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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello Miles, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  2. Jim Lad
    G'day, Sterling - welcome home! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Just superb, Keith! John
  4. Jim Lad
    A nice start to the deck, Popeye! John
  5. Jim Lad
    1/8" to 1' = 1:96! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Bob, I remember some years ago talking to a neighbour of my mother-in-law in England who was a model builder. At that time he was 94 years old and was in the planning stages of a scratch built 50 gun ship! Happy building, mate! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Coming along nicely, mate! Beware rings on hatch boards! As shown on most kits they would tear the hatch covers to shreds. Hatches on sailing ships had individual boards that could easily be lifted by hand. This type of board persisted well into the power driven ship era except that some later hatch boards had lifting rings that were inset into the board so that they would lie flush with the board when not in use. Below are a couple of photos that show hatch boards.
  8. Jim Lad
    Now your cooking, Mark! John
  9. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Popeye. If there are any rules concerning the colour of fishing net floats, I suspect that they would be strictly local. John
  10. Jim Lad
    I'm looking forward to watching her grow, Kenny. While there is certainly a good argument for leaving some of the framing exposed, there's also a good case for building plank on frame for the sheer pleasure of it. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Hello Richard, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Looks good, Russ. As Mark says, she has a lovely sheer. John
  13. Jim Lad
    A belated welcome to a belated introduction from 'Down Under'. John
  14. Jim Lad
    I agree with Druxey - those through tenons are really beautiful. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hello Ian, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  16. Jim Lad
    I think I've run out of superlatives, Keith! John
  17. Jim Lad
    It's amazing what a difference the funnel guys make to the overall look of the model, Nils - nice! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Hello Scott, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Great choice, Dan. I can hardly wait for the start. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Yet more beautiful engineering! John
  21. Jim Lad
    A beautifully made net, Ken. Iwould think that a boat such as this would have steel wire shrouds, so black or dark grey woiuld be appropriate - perhaps at your scale, dark grey would look more realistic. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Coming along nicely, Per. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Good to see that you're back at work on her, Mike. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Yes, Tom, when you start studying the two paintings, there are quite a few differences - especially when you consider that they're only a couple of years apart. I'll be using the 1853 painting as my guide - as that's the year of the voyage I'm interested in. John
  25. Jim Lad
    A very realistic wheel, Keith! John

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