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Jim Lad
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Now she looks like she's really started, Piet! John -
That anchor is turning out very well indeed, 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
Very nice; very nice indeed! John -
Remco, 1; Annapolis model, nil! John
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Grant, It's a long time since I stopped by to see what you were up to, and I'm sorry I left it so long! You're doing a great job on your Victory, nmate!! John
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It's always a delight to see more photos of your build, Gary! John
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But it's looking great already, Danny. Eagerly awaiting your progress! John
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It'll be good to see another later style square rigger under construction! John
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Delightful, Borge. Now I suppose you're going to tell us that the pump actually wirks! 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
More to delight us, Rusty! John -
The task might be daunting, Remco, but it's certainly turned out beautifully! John
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You'll be able to get lots of fine detail onto that, Piet! John
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Very nicely framed, Adam! John
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Congratulations on getting your log restired, Kats. Now concentrate on getting well!! John
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Hello, Clare. it's nice to see your log back again! John
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Looks like you're making good progress there, mate! John
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Hey, Kats, are you back live now? I'm afraid I've lost track of where you were up to before "the great crash of '13"? By the way, doing rope coils as you go isn't a bad idea. You get to do just a few at a time, and it's far harder to miss one that way. John
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That looks much better with the guard on, Mark! By the way, Captains never run, no matter how urgent the situation might be. They walk calmly and quietly to show the crew that everythings really OK, no matter how much they might be running at full speed inside! John
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That a really complex question, Roger. If we're talking only the era of Cutty Sark, then it was usual for ships in port to leave their sails on the yards except when they were in port for an extended period or for major repairs. If the sails were sent down, then it was often more convenient to leave a lot of the running rigging aloft, unless a ship was being laid up, when most of the running rigging would also be sent down and stowed away. If you want to show the ship with the sails sent down, then you can even show her with all of the running rigging still rigged as, if sails were only sent down for a short time, the square sail sheets may have been left rigged and shackled to the clewlines, for ease of re-rigging. With the sails sent down, the only running rigging that would invariably also be sent down were the staysail sheets. The halliards for the hoisting yards were running rigging, but would always be rigged, unless the yard was sent down for some reason. The braces and lifts were also running rigging, but were always rigged if the yard was aloft. So if your model doesn't have sails, you can show it with only the rigging to the yards (as if laid up), or you can show it with staysail halliards and downhauls, square sail clewlines and buntlines but no squaresail sheets, or you can show it with everything including the square sail sheets, but no staysail sheets. John
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Especially, scarey! John
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Crikey, Børge, if that's your spring weather, I'd hate to be there in the middel of winter! John
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I agree with Carl. Those curtains look really good! John
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Walt, It's good to see you back and better than ever with this build. John
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Bill, On smaller scales, another way to tie the reatlines so that they look correct, is to stitch the ratline through the outside shroud and then back through itself. That gives a very good scale appearance. John
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Coming along beautifully, Mark! John
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