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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Bob. Is she going to finish up like 'Suzy Anne' in the background? John
  2. Jim Lad
    Thanks Russ and all those who pressed the 'like' button. John
  3. Jim Lad
    A 'two pot up and downer' - what a lovely little engine! John
  4. Jim Lad
    A bit more work has now been done on the 'Pritt'. Both mastheads are now festooned with blocks and the spars are just about ready to rig, so next time I'm in at the museum I should be able to start putting it all together. After the spars are rigged there's still a bit of work to do, of course - footropes; lifebuoys; sidelights etc., but she's now starting to look like a pearler rather than just another boat. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Nice to see her in her new home. John
  6. Jim Lad
    All still looking absolutely first class, Keith. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Beautiful benches, Nils. I really like the scrollwork ends. John
  8. Jim Lad
    And, of course, the gauges actually work! John
  9. Jim Lad
    Bob, you should have painted the hull before you put on the deck. She looks really elegant, mate! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Delightful work (as usual), Chuck. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Now that adds a real complication to your work, Michael. I think I'd be inclined to restore the restoration, where possible. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Looking better and better, Popeye. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Very nicely made hinge, Keith. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Thank you, Wood Project Source, for your support of Model Ship World. John
  15. Jim Lad
    From the size if the gears, it would seem that th centre axle will turn at a slightly faster speed than the other two. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Bob. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Mark. John
  18. Jim Lad
    That winch really looks the part on deck, Popeye! Great job. John
  19. Jim Lad
    She's really coming along very nicely, mate! John
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Jim Lad
    I very much like the look, too, Russ. Stop beating yourself up, mate! John
  23. Jim Lad
    She's really coming together, Michael. Beautiful work. John
  24. 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
  25. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Chuck. She's looking brilliant! John

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