Chasseur Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Excellent work John. Talk about thinking outside of the box! Well done my friend. 😀 IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thanks! I don't think I've ever thought inside the box! <Grin> Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Chasseur and IgorSky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted January 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Greetings All, Today I share the latest work on the James Miller models. I have completed adding the bobstays, jib boom shrouds and jib boom backstays to both models. The bobstays and shrouds are made from miniature rope, made on a mini rope walk I built a year or so ago, using 3 pieces of 8/0 fly tying thread. The backstays are fake miniature chain, made from 8/0 fly tying thread tied around a #80 drill bit with double overhand knots. To keep the "chain" fairly straight I tied a second piece of thread to the first loop tied, after removing the drill bit from the hole in an 9" long piece of wood, then passing this second thread through a rubber band tightly wrapped around the far end of the wood. Before each new double knot was added, the second line was pulled slightly, so that as the first knot was tied to the next knot it would pull the second line, keeping the knots tied opposite each other to keep the chain straight. As each double knot was tied, the bit was removed from the hole in the wood, and the whole thing repeated endlessly. Second photo shows the completed forecastle area, with everything permanently in place. I also wanted to share that I found some really nice, super fine, fly tying thread. It is labeled and sold as 20 DEN line, and is finer than a human hair. I've used 8/0, 10/0 and 12/0 threads, but they are nearly identical in overall size, but this 20 DEN stuff is a lot smaller/thinner. According to the info at the J. Stockard fly tying company online this line is equivalent to 19/0 thread. It is quite a bit weaker than the other threads mentioned, but works great for wrapping. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III John Zuch, Landlubber Mike, James w rogers and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kelly Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Very nicely done John. The chain looks really good. It must have been very time consuming. Bernard IgorSky, James w rogers and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted January 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Thanks Bernard! It was definitely very boring, took about four to five hours to make the chain, about six inches, for each model. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Chasseur and Bernard Kelly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Amazing work, John! My congrats! Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted January 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thanks Igor! I do try! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III IgorSky and Chasseur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Greetings All, I now have the fore mast added to the ship in light bulb model of James Miller. All the fore stays, shrouds and backstays have been added, as well as all the headsails and all their rigging. The two jib sails are static, They do not move with the stays they are attached to, they are attached by small open loops so that the stay can move through the sail, since the stays for those sails runs through the jib and martingale spike, then into the hull and is the operating end of these lines. The fore sail does move with the stays, as in this case they are double, one on each side of the bowsprit, running through the bees and back into the hull, these are also the operating ends of the stays.I learned a lesson with the foremast, in that I added all the running rigging before adding the shrouds and ratlines, which was a mistake as it made adding the shrouds much more difficult with all the running rigging lines being so light in color they kept getting accidentally tied into the shrouds. The cabin and hatch are also permanently attached now. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Lboro, John Zuch, Bernard Kelly and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 The first of the two James Miller models is finally completed. Still have to finish up the light bulb stand and the stand to hold the model on the bottom of the bulb. There is a second model, at present it is at the stage of ready to start mounting the masts. The second is a static display model, so in some ways it easier to rig. JesseLee, exwafoo, Onni and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 That is really beautiful work John. Bernard Kelly and Chasseur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 WOW, John! Bravo! I'm really delighted about your work! Igor. Chasseur and Bernard Kelly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kelly Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 Fantastic John Bernard Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted March 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 12 hours ago, Onni said: That is really beautiful work John. Thanks Omni! Forgot to mention the models are at the scale of 1:300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted March 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 7 hours ago, IgorSky said: WOW, John! Bravo! I'm really delighted about your work! Igor. Thanks Igor! It is a lot of fun, if a bit frustrating at times. One thing I keep in mind at all times is nothing cannot be repeated if I make a mistake or break something. Chasseur and IgorSky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted March 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Bernard Kelly said: Fantastic John Bernard Thanks Bernard! I appreciate your comment old friend! Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 Absolutely beautiful work. Thank you for sharing with us. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted March 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 22 hours ago, DSiemens said: Absolutely beautiful work. Thank you for sharing with us. Thanks! Who else am I going to share it with? <Grin> Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Bernard Kelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 That is superb! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted March 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 13 hours ago, James w rogers said: That is superb! 👍 Thanks James! I always aim high, only hope it looks as nice once it's collapsed, shoved into the light bulb and erected inside! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III IgorSky and James w rogers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Greetings All, At last the first James Miller model is finished in the light bulb. I use a special built holding stick to insert and raise the masts on the models. This stick has a clamping method to hold tension on the lines when tightened, and is narrow enough that I can invert the model and glue all the lines beneath the upper hull. I did have one problem with this first model, when I started the two models I carved the first one, the light bulb model, out of basswood the second was carved out of solid maple. The problem is that with all the carving and length of time between start and finish, nearly two years, the upper hull of this first model warped so that the ends were lower than the center. During final trials I found the problem, and tried to fix it by sanding the bottom of the upper hull at the bow and stern. However, this could only be done slightly without damaging the upper hull, so there ended up being a slight gap between upper and lower hull, most evident in the center. The second model's maple hull did not warp. Thinking on it now, I should perhaps not have used a solid piece of basswood for the upper hull, but instead should have used two outer pieces of solid basswood, with a thin piece glued down the center, this just might have kept the hull from warping when carving away the top and bottom areas. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Jim Goodwin, exwafoo, JesseLee and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Fantastic work John. What a beautiful model. Onni. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kelly Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Brilliant as always John. That is a really good looking ship and the bottle is just the one for this model. Fantastic detail and a very good way of inserting the ship. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Fantastic!😎 Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Wow! Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 13 hours ago, Onni said: Fantastic work John. What a beautiful model. Onni. Thanks! It was a fun build, at least most of the time! <Grin> Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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