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  1. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Pat. There are a few other very minor inconsistencies, but the gratings are rather obvious. There are pieces in George's 'box of bits' that I inherited that indicate he was going to add sections to square off the grating corners, but I think they's look better with new gratings. john
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    Karl, Thank you for more photos of the 'Duchess'. The straight line of planking across the poop was a result of the previous model maker, George, altering the model to conform to her later configuration of the poop with it extended on each side to form a straight bulkhead right across the ship - there was really no other way to make this alteration as the original builder (mac) had used solid timber sheets lined with ink for the decking. I'm aware of the anomaly with the after gratings but have yet to do something about them. That's a great photograph of Pamela at ease on the grating. John
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    Thanks for that photo! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Very neat work, Paul. She's coming along well. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Sorry to hear that you have to give modelling away! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Looks good! John
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    Thank you, Mark. John
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    Progress is progress, Siggi! 😀 John
  9. Jim Lad
    Hello Jon, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. Your first model does you proud! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Pat, I've seen 'lace line' in the context of lacing a gaff sail to a mast, but surely your ship would have had robands? No idea about the lead lines, I'm afraid. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Keith. John
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    That's a very impressive tower! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Very well executed, mate! John
  14. Jim Lad
    A big day (for me, at least) at the museum on Friday. That was the day that I finally finished fitting all the rope coils at the foremast and could get the well deck boats fitted along with the well deck gangway. It was a bit of a struggle to get it all in around the running rigging, but it finally fitted beautifully! John
  15. Jim Lad
    I think all that fine tuning would drive me bananas! 😧 John
  16. Jim Lad
    Lee, steel wire rope is actually a mid grey colour when new, but quickly weathers to a dark grey. simply use dark grey of black thread where there is steel wire. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Great to see you back on deck, Nils. I trust your good lady is now fully recovered? John
  18. Jim Lad
    Poor old Captain Bill looks very cold out there in the open, Keith! 🙂 John
  19. Jim Lad
    An interesting ship to model - made famous, of course, by the painting 'Nelson and the bear'. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Up to your usual standard, Siggi! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Looks good, but I think I'll have to stick to pencil and paper! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Coming along very nicely, Antony. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Very courageous move to simply start again! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Haven't looked in for a while - she's looking magnificent! John

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