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  1. shipman
    Enjoyed the contrast between the two kits. Let's face it, they were generations apart. You did a fine job on both.
  2. shipman
    The only way to get 100% accuracy on any rigging is to have a piece of paper with a certified dimension written on it. Which is why Steele et al are so relied upon. Then it's a direct scale element. I accept that. As numerous as Naval vessels were, they must have been considerably more civilian vessels which had no official 'establishment' tables to follow until very late into the sail era. They used what did the job.
  3. shipman
    It's so easy to get bogged down by the minutia within this hobby, especially newcomer/amateur/average members. There is a wealth of examples of models on this forum, made by folk who know and always will know far more than you will ever get the opportunity learn. I don't think my suggestion here will be very popular in certain circles. However, here goes.... Study these models made by what I may term 'academics' of the subject. Rigging, for example, has dimensions that were empirically developed over hundreds of years. The 'academic' modeller has the resources and invested time in its study and application. By studying 'academic' models including their rigging intelligently it's possible to get a sense of what's right, and by your own efforts find out what looks wrong. Generally, it's all about proportion; the relative thickness of one piece of cordage to another. My opinion (for the little it may be worth) is for all practical use, most ships could be rigged by however many bits of 'sting' get the job to look right to the average modeller. Then you will have learned to value the respect of others examples. And the time you have borrowed from them will allow you to fix that shelf or get that slow puncture repaired properly and safely.
  4. shipman
    My deepest best wishes, Doris.
  5. shipman
    Looking forward to this.
  6. shipman
    So perceptive.
  7. shipman
    John, as the son goes.....'I've looked at it from all sides now....' Definitely a long bent 'pole'. Initially I thought it may be a boom of some sort, stored there, but closer inspection shows it to be permanently fixed.
  8. shipman
    Anyone got suggestions as to the function of the long brown 'pole' just under CUTTY SARK name plate at the bow?
  9. shipman
    It may be a worthwhile exorcise to slit the exacto handle and insert a flat plate (just wide enough to prevent the tool from rolling) with blended edges and held in place by copper wire rivets?
  10. shipman
    Thanks BANYAN. I find all this jiggery pokery so none intuitive. Meaningless symbols everywhere. May as well spend time learning Egyptian hieroglyphs.
  11. shipman
    Hi Cirdan. Just followed your advice and got the photo's of the Maltsev model. Lovely work on the mast structures, especially the riveting! Interesting detail:- the inside of the bulwarks are painted black......and it looks ok. The boarding ladder looks to be far too long? Still, a feature not always depicted. I wonder where it was stored when not in use? Was this a scratch build? I'm so impressed with it. Shame it never got to completion, it would be one of the very best.
  12. shipman
    Thanks for the pics of the late Mr Maltsev model. Very impressive. The Russian 'Modelsworld'.......Firefox doesn't seem to have a translation function. The site does have a Union flag 'button', but provides no English text.
  13. shipman
    Does Firefox have a translator function?
  14. shipman
    Thank you for that, John. As I stated, the bottle was unopened by me. Perhaps the stuff was low grade rubbish.
  15. shipman
    And in the dark at stable temperature. I assume the active ingredient in suspension 'condensed' into the black flecks. Any Chemists out there?
  16. shipman
    Hi Alen. Liver of sulfur DOES have a shelf life. I bought some, it was light pink. Put it in a drawer untouched for a year. By then it had turned clear, with 2 or 3 black specs floating around. And useless, hence my questions about shelf life.
  17. shipman
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcY7AkN1X8Q
  18. shipman
    'I remember there were published some works in a few volumes about CS reconstruction jobs but unfortunately |I don't have this work' Ok......what are these few volumes? I enjoy a good hunt (for information).
  19. shipman
    Thank you, John. I'll be trying this with a bit more confidence 😎
  20. shipman
    Rigging isn't my strong point. Curious to know why the rails were never fitted at Greenwich. Another curious thing.....we never hear from folk who are/were involved with the hands on work, restoring and maintaining the ship.
  21. shipman
    Do these products have a shelf life? Also, what proportions for the baking soda/water pickling solution? Thanks.
  22. shipman
    John, hi. Clearly the rails pre-date her training days.
  23. shipman
    Realised I have a migraine! These rails.....were they mounted as a safety feature when 'Cutty' was a training ship? Your collective observations and opinions are very welcome.
  24. shipman
    (boy holding the rail) Sorry, having difficulty combining text and images. Anyway, these rails feature on most models I've seen, including yours, Marco. It appears I was assuming these rails were present pre-fire. May be it was a mental confusion, as when I went back to my files, the rails indeed weren't there pre-fire. However, all kits seem to include them, Longridge includes them and they can be seen in several 'period' photo's. Now I've given myself a brain fog. By including these images I hope you can see what I'm getting at?
  25. shipman
    Just been breezing through my folders of the ship I've gleaned off the 'net over the years (A LOT). No one seems to have picked up on the changes made to the 'Liverpool/Monkey Poop'. There are several subtle differences, but the main one is what happened to the prominent side rails? Before restoration they were there and now they've gone.

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