Jim Lad Posted May 3 Author #211 Posted May 3 Just a small update. I had hoped to cross the main yard while I was at the museum yesterday, but unfortunately when I secured the sail to the yard I found that the tablings had somehow ended up on the fore side of the sail instead of the after side (🤢🤢), so I had to cut it off and re-fix it, which slowed the whole process down - hopefully it will be crossed on Monday. Meanwhile I got the mast ready for the yard and continued with the starboard lower ratlines. John Keith Black, Paul Le Wol, JacquesCousteau and 9 others 12
Dr PR Posted May 3 #212 Posted May 3 John, It is frustrating when I build something and then realize I did it backwards! But at least you caught the mistake before it went onto the model. And of course we have to fix the problem or it will gnaw at us forever! Paul Le Wol, FriedClams, Jim Lad and 1 other 4 Phil Current build: Vanguard Models 18 foot cutter Current build: USS Cape MSI-2 Current build: Albatros topsail schooner Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model
Jim Lad Posted May 3 Author #213 Posted May 3 Phil, I thought to myself a few times, "Don't worry about it - no-one will ever know." But then I kept telling myself that I'd Know!! John Paul Le Wol, Keith Black, Bedford and 1 other 4
Rick310 Posted May 3 #214 Posted May 3 Better to just correct the mistake than to have to live with it, always asking yourself why you didn’t get it right when you had the chance! Don’t ask how I know! Rick FriedClams, Dr PR, Keith Black and 1 other 2 2
Jim Lad Posted May 11 Author #215 Posted May 11 So we continue. As you will see from the images, i now have two yards crossed on the main. The main yard is fully rigged whilst the lower topsails till needs a little more work on in. The starboard lower fore ratlines are also close to completion, needing just a few more battens near the top to finish off. while hard to see in the image, the battens are quite visible on the model itself, but not jarringly so. After all, they're are a minor detail. I'll finish of the lower topsail yard tomorrow and prepare the mast for the upper topsail and then continue with the ratlines on the fore. John Bedford, Keith Black, davyboy and 11 others 12 2
Rick310 Posted May 11 #216 Posted May 11 Coming along nicely! Rick Keith Black, Paul Le Wol and FriedClams 3
Mark Pearse Posted May 11 #217 Posted May 11 Hi Jim She's a very goof looking ship, her lines are lovely & I hadn't appreciated that earlier. Now that the masts & rigging are coming together it's more visible. Keith Black and Paul Le Wol 2 completed 1:12 28' Ranger type yacht, scratch build - COMPLETED 1:12 20' 1930 open sailing boat, half model, scratch built - COMPLETED 1:12 24' Ranger type yacht, scratch build
Ian_Grant Posted May 11 #218 Posted May 11 Jim, she's going to be stunning! Your work definitely "goes to 11". 😉 Remind me of her scale again, please? Keith Black 1
Jim Lad Posted May 11 Author #219 Posted May 11 Gentlemen, thank you for your fulsome praise. Mark - with that long poop and modern stump rig she could easily have been an ugly duckling, but I agree that she was a really beautiful ship. Ian - She's at 1:96 (a bit strange, I know, with a ship built to the metric system, but there you are). John Keith Black and FriedClams 2
BANYAN Posted May 11 #220 Posted May 11 She's really coming to life now John. Some really nicely executed rigging there. cheers Pat Keith Black 1 If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)
Jim Lad Posted May 12 Author #221 Posted May 12 Thanks, pat! Obviously still a long way to go but yes, she's starting to look like a ship now. John Keith Black 1
Keith Black Posted May 12 #222 Posted May 12 John, now that there's light at the end of your tunnel, do you think you'll be taking on other projects there at the museum? FriedClams 1 Current Builds: Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Jim Lad Posted May 12 Author #223 Posted May 12 Not yet, Keith. "She's starting to look like a ship" is not quite the same as "there's light at the end of the tunnel"! 😀 FriedClams and Keith Black 1 1
Keith Black Posted May 12 #224 Posted May 12 26 minutes ago, Jim Lad said: "She's starting to look like a ship" is not quite the same as "there's light at the end of the tunnel"! 😀 You're over a year into her beautiful restoration, John. The end's gotta be closer than the start. FriedClams and Ian_Grant 2 Current Builds: Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Jim Lad Posted May 13 Author #225 Posted May 13 I certainly hope so, Keith! John Keith Black and FriedClams 2
Jim Lad Posted May 20 Author #226 Posted May 20 A landmark day (of sorts) on Monday, with half the square sails now rigged (apart from their braces, of course). I should get the main lower topgallant crossed either Friday or Monday, so she's looking more and more like a sailing ship and less like an abandoned wreck! John ccoyle, realworkingsailor, Tony Hunt and 11 others 14
SaltyScot Posted May 21 #227 Posted May 21 3 hours ago, Jim Lad said: and less like an abandoned wreck! I think she stopped looking like that a long time ago, John! FriedClams, Ian_Grant, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Mark On the table: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Finished: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
BANYAN Posted May 22 #229 Posted May 22 Couldn't agree more than with Mark, she looks like a newly built model BUT retains all of her character. Nice work John. cheers Pat Keith Black and FriedClams 2 If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)
Jim Lad Posted Monday at 10:28 PM Author #230 Posted Monday at 10:28 PM Sorry, Pat, I missed your post, but thanks for that! John
Jim Lad Posted Monday at 10:36 PM Author #231 Posted Monday at 10:36 PM It's been a little while since the last update, but the 'Duchess' continues to grow. The main upper topgallant is crossed and partly rigged, and the royal is sitting on the base waiting its turn. I had a minor panic at the museum yesterday when I allowed myself to be distracted by a visitor when I was in the middle of trying to thread a buntline through a lead block with the result that I brushed the mast heavily, carrying away a couple of buntline blocks and snapping a buntline. After I finished swearing (under my breath as there were visitors there) I spent some time repairing the damage. I sometimes think that the true skill facing us is the ability to repair the damage we cause to our own models during construction! 😀 John FriedClams, realworkingsailor, wefalck and 15 others 17 1
Keith Black Posted Monday at 11:59 PM #232 Posted Monday at 11:59 PM 1 hour ago, Jim Lad said: I sometimes think that the true skill facing us is the ability to repair the damage we cause to our own models during construction! 😀 That's the God's honest truth. You're making wonderful progress, John. Paul Le Wol and FriedClams 2 Current Builds: Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
SaltyScot Posted Tuesday at 01:02 AM #233 Posted Tuesday at 01:02 AM 2 hours ago, Jim Lad said: I sometimes think that the true skill facing us is the ability to repair the damage we cause to our own models during construction! 😀 I am slowly coming to the conclusion that one should go into a build with the expectation that this will eventually happen, then it won't be such a shock/surprise and can be taken in stride. Easier said than done though, I am sure. Keith Black, FriedClams and Tony Hunt 3 Mark On the table: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Finished: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
Dr PR Posted Tuesday at 03:27 AM #234 Posted Tuesday at 03:27 AM (edited) John, I guess it is inevitable. But after spending hours carefully rigging something it is a bit more than annoying when you have a moment's lapse in caution and break it! That's when I get to use some of the nautical phraseology I picked up in the Navy! Edited Tuesday at 03:28 AM by Dr PR FriedClams, Keith Black and SaltyScot 1 2 Phil Current build: Vanguard Models 18 foot cutter Current build: USS Cape MSI-2 Current build: Albatros topsail schooner Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model
Bedford Posted Tuesday at 03:33 AM #235 Posted Tuesday at 03:33 AM I hear you John but as I often say, "It's not the mistake that matters, it's how you deal with it" On my Royal Caroline build I swung around with the vacuum cleaner and broke the shrouds away from 2 dead eyes on the port mizzen shrouds. Walked away for over a year while I built my full size sail boat but recently decided the best fix was to completely remake that whole shroud assembly. FriedClams and Keith Black 2 Ships built :- Schooner for Port Jackson Thermoplylae Bluenose II Full size Tammie Norrie dinghy 1:8 scale Miss Caroline, model of the full size boat I built Royal Caroline, this one is special as it is in memory of my 13 year old daughter, Caroline who passed away in 2005 Miane three masted schooner R/C, scratch build (on hold) Charles W Morgan (on hold) Scratch designed and built R/C Mahogany and Walnut speedboat (on hold) Full sized 17 foot yawl Selway Fisher Ptarmigan In the que :- S.T. Waratah, maybe!
wefalck Posted Tuesday at 06:50 AM #236 Posted Tuesday at 06:50 AM Consider it storm-damage ... sailors were good at fixing things while under way ... FriedClams, Bedford and Keith Black 3 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Jim Lad Posted Tuesday at 09:58 PM Author #237 Posted Tuesday at 09:58 PM Thank you for all the comments gentlemen. Hopefully I can keep my cool when surprised by visitors in future! 🙂 John Keith Black and FriedClams 2
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now