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  1. Jim Lad
    Now that looks a very nice piece of engineering, Andy! John
  2. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Gil. She really is the goods! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Looking very clean and neat, Augie! John
  4. Jim Lad
    You can do it, Tom! Looking forward to your results. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Mmmm! Canoe stern as well. This will look really nice! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Tom, Yes, the 'Nareau' is 1:96. Now that the model is completed the log is probably somewhere down the bottom of the heap in the scratch forum, but it'll still ber there! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Coming along very nicely, Michael! John
  8. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work (as usual), Tom. On my 'Nareau' I needed several bottle screws for the funnel stays. I made them from lengths of 1/32" brass tube with a length of fine brass wire through the tube and turned into an eye at each end. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Oh dear, oh dear, Ollie. You're just working on your first build and it looks like you're already starting to drift towards the 'Dark Side' of scratch building. Once that starts, I'm afraid there's no cure! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Bob - it's good to see her actually started! Great fun to watch. Keith - to be strictly accurate, that jib isn't actually backed, or aback. When a sail is aback the wind is coming from the wrong side of the sail, which isn't the case in this photo. Looking at the foresail, which is pretty slack, I'd hazard a guess that she's actually just going about onto the starboard tack and the jib sheet (not clew line) hasn't yet been changed across. Yes, the innermost jib or fore staysail is always the one to windward and as you go forward, each jib is set further to leeward. The sheets are changed across as the ship tacks. In square rigged ships the jibs are used to help bring the ship's head around onto the new tack. The boom on the fore staysail will be attached to a swivel at the stem and the sheet may well be led to a horse across the fore deck. The boom has the effect of stiffening the foot of the sail and helping it to hold its shape. John
  11. Jim Lad
    I'm afraid Jud is right. Once the rigging has decayed, there's nothing to be done but to re-rig. John
  12. Jim Lad
    If the new bare piece of deck doesn't dull down properly, Michael, you could always add a fancy moulding round the base. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Very classy ladder, Danny! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Nice to hear that you've finally settled the question of the guns, Piet. Looking forward to the build progressing again! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Ollie, Sorry for the late reply, mate, I've been out all day (since 5.30AM actually) and have only just got home. I'll send you a PM in a couple of minutes of an illustration of deck planking. It's copyright, so can't go here on the open forum. I'm just waiting for my printer to warm up so I can scan. John
  16. Jim Lad
    That looks nice, Danny! John
  17. Jim Lad
    As far as I'm aware, Underhill's 'Masting and Rigging' is still THE standard for later square rig. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Glad to hear that your process seems to be repeatable, Clare! I wouldn't worry about the skylights - it would be natural for them to be painted white inside. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Can't get enough of this, Alexandru. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work, Toni! John
  21. Jim Lad
    It's good to see you back at it, Clare, and on the mend health wise! Looks like you've pretty much got that etching process licked! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Nicely done, Ollie! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Looking very nice, mate! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Good to hear that the sawdust is flying, Bob. Looking forward to your first photos. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Good on you, Mobbsie! Just a little tweaking (as planned) and she'll be superb! John

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