Jim Lad
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Licorne by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - POF - TERMINATED LOG
Glad to see the wood secured by a clamp this time, Mark, and not by a bloody finger!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Licorne by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - POF - TERMINATED LOG
Crikey, Mark!! You're probably pretty lucky that that's all the damage done.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Cutty Sark by Sailcat - FINISHED - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC - Rescue kit bash morphed to Dame Tisane
It's certainly no simple task you've taken on, Kats!
By the way, without sails, you won't have to worry about any jib or staysail sheets - they'd be sent down with the sails.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Bindy in Half Moon by popeye the sailor - Billing Boats - 1:40 scale kit
Of course you can make it work, Popeye! You're being drawn inexorably into the gaping maws of the (shudder) DARK SIDE!!!!!!!!
jOHN
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in America by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:72 scale
Gentlemen, this is a family show and you're starting to sail very close to the wind!!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Piet in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Oops! First thing I did this morning when I got the Stag out at the museum was to start 'sweating up' the shrouds prior to finally securing them. Blow me down if the lower deadeye strap pin on number two starboard didn't carry away when I put a bit of pressure on it!
I've no real idea what happened as it was fine last time I touched it, and when I went to try and drill the old pin out of the upper end of the chainplate there didn't seem to be a pin in there. Very strange!!
Oh, well! A bit of fiddling with some copper wire for a strap and another piece for a pin and I was back in business.
A little black paint and all was well again - just don't tell the foreman rigger or there'll be hell to pay!
Once the shroud was back on and they were all tensioned correctly on both sides, I put in some time making a start on the ratlines. Hopefully I can finish them off next time I'm in.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from olliechristo in Copper layout for a clipper type ship?
Dave,
You might find this drawing helpful. It's from "Plank on Frame Models Vol.1" by Harold Underhill - an excellent book, by the way!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Padeen in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Thank you all for your encouragement! I have to say it wasn't a nice feeling to see that pair of deadeyes just dangling in the air! The situation wasn't helped by one of the security blokes wandering past while I was trying to fix it and having a look. "What's happening?" "The pin somehow came out of this deadeye strap." "Hmmm. Obviously a totally incompetent model maker." Grins and walks off while contemplate the penalties for 'securitycide'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Wintergreen in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Thank you all for your encouragement! I have to say it wasn't a nice feeling to see that pair of deadeyes just dangling in the air! The situation wasn't helped by one of the security blokes wandering past while I was trying to fix it and having a look. "What's happening?" "The pin somehow came out of this deadeye strap." "Hmmm. Obviously a totally incompetent model maker." Grins and walks off while contemplate the penalties for 'securitycide'.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from maso in octagon portion of a yard/mast
Juan,
The "2-3-2" rule refers to the correct proportions to mark on the sides of your square stock in order to get the correct octagonal shape on the finished spar. If you mark a line 2/7th of the width of the square stock along each side of the of the piece and then cut the 45 degree angles to those lines, you should end up with a good actagonal shape. These proportions aren't exact, but are very close.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from PopJack in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Well, an update on the Stag at last. I didn't get a lot done yesterday as we are in the middle of school holidays at the moment and the museum was crowded with families - always fun when you're surrounded by a mob of kids asking questions about your model. At one stage I dropped a needle on the floor and had a group of kids crawling around the floor searching for it for me (they found it, too)!
I've finally started rigging. The standing rigging of the bowsprit it done and I've made up the sets of shrouds ready for seizing in the deadeyes. The lower mast is also permanently fitted now awaiting shrouds.
It's usually at about this time in a build that I get really paranoid - always thinking that I might have forgotten to rig something essential before going on to the next stage, but even so I love rigging - even ratlines.
I remembered that Pat had asked for a photo with a ruler against the model, so one of the photos shows my trusty six inch rule against the base.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from janos in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Oops! First thing I did this morning when I got the Stag out at the museum was to start 'sweating up' the shrouds prior to finally securing them. Blow me down if the lower deadeye strap pin on number two starboard didn't carry away when I put a bit of pressure on it!
I've no real idea what happened as it was fine last time I touched it, and when I went to try and drill the old pin out of the upper end of the chainplate there didn't seem to be a pin in there. Very strange!!
Oh, well! A bit of fiddling with some copper wire for a strap and another piece for a pin and I was back in business.
A little black paint and all was well again - just don't tell the foreman rigger or there'll be hell to pay!
Once the shroud was back on and they were all tensioned correctly on both sides, I put in some time making a start on the ratlines. Hopefully I can finish them off next time I'm in.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from realworkingsailor in HMS Pegasus by realworkingsailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64
Take it from one who's been there and who knows - please do that - it'll save a lot more of 'those' words!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Padeen in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Oops! First thing I did this morning when I got the Stag out at the museum was to start 'sweating up' the shrouds prior to finally securing them. Blow me down if the lower deadeye strap pin on number two starboard didn't carry away when I put a bit of pressure on it!
I've no real idea what happened as it was fine last time I touched it, and when I went to try and drill the old pin out of the upper end of the chainplate there didn't seem to be a pin in there. Very strange!!
Oh, well! A bit of fiddling with some copper wire for a strap and another piece for a pin and I was back in business.
A little black paint and all was well again - just don't tell the foreman rigger or there'll be hell to pay!
Once the shroud was back on and they were all tensioned correctly on both sides, I put in some time making a start on the ratlines. Hopefully I can finish them off next time I'm in.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from hopeful in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Oops! First thing I did this morning when I got the Stag out at the museum was to start 'sweating up' the shrouds prior to finally securing them. Blow me down if the lower deadeye strap pin on number two starboard didn't carry away when I put a bit of pressure on it!
I've no real idea what happened as it was fine last time I touched it, and when I went to try and drill the old pin out of the upper end of the chainplate there didn't seem to be a pin in there. Very strange!!
Oh, well! A bit of fiddling with some copper wire for a strap and another piece for a pin and I was back in business.
A little black paint and all was well again - just don't tell the foreman rigger or there'll be hell to pay!
Once the shroud was back on and they were all tensioned correctly on both sides, I put in some time making a start on the ratlines. Hopefully I can finish them off next time I'm in.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Oops! First thing I did this morning when I got the Stag out at the museum was to start 'sweating up' the shrouds prior to finally securing them. Blow me down if the lower deadeye strap pin on number two starboard didn't carry away when I put a bit of pressure on it!
I've no real idea what happened as it was fine last time I touched it, and when I went to try and drill the old pin out of the upper end of the chainplate there didn't seem to be a pin in there. Very strange!!
Oh, well! A bit of fiddling with some copper wire for a strap and another piece for a pin and I was back in business.
A little black paint and all was well again - just don't tell the foreman rigger or there'll be hell to pay!
Once the shroud was back on and they were all tensioned correctly on both sides, I put in some time making a start on the ratlines. Hopefully I can finish them off next time I'm in.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Wintergreen in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Oops! First thing I did this morning when I got the Stag out at the museum was to start 'sweating up' the shrouds prior to finally securing them. Blow me down if the lower deadeye strap pin on number two starboard didn't carry away when I put a bit of pressure on it!
I've no real idea what happened as it was fine last time I touched it, and when I went to try and drill the old pin out of the upper end of the chainplate there didn't seem to be a pin in there. Very strange!!
Oh, well! A bit of fiddling with some copper wire for a strap and another piece for a pin and I was back in business.
A little black paint and all was well again - just don't tell the foreman rigger or there'll be hell to pay!
Once the shroud was back on and they were all tensioned correctly on both sides, I put in some time making a start on the ratlines. Hopefully I can finish them off next time I'm in.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from fnkershner in Sirius Model at the Powerhouse Museum
And a few photos of the masts and rigging.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from davyboy in HMS Pegasus by realworkingsailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64
Brighten your day; liven up your breath; try all new minty mast. Available from your local supermarket now!!
Sorry about the mast, Andy, but at least you seem to have taught a couple of Yanks to spell 'colour'. Now, if you can all just learn to say alumin - i - um!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from realworkingsailor in HMS Pegasus by realworkingsailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64
Andy,
Sounds like it was the quality of your original wood that was causing the problem, but I'm glad to see that you've beaten it!
Matbe for your next model you could scratch build your current ship - slightly less rigging!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from augie in Sirius Model at the Powerhouse Museum
And a few photos of the masts and rigging.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from DaveRow in Sirius Model at the Powerhouse Museum
As the Sirius is now available in kit form and is being built (or planned) by some of our members, I thought these photos may be of interest.
The Ingleton model of the Sirius is in storage at the Powerhouse Museum's storage faciliy at Castle Hill (Sydney). I was able to visit the storage area this morning and take a few photos. Some of the photos aren't great as the light was pretty poor and no flash was permitted, but I thought they may be helpful for anyone building or researching the Sirius.
First, some photos of the hull and deck.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Padeen in HMS Pegasus by realworkingsailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64
Brighten your day; liven up your breath; try all new minty mast. Available from your local supermarket now!!
Sorry about the mast, Andy, but at least you seem to have taught a couple of Yanks to spell 'colour'. Now, if you can all just learn to say alumin - i - um!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Sailcat in Cutty Sark by Sailcat - FINISHED - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC - Rescue kit bash morphed to Dame Tisane
Great to hear that you're feelong better at last, Kats! Welcome back to the work bench.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Sailcat in Cutty Sark by Sailcat - FINISHED - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC - Rescue kit bash morphed to Dame Tisane
Congratulations on getting your log restired, Kats.
Now concentrate on getting well!!
John
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