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  1. Jim Lad
    She's really looking first class, Nils. I still cant' get over the absolute forest of cowl ventilators on this ship! John
  2. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Keith, she continues to look superb. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Been away for the weekend, Michael. That really is superb work that you're doing there! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the comment, Steve! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Pat. I can't wait to see her with the final details completed. John
  6. 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
  7. Jim Lad
    You've made an excellent start Eric. She's going to look great. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Very nicely done with the ladder, Michael, and those clamps a a huge improvement to the 'spare hand' device. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Lovely work, as always, Steve. John
  10. Jim Lad
    It's nice to be able to catch up with your beautiful work, Glenn. John
  11. Jim Lad
    She's really looking a trat, mate! John
  12. Jim Lad
    This will be a fun project, Bob, with plenty of on line pictorial resources to draw on if needed. John
  13. Jim Lad
    That's a snug looking den you've got there, Michael. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Kevin, The colour would be very much 'take your pick', but here are two photos looking down the hatches of two different ships in the late 60's for reference. Some (but certainly not all) cargo ships of the period had permanent wooden ceiling on the tank tops. John
  15. Jim Lad
    There is a lock on the cabinet, Michael, but it only keeps out visitors - not 'helpful' staff. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Pat. Sometimes I think it's a pity that the careful staff aren't a bit more helpful! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Bob, from your latest photos I can see what you mean about the drawer being open and the flag locker - what a dilema! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Druxey. While most of the museum staff are very professional, I do sometimes wonder where some of them come from! John
  19. Jim Lad
    My revenue cutter 'Stag' has four ports on each side plus the bow ports. While researching for the model I found a newspaper report from several years after she was built stating that the 'Stag's' armament had been increased to six guns. So as Druxey says, the number of ports doesn't necessarily indicate the number of guns. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Bob. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Take care of that shin, Michael - not a lot of depth of skin to aid healing around there! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Thanks Popeye. Mum-in-law has early stage dementia, so no hope of real improvement, I'm afraid. As for the crutch, I made it early as it's a bit of a tricky fit into the tow rail, so I did it prior to fixing the mizzen mast while there was plenty of room to play with it. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Good grief! I assume that drawer will stay open on the completed model? John
  24. Jim Lad
    Back from some time in England looking after my ailing mother-in-law and back at work on the 'Pritt'. Not much more done at the moment, but at least the upper deadeyes have been seized in so I can really go ahead with the rigging now. ne disappointment on returning to the museum was to discover that the staff had decided to clean the model makers' display cabinet and on moving the 'Pritt' out to clean the cabinet they managed to lose the boom crutch that had been completed and was sitting on the cabin top awaiting fitting. The photos show the minor progress that has been made. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Just because it's a work area doesn't mean it has to look rough, Popeye! A very nicely constructed fish box. John

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