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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Looks very nice in the case, Russ. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Russ - if it had happened in the normal course of events, I probably wouldn't have mentioned it, but the fact that cut it just as I was thinking that I needed to be careful ......... Pat - Not sure yet Pat; one of the curators has been making comments like, "Oh, that's nice. We don't have a pearler in the collection yet." John
  3. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Bob! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Nearly there! Had a good day for work at the museum last Monday (been away since then so unable to post) and have now come close to having the 'Pritt' completed. Just have to do the sidelights, which I had hoped to have complete for next Monday, but things aren't looking good at the moment. My first job last week was to trim off the fag ends from the ratline lashings. As I started trimming I thought to myself, "Better be careful here, or you'll cut the topmast shroud". Next snip and I cut the topmast shroud! It was an interesting exercise to extract the cut shroud from the masthead and splice a new one in place again, but it was soon done. Here's a photo of the dreaded cut shroud plus some photos of the model as it looks at the moment. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Good to see that you're starting on one of those beautiful Swedish stermers, Bob. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Excellent work (again), Nils! John
  8. Jim Lad
    I have a head band magnifer, but don't use it now. I use a simple pair of magnifying reading glasses. The advantage of the glasses over the magnifier is that you don't have that 'beak' sticking out in front of you to bash into model detail while you're rigging. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Hello Blaine, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  10. Jim Lad
    There you go, Popeye - no trouble at all! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Jim Lad
    It's good to hear from you again, Helmut. It seems that you've had some really major health problems in the past and it's great to hear that you've been able to 'get back on your feet' again. John
  13. Jim Lad
    I was away on holiday when you posted your original request. It may be of interest to you that sailing barges, or scow schooners, were a big part of the New Zealand coastal trade in the days of sail. There are a couple of preserved craft over there and quite a bit of documentation. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Popeye, now we know how big the dolly winch is compared to a penny - but how big is the penny? John
  15. Jim Lad
    What a delightful pair of launches, Bob. You should be proud of them! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Hello Bjønar, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Hello Keith, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  18. Jim Lad
    A great action shot, Mark! The 'Maluka' looks like she's really charging down the harbour! John
  19. Jim Lad
    She really does look the ant's pants, Mark! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Hello Dan, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  21. Jim Lad
    The model looks superb, Nils. It was quite usual for large ventilators to be turned by a gear mechanism. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Popeye, Just for reference, these are the pumps on my model of the 'Nautilus' for reference. I would think that your pumps are the same type. John
  23. Jim Lad
    next thing, Popeye, you'll have to put her in the water and try trawling for tiddlers! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Lovely lines on this one, Russ. I love work boats! John
  25. Jim Lad
    More first class work on those companionways! John

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