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Jim Lad
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Painstaking work, Michael, but she's getting there!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Piet in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
I got quite a bit of work done at the museum yesterday, but naturally not nearly as much as I hoped to get done. Both booms and the mizzen gaff are now rigged, leaving only the main gaff to rig plus the running stays to set up before I can go on to the final detail.
he detail consists of the flying topmast on the main; cleaning up all the 'Irish pennants" around the boat and finally fixing the standing rigging; rope coils; sidelights; anchor rigging; lifebuoys and footropes on the main mast - the mizzen only has a couple of spars on which the lifebuoys are housed.
I've tried including some 'baggy wrinkle' on the topping lifts as this is a very prominent feature on the photos of the 'Pritt'. After several false starts, I ended up using chenille yarn through which I sewed the lifts. Not a perfect solution, but it looks OK on the model. I may have to experiment further in case I want to do the same on a future model.
Some photos of the current 'state of play' are below.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Martin W in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
One closed and one open - I like that.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Martin W in Biloxi schooner by Russ - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - POB
I very much like the look, too, Russ. Stop beating yourself up, mate!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Canute in Two Edwardian-type launches by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - SMALL
Bob, the cabin trial fit looks very nice - she's going to be a little beauty.
John
PS - Michael, it will be 37 c here today!
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
One closed and one open - I like that.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
One closed and one open - I like that.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
One closed and one open - I like that.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Biloxi schooner by Russ - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - POB
Russ, I agree with Bob - she looks really nice with all those sails set.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Omega1234 in Two Edwardian-type launches by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - SMALL
Bob, the cabin trial fit looks very nice - she's going to be a little beauty.
John
PS - Michael, it will be 37 c here today!
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Thanks for the encouragement, Cathead.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Eddie in 42ft Longboat Armed For War 1834 by BlockPlane - FINISHED - Scale 1:36
That looks very nicely done, indeed.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from cog in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
One closed and one open - I like that.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from FriedClams in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Thanks for the encouragement, Cathead.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Two Edwardian-type launches by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - SMALL
Bob, the cabin trial fit looks very nice - she's going to be a little beauty.
John
PS - Michael, it will be 37 c here today!
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Jim Lad got a reaction from EJ_L in HMS Bounty by Mustang67ford - Constructo - Scale 1:50
Another possibility is to use this model as a practice bed for planking. You could try planking the second side after reading some of the information in the tuorials pointed out by EJ and then, if you wanted, use filler to smooth out your errors and paint the hull in the colours of the original. That way you'd get some excellent practice in planking and still end up with a very presentable model if the planking didn't work out to plan.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from egkb in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
I got quite a bit of work done at the museum yesterday, but naturally not nearly as much as I hoped to get done. Both booms and the mizzen gaff are now rigged, leaving only the main gaff to rig plus the running stays to set up before I can go on to the final detail.
he detail consists of the flying topmast on the main; cleaning up all the 'Irish pennants" around the boat and finally fixing the standing rigging; rope coils; sidelights; anchor rigging; lifebuoys and footropes on the main mast - the mizzen only has a couple of spars on which the lifebuoys are housed.
I've tried including some 'baggy wrinkle' on the topping lifts as this is a very prominent feature on the photos of the 'Pritt'. After several false starts, I ended up using chenille yarn through which I sewed the lifts. Not a perfect solution, but it looks OK on the model. I may have to experiment further in case I want to do the same on a future model.
Some photos of the current 'state of play' are below.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Two Edwardian-type launches by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - SMALL
Looking good, Bob. Is she going to finish up like 'Suzy Anne' in the background?
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from pete48 in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
I got quite a bit of work done at the museum yesterday, but naturally not nearly as much as I hoped to get done. Both booms and the mizzen gaff are now rigged, leaving only the main gaff to rig plus the running stays to set up before I can go on to the final detail.
he detail consists of the flying topmast on the main; cleaning up all the 'Irish pennants" around the boat and finally fixing the standing rigging; rope coils; sidelights; anchor rigging; lifebuoys and footropes on the main mast - the mizzen only has a couple of spars on which the lifebuoys are housed.
I've tried including some 'baggy wrinkle' on the topping lifts as this is a very prominent feature on the photos of the 'Pritt'. After several false starts, I ended up using chenille yarn through which I sewed the lifts. Not a perfect solution, but it looks OK on the model. I may have to experiment further in case I want to do the same on a future model.
Some photos of the current 'state of play' are below.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from michael mott in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Thanks to Grant, Bob and all those who have pressed the 'like' button. Your encouragement is really appreciated.
Grant - I'm still thinking through the next one, but it will probably be a far more complex project than my past couple of builds.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
I got quite a bit of work done at the museum yesterday, but naturally not nearly as much as I hoped to get done. Both booms and the mizzen gaff are now rigged, leaving only the main gaff to rig plus the running stays to set up before I can go on to the final detail.
he detail consists of the flying topmast on the main; cleaning up all the 'Irish pennants" around the boat and finally fixing the standing rigging; rope coils; sidelights; anchor rigging; lifebuoys and footropes on the main mast - the mizzen only has a couple of spars on which the lifebuoys are housed.
I've tried including some 'baggy wrinkle' on the topping lifts as this is a very prominent feature on the photos of the 'Pritt'. After several false starts, I ended up using chenille yarn through which I sewed the lifts. Not a perfect solution, but it looks OK on the model. I may have to experiment further in case I want to do the same on a future model.
Some photos of the current 'state of play' are below.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from FriedClams in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Thanks to Grant, Bob and all those who have pressed the 'like' button. Your encouragement is really appreciated.
Grant - I'm still thinking through the next one, but it will probably be a far more complex project than my past couple of builds.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from ggrieco in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
I got quite a bit of work done at the museum yesterday, but naturally not nearly as much as I hoped to get done. Both booms and the mizzen gaff are now rigged, leaving only the main gaff to rig plus the running stays to set up before I can go on to the final detail.
he detail consists of the flying topmast on the main; cleaning up all the 'Irish pennants" around the boat and finally fixing the standing rigging; rope coils; sidelights; anchor rigging; lifebuoys and footropes on the main mast - the mizzen only has a couple of spars on which the lifebuoys are housed.
I've tried including some 'baggy wrinkle' on the topping lifts as this is a very prominent feature on the photos of the 'Pritt'. After several false starts, I ended up using chenille yarn through which I sewed the lifts. Not a perfect solution, but it looks OK on the model. I may have to experiment further in case I want to do the same on a future model.
Some photos of the current 'state of play' are below.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from BlockPlane in 42ft Longboat Armed For War 1834 by BlockPlane - FINISHED - Scale 1:36
That looks very nicely done, indeed.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from tadheus in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
I got quite a bit of work done at the museum yesterday, but naturally not nearly as much as I hoped to get done. Both booms and the mizzen gaff are now rigged, leaving only the main gaff to rig plus the running stays to set up before I can go on to the final detail.
he detail consists of the flying topmast on the main; cleaning up all the 'Irish pennants" around the boat and finally fixing the standing rigging; rope coils; sidelights; anchor rigging; lifebuoys and footropes on the main mast - the mizzen only has a couple of spars on which the lifebuoys are housed.
I've tried including some 'baggy wrinkle' on the topping lifts as this is a very prominent feature on the photos of the 'Pritt'. After several false starts, I ended up using chenille yarn through which I sewed the lifts. Not a perfect solution, but it looks OK on the model. I may have to experiment further in case I want to do the same on a future model.
Some photos of the current 'state of play' are below.
John
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