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Jim Lad
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Hello Daniel, it's nice to see you back. The reason for the name "A schooner for Port Jackson' is as follows: Soon after the arrival of the first fleet in Port Jackson in 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip determined that he needed small ships to use in the new colony for exploration and surveying. When the first of the fleet's hired transport returned to England Phillip forwarded a request to the Admiralty for two small schooners for the colony. A design was drawn up in England and titled 'A Schooner For Port Jackson' - as that was it's purpose. The ships were never built in England and nothing happened until the plans and "furniture" for a ship (the metal fittings) were sent out with David Collins' expedition to found a new settlement in Bass Strait in 1803. When the plans finally arrived in Sydney they were no longer needed by the Government, which had built various small ships in the intervening years. As far as can be ascertained from the very few surviving records, Mary Reiby's 'Mercury' was the only ship ever built to the plans. John -
Lino, Please provide an English translation of your post, or we will have to delete it. John
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HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Jim Lad replied to kruginmi's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Mark, That Purpleheart false keel is an interesting trademark for your build. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who has trouble remembering where the 'safe place' might be! John -
I bet that's a lot neater than the original yacht, Børge. The fenders were probably lying around in the cabin or cockpit to be tripped over! John
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Very neatly done indeed, Ilhan. John
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A lot of complex shapes that you've put in there, Piet. Well done, mate! John
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That will make a nice build of a significant part of your national history, Bob. I note from the WWW that she is designated under your Parks Service 'National Historic Landmarks Program'. Is it worth contacting them for information? John
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I don't know about printing it as a straight picture file, but if you insert the picture into a 'Word' file, you can then make the picture as small as you want it on the page before printing it. John
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This is getting exciting! John
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Very realistic! John
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Very nice progress! John
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A bit of quick work with the sandpaper and she'll be the 'bee's knees', mate! John
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Nicely done, Danny. Seems you were only thinking ten steps ahead when you installed the beam and the cathead was eleven steps ahead! John
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Hmmm! Just a bit of a difference in quality of rope there, Danny! John
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So, the hull is actually growing! John
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Thickness sanders.....Byrnes vs Micro Mart
Jim Lad replied to bigcreekdad's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Don't know the other one, mate, but the Bynes is a delightful machine! John -
Meredith, Trying to get a band saw up there would be murder, but doesn't the plant have a carpenters shop? Maybe you could get your timber ripped there. John
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The picture below shows pretty much all the tools I use for building plank on frame hulls. The saw is a jewellers saw and the knives are surgical scalpels - generally better quality than hobby knives. The list as shown in the photo is:- Proportional dividers Six inch steel rule Pencil Six inch three cornered file Jewellers barrette file Jewellers three cornered file No. 4 scalpel with No. 22 blade No. 3 scalpel with No. 11 blade Sanding stick Jewellers saw with various blades depending on work being done You don't need the proportional dividers at the top for your solid hull, but you may need a heavier file or rasp for the heavier cutting work. I think the basic advice is - only buy tools as you need them - otherwise you'll end up spending a lot of money and having a drawer full of tools that you never use. John
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Crikey, mate, you're really charging ahead with this one! John
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Graham, The Queen Elizabeth Class HMS Warspite only had pole steel signal masts. Virtually all her rigging was either radio aerials (copper wire) or signal halliards, so very fine line will be the order of the day. John
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Maybe not quantity, Danny, but certainly quality!! John
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Now she's coming together, Tim! John
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Crikey, Meredith, you've done a heck of a lot while I was away on holidays. She really looks first class - love the colours. John
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Those launch photos certainly don't seem to show any sign of tubes right in the bow pointing forward. I wonder if the plate is anything to do with the armour belting? John
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