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  1. Jim Lad
    Just catching up after an enforced absence, Mark. She really looks first class, mate! John
  2. Jim Lad
    Just catching up after long time away . she's really looking the goods, mate! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Congratulations, Dan. A beautifully executed model of a classic passenger liner. I agree with your wife that she really looks good on your sideboard. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Chris, Bunnings do (or did) stock Minwax. John
  6. Jim Lad
    A warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  7. Jim Lad
    More brilliant work, Danny. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Hello David, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Looking first class, mate. I'm looking forward to seeing her finished. John
  10. Jim Lad
    She looks very nice in her natural element. John
  11. Jim Lad
    She's coming along at your usual speed, Popeye. I'm certain that you'll turn this sow's ear into a silk purse! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Thanks Mark and Mark! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Looks like a real challenge, Popeye! I'll be interested to see how you go. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the kind wishes, folks! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Another small update at last - and the last one for a while. I'm currently undergoing some intense medical treatment and won't be back at the museum (where the model resides) probably for a few months. At least all the square frames are now fitted. The next job will be to do quite a bit of fairing and sanding before I start with the forward cants and hawse timbers when I can get back to work on her. John
  16. Jim Lad
    An amazing amount of detail to see there, Danny! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Very neatly done, Mark. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Excellent work on the boats, Danny! John
  20. Jim Lad
    I'm pretty sure the SD14's has MacGregor hatch covers - steel sections joined by short lengths of chain and running on rollers along the hatch. They were pulled either forward or aft into the space at the end of the hatch and folded up on their ends as they reached the storage bay. The (very old) photos below are of one of the shipped I was on as a cadet - MV 'Wollongong'. In the one of her at sea you can see the hatch covers secured over the hatch and, as you say, virtually becoming a part of the structure. In the second photo she's loading iron ore and you can see the sections of hatch cover tilted up and stowed at the end of the hatch. John
  21. Jim Lad
    She's coming along beautifully, Patrick! John
  22. Jim Lad
    A very elegant looking cockpit! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  24. Jim Lad
    I have to add my warmest congratulations to you on the completion of this beautiful model. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Nice to see your beautiful cutter back as the centre of attention, Michael. John

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