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Posts posted by Jim Lad
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Yep, coming along nicely, Russ. It must be a good feeling to have access to such good original photos of the type of schooner that you're building.
John
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I agree with Daniel - she'll certainly be queen of the lake!
John
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It's almost a pity to clutter up that nice clear expanse of deck with structures and fittings, Russ - but she sure looks nice!
John
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Mark,
I once asked a retired shipwright about planking. He told me that there wasn't much to it - all you did was cut 'em and fix 'em on!
So go to it, mate - cut 'em and fix 'em on!
John
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I somehow managed to miss a bunch of your posts, but you're really progressing well. She looks very impressive.
John
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It's good to see that your PT boat is still moving ahead, Tim!
John
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Brian,
It was (and is) usual for a ship to have a bell. As you say, it ws used for time keeping and was usually located at the break of the forecastle.
On modern ships, the ships bell on the forecastle was (is?) traditionally used to signal the recovery of each 'shackle' of anchor cable when heaving up, with a small time keeping bell located on the bridge.
John
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I have 'The pre-history of the far side', Andy. I love some of the unpublished stuff in there!
John
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Up to your usual beautiful standard, Toni!
John
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Wow! That looks nice, Mario!
John
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You're making good progress in spite of your problems, Meredith.
I think I'd stay away from the el cheapo Chinese stuff unless you can give it a person good inspection before buying.
John
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Thanks, Mark - I'm pretty pleased with the progress so far, but it's going to get pretty crowded under the for end of the cross trees once the lower square yard is rigged!
John
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Lovely work as usual, Ilhan!
John
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Andy,
That's one of my favourite Far Side cartoons (yep, we've even heard of Gary Larson down here in Oz!)
John
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You're really rocketting ahead with this one, Popeye! You'll be onto the rigging before you know it!
John
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Nick,
You only need to wax your thread if it looks a bit 'furry', however if you put a touch of glue on the tip of the line you'll find that the hardened end is much easier to thread through deadeyes and blocks.
John
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Looking good, Mario. I like the look of the deck as it is. I would think that a waterway or trim piece might make it look a bit fancy for that type of boat.
By the way, if you don't get flight pay, do you get danger money for the cliffs and snakes?
John
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That jetty looks very realistic, Wefalck!
John
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Nick,
Danny and I both worked on the sheet originally for MSW version 1 (BGC - before great crash).
John
Tsernikoperama from Greece by Thanasis - Finished
in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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Thanasis,
It's great to see that you're back at your work bench. That's a very nice model that you've built.
John