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  1. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the encouraging comments, Russ and Pat. When you look at the hulls of the T.I. pearlers, it's easy to see their descent from the racing yachts of the period. John
  2. Jim Lad
    The 'Pritt' continues to creep towards completion, but currently at the pace of an arthritic snail! The standing rigging is now all fitted, but not finally secured until I do a bit of fine tuning on tensions. The two lines that can be seen hanging loose from the main mast are the running backstay pennants, which had to be fitted over the mast before the upper rigging, although they will be about the last rigging to be finally run as they, together with the mzzen running forestays, are in the way of all the mainsail rigging. The two white circles that can be seen lying on the starboard side of the deck are the partially made lifebuoys. John
  3. Jim Lad
    I very much like the look, too, Russ. Stop beating yourself up, mate! John
  4. Jim Lad
    She's really coming together, Michael. Beautiful work. John
  5. Jim Lad
    I've successfully used burning on copper wire - followed by a wiped with a rag to remove the residue - but you'd need to be careful of the heat on such fine wire. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Chuck. She's looking brilliant! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Agree with Druxey, Michael. You're going to have to strip the top layer off anyway to get a smooth surface, so you might as well go the whole hog. John
  8. Jim Lad
    I don't know how I'vbe missed your log all this time, Jerry. She looks like she'll be another of your masterpieces. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Now that looks very workmanlike, Popeye. I feel like she could just sail away and start fishing! John
  10. Jim Lad
    A very cunning idea for that wire! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Pete! John
  12. Jim Lad
    A very professional looking new hatch, Mark - and the capping pieces really look the goods. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Classic 'between the wars' British cargo ship. I'll be following your build with great interest. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Brilliant solution to fitting the bulwatks, Pat. She's looking very nice indeed. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Pat, she looks a beautiful ship. It's a pity that so much of our early history has disappeared - especially considering that it doesn't go back very far! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Congratulations, Pat! A beautiful model all round and a real credit to you. Never mind the occosional scratch on the Perspex - I've seen what can happen to models in glass cases when something goes wrong - the Perspex is much safer. John
  17. Jim Lad
    She's coming back to life, Michael. Your detailed descriptions of your methods will be an absolute gold mine for others faced with restoration work. John
  18. Jim Lad
    She's really looking first class, Nils. I still cant' get over the absolute forest of cowl ventilators on this ship! John
  19. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Keith, she continues to look superb. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Been away for the weekend, Michael. That really is superb work that you're doing there! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the comment, Steve! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Pat. I can't wait to see her with the final details completed. John
  23. Jim Lad
    That's an interesting discussion regarding White Star funnel colour, Michael. What the writer says regarding light affecting apparent colour can easily be seen in the first post of your build log. In the overall photo of the model, the funnels appear to be two different colours! A couple of other aspects not mentioned by the writer are: Colours could change if the shipping company contracted to another paint manufacturer for its paint supply - especially with a non standard colour like 'buff'. The actual colour could vary from ship to ship depending on whether the Master and First Mate were prone to have the paint used 'out of the can' or whether they had their own special recipes for a 'better' colour. Notwithstanding the above, though, you are still restoring the model, and so in my humble opinion really need to repaint the funnels to the original colour of the model and not to some other colour now thought to be correct. John
  24. Jim Lad
    You've made an excellent start Eric. She's going to look great. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Very nicely done with the ladder, Michael, and those clamps a a huge improvement to the 'spare hand' device. John

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