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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    The stuff that I used didn't require the use of a vacuum chamber. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Welcome to the 'dark side', mate! That looks like it will make a lovely model! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Gil. She's coming along very nicely indeed! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Just catching up ,Freek. She's coming along well! John
  5. Jim Lad
    That's really the cat's whiskers, Danny! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Delightful, Danny! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Coming along very nicely, mate! John
  8. Jim Lad
    Sherry, The stuff I used is 'Pinkysil' two component silicone mould maker, and 'Procast' medium set rigid polyurethane casting resin. These are both made by an Australian company called Barnes Products Pty Ltd. Their local shop web site has a lot of interesting information on it - http://www.barnes.com.au/catalog/index.php They also have some helpful 'how to' stuff on you tube that can be accessed from the web site. Hopefully this will give you enough information to atrack down what you need over there. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Sherry, I moulded the carronades for my Stag (1:96) from resin. I made a master from wood and copper wire and used that to make a mould - it worked extremely well. I had never tried resin casting prior to this and found the whole process slightly messy, but very simple to do. If you have 100+ cannons to make, you could probably make several moulds from your master and then go into mass production. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Very nice job on a bit of tricky joinery, Danny! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Toni - she looks great. I go away for a week and you build half a model! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Ollie, The planking above the wale would normally be parallel sided, but below the wale the planking will vary considerably in width, being widest at the stern and narrowest at the bow. The run in between will not be a simple taper, but the plank width will vary depending on the hull shape. Typically, the planks will be widest at the stern, then narrow in and then become a little wider about midships and then narrow in again towards the bow, but the actual shape is very much dependant on the shape of the hull. The 'run' of the planking is simply the line of each strake of planking along the hull. In this photo of the replica of the schooner 'Enterprize' (1829) under construction in Melbourne, the 'run' or the shape of the lines of planking can clearly be seen. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Neat bit of joinery, Danny! John
  14. Jim Lad
    That was a nicely done fix, Ollie. Watch the run of the planking - it'll get away from you if you're not careful. John
  15. Jim Lad
    You're really making some progress on this one! John
  16. Jim Lad
    If the spare spars are iron, then they would be painted; if wood, then most probably left natural. The lashing ropes would be hemp coloured. John
  17. Jim Lad
    I think I'd leave them 'as is', Ollie. Any extension would be really obvious and new parts would require life threatening surgery. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Rain? What's rain? Looking good, mate! John
  19. Jim Lad
    More lovely work, Piet! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Back at it already, Danny! Were the spare spars laid across the gallows and the after end of the forecastle with the boats stowed on the spars, perhaps? John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hull planking is very positive, Popeye! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Thatunloading gear is going to deserve a lot of care in building, Andy. From the look of that last photograph, it's going to really dominate the model. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Absolutely delightful (as usual), Remco. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Very nicely done on a couple of tricky joints, Piet! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Crikey, Augie, you've certainly been busy while I've been away. She's looking first class! John

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