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  1. Jim Lad
    A agree - it's all looking very realistic, Popeye! John
  2. Jim Lad
    They look really good, Popeye, but I'd expect that main deck door to have a high sill across the bottom to keep the damp out. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Always a pleasure to see your rigging, Danny. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the encouragement, Matija. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Thanks again one and all! Bamboo for the treenails and, no, I'm never tempted to leave one or two planks out - 'though I am tempted to one day build a model with far more detailed framing and one side left in frame and the other planked. It was good to meet Bedford on Wednesday at the museum - a man with a very new understanding of what the sea can do! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Keep those details coming, Popeye - they're what make your models! John
  7. Jim Lad
    As I'm about to start treenailing my 'Francis Pritt', I thought I'd better check up the correct method for plank fastening. For those interested in wooden merchant ships the following illustration may be of interest. It's from the 1890 edition of Lloyds Register's 'Rules and Regulations' and shows the correct distribution of hull plank fastenings for planks of various widths. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Well, all the hull planks are finally on! While I enjoy planking, I'm really glad that this part of the build is completed and I can get on with other stuff - like drilling lots of holes and then filling them in again - otherwise known as treenailing! Here are some photos of what she looks like at the moment. John One Plank to go! No Planks to go!! And a close up of the partly cleaned up stern just to see what it might look like later.
  9. Jim Lad
    She's coming on really nicely, mate! John
  10. Jim Lad
    And very acceptable vinyl it makes too! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work again, Augie! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Crikey! That's some setup for your models, Toni! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Thanks for posting these, mate. Haven't been down the coast for a couple of years. It's good to see that the museum is still alive and well. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Very cunning, Bob! John
  15. Jim Lad
    She's looking fine, Popeye! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Looking pretty complex there, Tim. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Just catching up with what you've been doing, Tim. Great work, mate! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Mike! John
  19. Jim Lad
    What a great feeling it is to get those first strakes on! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Keith. David - not sure yet. I usually just give my models a coat of Polyurethane, but it might look a bit bland. Another option is to copper the bottom - the Thursday Island luggers were coppered - but I'm not sure yet. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Very nice detail there, mate! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the encouragement again, folks. Popeye - the planking is staggered to comply with Lloyds rules for planking. Bedford - sorry I missed you. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Michael. John
  24. Jim Lad
    You're doing a fine job of the planking, mate! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Again, thanks all for your encouragement. John

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