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Jim Lad

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  1. Very nice progress. It's good to see all the detail that you're adding. John
  2. She's looking superb, Augie. Here in Sydney, the onset of winter will mean that we get slightly shorter days and, if the weather gets really cold, the minimum daily temperature might very briefly get down to zero! John
  3. 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
  4. It's always nice to build a model of one of the ships you've served on! John
  5. Just catching up, Lee. That's one impressive model you're building. John
  6. Just catching up with your progress, Kees. You're doing some beautiful work there - very impressive. John
  7. Those caulking experiments are looking really good, Mike. John
  8. That looks a very nice build. Unusual for a small ship like that to have a wheel instead of tiller steering. John
  9. Looks like you're away to a good start, Bill. John
  10. Nice to see you back, Håkan! This looks like s really interesting project. John
  11. 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
  12. Just checking in, Igor - she's coming along very nicely. John
  13. 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
  14. It's good to see your determination to get her looking just right, Bob! John
  15. She's really coming together, Popeye - love the details! John
  16. 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
  17. 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
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