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BANYAN

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  1. Good progress there Danny and you seem to be overcoming the challenges being put to you (despite the dockyard workers :)). Interesting build you have going. cheers Pat
  2. Only a very knowledgeable person would pick up those differences Gerhard; you did very well with the info you had on hand at the time. cheers Pat
  3. Great progress Dan, she is coming al;ong very well; the careful sanding has sure provided great dividends for you. cheers Pat
  4. Nice work Gerhard, your Cairo is progressing very nicely. Any update is a good update - it took me 14 years to complete my first model Life simply gets in the way sometimes. cheers Pat
  5. Simply stunning work Karl, that is another very fine example of miniature joinery - a joy to view. cheers Pat
  6. Boy, i go to the footy and find you have built a hull skeleton - slow down for the rest of is mortals Danny, I am out of breath keeping up Great start, and now that you have the parts sorted there will be no holding you back - looking forward to this one. BTW, if you need further help with the language give me a PM, i know someone whom may be able to assist you. cheers Pat
  7. Glad to see you back Mark. Sorry to hear of your health scare and offer my most sincere wishes for a full recovery mate. cheers pat
  8. Very nice detail and work on those funnels Greg, they look really good. did you drill holes for the rail standoffs or simply glue them on? cheers Pat
  9. Great progress Steven, she is coming along fine despite the issues caused by the garboard plank. As Druxey has said - great attitude to the process. cheers Pat
  10. Very nice work Dave,the efforts paid off as they look very good. Did you try putting bits of white card behind the shrouds? i found that help me focus on the area of work a little better as the black on black against shadows certainly does do your eyes (and the brain) in. cheers Pat
  11. That hull planking looks good Russ, she will be 'dressed' before you know it cheers Pat
  12. Simply stunning Jay; very nice finish and i really like the shape of those blades - some serious carving to be done with those., cheers Pat
  13. That is some very impressive detailing Greg. A closed in bridge on a 'tin can' - they had some luxury there cheers Pat
  14. Hi folks, just to confuse the situation more the following is an extract from the Contract for the building of the HMCSS Victoria (for the Colony of Victoria, Australia) built 1855: "Wales, Sheerstrake and Topside. - Mahogany, thick 3 inches, to taper forward and aft to 2 inches." cheers Pat
  15. Welcome aboard from just slightly further south cheers Pat
  16. Your trawler looks great Denis; ready to sail with the next tide. cheers Pat
  17. Sone ingenuity you are demonstrating there Danny; they all look effective . One question though, would the fishing line hold paint if needed? cheers Pat
  18. Hi Greg, sorry mate i thought it was resolved when you pointed out I had mis-identified the items. The items I was referencing to are those circled in a pic of yours I have edited. At first glance they looked a bit like a an EW equipment that emerged just after the war and I thought perhaps the Japanese were the first to use/invent it. I am wrong there I think. As you pointed out, these are the base for binoculars or some other equipment? Sorry to have confused the situation. Great diagram BTW - those were interesting Reference Manuals; ; the Admiralty Manuals of Seamanship (and the USN equivalent) are particularly useful for steel navy ships if you can get your hands on them - they were updated (new editions) every few years. cheers Pat
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