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Jim Lad
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Looking really good so far Augie. How are you going to protect those antlers (sorry, uprights) from potential damage? John- 2,191 replies
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Aha! The spiders are at work at last! John
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Take your time, Andy, we'll still be waiting patiently (well, most of us will be patient! ). John
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Jay, Pig iron billets in the bottom would definitely help! As the Revenue cutters were only supposed to come into port for stores or repairs, their crews would certainly get a lot of sailing practice. The square sails were rigged so that they could be brought down very quickly! John
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One tug coming up! John
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Augie, Keeping her in the water was probably pretty easy, but I still don't know how they kept he upright! I found a newspaper report that said that Stag had won the annual cutter race again. The tone of the report sounded a bit like - well, what else would you expect! For those who didn't see it in the original log, here's a re post of the painting of Stag under sail and chasing what looks to be a French lugger. John
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Very realistic ratlines, Ilhan. I tried using the 'card behind the shroud' method for the ratlines on my Stag model and found it works like a charm! John
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Hey, Mobbsie, I forgot to tell you - in more refined circles we don't say, "Bob's your uncle," we say, "Robert's your parent's sibling." John
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Popeye, I haven't had a problem with archive quality markers - it should be fine. John PS. If there is a problem we can all blame Danny - I'm pretty sure it was originally his idea!
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Hello guy, and a very warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. Sounds like you're a big fan of JRR Tolkien! If your hull is sound and the planking hasn't opened up, why not continue your Bluenose from where you left off? John
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So do we assume that the next one will be 1:96 Ed? I'm looking forward to seeing you going into full frame production. John
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Hamilton, Bit of a pain to do, but you probably will need to make a grommet (continuous loop like a quoit) considerably larger than the diameter of the bowsprit and then seize the four eyes into it. If you form each eye in turn with your fingers and then clamp the eye while you seize it, it should be doable. John
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There you go, Popeye! Nothing to it (well, almost)! John
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Jay, Stag was built in a private yard at Cowes on the Isle of Wight for the Revenue Service. She was the fastest cutter of her day and in 1839 the Royal Navy took her into Portsmouth Dock and drew up a set of plans for her - I'm guessing they wanted one the same because of her speed. It was just a happy accident that the cutter that they drew up such detailed plans for was the one I wanted to build. John
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Jay, The plans are in at the museum at the moment, so I can't take a picture of them, but on the lines drawings there's a detailed cross section amidships that shows the planking. Very unusual to find that sort of detail on an admiralty plan, but there it is, and I'm grateful. John
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Mobbsie - yeah, I've been leaning towards pedestals - we'll see Popeye - The museum currently want to display her in the Members' Lounge Sherry and Bob - Thanks very much for your support! John
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Excellent précis of the extreme clippers, Ed. John
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Nicely plated, Piet. The boilermaker foreman would be proud of you. John
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Best if the ratlines are left until the standing rigging is finally tensioned. I know that this leaves a lot of ratlines to do in one hit, but you have a better chance of ending up with better looking rigging. John
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Harvey, Cotton isn't as liable to slipping as some synthetic fibres, however I think the trick is to leave a reasonable length on the end after temporarily securing the line. That way the knot isn't so liable to give way and you also have something to play with if you need to adjust the tension. John
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Elia - I'm still tossing up between pedestals and a stand. I hope to get the base organised before my next trip to the museum, so that might finally settle it for me. Druxey - I really regret my reprehensible rigging (w)reckage! Augie - Thanks for the good word, mate! John
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Harvey, Your planned rigging is exactly the way I rig my models. The trick is to get as much rigging as possible already fitted on each yard before they go aloft. As for rigging tautness, don't finally fix any of your standing rigging until the entire ship is rigged - i.e., tie everything off, but leave the 'tails on the lines and don't glue anything. That way you'll be able to make any final adjustments that might be necessary. John
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Very neat grating, Danny - pity we may not see any more! John
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Beautiful work (as usual), Kester! John
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