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Jim Lad
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Kevin, I'm not sure why you want to paint the frames red. They would normally be the same colour as the inside of the shell plating. As for lighting. I didn't ever serve on a ship that had lighting fitted in the holds. All light came from the open hatches and/or from cargo clusters (portable lights) that were lowered into the hold when cargo was being worked. John- 201 replies
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Yes, Keith - not much attention was paid to the actual colours in the hold - something pale to add to the light, which could be pretty dim down there with just a few cargo clusters for light. Many break bulk cargo ships had a permanent wooden covering (ceiling) over the tank tops and portable wooden battens lining the frames, to keep the cargo off the frames. The Battens can be seen in this detail image of a cutaway model of the "Kingsville" in the Norwegian Maritime Museum at Oslo. John
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Hello Ian, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Anchor line size
Jim Lad replied to Dave_E's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
Can't find anything for smaller ships, Dave, but for larger ships the rule was 1/2 inch of cable circumference for each foot of maximum beam. Try that and see if it looks reasonable. John -
Where's your sense of adventure, Michael! John
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I agree that that looks a very nice paint job. John
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Tom, one way to do this is to cut a thin piece of paper (like tracing paper) to shape and glue several short pieces of wood down on the paper and then cut and sand to shape. You can leave the paper fixed to the bottom of the railing pieces as added strength. John
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Coming along nicely, Michael. John
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Lego blocks are a great resource, Steven - and also have the advantage of being cheap and easily available. John
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Seems a shame to cover up all that lovely double bottom framing. John
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Hello Alex, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Jim, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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So, easily stable enough to fish from! John
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Painted draught marks on the bow of HMS 'Trincomalee' (1817) on display at Hartlepool. The fore draught here is about 15 feet 5 inches. John
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I go away for the weekend and you almost have the double bottoms competed! John
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Been away for a few days. A very nice job, Brianne. John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Reminds me more of women getting strange things done to their hair at the hairdressers John
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Amazing progress on the double bottoms, mate. Tell us about the book. John
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Håkan, it's a bit sad to have to tell your wife, "Sorry, honey, but according to the doctors, all I can do around the house for the next six weeks is a bit of model making!" John
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