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Nicely done, Popeye! John -
I thought you were only one-eyed when it came to football, mate! I hope the eye is OK. John
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Your local brick yard has done you proud, Augie! John
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Bob, you certainly put your eight hours to good use. She's looking 'ichiban'. John
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Congratulations, Ollie - very well done, mate! She looks absolutely first class. John
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Bulkhead Fairing Questions
Jim Lad replied to Jon219's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
If you're going to fully plank the hull then a shim, if needed, can be of virtually anything as it won't be seen. Whether or not a shim would need steaming or soaking would depend on the type of wood and thickness you need. Give it a go and see what happens. John -
Looking good, Popeye. Have you thought of painting the insides of the plastic boats with a wood coloured paint? Then when you have them fitted out they should look totally wood. John
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Very interesting method of building (and adapting) boats, Popeye! John
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Very nice cabinet work, Toni! John
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Alister, Both these photos show ships in port. The following photo is of a ship at sea (Loch Tay 1869). John
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Sorry, Piet, but I don't see the fuse screwed into the nose of that shell for the deck gun! John
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Ollie, I assume that the style of your coils is as per the kit instructions and indeed you will see a lot of models on the forum with coils made up exactly like that. You'll also see such coils on many modern replicas and restored ships, however the traditional method of make up coils was a simple coil dropped over the pin, as you will see in many contemporary photos of old sailing ships. The photos below date from the 1840's (first photo) and 1850's (second photo) and shown perhaps not in brilliant clarity, what I mean. John
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Ollie, your only problem now is that your next models have to be of a size to fit the other shelves. John
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Good to see that you've got such comprehensive instructions for building the boat, Popeye. If you're going to scratch build the boat (which looks like the case), could I suggest that you ditch all the kit parts and use some decent wood for all of it. John
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Very nice, Augie. As for the stove base, simply order a couple of hundred very tiny bricks from your local brick yard! John
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Harriet McGregor by Boccherini
Jim Lad replied to Boccherini's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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Ollie, The gaff angle still looks a little 'flat' for cutters in general, however the drawing and also the painting of her meeting the Makassar trepangers show it at exactly that angle, so leave it as is. That painting also shows her carrying a much larger ensign, however that may be artistic licence to show clearly that she was a British ship, although ships of the time tended to carry very large ensigns. As a personal choice I think I'd leave the ensign off unless you intend to rig her with sails as well. With bare rigging the ensign draws the eye away from the model. John
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Thanks, Dave! John
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She's really looking first class! John
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Thanks again for your support, folks! John
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I would say definitely a boom crutch. The fact that lines cross on the plan is not a definite indication that the crutch was outboard of the rail, as draughtsmen of the time often crossed lines which, by strict modern convention, shouldn't have been. This is clear from some of the lines shown on the detail of the plan of my 'Stag', below, showing the lower sheet block; rudder and tiller and deckhouse all in solid lines behind the bulwark (with the rudder and tiller also behind the deckhouse). The red arrows on the pictures below show the boom crutches. John Detail of Stag Contemporary model at NMM
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Harriet McGregor by Boccherini
Jim Lad replied to Boccherini's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
That looks really nice, Grant. It's hard to tell from your photo, but just double check that the scale height is OK before you get much further along. John
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