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I thought it was about time I updated my log for the 'Duchess'. Still working away on deck details and standing rigging. It seems to be taking an age to get anywhere with her, but there is a lot to do on a model of a ship this big, plus I spend a lot of time talking to visitors (which is the whole point of the model being built in the museum galleries. Visitor interest has now reached the stage where one of the front desk staff came and asked me what my schedule is as visitors keep asking when the model will be worked on! The photos below show some of the progress. The capping rail around the poop is now complete; I've replaced some of the gratings (which were wire mesh) with more appropriate looking ones; the donkey boiler house with feed tanks and supply pipes are now fitted and the foremast rigging has progressed to having the fore topmast rigging completed. My plan is to continue rigging the foremast so that I can start experimenting with sail making - starting with the jibs, which should be a bit simpler than the square sails. John
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pat, from available contemporary photos, there appear to have been very few turns taken on the pin. The photo below (first photo) of the 'Port Jackson's' spanker sheet (1880's) appears to have three turns on the pin, but in most other photos, such as that of the 'Loch Tay' (1869) (second photo) there seems to be only one or two tuns. Unfortunately in most photos the turns on the pin are concealed by the coil of rope. John
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Looking good, mate! John
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Good to hear that you're still with us, Håkan! John
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Beautiful work on those hatches, Gary! John
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MV Mountwood by MikeBerk - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to MikeBerk's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
A delightful model, Mike! John -
I've been away for a few days and just stumbled uon your post. A very warm welcome from 'Down Under', Joanie. John
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Sorry Pat, I've got nothing definitive. photos, of course, but then I expect you have a few of those yourself. John
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A delightful model! John
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What a fascinating project! That's a truly different subject to model. John
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Delightful work on that catwalk, mate! John
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Agree with Henry. Seafaring used to be an outdoor profession. John
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In my opinion, wooden battens are the go, as they easily take on o natural even curve. I generally cut down a scrap of my favourite Privet (character like Boxwood), but it really needs to be the fu;ll length of the hull to give you a good curve. The thinner the better in my experience. John
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to paint or glue first?
Jim Lad replied to Mark Pearse's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Mark, the problem with painting first is that the glue is then adhering to the paint layer, not to the underlying timber, and may not be as secure in the long term. John -
Thanks again, gents, for the very kind comments. Roel; you said, "Museum quality". I hope so - she belongs to the museum!! 🙂 John
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I've been away for the weekend and it looks like I've missed a lot of action. She's looking great, Dan. John
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I've always used proportional dividers - but only because I've always used them, not because I'm convinced that they're better. John
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That book of Bowen's is a great reference for ships of the period. John
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Steve, don't fret about disengaging gear - that was a naval thing. Merchant ships simply slacked the falls far enough for someone to be able to manually disengage the lower fall block - at the risk of finger amputation if there was a bit of a swell! John
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Thank you for the kind words, gents! John
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The 'Duchess' continues to edge ahead. I have now almost completed the new wooden cap railing around the poop. Only one small section at the stern remains to be fitted. I had hoped to complete that last monday, but ran out of time, so it will have to wait until next week. John
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