Jim Lad
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Of course if you rig her fully, you could then take her sailing! John- 33 replies
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Delightful work, Phil. Such fun to build one of your old ships (I've built two of mine)! John
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She's really taking shape, Tom. John
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Keep with it, John, you're getting there! John
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Hello Nicolás, and a warm welcome to the forum from the other side of the Pacific! John
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That just keeps looking better and better, Paul. John
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An interesting project, Jimbo. It's always "interesting" to sort out someone else's errors on a model that you're re-doing. John
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Denis, every piece of rigging is included on the model. Some of it takes a bit of research to get right as her running rigging details varied a bit from what I'm used to. Thanmfully she was a much loved ship and there are a lot of photos to help with the research. John
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I agree with Druxey wholeheartedly. She's well worth bringing back to life. John
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Very nicely done, John. John
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It's amazing just how much detail there is on even a small ship! John
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They look good with those flanges, Mark! John
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That's a nice display at the museum, John. Did any of that timber in the racks behind you follow you home? 😀 John
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Coming along very nicely Dave. John
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Congratulations on the contract, Richard. Well done! John
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Merchant ships of my day had an enclosed wheelhouse and almost invariably a chartroom and radio room abaft it. Definitely a need to do the bridge wing thing before doing anything rash. "Look astern before you turn." John
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Have to agree with Keith. That second wheel looks a winner! John
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Were open bridges 'character building', or were they merely preferred because they gave a much better, uninterrupted, view of what was going on around the ship? Maybe once navies turned electronic, such considerations weren't so important. John
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Barge - easy. Dredged spoil - hard! 🙂 I'm looking forward to seeing your solution for the dredging material, Keith. John
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I see from your model photos that the 'Cape' was largely an outdoor job for the watchkeeping officers - not much room in that wheelhouse once you add a beefy quartermaster! 😀 John
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A very 'homey' looking working paddle steamer, Keith. She'll make a great model. John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Looks good. Was it common practice in the U.S. for the upper deck planks to run athwartships? John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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