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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello, and welcome to MSW. I agree entirely with the advice Chris gave you. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Hello Tim, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Hello Dave, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Looks like that will make a very nice model, Kevin. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Hello Suparno, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  6. Jim Lad
    She's a real credit to you, Kevin! John
  7. Jim Lad
    I can almost smell the mud! Looking good. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Congratulations on the completion of your wonderful riverboat, mate! John
  9. Jim Lad
    Lovely work, Mario! All going well on this side of the Pacific at the moment - Covid almost gone (we hope), but it will be interesting to see what happens in a couple of weeks following all the mass demonstrations last Saturday!! John
  10. Jim Lad
    That's a brand new term to me, Davey. I'll be really interested to know where it comes from. John
  11. Jim Lad
    A beautiful forest of ventilators! John
  12. Jim Lad
    G'day Skeeta, and a warm welcome to the forum. John
  13. Jim Lad
    G'day Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum from over in Sydney! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Hello John, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hobby shops usually stock small drills. My favourite (most used) size is a number 75. You can also sometimes find them on Ebay, but avoid the carbide bits as they are very brittle. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Very nice, Mario! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Looks like a very nice model and well worth the effort of re-rigging, especially as it was made by your uncle. If you are able to straighten out the broken masts temporarily and take a heap of photos of the rigging you'll find that a big help in re-doing the job. The best way to repair the broken spars is to drill the ends of the broken pieces and secure them with a short length of wire as well as the glue. This will give them the strength to support the rigging. Probably the most comprehensive book on the rigging of clipper ships is Harold Underhill's "Masting and Rigging: The Clipper Ship And Ocean Carrier". You should be able to pick up a second hand copy from Abe Books for around 30 or 40 dollars. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Hello Zbigniew, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Most small ships had no "facilities" at all - even for officers. In the small sailing ships of the Australian coast, going to the toilet was known as "doing a lee sider". John
  20. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. I'm sorry for the loss and pain you feel. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Thanks for those additional photos, George - and for your build log of this very interesting ship. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Hello Glenn, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Hello Rodolfo, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Absolutely delightful, George. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Hello Halfdan, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John

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