Anja

Hello Pat,

Have a great day.

Anja

Hello Nigel,

Incredible work. I'm glad you're not going to use paint. The natural colours are just beautiful.

I'm looking forward to your carvings.

Take care,

Anja

Hello Thanasis,

Wonderful work. Just beautiful.

Anja

Hello Popeye,

Very nice and looking good.

Like the poem too.

Take care,

Anja

Hello Bob,

I have deleted your other topic.

Anja

Hello Thanasis,

Welcome back with this beautiful model.

I'm looking forward to the rest of the pictures.

Take care,

Anja

Hello Kats,

Yes, sometimes life requires more from us then we would like.

Just take your time, we will still be here when you find the time.

I'm sorry to hear that you might not be able to give the Dame her intended home.

Will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Take care,

Anja

Hello Sherry,

Looking great!

I also agree with the others cutting the gun ports now, and with Robbyn.

Good luck,

Anja

Thanks for sharing Hank.

I saw you were also one of the MSW builders with the ship Peacock.

Anja

Hello Adriaan,

Good luck.

Take care,

Anja

Hello Pierre,

Welcome back. I hope you had a wonderful vacation.

Good decision to use a file from now one. It will take a bit longer, but you have more control.

Take care,

Anja

Hello Clare,

Happy birthday. Have a wonderful day.

Anja

Thanks again for explaining Daniel.

Will try to find an answer to your question tomorrow, it is now time to go to dreamland. Have to go to work tomorrow. But I hope you will have an answer by then.

Anja

Hello Daniel,

Thanks. Found the article.

Learn something new every day. I didn't know that iron Jacob's ladders were used in hatchways.

I thought these ladders were only used for climbing up. Like the picture below.

But these are not made of iron.

I guess you have to wait for a better answer, sorry.

Anja

Hello Daniel,

As far as my knowledge goes, the Jacob's ladder is used to climb above the lower mast to the topmast and above.

Sailors had to het around the top, a platform at the mast. On ships the only way around and up was the overhanging futtock shrouds.

Modern tall ships use an easier vertical ladder from the ratlines as well. This is the Jacob's ladder.

The other ladder you talk about, if I understand correctly, is called a pilot-ladder.

Anja

Hello Daniel,

The link doesn't work. Can you post it again?

Thanks.

Anja

Wow, I think you're right David. Just saw a mirror image of her on Google.

USS Boston?

Hello Aykut,

Have a great day.

Anja

Hello Adam,

Have a great day.

Anja

Hello Bob,

I see a nice restart and a lot of ok's.

It can't go wrong this time.

Take care,

Anja

Hello Robbyn,

I must agree with the others. There's nothing wrong with your paintjob.

It looks good.

Have a nice weekend in Nebraska.

Anja

Good luck with shaping it.

Will wait patiently for the end result.

Anja

Hello Elmir,

Nice cargo and ready to be loaded.

It is small cargo, so she won't sink.

Good to hear you will have your saw back tomorrow. Good luck trying it out.

Take care,

Anja

Jan, that were three minutes. But you are correct. Your turn.

Anja