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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello Don, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Hello Andy, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from down under. Is 'high' desert used in the same sense as high tea - thus indicating a very formal desert? John
  4. Jim Lad
    Hello and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Coming along very nicely. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Hello Bob, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. That looks a really interesting old model and well worth restoring. Information on rigging of the period is pretty easily available, so you should be able to do a good job on her. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Sounds like the mats were secreted away in the bosun's store until needed. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Perhaps there are two yards that may have been particularly prone to chaff? At a guess the fore and main courses - but it is only a guess. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Just catching up. You really are making a beautiful job of this model. John
  10. Jim Lad
    All ready to rock and roll! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Hello Greg, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Jim Lad
    The chain used in the running rigging was very light and I very much doubt that you'll find anything anywhere near scale. You can use black thread instead as the chain links would be too small to see at 1/96. John PS: I assume you're talking about chain sheets etc. You should be able to get scale chain for the head rigging.
  13. Jim Lad
    Jim, people did (still do?) treat thread with beeswax as a way of removing the fluff that's apparent of certain threads. The traditional model rigging thread of linen is a good example. The only problem with using beeswax is that it can be a magnet for dust, but this shouldn't be a problem if the model is kept in a case. If you're using modern synthetic threads they probably won't have any fluff on them, but some of them have an awful lot of stretch in them, so it's a good idea to hang them up with a weight on them for a while to get the stretch out. John
  14. Jim Lad
    That hull has turned out really well. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hello Richard, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Hello Pete, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Hello Rachel, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Absolutely beautiful! Great work. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Can't wait to see this little beauty on its stand. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Pat, I think it's important to remember that this period was one of great innovation and experimentation (within reason) in rigging and that many unusual things were happening aloft. The slab line may very well have been used to 'goose-wing' the sail as under some conditions of wind it would be partly blanketed by the gaff sail. The double running peak halliard is certainly unusual, but again with the bounds of rigging development at the time. of course I could simply say that it was all crazy 'Grey Funnel Line' stuff, but I would obviously never stoop that low! I'd go with the warrant if it's proved reliable so far. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hello Tim, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Good to see you back on the model, Mark. John
  23. Jim Lad
    It is sometimes quite difficult for us in the 21st century to understand working conditions in previous times. It was common for even very large sailing ships not to have ratlines on at least part of their rigging. In his book "The Last Grain Race", Eric Newby describes how he had to climb to the main truck on first joining the ship. When he got to the head of the topmast, he found that the only access to the royal yard and mast truck was to 'shinny' up the mast! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Just found your log, George. She really looks first class. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Hello Al, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John

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