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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Great idea to drill out the ports for lighting, Popeye. She'll look great at night. Jiohn
  2. Jim Lad
    She's really coming along, Nils. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Very elegant, Pete! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Ben, the telegraph on the docking bridge would be a docking telegraph; common on large ships prior to efficient radio and used to transmit orders and reports re making fast and letting go mooring lines. John
  5. Jim Lad
    A very nice enhancement, Popeye! John
  6. Jim Lad
    You're making rapid progress, Popeye. I hate to nit pick, but the section of anchor cable on deck was usually painted either black or white - no idea which on Titanic, though. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Thanks for those, Mark. Very interesting sketches, especially the second one showing a lugger at sea. These are, of course, considerably later than the Pritt, but the form of the TI luggers changed very little over the years. If you go back to page 1 of my log, you'll see that I have several photos of the Pritt, including one of her on a slip having her copper replaced. I also have a lines plan of the Grafton, built in the following year by the same builder, so that was also helpful. John
  8. Jim Lad
    That dark trim really dresses her up, Pete! John
  9. Jim Lad
    The hull is really coming together now! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Wow! That's looking pretty good, Bob. John
  11. Jim Lad
    She's really coming along very well, mate! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Mobbsie! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the encouragement, one and all. I can't wait to see the deck finished and cleaned up, but it'll look worse before it gets batter once I start gluing in treenails! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Boy, that's one enthusiastic little ship builder. Go for it, Cricket! John
  15. Jim Lad
    The deck planking continues to plod ahead. Just a few more to go now, so I should get them fitted on my next visit to the museum - then comes the rest of the treenailing and the cleaning up. John
  16. Jim Lad
    You can see the beautiful shape of this little yacht even on the frames! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Beautifully made propellers, Nils. Now all you have to do is remember to put them on the correct sides! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Danny! John
  19. Jim Lad
    She will make a beautiful model, Nils, with the added interest of that unusual propeller configuration. John
  20. Jim Lad
    That will make a very nice model, Pete - a lovely little open cockpit day sailer. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Good progress so far, Cathead. I think it will loose a lot if you leave it as an open hull model. Why not get the hull fully framed and then have another think about it? John
  22. Jim Lad
    Nice to see everything back in order, Danny. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Good to see the sloop progressing again, Bob. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Only a mechanic would turn naturally to brake fluid for use in model making, Popeye! John
  25. Jim Lad
    She's already well under way, Popeye! Can I ask why you're painting the wooden decks tan? John

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