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woodrat got a reaction from Cathead in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
Just a couple of points about Jacob's ladders in latin ships. Make sure the ladder doesnt foul the yard or its tackle on going about. On my round ship I positioned the rope ladder (with rope rungs) side on to the mast. Anyone who has seen circus performers use a rope ladder knows that they clamber up the side of the ladder. This minimises "bellying out" of the ladder which would be worse if the ladder were climbed face on.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Louie da fly in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
I actually used rope rungs but either way would be OK. I did use wood rungs on my carrack. The lower ends of the ladder are attached to rings in the deck.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from mtaylor in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
I actually used rope rungs but either way would be OK. I did use wood rungs on my carrack. The lower ends of the ladder are attached to rings in the deck.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Thukydides in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
Just a couple of points about Jacob's ladders in latin ships. Make sure the ladder doesnt foul the yard or its tackle on going about. On my round ship I positioned the rope ladder (with rope rungs) side on to the mast. Anyone who has seen circus performers use a rope ladder knows that they clamber up the side of the ladder. This minimises "bellying out" of the ladder which would be worse if the ladder were climbed face on.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Glen McGuire in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
I actually used rope rungs but either way would be OK. I did use wood rungs on my carrack. The lower ends of the ladder are attached to rings in the deck.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from mtaylor in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
Just a couple of points about Jacob's ladders in latin ships. Make sure the ladder doesnt foul the yard or its tackle on going about. On my round ship I positioned the rope ladder (with rope rungs) side on to the mast. Anyone who has seen circus performers use a rope ladder knows that they clamber up the side of the ladder. This minimises "bellying out" of the ladder which would be worse if the ladder were climbed face on.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Glen McGuire in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
Just a couple of points about Jacob's ladders in latin ships. Make sure the ladder doesnt foul the yard or its tackle on going about. On my round ship I positioned the rope ladder (with rope rungs) side on to the mast. Anyone who has seen circus performers use a rope ladder knows that they clamber up the side of the ladder. This minimises "bellying out" of the ladder which would be worse if the ladder were climbed face on.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from druxey in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
Just a couple of points about Jacob's ladders in latin ships. Make sure the ladder doesnt foul the yard or its tackle on going about. On my round ship I positioned the rope ladder (with rope rungs) side on to the mast. Anyone who has seen circus performers use a rope ladder knows that they clamber up the side of the ladder. This minimises "bellying out" of the ladder which would be worse if the ladder were climbed face on.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Ian_Grant in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
Just a couple of points about Jacob's ladders in latin ships. Make sure the ladder doesnt foul the yard or its tackle on going about. On my round ship I positioned the rope ladder (with rope rungs) side on to the mast. Anyone who has seen circus performers use a rope ladder knows that they clamber up the side of the ladder. This minimises "bellying out" of the ladder which would be worse if the ladder were climbed face on.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Mark Pearse in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from CiscoH in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from davyboy in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from mtaylor in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Mike Y in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from cotrecerf in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from No Idea in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from JacquesCousteau in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from ccoyle in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed
Dick
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woodrat reacted to Louie da fly in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
I've temporarily placed the two steersmen in their positions on the poop deck, to work out where exactly the tillers should come to.
And I've been working on providing floors for the tops - up till now I'd left them open at the bottom except for a couple of beams each to support the framework of the top. The thing is, the halyards pass diagonally through the tops, so they can't have a full floor. But the poor lookouts need somewhere to stand. So after a bit of thought, I've come up with a solution - plank the floors, but with a gap for the halyard.
But first I had to work out exactly where they pass through, lining them up with the sheaves of the calcets and the knights on the deck.
Planking begun
And complete
Very fiddly, but finally got it done. Pretty happy with this solution. It may be nothing like what was really done back in the day, but it is workable.
Steven
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woodrat got a reaction from Stavanger in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
Thanks, Mark.I believe the planking in a gun deck of a warship would be oak. As this was a merchantman, I would think elm or fir. The thickness of the central plankage was of the order of 90 - 100 mm and the outer planking 70 - 75 mm. Other members may be able to give much more detail on plankage. It is said that the old forests of europe never recovered from the stripping that occurred to make the war armadas of the 16th to 18th centuries.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat reacted to GrandpaPhil in Cat Esther by GrandpaPhil - 1/64 - CARD
Rudder’s on and many eyebolts have been installed:
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woodrat reacted to GrandpaPhil in Cat Esther by GrandpaPhil - 1/64 - CARD
Making progress:
The deck looks like old wood. The outside looks like old wood and the area below the waterline is painted.
Next up: the wales and railings need painted and then on to most of the carriage bolt heads!
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woodrat reacted to GrandpaPhil in Cat Esther by GrandpaPhil - 1/64 - CARD
Thank you very much, Jan!
Esther is sealed and ready to paint:
The next step will be to paint the entire model black, after the sealant cures over night.
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woodrat reacted to GrandpaPhil in HMS Revenge 1577 by GrandpaPhil - 1/64 - CARD - from Victory Models Plans
Thank you all very much for all the “likes” and for stopping by!
The head grating is on and drying:
The head bulwarks are drying under glass:
Next up is to carve the scrollwork:
Then to paint and assemble it all.
Sometime in there I need to make a couple of seats of ease.
It is also time to make belaying pins.
I believe that I will carve them from toothpicks using a scalpel.
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