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Jim Lad
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Thanks for looking in, Druxey and Vaddoc. The model makers bench has been a very popular exhibit at the museum for many years - I'm not sure just how long, but certainly since prior to 1999. John -
Thanks, Gary. As predicted, I got virtually nothing done today as there were crowds of people in the museum. John
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Thanks, Pat, but the whole reason for us being there is to interact with visitors. When they re-worked our modelling space a few years ago the museum offered us a glass partition, but we refused as there would be no real point in being there if we couldn't talk to people. John
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Congratulations on the completion of your beautiful model, Frank. I, too, am looking forward to the addition of the dredges. John
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Hello Firedog, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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A little bit more to show. It might not look like much, but I've been busily fairing and sanding the inside of the lower hull preparatory to fitting the keelson and some stringers to stiffen the structure. I now feel like I'm starting to get somewhere - but probably won't achieve much on Monday; being Easter Monday the museum will probably be crowded with visitors. John
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That looks very nice, Keith. No Flinders bar? they have been in use since the second decade of the 19th century. By the way, in merchant ships (no idea about gentlemen's yachts), it is (or was) common practice to paint the balls red and green a la sidelights. John
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John Leather, in his book 'The Gaff Rig Handbook', states that hooped gaff topsails were once very popular - especially in large racing yachts. He states, "Their use requires work aloft when setting or taking in the topsail." And also, "If hoops are fitted the topsail must be stowed aloft, requiring going up the shrouds to gather, furl and stow the topsail to the masthead; an unpleasant task in a breeze or at night.' John
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Some complex work on the monkey island, San. She's really coming along very well. John
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Yep, he came up with his quadrantal correctors (more commonly known as Kelvin's balls) in the 1880's. John
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Looks like a nice little project. I also usually simply copy the printed plans, but with the caution of checking the scale, as Mark has already warned. John
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Your riggings coming along very nicely, mate! I'm rather pleased you didn't replicate the 'duct tape splices' on the original! John
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Hello Stickyfinger, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Welcome back, Hal! John
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Hello Brian, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Brigantine Leon by Beckmann - 1/48
Jim Lad replied to Beckmann's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Haven't called in for a while, but your 'Leon' is looking very nice indeed! John -
That really is very nice indeed, Keith. As the original has a steel hull, I really don't see any alternative to painting - beautiful as the timber finish is. John
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Those vent fans must have driven you crazy, Dan. They really look first class in the completed state, but to be very picky, I think you missed a bit. Towards the end of part one of this update, you show an image of the plan abaft the funnel showing blowers port and starboard with long horizontal trunks leading forward to the funnel casing. These two blowers appear to each have a second trunking leading athwartships out to the deck edge, which you don't show on the model. Just a thought. John
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What a delight to see your progress, mate! She really looks the 'bee's knees'. John PS. Off the topic completely - are you a bird watcher, photographer or twitcher? (bird photography is my other hobby).
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Hello Hendrik, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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