Jim Lad
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Looking good, mate! John -
Good to hear that you're still with us, Håkan! John
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Beautiful work on those hatches, Gary! John
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MV Mountwood by MikeBerk - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to MikeBerk's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
A delightful model, Mike! John -
I've been away for a few days and just stumbled uon your post. A very warm welcome from 'Down Under', Joanie. John
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Sorry Pat, I've got nothing definitive. photos, of course, but then I expect you have a few of those yourself. John
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A delightful model! John
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What a fascinating project! That's a truly different subject to model. John
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Delightful work on that catwalk, mate! John
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Agree with Henry. Seafaring used to be an outdoor profession. John
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In my opinion, wooden battens are the go, as they easily take on o natural even curve. I generally cut down a scrap of my favourite Privet (character like Boxwood), but it really needs to be the fu;ll length of the hull to give you a good curve. The thinner the better in my experience. John
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to paint or glue first?
Jim Lad replied to Mark Pearse's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Mark, the problem with painting first is that the glue is then adhering to the paint layer, not to the underlying timber, and may not be as secure in the long term. John -
Thanks again, gents, for the very kind comments. Roel; you said, "Museum quality". I hope so - she belongs to the museum!! 🙂 John
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I've been away for the weekend and it looks like I've missed a lot of action. She's looking great, Dan. John
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I've always used proportional dividers - but only because I've always used them, not because I'm convinced that they're better. John
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That book of Bowen's is a great reference for ships of the period. John
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Steve, don't fret about disengaging gear - that was a naval thing. Merchant ships simply slacked the falls far enough for someone to be able to manually disengage the lower fall block - at the risk of finger amputation if there was a bit of a swell! John
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Thank you for the kind words, gents! John
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The 'Duchess' continues to edge ahead. I have now almost completed the new wooden cap railing around the poop. Only one small section at the stern remains to be fitted. I had hoped to complete that last monday, but ran out of time, so it will have to wait until next week. John
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My take on it would be that if it was necessary to place the funnel in front of the wheelhouse in order for the OOW to see a funnel fire, then it was time to replace the OOW! 🤔 John
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Steve, The two details from photos of ships show a more common method of securing boat covers with tabs sewn into the covers and attached to lanyards which lash around the bottom of the boat. Both of these lifeboats are on gravity davits, but I think you can see the idea of how the fall goes straight to the hook in the boat and the cover is lashed around it. The lashing of the cover around the fall might best be described as being tied like a shoelace! John MV 'Meringa RCS 'Ninikoria'
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