Mark Pearse Posted March 13, 2018 Share #91 Posted March 13, 2018 best wishes John, we'll miss the updates Mark Piet, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted March 13, 2018 Share #92 Posted March 13, 2018 As a professor of mine years ago observed, "If it works, it works." I hope your health is back now, John, and we'll see further progress on Meteor in May. popeye the sailor, mtaylor and Piet 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share #93 Posted March 13, 2018 Thanks, all - and for all who have hit the 'like' button. John mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Piet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted March 13, 2018 Share #94 Posted March 13, 2018 Small but good progress John; life takes priority. I hope your immediate health issues get sorted and my best wishes for your forthcoming 'leave of absence' from the museum. cheers Pat popeye the sailor, mtaylor and Piet 3 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted March 14, 2018 Share #95 Posted March 14, 2018 Anny additional frame is progress John and we'll be here in May waiting for you. Hey John, is your Heath Robinson the same bloke we know as Rube Goldberg? I'm quite familiar with his methods, use it often. Cheers, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 2 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share #96 Posted March 14, 2018 Thanks for the kind thoughts Pat and Piet. Piet - William Heath Robinson was an English illustrator who devised all sorts of weird and wonderful machines - he was just a few years older then Goldberg. The saying 'Heath Robinson contraption' came to mean a make do string and wire solution to a problem. John mtaylor, Piet and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted March 14, 2018 Share #97 Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) I hope that your commitments are not health related John....May seems like a long time. I also hope that you'll still be able to visit while your away.......I still regard you as a mentor of mine I wish you well and hope there's nothing serious afoot.....fingers crossed for you and Pam. life and family first Edited March 14, 2018 by popeye the sailor extra text mtaylor and Piet 2 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share #98 Posted March 14, 2018 Not health related, Denis - family. I don't think I'll be able to access the forum during our time away. John BANYAN, Piet, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Rat Fink Posted March 23, 2018 Share #99 Posted March 23, 2018 Hi John Been gone a long while finally read thru your whole log here to catch up. Love the history of your chosen projects. A nice model in the works. Piet, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Thank You all... Mario "Each of us is a mixture of some good and some not so good qualities. In considering one's fellow man it's important to remember the good things ... We should refrain from making judgments just because a fella happens to be a dirty, rotten SOB(biscuit) " My Builds.... BETTEAU WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAUNCH(bashed) CHESAPEAKE BAY FLATTIE THE SEA of GALILEE BOAT VICTORIAN STEAM LAUNCH(bashed) HOWARD CHAPELLE's CRABBING SKIFF LADY KATHRINE 1812 SCHOONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Posted April 15, 2018 Share #100 Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) Well the lengths one has to go to in order to find a new build. I went into the museum today, no model stand, wander around, find new little corner and what do you know, there's a lovely bit of framing of the Meteor with your name on it. I thought she looks a bit different from your other models so I'll be very interested in this one. And now I learn I'll have to be patient, shall do, all the best John. Edited April 15, 2018 by Bedford update popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Piet and 1 other 4 Quote 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 Under construction :- 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) In the que :- S.T. Waratah, maybe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share #101 Posted May 31, 2018 Well, finally, a very small update. What with rush trips overseas to visit ailing relatives; the world going crazy at home and all sorts of extraneous happenings at the museum, I've hardly touched the Meteor of late. I have, however, managed to get a few more frames fitted, so here she is as of this week. As I have some medical procedure scheduled for next week, it may be awhile before the next update, but never mind - she'll get there eventually! John albert, Mirabell61, monkeysarefun and 18 others 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted May 31, 2018 Share #102 Posted May 31, 2018 John: She is looking very good. Nice to see you back at it. Russ Piet, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 3 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted May 31, 2018 Share #103 Posted May 31, 2018 Whom are you telling ... just watching this at the airport on my way to my 93 year old mother. Still she comes along promisingly! mtaylor, Piet and popeye the sailor 3 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted May 31, 2018 Share #104 Posted May 31, 2018 Nice progress John, she is certainly starting to show her shape. cheers Pat Piet, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 3 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share #105 Posted June 1, 2018 Thanks for the encouraging words, folks - and to those who pressed the 'like' button. John mtaylor, Tigersteve, Piet and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted June 1, 2018 Share #106 Posted June 1, 2018 All the best for next week, John. Piet, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share #107 Posted June 1, 2018 Thanks, Druxey! John popeye the sailor, Piet and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 2, 2018 Share #108 Posted June 2, 2018 I happy to see you got some work done on her John. I hope all goes well next week. popeye the sailor and Piet 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share #109 Posted June 3, 2018 Thanks, Mark! John mtaylor, Piet and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pearse Posted June 4, 2018 Share #110 Posted June 4, 2018 Hi John all the best, I look forward to seeing the model develop. Mark popeye the sailor, Piet and mtaylor 3 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share #111 Posted June 4, 2018 Thanks for the encouraging words, Mark! John popeye the sailor, mtaylor and Piet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaddoc Posted June 8, 2018 Share #112 Posted June 8, 2018 Hopefully all is going well with the health issues John. Your hull looks very good, especially considering you hand draw and cut the frames! Speedy recovery Vaddoc mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Piet 3 Quote Current projects: 21' Fisherman's Launch - plans by Howard Chapelle Completed projects: 21' Yawl Longboat - plans from the National Maritime Museum Deben 5 tonner - a Whisstock yard design 24' exploration gaff rigged ketch - a Tad Roberts design 15' knockabout sailing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathead Posted June 8, 2018 Share #113 Posted June 8, 2018 I've just discovered this thanks to your kind comment on my own build. What a lovely project! I have a future dream of building a family-related vessel as well, in this case my wife's grandfather's sailboat from Lake Michigan on which her mother sailed growing up. I think it'd be a neat gift for my MIL. In the meantime, I love the look of this vessel so far. In my office, I have an ink drawing of German merchantmen that I purchased from an art dealer in Switzerland along with a German map of the world from the same period (wife is half-German and I studied it for many years). So it's quite neat to see a build of a German sailing ship. Looking forward to whatever progress you might make! Piet, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Eric Current builds: scratchbuilt Missouri River steamboat Peerless (1893); 1:1 scale timber-framed outdoor kitchen Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1853 Missouri River steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share #114 Posted June 8, 2018 Thanks, Eric. Perhaps I should make a small correction, though - this is a Hamburg ship, not a German ship, as unification didn't officially take place until 1871! John Piet, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathead Posted June 9, 2018 Share #115 Posted June 9, 2018 Fair enough, I was thinking culturally more than politically. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Jim Lad and 1 other 4 Quote Eric Current builds: scratchbuilt Missouri River steamboat Peerless (1893); 1:1 scale timber-framed outdoor kitchen Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1853 Missouri River steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaddoc Posted June 9, 2018 Share #116 Posted June 9, 2018 What is the wood you are using John? popeye the sailor, Piet and mtaylor 3 Quote Current projects: 21' Fisherman's Launch - plans by Howard Chapelle Completed projects: 21' Yawl Longboat - plans from the National Maritime Museum Deben 5 tonner - a Whisstock yard design 24' exploration gaff rigged ketch - a Tad Roberts design 15' knockabout sailing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share #117 Posted June 9, 2018 This is Privet, mate - it's a noxious weed in this part of the world and grows into quite a fair sized tree if left on its own. Wood can resemble box very closely - and being a noxious weed, nobody minds if you go out with your chainsaw! John mtaylor, vaddoc, Piet and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted June 9, 2018 Share #118 Posted June 9, 2018 Well, saying of a Hamburg ship that it is German before 18.01.1871 is still correct, as it were the German states before then. Finding conclusive plans for German merchantmen is quite difficult due to the archival losses. Piet, popeye the sailor, Jim Lad and 2 others 5 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted June 28, 2018 Share #119 Posted June 28, 2018 just catching up John........finding it to be very hard to visit in here, since I'm currently not working on anything scratch at the moment. I hope you are well......I read that you had a visit to the hospital of late. the hull frame is coming along........a little here, a little there........it's still progress here's hoping you get more time to work on her....look'in forward to seeing her planked. mtaylor and Piet 2 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share #120 Posted June 29, 2018 Thanks Denis - I've got quite a bit coming up in the near future, so progress might slow down even more! John Piet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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