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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Just catching up with what you've been up to, Eric. She's looking really nice! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Keith. I'm still tossing up between Privet (which is what the framing is) or Cherry Ballart - a dark coloured Australian native timber. My current thinking is that the Cherry Ballart will be too dark. I might save that for highlighting details. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Another small update. Some of my time at the museum lately has been taken up with things other than modelling, but I've been continuing to work slowly on the internal cleaning up of the hull. In the photo below you can see that the starboard side has had a lot of work done on it, but the port side is still awaiting attention. She'll get there eventually! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Hello Spike, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  6. Jim Lad
    That all looks very realistic, Gary. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Very nice progress, Dan. I find those small chains criss-crossing the forecastle puzzling. They certainly look too small for anchor cables on a ship of that size, but what is their exact use? Do you know? John
  9. Jim Lad
    Hello Cleat, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Frank. A very nice job of soldering on those dredges. John
  12. Jim Lad
    All looking up to your usual standard, Mark! John
  13. Jim Lad
    That looks good, Kevin. I always do the margins first on the basis that each plank can be fitted as you go. The down side of doing that is that if you slip and ruin the margin, then you've got a real problem on your hands - thankfully it hasn't happened yet. John
  14. Jim Lad
    She really looks the ants pants on that stand Mark. Unfortunately I won't be able to come on Wednesday week, but thanks for the open invitation. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Yep. Your second attempt piece is exactly the way the planks fit into the margin. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Don't see what your problem is, mate. We're only a day away from you by A380. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Kevin, Below is a photo of my partially completed model of the 'Francis Pritt'. You can see how the deck planking is "nibbled" into the margin plank. the square ends of the "nibbled" planks are usually 1/3 the plank width. John
  18. Jim Lad
    You've made a good start on her, Brian. Looking good. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Hello Joel, and a warm welcome to the forum from down in Australia. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Hello Kudin, and another warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hello Bob, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Hello Geoff, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Very nice wheelhouse fitout, Gary. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Very nice funnel rigging, Dan! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Now that looks really beautiful, Keith! John

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