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Jim Lad
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Very nicely constructed vents, Nils! For those who might be wondering, red was a very common colour for the interior of cowl vents - probably more than 90% of ships used this colour. John
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Pete, As you're building at a fairly large scale, would it be possible to build her as a sailing version but with a working drop centreboard? perhaps you could have a pin to fix the centreboard down for sailing. John
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I think I missed a bit along the way. She's really looking the goods, Pete. John
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Beautiful work, Michael. John
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RC is an alien world to me, but this is fascinating! Jon, with the model sailing, how do you cope with water in the cockpit? I would imagine that even on a pretty calm day you'd get a fair bit of water slopping over. John
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The hot air gun is a neat trick, Michael. John
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This is really interesting, Francesca, seeing this kit built as RC. She's coming along well. John
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Jond, I love what you're doing. Watching the built of the model along with the re-build of the full size boat is almost mesmerising. John
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Mark, you're setting a great example in the art of being willing to work over what was complete and to constantly improve. Great stuff, mate! John
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Mate, it's been a real pleasure following your log and seeing this wonderful piece of America's history evolving. John
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HMS Royal William by kay
Jim Lad replied to kay's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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Nice to see her off the jig and now a boat in her own right, so to speak. John
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Michael, why haven't I seen your log before? Have you had a Southern Hemisphere lock on it, or have I simply been blind as a bat? Anyway, she's looking really lovely - up to your usual standard. John
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Congratulations on getting her completed - she's really a fine looking model. I think you've made a wise decision in leaving off the cargo and showing just some token fuel wood. You want people to see the ship, not the cargo! I'm looking forward to your further photos. John
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Grsjax - why do you need to use actual wire for the rigging? Why not use an appropriately coloured thread instead? Much easier to use and to get convincing splices at model sizes. BNoah - Steel wire rope was in reasonably common use for ships' standing rigging by the 1860's, and was pretty much universal for all but small craft by the end of the 19th century. John
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Very nice job - but I have to say that it looks a bit plain for a Popeye build at the moment. John
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Mention of load lines reminds me once again that your ship was built during a very interesting period of shipping development. The Load Line Act passed through the British Parliament in 1876! John
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Looking good, Pat! Sorry to hear about your chainplate disaster, but I'm sure you're equal to it. John
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Copyright - beware
Jim Lad replied to dvm27's topic in Using the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT IN THIS SUB-FORUM**
Just to make life more interesting, remember that this is an international forum - although copyright is recognised world wide, the copyright laws of individual countries vary in detail. John -
Not only a great model, but some very interesting discussion on the operation of American river boats, which differ markedly from our boats here in Oz. John
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