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Jim Lad
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Thank you Pat, Chuck and Janos. The really frustrating thing at the moment is that the hull is at the museum and the spars are here with me at home. I'm hoping to get all the blocks rigged on the spars before I'm next in at the museum, but I'm itching to get on with the rigging!! John -
Thank you one and all for your kind comments. Although there's still a lot to be done on her, I can indeed now see the light at the end. It must almost be time to start planning for the next one! The mast hoops are simple - sections of brass tube treated with blackening solution. John
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A small update at last. I've been having some computer problems (Windows died) but all seems well now - that's why this update is a bit late. Last Wednesday at the museum I got a little done, but spent most of my time talking to visitors and discussing the museum with one of the staff, rsther than in modelling. Never mind - there's always next time! Most of the hardware in now fitted to the mast and I must say I'm rather pleased with the overall look. Everything is just sitting the loose at the moment. Hopefully I can get a bit of serious rigging done next time I'm in. John
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
It's good to see her progressing, Tom. I'm sorry to tell you, but resin casting is always a pretty wasteful process. John -
It's good to see her started Piet. That's going to be a big model!! John
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Hamilton, I think shroud cleats on the lower shrouds would be appropriate. Have a look on www.Abebooks.com for a copy of Lees - you'll pick it up for a lot less than $100! John
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Looking good, Russ! John
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Looking much better, Michael! Check out your stock of smack and cutter photos - I think you'll find that the deadeyes should be much closer together (i.e. shorter tackles) in the final version. John
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Ooh! You're right, Russ. I missed it too!!! John
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Michael, I've had a computer problem for a couple of days and am just catching up again. Great stuff as usual, mate! John
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Thanks for persevering with completely rebuilding this great log, Kats! John
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Staysails and studding sails, mate! John
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Looking good, Popeye! Take no notice of Andy - he's probably worried about your lobster boat crud invading his nice clean ship! John
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Beautiful work on the canopy, mate!! 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
It's always a pleasure to look at your 'baby', Rusty! John -
Petersson's book is a good introduction, but it's based on a frigate of 1785, so there will be differences in the rigging compared to a ship of 1720. John
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Hamilton, Naval ships of the same period and same size (in the same navy, of course) would be rigged alike, but details of the rigging may have been changed over time to suite the peculiarities of the particular ship or the preferences of the captain, but if you rig the same you can't be far wrong. At the beginning of one of my books (written by the First Lieutenant of the ship) where he describes his ship, he simply states, "She was rigged as a fifty gun ship." He obviously thought that his naval readers would immediately understand the details of her rigging! John
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Never boring, Mobbsie! You're doing well, mate! John
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Looks like she's had a hard season, Popeye! John
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Very neatly done, Nico! John
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Augie, If you're worried about sticking your face in the rigging, I hope you wear glasses! John
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Michael, I turn my back for a day and you've got a heap more done! Lovely work, mate! John
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Excellent information for the forum, but members should note that this is a decision of the United States court and that the ruling applies only in the United States. The courts in other countries may take a different view. John
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Piet, Thank you for your description of your father's career in the Royal Dutch Navy and of his sad loss. Our own HMAS Perth fought in that same battle and survived, but was sunk very soon afterwards in the battle of the Sunda Strait. Australia were proud to have the Dutch submarine fleet based at Fremantle in Western Australia during the war. I'll be looking forward to your build log of this interesting ship. John
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Tom, The "thing" is officially a bucket wheel excavator and the big ones can weigh up to 13,000 tonnes and are capable of moving up to 300,000 cubic metres of material a day, so no problem opening up your cellar for you! They're used here in Australia for digging in the really big open cut mines. I think your Charlie Noble is beside the lifeboat and not as in the position circled in your first photo. That looks like it could be a ventilator. John
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