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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Doug, Underhill didn't have the plastics and fibre materials that we have now, nor did he have our modern epoxy adhesives or modern paints. His insistence on everything being pinned was partly due to his distrust of the adhesives available at the time. We also have the advantage of having a myriad of small and very accurate hand held power tools plus access to first class ready made parts if we desire to use them rather than make our own. John
  3. Jim Lad
    'Leon' was my first plank on frame build. I enjoyed it immensely. When using 'Plank on Frame Models', remember that although Underhill was a great craftsman and a very clear writer, his books were first published 60 years ago, so some of his methods have been superseded by modern materials. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Prior to coal-tar epoxy, a cement wash was often applied to double bottom tanks - especially fresh water tanks. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Coming along very nicely. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Hello Trig, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  7. Jim Lad
    She's really looking first class, mate! John
  8. Jim Lad
    She's looking like the real thing, Kevin. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Hello David, and a very warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  10. Jim Lad
    G'day Richmond, and a warm welcome to the forum from down in Sydney. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Kevin, Just a little more food for thought. I remembered that I had some photos of a beautiful cutaway model of the MV 'Kingsville' in the Norwegian Maritime Museum at Oslo. They may give you some inspiration. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Kevin, being a 'break-bulk' carrier (model technicalese for 'not a container ship') she could have been carrying anything and everything - often all at the same time. Cargo is stowed according to where it will fit in best; where it doesn't adverse the stability of the ship; for ease of access at the discharge port; where it doesn't interfere with working other parcels of cargo and compatibility with other cargo in the hold. If she were on a charter to carry bulk cargos, the ceiling would have been removed to make discharging the bulk cargo easier. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Wefalck's got it exactly, Michael. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Still coming along very nicely, Popeye! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Michael, you've certainly got a lot done in the two weeks I've been away - she's looking superb. What do you mean when you say that the lifeboat fall rigging is illogical? I can't see any details in your current photos, but overall they look OK to me. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Kevin, No 'lining' as such. The inside of the hold was either simply bare frames, as in the photo below of one of my old ships - in this case a bulk sugar carrier or, if the cargo was a little more sensitive, wooded 'ceiling' - battens spaced along the sides of the hold as in the photo below from the web. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Hello Skip, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  19. Jim Lad
    A truly fascinating project, Kevin. Shipbuilding as it used to be! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Catching up after time away, Danny. She looks superb! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Pat. Pam's mum died a couple of weeks ago and I still have ongoing medical problems, so more upcoming procedures over the next few months. We're planning on taking holidays between the medical stuff - we could both do with just finding somewhere to relax away from the everyday stuff that is always there. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Thanks Denis - I've got quite a bit coming up in the near future, so progress might slow down even more! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Please congratulate your marvellous crew on our behalf for their tenacity and ingenuity! What a great project. John
  24. Jim Lad
    A very professional job on those funnels, Michael. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Great to see you back working on her, Michael. John

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