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Jim Lad

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  1. White would be a good choice, Keith - make the interior details stand out a little more. John
  2. I can just hear two naval architects talking, "You call that a catwalk? Hold my beer." 😀 John
  3. I don't consider it hijacked, Pat! It's really sad that Victoria, with its rich maritime heritage, has to rely on privately run museums to conserve and display that heritage. By the way, we have a 'Couta boat on display in the floating collection at the ANMM - couldn't get much more Victorian than that! John
  4. Thank you all for your very kind comments. Wefalck - the model had the strange legal status of being owned by the museum but not being part of the museum's collection. John
  5. A big day for the 'Duchess' yesterday. As you can see from the images, she now has all six yards crossed on the foremast. still some rigging to complete on the royal, but at least its there! The other big news is that our Senior Curator confirmed to me yesterday that the model has now been accepted into the museum's collection in spite of still being far from completion. This is really big news, as normally only completed models are ever accepted. John
  6. Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  7. Coming along nicely, but I have to say that the whole setup looks horrendously unsafe. I'm glad I wasn't asked to drive it! John
  8. Sorry to hear that you have to give up your build. Do you know anyone who could finish it for you? John
  9. That wheel looks up to Chuck's usual standard, Phil. All you need now is a turkshead around the midships spoke! John
  10. hello Yorick, and a warm welcome to the forum from not so tiny Australia. John
  11. Another update at last. After being away for a couple of weeks and a couple of extremely busy visitor days at the museum, I've finally been able to get a little ore done. Now we have five yards crossed on the foremast - one more to go once I rig the upper topgallant. I've included an image looking along the well deck which shows a little of the scramble of unsecured rigging at this stage. John
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