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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Glad to hear that you're over your cold and back in the ship yard! I'm sure you'll come up with the right solutions to overcome the small current problems. Johnb
  2. Jim Lad
    It's always nice to build a model of one of the ships you've served on! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Very nice indeed, Mark! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Lee. That's one impressive model you're building. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Just catching up with your progress, Kees. You're doing some beautiful work there - very impressive. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Those caulking experiments are looking really good, Mike. John
  7. Jim Lad
    That looks a very nice build. Unusual for a small ship like that to have a wheel instead of tiller steering. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Looks like you're away to a good start, Bill. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Nice to see you back, Håkan! This looks like s really interesting project. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Now she's looking like a pleasure boat, Bob! John
  11. Jim Lad
    That looks really nice, Mike! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Rick, The standard method is that the inboard end is secured by an iron fid passing through the inboard end of the bowsprit and both knightheads. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Precise and beautiful as always, Danny! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Just checking in, Igor - she's coming along very nicely. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Just had a look at this as I'm intrigued by the thought of a cutter with a 'flying jib boom'. If you have a look on the NMM 'Collections' page the plans of Sherborne that come up are different to the one shown on their 'Art Prints' page linked by Gregor. The plans on the 'Collections' page are laid out differently and don't have the spar dimensions on them (which is a detail I've never seen on NMM plans before). Also, the 'Art Prints' page plan doesn't have the museums curator stamp on it that NMM plans normally have. Very odd!! John
  16. Jim Lad
    It's good to see your determination to get her looking just right, Bob! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Nice to see an update of your beautiful model, Bob. John
  18. Jim Lad
    A very nice bit of blacksmith's work, Toni! John
  19. Jim Lad
    She's really coming together, Popeye - love the details! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Quite up to your usual standard, Augie! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Thanks, folks! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Thank you all for your kind comments. I had considered just a very light wash of colour on the hull, but in the end have decided to clear finish it so that the planking remains fully visible. Good old Minwax Wipe On Poly will be the finish of choice. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Jim, Are you looking for an anchor rigged to a cathead or to an anchor davit. Also, what type of ship and what era are you interested in? John
  24. Jim Lad
    I've had quite a bit of extra time at the museum of late, filling in for one of the model makers who has a few health issues. As a result I've managed to get quite a bit of work done on the 'Pritt'. The treenailing of the hull is now complete and the low kick rail has been fitted and treenailed. The photos show the hull treenailed and rough sanded. The next steps will be to finish sanding the hull; thin down the kick rail stiffeners to a more scale like dimension and then fit the rubbing strake. After that I'll give the hull a coat of finish to protect it and then get on with the capping rail and the deck. In the fourth photo below you'll see that the stern is quite open above the deck. This was quite usual for the T.I. pearlers - the capping rail is supported on three knees across the stern. This configuration allowed for very quick and easy cleaning of the deck after sorting and cleaning pearl shell by simply hosing and sweeping all the rubbish over the stern. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Cabrapente, This looks an interesting build of a beautiful model, but please post in English!!

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