Jim Lad
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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 -
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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Well, Stag progresses (more or less). The spreader has been completed and the topmast shrouds and forestay rigged. I have also just about got all the rigging on the upper square yard ready for sending it aloft. Oh, and the boom topping lift is also rigged and secured. I made a stupid boo boo just before leaving the museum - trying to rush to get things done, I suppose. I was checking the lower square yard brace pennants and realised that the starboard after pennant was way too long. Thinking, "Why did you do that?", I cut it off ready to make a new one next time I'm in at the work bench and only then realised that the starboard forward pennant was way too short!! You guessed it - when I'd fitted them I'd put them on the wrong way round, so all I had needed to do was to soften the glue, turn both pennants through 180 degrees and re-glue them. Oh, well, a bit of pennant making practice won't hurt. Here are a few photos of her as of yesterday afternoon. I realise that the close up of the mast is pretty blurry - I'll try to remember to get a better one next time in. Overall views of the model A blurry mast! The deck showing an ever more crowded area around the foot of the mast. The upper yard almost ready to go aloft John
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Mick, The photo below shows the windlass on the replica endeavour. You can see the handspike holes quite clearly. In this photo you can see the square handspike holes at the outboard ends of the windlass on my Palmerin model. The square holes were made by first drilling the holes to size and then squaring them off with the tip of a very small square file. John
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Looks like most of this happened while I was away on holidays. Lovely job, Allan! John
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Jim Lad replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
If you search the internet for old photographs of the Cutty Sark when she was still in service, you'll see that those two lower lines certainly didn't exist originally. Take a deep breath and start work again - you'll soon be back in the swing of things! John- 4,152 replies
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That's nice detail work there, Piet! John
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Nicely done, Danny. Any thoughts on why the stove was put in a... about on the Vulture? John
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You're certainly doing a thorough job on the research for this little beauty. John
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Great to see more progress, Gary - and I love your ropewalk traveller!! John
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Hooray! Another 19th century merchant ship coming our way!! Are you going to build her with her original single topsail rig? John
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Crikey, Jerry - another beautiful monster under weigh! John
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Instant ship (almost)! Great start, Augie! John
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Nice details, Mobbsie - you're also showing us good examples of your inventive streak! John
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Piet, Just catching up with what you're doing with your sloop - amazing work! John
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Way to go, Toni! John
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Can't wait to see her all dressed up in her rigging finery, Børge. John
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What, Danny? No cathead? John
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Daniel, I doubt that a small merchant schooner would have had boarding steps. She may have had a small boat of some sort - if so it would probably have been carried on deck. John
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That looks very realistic, Børge! John
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A belated Happy Birthday, Popeye - and happy rigging, too! John
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