Jim Lad

Nice machine work, Danny!

John

That's because you're in the Northern hemisphere!

John

The photos are fine!  Looking forward to your build.

John

Thanks, Popeye!

John

Thanks Janos - yep, still using privet (as you know, here in Sydney there's a plentiful supply).

Augie - Thanks mate, I'm feeling better already.

John

Sorry, Popeye, but I missed last Wednesday at the museum due to a bad cold (is there such a thibg as a good cold?  ).  I'm currently having a think about my next build as I'm now up to the rigging on the Stag, so I might start a preliminary build log once I mfinally make up my mind.

John

Looking very 'swish', Popeye!

John

Jay,

The lifelines that you refer to are used to gain access to the boat when it's in the water or, for the fit and agile, to re-gain the deck from the launched boat.

It used to be common to launch boats with only their crew on board; the remainder of passengers boirding when the boat was in the water.  In an emergency situatiion the boat was launched and the survivors boarded by grabbing a lifeline and scrambling down to the boat.

In the photo below of the wrecked 'Southbank' at Washington Island, the lifeboat lifelines (two per boat) can be seen hanging down - I've marked one of them with the red arrow.

John

Janos,

If I tried that I'd probably set my model on fire!

John

She's really going ahead, Piet.  Well done, mate!

John

2mm, Danny?  Rip out the whole structure!   Just make sure you've got everything else under the quarterdeck set up before you find the need to add any more beams!

John

The platforms with the fore and aft slats also look pretty good, Popeye.

John

That's coming along very nicely, Dan.  Thanks for posting the log.

John

Nice going, Danny!

John

Mochael,

Congratulations on joining the ramks of the "too busy to go to work brigade".

John

Great to see them both sitting in that cabinet, mate!

John

Crikey, Danny, you've made some good progress while I've been away for the weekend!

John

Popeye,

I go away for the weekend and you go berserk!  Can't wait to see the extra bling.

John

OK, I've borrowed some popcorn from Sjors, and I'm settled back ready to watch the build!

John

Hey, lovely looking cake, Popeye.  Pity Pam and I aren't there to have a slice!

John

Mobbsie,

The hull plamks would have been in the region of 25 feet long (about119mm at 1:64) and in various widths, but averaging, say, 12 inches wide (4.75mm at 1:64).

As for maths, my dad always said that there were only three kinds of people, those who could count and those who couldn't.

John

Very nice blacksmithing, Danny!  I too like the final colour of your brass.

John

Hey, Popeye, where's the photo of the model birthday cake!

John

Sorry to hear that the elbow's playing up again, mate.  Take care of yourself.

John

Like all lead based painting products, white lead putty is now probably unavailable anywhere.  It used to be used under finish coats of paint instead of ordinary putty to prevent the putty colour bleeding through, but isn't needed for this purpose anyway with modern finishes.  Use a standard wood filler, if required, and ordinary undercoats.

John