Jim Lad
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That a really complex question, Roger. If we're talking only the era of Cutty Sark, then it was usual for ships in port to leave their sails on the yards except when they were in port for an extended period or for major repairs. If the sails were sent down, then it was often more convenient to leave a lot of the running rigging aloft, unless a ship was being laid up, when most of the running rigging would also be sent down and stowed away. If you want to show the ship with the sails sent down, then you can even show her with all of the running rigging still rigged as, if sails were only sent down for a short time, the square sail sheets may have been left rigged and shackled to the clewlines, for ease of re-rigging. With the sails sent down, the only running rigging that would invariably also be sent down were the staysail sheets. The halliards for the hoisting yards were running rigging, but would always be rigged, unless the yard was sent down for some reason. The braces and lifts were also running rigging, but were always rigged if the yard was aloft. So if your model doesn't have sails, you can show it with only the rigging to the yards (as if laid up), or you can show it with staysail halliards and downhauls, square sail clewlines and buntlines but no squaresail sheets, or you can show it with everything including the square sail sheets, but no staysail sheets. John
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Especially, scarey! John -
Crikey, Børge, if that's your spring weather, I'd hate to be there in the middel of winter! John
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I agree with Carl. Those curtains look really good! John
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Walt, It's good to see you back and better than ever with this build. John
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Bill, On smaller scales, another way to tie the reatlines so that they look correct, is to stitch the ratline through the outside shroud and then back through itself. That gives a very good scale appearance. John
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Coming along beautifully, Mark! John
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USN Anchor Hoy 1816 by Hank - 1:48 Scale - POB
Jim Lad replied to Hank's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Nice to see some progress, Hank. That transom looks really good. John -
Michael, The seizings would have been done with marline, which is heavily impregnated with stockholm tar and is thus a very dark tan. Looking good, mate! John
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Just catching up with what you're up to, Gil. She's looking superb! John
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Nice work on the guns, Mobbsie. Now we all know if we're offered a model ship in the pub that has brass cannon ends we can say, "Officer, arrest that man. That model belongs to Mobbsie!" John
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USF Confederacy by Rustyj - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to Rustyj's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Yhanks for all the photos, Rusty! Lovely, just lovely! John -
Iy's great to see that skiff coming back on line Mario! John
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Nicely done, Russ. They can be little buggers to do! John
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Simple, but very effective! John
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I thought you were a scratch builder! John
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Looking good, Remco! John
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I'm disappointed, Danny. I really expected you to make the full length of both chains and fit them, even though thay won't be visible! John
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Phew! That looks a bit neater, Danny - great stuff! John
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Ah, crikey, I can't make one - I don't have any Fiddle-back Maple! Thanks for the details of your jig, Michael! John
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Oh, yes! Spot on, Nico! John
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Nice looking serving machine, Michael! John
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Danny, It's great to see your 'bird' progressing again! John
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Look like air holes to me, Tom. As for the "ventilator", as you know, ships get altered over time, so it may have become redundant in an alteration at some time. John
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