Jim Lad
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Oops! Sorry, Len. Glad you found the link! John
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Very nice, Danny. She's looking first class! John -
Sounds like you had a great holiday, Tim! It's good to see you back in the workshop. John
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Nicely done, Daniel. John
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She grows, Ed, she grows. That's going to one very impressive clipper ship! John
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Len, Seizings were usually put on using marlin, which is a very light line impregnated with Stockholm tar. It is pretty much impossible to find a line too small for the seizings in model work as marlin is only about 1/8 inch in diameter. If you go to the following link of the process of renewing the Endeavour replica's standing rigging, you can find some photos of seizings, which you may find helpful in visualising the size of the line used. This is a PDF file, so you can enlarge it quite a bit to get clear views of the seizings. John
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Just catching up again, Piet. Looking good, mate! john
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Capstan bars or handspikes would seem the most logical, Clare. Perhaps one of our members has some definite knowledge. John
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She really is coming together nicely, Bob. Just how dark is the dark grey? Is it worth doing a card mock up of part of the ship and trying both colours on it to see how they go? John
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Kimberley, Crochet hooks can be very handy for snatching lines out of tight places - I have a couple in the draw for use on rigging. John
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Shot Locker
Jim Lad replied to AntonyUK's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
Antony, Sorry for the late reply, but here's a photo of the shot locker on the preserved frigate Trincomalee. John
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Very neatly done deck, Alexandru. John
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Bit of a squeeze in there, Danny - but it worked! John
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Hmmmm, that's funny - I thought you were working on a trawler! I like that stain colour, mate. John
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Nice to see an update, Clare - and a very nice start to the paddlewheels. John
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A planked deck will look nice on top of the deckhouse, Popeye. John
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Looks like a really interesting build, Mark. You could probably make her into a Liberty, but I think the American Scout is a much nicer looking ship. John
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Thanks a lot, Glen! John
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Nice work on the boat, Mobbsie. According to May's 'The boats of men of War', the length of your oars as at 1876 would be 14 feet - probably not a lot of difference at the time of your build. John
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Interesting and simple capstan design, Alexandru. John
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I don't think those bottle screws are too big, Piet, but an overall shot of the model will show it better. Looks good, by the way! John
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Eventually, you're going to run out of further improvements to make to the hull! John
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I don't rig sails on my models, but there are three methods that I've seen, depending on the scale of your model and the amount of work you want to do. 1. Stitch scale seams into the sails 2. Run a straight row of stitches down the sails at intervals to represent the seams 3. Draw the seams on lightly in pencil. Remember that English canvas came in bolts 24 inches wide, so your seams should be about 22 scale inches apart. John
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