Jim Lad
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Tony, At a scale of 1/64, the scale frames would be way under 0.5mm in size, if you're looking at scale framing. John -
Thanks for the support, gents! John
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I somehow seem to have missed you log Ilhan, so I'm just catching up. All up to your usual high standard, I see! John
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Nicely done with the halliards and downhauls, Augie! John
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Thanks, Bob. I usually have one model on to go at the museum and one at home, but at the moment Stag is the only one! John
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Michael, Tha shrouds do look a bit light on - unless, of course, you have more modern rigging and you're using wire for the shrouds. The set-up with the deadeyes closer together looks the 'ants pants'! John
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Jim, I'd steer away from Balso for anything other than packing pieces or rough mock-ups. It's really too soft and spongy for much else. John
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Thank you Pat, Chuck and Janos. The really frustrating thing at the moment is that the hull is at the museum and the spars are here with me at home. I'm hoping to get all the blocks rigged on the spars before I'm next in at the museum, but I'm itching to get on with the rigging!! John
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Thank you one and all for your kind comments. Although there's still a lot to be done on her, I can indeed now see the light at the end. It must almost be time to start planning for the next one! The mast hoops are simple - sections of brass tube treated with blackening solution. John
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A small update at last. I've been having some computer problems (Windows died) but all seems well now - that's why this update is a bit late. Last Wednesday at the museum I got a little done, but spent most of my time talking to visitors and discussing the museum with one of the staff, rsther than in modelling. Never mind - there's always next time! Most of the hardware in now fitted to the mast and I must say I'm rather pleased with the overall look. Everything is just sitting the loose at the moment. Hopefully I can get a bit of serious rigging done next time I'm in. 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
It's good to see her progressing, Tom. I'm sorry to tell you, but resin casting is always a pretty wasteful process. John -
It's good to see her started Piet. That's going to be a big model!! John
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Hamilton, I think shroud cleats on the lower shrouds would be appropriate. Have a look on www.Abebooks.com for a copy of Lees - you'll pick it up for a lot less than $100! John
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Looking good, Russ! John
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Looking much better, Michael! Check out your stock of smack and cutter photos - I think you'll find that the deadeyes should be much closer together (i.e. shorter tackles) in the final version. John
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Ooh! You're right, Russ. I missed it too!!! John
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Michael, I've had a computer problem for a couple of days and am just catching up again. Great stuff as usual, mate! John
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Thanks for persevering with completely rebuilding this great log, Kats! John
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Staysails and studding sails, mate! John
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Looking good, Popeye! Take no notice of Andy - he's probably worried about your lobster boat crud invading his nice clean ship! John
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Beautiful work on the canopy, mate!! 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
It's always a pleasure to look at your 'baby', Rusty! John -
Petersson's book is a good introduction, but it's based on a frigate of 1785, so there will be differences in the rigging compared to a ship of 1720. John
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Hamilton, Naval ships of the same period and same size (in the same navy, of course) would be rigged alike, but details of the rigging may have been changed over time to suite the peculiarities of the particular ship or the preferences of the captain, but if you rig the same you can't be far wrong. At the beginning of one of my books (written by the First Lieutenant of the ship) where he describes his ship, he simply states, "She was rigged as a fifty gun ship." He obviously thought that his naval readers would immediately understand the details of her rigging! John
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Never boring, Mobbsie! You're doing well, mate! John
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