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Jim Lad

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  1. It's amazing just how much detail there is on even a small ship! John
  2. That's a nice display at the museum, John. Did any of that timber in the racks behind you follow you home? 😀 John
  3. Merchant ships of my day had an enclosed wheelhouse and almost invariably a chartroom and radio room abaft it. Definitely a need to do the bridge wing thing before doing anything rash. "Look astern before you turn." John
  4. Were open bridges 'character building', or were they merely preferred because they gave a much better, uninterrupted, view of what was going on around the ship? Maybe once navies turned electronic, such considerations weren't so important. John
  5. Barge - easy. Dredged spoil - hard! 🙂 I'm looking forward to seeing your solution for the dredging material, Keith. John
  6. I see from your model photos that the 'Cape' was largely an outdoor job for the watchkeeping officers - not much room in that wheelhouse once you add a beefy quartermaster! 😀 John
  7. Just beautiful! Another feast for our eyes, Ilhan. John
  8. A very 'homey' looking working paddle steamer, Keith. She'll make a great model. John
  9. Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  10. Looks good. Was it common practice in the U.S. for the upper deck planks to run athwartships? John
  11. Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Very traditional tactics, Phil - trying to sink mines with rifle fire! 🙂 John
  13. Hello Jack, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down under'. John
  14. Bad luck, Phil; now we all know the black secret or the wheel! 😀 That wheelhouse looks very nice indeed. I hope most of that detail will be visible on the completed model. John
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