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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello Daniel and a warm welcome to MSW. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Hello, and another warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  3. Jim Lad
    She's looking very impressive, Danny. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Just catching up after a few days away. She continues to impress. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Very nice, Russ. I can hardly wait to see the next stage. John
  6. Jim Lad
    G'day Syd, and a warm welcome to the forum from another Sydneysider! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Bob. More delightful work. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Hello Victor, and a warm welcome to MSW. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Just catching up again, Danny. She's really starting to come together. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Good to see her forging ahead again, Mark! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Bob, she certainly had rope ratlines during her working life, but if you are modelling her as a training ship in the 1930's, then boards would be correct, as shown in the photos in Nepean-longridge's book. I believe that she also had other rigging changes at this time, so some research would be needed to achieve accuracy if you are modelling her as a training ship. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Yes mate, that's exactly it. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Carl, a right handed propeller on the starboard side and a left handed propeller on the port side (as Danny has fitted them) will turn outward when the ship is going ahead. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Hello Don, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Beautifully done, Danny (and on the correct sides ). It's easy to get them right - in multi screw ships the propellers should turn outwards-but do your research as in a few notable cases even significant ships were built with inward turning propellers! John
  16. Jim Lad
    It sounds like you're starting to get into the swing of the planking now, Vaddoc. As the twist on the planks gets progressively more severe, you may need a bit more aggressive steaming to make the wood compliant. John
  17. Jim Lad
    It's great to see Scale Hardware as a sponsor. I've browsed there web sit on several occasions - a mind boggling array of goodies! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Pat, the first reference I came across was in R.N. Newton's "Practical Construction Of Warships" of 1941 (page 246). John
  19. Jim Lad
    That bow planking really looks to goods, Russ! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Beautifully done, Danny. Just don't forget to put the propellers on their correct sides! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Pat, I can't find any reference to 'towing timbers' but there are a lot of references to 'towing bollards' for iron and steel ships, so your surmise may well be correct, especially given the detail of, "each timber having an iron cap over it with a pin through the head." John
  22. Jim Lad
    G'day Shoosh, and another warm welcome from 'Down Under'. Re stupid questions - the only stupid ones are the ones you don't ask because you think they might be too simple. We're a friendly mob here and always ready to answer questions. John
  23. Jim Lad
    A pretty good job of paint matching there, Danny! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Danny, I've made a very slow start on my model of the 'Meteor', but life keeps getting in the way. I also keep forgetting to take my camera to the museum. Soon - I promise. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Pat, The drawing below is one of the detail drawings of a Jarvis brace winch in the Anatomy of the Ship series "The Four Masted Barque Lawhill". I think it will have enough detail for comparison - especially given the scale shown at the bottom. John

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