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  1. Jim Lad
    At last I can see your photos - my internet has been as slow as a wet week over the past couple of days. The main deck looks spot on, mate - and I'm glad to hear that you're feeling OK again. John
  2. Jim Lad
    The croostrees and windlass have turned out well, Russ. John
  3. Jim Lad
    That looks first class, Bob - how the heck did you do that? John
  4. Jim Lad
    A difficult choice with the sweeps, Druxey, but I think showing them 'at rest' with the blades parallel to the water would show them to best advantage. The hospital coat of arms flag looks like it will be fun! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Hadn't actually thought about a log for the boats (silly me). I'll either start a log or put up a series of photos of progress once they're done. John
  6. Jim Lad
    She's really looking first class, Mark. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Thank you one and all for your words of encouragement. Popeye - I need to make a set of boats for a model of the barque 'Herzogin Cecilie' that's being rebuilt for the museum. John
  8. Jim Lad
    The vast majority of Australia's river boats were side wheeler tugs - i.e. they towed a string of barges which carried the cargo. There were a few, but not many, passenger boats, and most of these were later additions to the river fleet as the original passengers - owners and workers of the scattered rural properties along the rivers, would 'camp' on the tugs while travelling to their destinations. The photo below if of one of the Murray passenger boats; the 'Ruby', built in 1907 and now restored and running regular cruises on the river. John
  9. Jim Lad
    That deck looks really good, Popeye! John
  10. Jim Lad
    More magnificent work, Glenn. John
  11. Jim Lad
    And if you feel that you'd like to widen the discussion even further, Australia has a rich history of steam boating on our inland rivers - especially the Murray-Darling river system. Here is an old photo of mine of the PS 'Adelaide'. She was built in 1866 and was a working boat until 1958. She is currently one of the preserved steamers at the Victorian town of Echuca. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Very nicely done decals, Russ. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Just a quick update with some rough photos of the current state of play. The mast bands are made and fitted, although those on the mizzen need a paint touch-up at the moment - and I even managed to remember to make and fit the mast hoops before I put the bands on permanently. The bowsprit rigging has also been done. The two circles of wood sitting on the deckhouse will be the lifebuoys that are triced up in the mizzen rigging. The Pritt will now come to a grinding halt for a while as I have another urgent modelling project that's going to take all of my attention for a while. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Good to see that she's still progressing. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Nils. She really does look superb. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Druxey, The barge is a little jewell. My personal view is that a bundle of sweeps 'dumped' across the thwarts would simply look cluttered and would also hide a lot of internal detail. If she were mine, I think I'd go for either tossed or on racks beside the boat - probably on racks. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Thanks Danny. When will you be in? I'll be there Saturday. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Alexandru. She really looks first class. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Looking good with the wheelhouse on, Popeye! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Frank. She's really coming along very nicely. John
  21. Jim Lad
    What a beautiful little ship, Kees. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Great to see you back, Bruce! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Very well sorted, Mark - looks good. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Looks delightful, Druxey. Just how big is that coin? John
  25. Jim Lad
    Aha! An update on progress. Looks like it's always been there, Popeye! John

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