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Jim Lad
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Now that makes her look a lot better! Can't wait to see her with the bottom paint on. John -
Just catching up, Gary. Beautiful work on the pump rhodings! John
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There are no rules laid down for the width or length of hull planks on British merchant ships - only the thickness and the spacing of the plank butts. In practice, a plank width averaging about 8 inches would be OK - this would be about 4mm at your scale. Remember that the planks on a ship are not parallel sided, but vary considerably with the shape of the hull. The widest planks will normally be found at the stern and the narrowest at the bow. With an average 4mm wide plank you should aim for no more than about 6mm for the widest planking and narrowing to no less than about 2mm. The average plank length would be no more than 25 to 30 feet in real practice, which would equate to roughly 150 to 180 mm on you model. When planking the 'shift of butts', you should try and plan for a minimum plank length of about 6 feet, or about 36mm on the model. John
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That looks very impressive, Augie! It's good to see that you lot in the U.S. finally got around to having a new year - make it a good one.
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That should make a very interesting model Stuart. A pity you live so far north - it's not so easy for you to get to Portsmouth to see the original! John
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A little filler might help, but if she looks OK to the eye, then that's fine. Cameras can make our good work look terrible at times. As Popeye says, the final paint job will also help! John
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Esion, Most thread will stretch quite a bit, so it's a good idea to hang it up with weights on it for a while. This is especially important for shrouds and stays, which have some tension on them on the model. John
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Coming along beautifully, Ron. John
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She's really looking first class, Mark! John
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Nice to see the triplets still pushing ahead in spite of the 'honey do's', Popeye! John
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Sorry to hear about the chain plate, Pat. It's amazing just how much pressure a model's rigging can exert! John
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She's coming along very nicely, Tim! John
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Amanda by Tblack - FINISHED - RESTORATION
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Just catching up. Tom. You've done a grand job on her! John -
I'm sure I've seem one of these somewhere before, but I can't remember where. It's not a fog buoy, is it? John
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Harley, Simply lash the sheer poles to the outboard side of the shrouds just above the deadeyes using either a square or a diagonal lashing. John
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So that's the secret. I was wondering how you were going to get access to the internal workings! John
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That's a great green you've chosen for the hull. I'm sure your local Bunnings will be open and happy to take your money tomorrow! John
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Going well, Popeye! When you see them all together like that it gives a better idea of the huge task of planking all three at once! John
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Composite built?
Jim Lad replied to Sailor1234567890's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
What yachts do you have in mind? They would have been built from wood wouldn't they? John -
Crikey! Take care, Andy - that doesn't sound good at all. Are you likely to have your power back in time for Christmas? John
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Great progress, Piet! What are the four large holes and the four rows of small holes at the forward end of the conning tower? John
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