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Jim Lad
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Some interesting detail work on the forecastle, Nils. By the way, in English the chain sprocket wheels for the anchor chain are called gypsies. John- 2,625 replies
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Just magnificent, Alexandru! John
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Coming along really nicely, Francesca. That's a clever trick with the magnets. John
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"if we did not do the research our models would not be correct." An excellent sentiment, Bob! By the way, the model's coming along really well. John
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Your shingles really look first class Popeye! What's the next surprise in store for us? John
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Another very common method was to have a small step in the mast at the position of the shrouds, so that the shrouds rested on the xtep. John
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You're right, Pete - she really is starting to come together. John
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Crows nest/cross trees 18th Century Brig
Jim Lad replied to Rick01's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Rick, Lees gives, as a rule of thumb for the topmast - trestletrees 3 3/4" for every 3 feet of mast length - crosstrees 1 2/3 the length of the trestletrees. For the lower mast, he gives no sizes, but states that both crosstrees and trestletrees came to within an inch or two of the edge of the top. I don't know if the plan on the 'Lady Nelson' web site might help - here is the link: http://www.ladynelson.org.au/ship John -
What Druxey said! John
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Beautiful job, mate! John
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I wish you'd stop doing that, Jond. I have trouble sorting out which are the full size pieces and which are your excellent miniatures! John
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Just catching up, Fam - beautiful work. John
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
Jim Lad replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
More superb work for us to enjoy. John -
Your 'Clara May' is really looking the part. As others have said, keep at it! Like any other skill, rigging takes a bit of practice, but you'll soon get the hang of it. John
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Looking very flash, Popeye! John
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Looking good, Pete! John
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Very nicely constructed vents, Nils! For those who might be wondering, red was a very common colour for the interior of cowl vents - probably more than 90% of ships used this colour. John
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Pete, As you're building at a fairly large scale, would it be possible to build her as a sailing version but with a working drop centreboard? perhaps you could have a pin to fix the centreboard down for sailing. John
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I think I missed a bit along the way. She's really looking the goods, Pete. John
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