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BANYAN

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  1. Who'se to say whether right or wrong Steve, these design parameters usually morphed over a period of time rather than as a regulated change - they look good. cheers Pat
  2. Hi folks, Also on this holiday we took a look in at a National Trust House called Runnymede; which was at one time, the home of a very successful Whaling ship captain and owner of a fleet of whaling ships based in Hobart, Tasmania. In there I found a couple of canvas mats/runners which I believe may have been made exactly like the ones in ships. they show Howell made these were with some very intricate patterns and look quite good. posted for interest. cheers Pat
  3. Hi Robin, Here is another pic of this artifact but does not help with any specific information. https://www.expedia.ca/Maritime-Museum-Of-Tasmania-Hobart.d6086805.Vacation-Attraction I'll keep looking around and get back to you if I find something cheers Pat
  4. Very nice and precise work Steve. Did you mill or hand cut the sheave holes? cheers Pat
  5. This may not be the best forum for this photo/info - mods please move if required. While on holiday in Tasmania recently I visited the Tasmanian Maritime Museum in Hobart. While small, it had some interesting artifacts including this section of timber from the bow of an unknown vessel believed to be mid-1800s (possibly the Hope). It shows some good exampls of the copper/brass fixings. It is a slightly fuzzy photo as I had to shoot hand held without flash under some very poor lighting. I hope it is of benefit to some members? cheers Pat
  6. Man you are a sucker for punishment Greg but those funnels will really look good with the PE. cheers Pat
  7. She is looking good Dave; plenty of nice detail. I left the boat boom hardware off the channels as I thought I might catch them and damage them or the channels while rigging; I'll be interested to see how you make out. cheers Pat
  8. I have been on holiday and only just found your wonderful build Druxey; add me to the list of enthusiastic followers. A great subject for a model also. cheers Pat
  9. Great progrees Dave, and glad to see you have very quickly come to grips with resistance soldering - it's the ant's pants once you work out the right power settings for the various types of jobs cheers Pat
  10. Looks great Ron - hope you're back in your new digs soonest with no more major rumbles.
  11. Somevery nice detail emerging Dave; will really add to the model presentation when complete. cheers Pat
  12. Swee-eet work Danny, looking very good. Great to hear you will be back in your 'office' again mate; must have been a real pain with all that moving. Impressed that you have been able to achieve what you have given the circumstances. cheers Pat
  13. Mark, try rubbing with a fibreglass pencil brush then soaking them in ​Muriatic (brickies) acid for a while. I was able to use this method with a bit of scrubbing with a toothbrush to remove some blackening (I used Birchwood Casey blackener) which had not worked so well in parts. This got them back to near clear brass but it certainly was not as shiny a surface but a scrub with fine steel wool certainly resolved that Please note this was not a deep blacken process as I notice the mottled effect before the full process had not completed. cheers Pat
  14. Go on Chris take the challenge (says me who only trenneled the deck planks) Nice progress cheers Pat
  15. Great to see some progress mate - will be great to see your build underway again, Really frustrating when you can't get getthe rightbits of materials huh? You may have to setup your own shop Dennis cheers Pat
  16. May have been a lot of work Greg, but you have nailed it - nice detail. cheers Pat
  17. Some nice additions to your little lady John; she is starting to get her Character now. cheers Pat
  18. Keep on rattlin mate; you'll get there Love the effect you have created on the lines (close-ups) which reallygive the effect of grease heavy (tarred) lines. cheers Pat
  19. Nice work Ian. I am doing these at the moment also (well finish when I get back from holiday ) and your method for the ball/knob on the end of the aiming arm will help me greatly - thanks for sharing. cheers Pat
  20. You don't waste any time Greg, coming along really nicely and very quickly cheers Pat
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