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4 inch wire sounds plenty big enough for the job, Michael. John- 749 replies
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Hmmm. Certainly worth a try, Michael. Obviously what you need is a system whereby you don't have to strip and repaint the entire hull. John
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Not quite sure I have the idea for the repaint properly, Michael. Do you mean that you'd show her as under repair or do you mean that you'd cut out a section and re-build up the paint to match? John
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Michael, It's interesting that both Bonhams and Vallejo Gallery describe their models as 'builders models' which they are patently not! If they were builders models she would be named 'Munchen' and not 'Albertic', for a start (just an observation). The Vallejo Gallery model appears to be a particularly fine example and you are certainly fortunate to have those photographs as reference material. I think if I were doing the restoration (thankfully, I'm not), I would replace all the funnel guys as you suggest. Johjn
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Large and heavy model; very narrow table stand; stand in middle of room in library - give me any reason why that wasn't a disaster just waiting for the right time to happen? I think Popeye has a good idea there, Michael. Brass pictue hanging wire might be just the job if you can get it in the right gauge. By the way, I think it's interesting that the legendary Bassett-Lowke apparently got the detail of the wire stays wrong - wire laid up left handed instead of right handed. John
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What a beautiful model, Michael, and what a shame to see it in that condition! I'm sure your expertise will be up to the task of bringing her back to life again. John
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A forest of ventilators! John
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Thanks Popeye. Nothing medical that concerned me - we were in the U.K. helping to look after a very frail mother-in-law. That wholem assembly looks like it's coming together nicely. John
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Just catching up after being away for a while, Pat. She's really looking the goods, mate! John
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Just catching up after being away for a while, mate. Nice to see her coming along so nicely. John
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Just catching up after being away for a while, Mark. She's coming along very nicely. John
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Catching up after being away for a while, Nils. Lovely work on those skylights. John
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Just catching up after being away for a while, Keith. As the others have said - she looks superb. John
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Carlos, the mast head length is in addition to the hounded length. John
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Hello Bob, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Galley Washington by Mike40 - 1:48 - POF
Jim Lad replied to Mike40's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Hope you've got space for the finished 'beast', Kevin! This is going to be one awesome build. John
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Thanks for the welcome back, Druxey and Pat - also thank you all for the 'likes'. john
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Now that the boats for the 'Herzogin Cecilie' are finished, I can finally get back to work on the 'Pritt'. I've finished the iron work for the masts and the masts are now fitted. When fitting masts I use a tiny dab of glue on the mast coat that touched only the mast and the deck, so that removing the masts (if ever required) is just a matter of cutting away the mast coat, while in the meantime the masts are held securely. I had held back on fitting the masts as I hadn't been able to figure out from the photos the form of the spreaders that support the topmast shrouds, but a close ponder over a very highly magnified enlargement of the foremast had revealed that the spreaders are iron rods with holes in the end that are fixed to an additional mast band, so these have now been fitted. By the way, I'm not quite sure why the 'Pritt' had these upper shrouds. They're attached right at the top of the mast, but that's not really very far above the main shrouds and the 'Pritt' is the only pearler I've ever seen that has them fitted. She's also the only pearler I've ever seen with the running stays on both masts, as well, so perhaps she was sailed very hard at some time in her life and needed the extra support for the masts. The photos below show the model with the masts fitted and some of the standing rigging over the mast heads. The third photo is a close up of the mainmast with the spaghetti of partially installed rigging and the spreaders. John
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