Jim Lad

Good thinking, Mark.

By the way, is it camera distortion or does that top ebony strip have a slight upward kink just forward of the forward gunport?

John

An excellent job, Mark!

John

Glad you got that pump rigged, Børge, you never know when there'll be an accident!

John

the only thing one had to worry about when venturing in these areas .......was bears 

 

Now that's certainly a down side, Popeye!

John

Popeye,

Do you raspberries growing wild?  Pretty cool!  We only have blackberries growing wild here, and you have to be very careful as they're a noxious weed and the bush might have been poisoned!!

Hope everything is OK with your mate in Canada!

John

Thanks for the local knowledge, Andy.  Do you have any photos of these ships?

John

Don,

Back in 1900 ships weren't specially built as bulk carriers.  Sailing ships had large open holds (usually only one), which made them ideal for bulk cargoes without alteration.

The picture below is from an old postcard and shows ships awaiting coal cargoes at Newcastle NSW around 1900.

John

Oh my!!  Very nice indeed, mate!!!

John

I think I better get some more work done on the Half Moon

 

Oh, so you mean there's a build log in here somewhere!   

John

Yes, Brian, especially when they were done by the Mermaid's commanding officer!

Trove is always worth a look.  You'll find reference material there not only from the National Library, but from major libraries all around Australia.

John

Popeye,

It seems appropriate that you should be a Commodore - after all, you always have a whole squadron of ships under your command!

John

Moo,

If you'd like to build her historically accurate, there are two illustrations of her by Phillip Parker King available on the National Library's Trove website.

I've attached lower resolution copies so you can see what they're like.

John

Great!  Another project by Mario!  I'll just pull up a chair and enjoy the show, mate!

John

It's really good to see your Constellation log back with us, Jerry!

John

Great news that your custom bending setup worked, Mark!

John

Nice going, Mark!  Oh, and the OH&S manager says, "Are you wearing the mask"?

John

Coming along very nicely, Piet!

John

Augie,

You were in hospital for "a few days" and it's nothing serious?  Just get well, mate!!!

John

A good start to what will no doubt be another beautiful build!

I'll be watching with interest.

John

Nice to see that the Gothenborg hasn't been forgotten, Popeye!

John

I've got a front row seat for this one, too!

John

Looking good, Bob!

John

Interestinger and interestinger, Alexandru!

jOHN

Mark,

Wear the mask and put up with the fogging - that ebony dust is nasty stuff!

John

Nice work on the guns, Clare.  A very professional looking amateur effort.

John