather expensive, but that may be the case in Europe, whilst it is "afordable" in the US