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Jim Lad
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Valeriy V in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Keith Black in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
Ian, the 'Duchess has (unusually) 5 buntlines on each square sail; 6 square sails per mast; 3 masts. If my arithmetic is correct, that makes a mere 90 buntlines in total! 😀
John
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Jim Lad reacted to Cathead in Lula by Keith Black - FINISHED - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver
Keith, here's another source of inspiration for a steamboat hand pump. This simple pump was used on Arabia to prime her doctor engine, and as a general-purpose pump for other low-pressure needs. It sat right next to the main boiler. This is from an earlier era (1856) but might still be of interest.
Here's the original (my photo from the museum in Kansas City):
And here's how I recreated it at 1:64:
And in position on the model:
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Jim Lad got a reaction from FriedClams in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
Pat: I usually show all the running rigging on my models that would be left aloft if the sails had only been taken down for a short time, so on the headsails I would rig the halliard and downhaul shackled together, but the sheets wouldn't be shows as they're taken below with the sail. I didn't really have much choice with this model as the museum wants her shown as she would have been as she was preparing to sail from Port Lincoln on her final voyage in 1936 - so the sails have to be rigged - staysails still furled and square sails "hanging in the gear" ready for setting.
Rick: The paint colour is called 'Soft Cloud', but that's obviously a brand name for it (Josonja Matte Flow Acrylic). It's a pale grey to try and simulate the colour of worn canvas.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Keith Black in New to the forum.
Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Marcus.K. in Hammock Storage
Haiko, not my area of expertise, but if a professional seaman who was an eyewitness makes a statement about an action on the ship, then it deserves serious consideration. A little more digging might be required here.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in New to the forum.
Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from FriedClams in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from SaltyScot in Endeavour 1934 by SaltyScot - FINISHED - Amati - 1:80
An unbelievably elegant hull! She's coming along well.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from serpe in New to the forum.
Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad reacted to BANYAN in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
Braver man than m e John, all that extra rigging to put in place (sail control/handling lines) She's comiing along really nicely; I'll bet the museum staff are chuffed with it.
cheers
Pat
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Jim Lad reacted to Rick310 in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
Really nice looking model! The sail looks great!
what color paint did you use?
Rick
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Valeriy V in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
I've been a bit slack in posting updates over the holidays, but the 'Duchess' has been quietly progressing in front of admiring holiday crowds at the museum. It always worries me that the unprotected model is very close to the public, unlike on the dedicated model makers' desk which was intentionally built wide, but I never have to worry about the kids touching the model - just (occasionally) their parents.
As you can see, the standing rigging is finally nearing completion (sans ratlines), with only a few more stays on the jigger and the mizzen spreaders to do. I'm now changing my focus to the sails and will hopefully play with the first sail - the flying jib - for a bit on Friday.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from davyboy in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Wintergreen in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Keith Black in Lancha Chilota by JacquesCousteau - FINISHED – Scale 1:32 – Chilean Coasting Sloop
I've always found that 'slow and steady' is the way to go with planking! 🙂
That's a very interesting looking stealer down near the forefoot in your image of the 'Marisol'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Mark Pearse in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
I've been a bit slack in posting updates over the holidays, but the 'Duchess' has been quietly progressing in front of admiring holiday crowds at the museum. It always worries me that the unprotected model is very close to the public, unlike on the dedicated model makers' desk which was intentionally built wide, but I never have to worry about the kids touching the model - just (occasionally) their parents.
As you can see, the standing rigging is finally nearing completion (sans ratlines), with only a few more stays on the jigger and the mizzen spreaders to do. I'm now changing my focus to the sails and will hopefully play with the first sail - the flying jib - for a bit on Friday.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in Lancha Chilota by JacquesCousteau - FINISHED – Scale 1:32 – Chilean Coasting Sloop
I've always found that 'slow and steady' is the way to go with planking! 🙂
That's a very interesting looking stealer down near the forefoot in your image of the 'Marisol'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Ian_Grant in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from JacquesCousteau in Lancha Chilota by JacquesCousteau - FINISHED – Scale 1:32 – Chilean Coasting Sloop
I've always found that 'slow and steady' is the way to go with planking! 🙂
That's a very interesting looking stealer down near the forefoot in your image of the 'Marisol'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from realworkingsailor in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Bedford in Herzogin Cecilie 1902 by Jim Lad - Four Masted Barque
A major step forward (at least in my opinion). The 'Duchess is now boasting a sail! Obviously a bit more work to do before this sail is complete on the model, but at least it's there! Only 33 more to go.
Concerning sails:
I broadly followed Tom Lauria's method with silkspan. I found the silkspan much easier to work with than I anticipated - it seems pretty strong and stable considering its structure. Having said that, I would highly recommend handling it carefully when it's wet (don't ask me how I know that); dry - it's great. I painted my silkspan with one coat of flow acrylic on one side and that seems to be sufficient - the paint soaking through the sail. I used a 'toy' iron as Tom demonstrated to iron down the linings and that worked very well - both sealing the dilute PVA glue and smoothing out the wrinkles at the same time. I had no issue with having a little too much glue on the seam. I tried furling a test sail in the workshop by spraying it with a fine mist of water and then coaxing it into folds; it worked well; hopefully the same will happen on the model.
Edit: In mentioning the delicacy of wet silkspan above, I should have clarified that I meant really wet - in this case the corner of a jib was soaked with glue and I was silly enough to try and fiddle with it.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Hammock Storage
Haiko, not my area of expertise, but if a professional seaman who was an eyewitness makes a statement about an action on the ship, then it deserves serious consideration. A little more digging might be required here.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Loreley 1884 by Ilhan Gokcay - 1/75 - Scale Steam Yacht
Beautiful cabinet work, Ilhan. it's a real pleasure to see it.
John
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