Jim Lad
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Looks like you've made a nice job of her so far Rowand. John -
Bruse, She would be 'running free' when she wasn't obliged to brace up the yards - either running on a broad reach or with the wind right aft - that would add weight to the thought that the swinging bumpkins were back near the main mast to stretch the foot of the sail out as much as possible. John
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Ain't what it's made of, Mark, it's what it looks like! John
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Ouch! She looks like she hit an oceberg, Kats! Nice fix though! John
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Wefalck, o'm just catching up with your work after not looking in for a while. Your model is looking first class - a great job on bith the construction and painting. John
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Nice looking blanks, Mark. I hope you're going to use the one that you've marked - sort of a blood sacrifice for the model! John
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Lars, A standing gaff would usually be supported by a gooseneck and, if it had anything at all, might have a length of chain to support the inner end and take some of the weight off the gooseneck fitting; however in the case of your ship, it seems to have a standing gaff that's fitted like a hoisting gaff with jaws and a throat haliard, so I would think that the throat halliard has been trated like that of a hoisring gaff, in which case it would secure to a pin about the middle of the pin rail on the starboard side. John
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Good grief, Robbyn; don't encourage him any more, or there'll be half a dozen builds on his work table again! John
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Meredith, I've heard that some of the more remote tribes in PNG who count like that - 1, 2, 3, many. I think that might be how our Commonwealth Treasury counts! John
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Popeye, now you just get right back and finish off the other models first! (dies that sound like your mum/) You're really charging ahead with thos one, mate! John
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
Jim Lad replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Giovanni, please write your posts in English! Rekon, more beautiful photos of more beautiful work! John -
Good to hear that the elbow's healing, Borge - don't overdo it now, will you? John
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Ahhh! Something really nice to look at on a slow Sunday morning! John
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Wailt 'till you get to the 10,000th one, Meredith! John
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Coming on nicely, Meredith! Jiohn
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Meredith, Always have plent of drills on hand. If you have plenty, you never break one. It's when you only have one left that it's sure to break! John
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I'm surprised that you haven't been able to find a paintinhg of her with them swung out, Bruce. Would they have been that far forward, or would they have been closer to the main mast to take the clews when she was running with the wind aft? If she were close hauled the lee clew would be close aboard, surely. John
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Meredith, If you're talking metric, a 0.55 mm bit would be between a No.74 and a 75. I think your stain has turned out well! John
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Kats, The staysail 'uphauls' are more property 'haliards', but who's watching? Best place for the boom inhaul and outhaul extra line would be hanging over the cleats - remember that the outhaul will have almost nothing extra as it's full extended. The spanker sheets would most likely simply be coiled on deck near the cleats. John
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And to make it even more fun on the Revenue cutters, Floyd, they were only allowed into port for stores or repairs - other than that they were supposed to be at sea on patrol, no matter what the weather. John
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Michael, Your Bowden cables look nice, but are laid up the wrong way - wire rope is usually laid right handed (but only worry about that if you want absolute scale accuaracy). As for yout seizings, in real life, wire rope is usually seized with marline, so using a non wire thread if just right - all you need to do is to find the appropriate size of thread. John
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HMS Caroline: WWI battleship wins £1m lottery boost
Jim Lad replied to Kevin's topic in Nautical/Naval History
That really is good news, Kevin. John -
Bruce, I'd guess the booms would be at deck level where there's some strength to support the gooseneck; and just long enough to spread the foot of the sail. John
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Mark, It's a bit un-nerving being out in the open when you first start, but it's actually good fun - especially with the small kids who are interested and sometimes ask the most amazing questions! One of the main problems is in firstly choosing a model that can be built away from your main stash of odd tools and secondly in planning what you hope to achieve for the day and making sure that you have all the bits with you. John
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