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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Large and heavy model; very narrow table stand; stand in middle of room in library - give me any reason why that wasn't a disaster just waiting for the right time to happen? I think Popeye has a good idea there, Michael. Brass pictue hanging wire might be just the job if you can get it in the right gauge. By the way, I think it's interesting that the legendary Bassett-Lowke apparently got the detail of the wire stays wrong - wire laid up left handed instead of right handed. John
  2. Jim Lad
    What a beautiful model, Michael, and what a shame to see it in that condition! I'm sure your expertise will be up to the task of bringing her back to life again. John
  3. Jim Lad
    A forest of ventilators! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Nice to see an update, Mark. She's really looking first class. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Thanks Popeye. Nothing medical that concerned me - we were in the U.K. helping to look after a very frail mother-in-law. That wholem assembly looks like it's coming together nicely. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Just catching up after being away for a while, Pat. She's really looking the goods, mate! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Just catching up after being away for a while, mate. Nice to see her coming along so nicely. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Just catching up after being away for a while, Mark. She's coming along very nicely. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Catching up after being away for a while, Nils. Lovely work on those skylights. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Just catching up after being away for a while, Keith. As the others have said - she looks superb. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Carlos, the mast head length is in addition to the hounded length. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Hello Bob, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Nice to see that you're starting on a scratch model, Mike. Looking good so far. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Now that is one very special piece of work, mate! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hope you've got space for the finished 'beast', Kevin! This is going to be one awesome build. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Thanks for your comments, gents! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the welcome back, Druxey and Pat - also thank you all for the 'likes'. john
  18. Jim Lad
    Now that the boats for the 'Herzogin Cecilie' are finished, I can finally get back to work on the 'Pritt'. I've finished the iron work for the masts and the masts are now fitted. When fitting masts I use a tiny dab of glue on the mast coat that touched only the mast and the deck, so that removing the masts (if ever required) is just a matter of cutting away the mast coat, while in the meantime the masts are held securely. I had held back on fitting the masts as I hadn't been able to figure out from the photos the form of the spreaders that support the topmast shrouds, but a close ponder over a very highly magnified enlargement of the foremast had revealed that the spreaders are iron rods with holes in the end that are fixed to an additional mast band, so these have now been fitted. By the way, I'm not quite sure why the 'Pritt' had these upper shrouds. They're attached right at the top of the mast, but that's not really very far above the main shrouds and the 'Pritt' is the only pearler I've ever seen that has them fitted. She's also the only pearler I've ever seen with the running stays on both masts, as well, so perhaps she was sailed very hard at some time in her life and needed the extra support for the masts. The photos below show the model with the masts fitted and some of the standing rigging over the mast heads. The third photo is a close up of the mainmast with the spaghetti of partially installed rigging and the spreaders. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Beautifully executed, Greg. John
  20. Jim Lad
    A warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Still coming along nicely, Popeye. I like the idea of the steel ladder! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work, Frank. I agree with Bob that those railings on the replica are more a result of modern OH&S rather than historical research. I really doubt that the original ship had them. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Magnificent work, Greg! John
  24. Jim Lad
    A really beautiful model, Pete! John
  25. Jim Lad
    That looks a very neat little craft - and a very nice model. John

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