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Jim Lad
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The planking looks great where it counts, Mobbsie! John- 129 replies
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What a shame that the marker inks react like that with both the white glue and the window maker. Is there another type of marker you could use - or maybe watercolour paint applied with a soft tip instead of a brush? John
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ancre La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Jim Lad replied to tadheus's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Beautiful workmanship, Paul. John -
The stern looks good, Mark. Yes, there are a few dark filler marks, but they'll be hardly noticeable when the hull in right way up and you can see them far more clearly than anyone else - we always see the less than perfect sections of our models most clearly. John
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Thanks for the good wishes and thanks to all who have pressed the 'like' button. Cathead - not sure about the shape of the rudder, except that 'that's the way they built 'em'. It may have had something to do with the fact that they dried out with the tide while at T.I. and, because of their deep hull shape, lay over quite heavily as in the photo below - but then it could be that it was the way the first one was built and everyone simply followed suit. John
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That one's especially for drilling around corners, Per! John
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I just run out of superlatives looking at your work, mate! John
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A Christmas update. The 'Pritt' continues to move ahead slowly. The pin rails are now fitted (although I now realise I forgot to photograph the model with them fitted - next time). The belaying pins on these vessels were, generally, simple iron or steel bars fixed through the rails - nothing fancy on a pearl sheller! The rudder has now also been fitted and the tiller made, but only temporarily in place for the photographs - it still needs painting and the steering blocks fitted before it's finally permanently fitted. The end of the tiller kicks up like that at the end so that it's about hip height on a man standing to steer, although steering was generally done using the tiller ropes. You will notice the unusual fittings for securing the rudder. This type of rudder fitting is typical of T.I. pearl shellers - the upper gudgeon is simply a plate that is passed through a slot in the rudder abaft the rudder post and the lower gudgeon is a round fitting into which the lower end of the rudder post fits. The masts have been commenced - the main mast has been shaped and the mizzen is tapered ready for shaping. The spars are being made from Celery Top Pine, a traditional Tasmanian boat building timber and beautiful to work with. I got a couple of scraps of it from a boatyard when we were visiting Tasmania a couple of years ago. A happy Christmas to all. John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. That looks like it will make a very nice model. John
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I was away when you posted your last update. She does look the goods! John
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