Jim Lad
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Mario, Just caught up with your disaster. Can I suggest that you feed the cat to the local eagels (unless it's the Admiral's of cause). Look forward to your return (soon, I hope). John -
It's always a surprise to me just how big a sailing ship model looks when you first try the masts, Andy. Hope you've got a tall shelf space ready! John
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Nice sail, Popeye! John
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How about Ground Hogs? John
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Popeye, those sails are looking good, but is there any way you can get that rudder closer to the sternpost - that looks a fair gap there. John
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Christian - thanks for your support! Bob - I thought it was the Ground Hog's! John
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Wow! SHe looks really good - a real credit to you, mate! Looking forward to the extra photos when your battery is charged. John
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How did I miss your update with your decking, Mark? That's looking really good. Do you wax the ends of your clamps to stop them sticking, or rely on Lady Luck? John
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Presenting Ropes on your Scale Model
Jim Lad replied to BANYAN's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Bob, Try soaking your line first and putting it on while still wet - that might work. John -
Nicely done, Ron! John
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C'mon, Andy - you're a professional seaman (just look at your Forum nam to remind yourself). Rigging will be a breeze to a man with your training on riggingless bulk carriers! John
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Can't see why, Augie. I would have thought those claws would be a big help. John
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9 pounds? That's a lot of rodent - but nowhere near a Capybara, of course (now that's surely too much rodent for anyone!) John
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$8.99 a pound expensive, Popeye? Wow, I wish I could find Crays that cheap over here!!! John
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Cheers, popeye! So are those things like a Prarie Dog then? John
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Ron, If it's bothering you, then fix it - otherwise every time you look at the model all you'll see is that gap! John
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Very elegant, Nico! John
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Anchor cable looks good now, mate. Being a naval launch of the 1860's, surely the blocks were for signal halliards - no radios in those days! John
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She's looking good, Andy. How about we club together and buy 'you know who' a talking parrot? "Arrk, arrk, pictures, pictures, arrk!" John
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Finished the standing rigging? Oh, I thought it was something significant. Seriously, mate, a beautiful job and very well done indeed. I trust you enjoyed your favourite libation while admiring your handywork! John
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Presenting Ropes on your Scale Model
Jim Lad replied to BANYAN's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Pat, With the addition of more photos from different eras and of different types of rigging stowage, your original post could easily be built into a very useful article for the database. Perhaps contemporary illustrations of various rope stowage from as many eras as possible would be very helpful for a lot of members. As an example, I know exactly how derrick guys and mooring ropes were stowed on mid 20th century cargo ships, but how were mooring lines stowed on a naval vessel of the same period - I have no idea! Good, clear photos of the decks of sailing merchant ships are hard to find, however here are a couple of quick examples of what I was talking about that I could lay my hands on immediately. I'll have a browse through my various books etc. and see if I can come up with something better. This is the deck of a merchant ship in port in the 1850's, so a very early photo. You can see ropes coiled on the pins around the mast. Two photos of cargo ships at sea in the 1870's. In the first one, the coils on the pins at the rail are very clear. Not so clear, but still visible, are the coils on the pins around the mast in the background of the second photo. John
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Never mind, Mario! Remeber the RAAF's motto, 'Per Ardua Ad Astra' - through struggles to the stars. John
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We certainly didn't see any of those little critters, Mario! John
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