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Jim Lad

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  1. Ah, good, another update of Ilhan's beautiful work! John
  2. At least you're getting back into order, Popeye! Take care of that cold (rum and lemon is supposed to be good). John
  3. Very nicely crafted, Danny. Looking forward to seeing the guns re-rigged. John
  4. Well, only a very small update again. I seem to have spent most of my day today running around doing almost everything except model making. However I did manage to get the stem on, so after cleaning up the basic backbone, the next job will be to cut the rabbets and then make the frame extension for the overhanging counter before making a framing jig and starting to give her some bones. John
  5. No pinstripe looks good to me, Michael. John
  6. I've never used the wood, but the breadfruit are delicious! John
  7. Looking good, mate! Buy some extra long screws in case the next one is even bigger. John
  8. Russ, Great to see you back at your work bench! John
  9. Bill, You can cast in metal or resin. I've done a little resin casting and found it quite simple, but I've never cast in metal. John
  10. That's looking good, Tom. A little cleaning of the joints and you've got it licked! John
  11. Bill, I think Druxey's method is the way to go. Make one master for each size and then cast them. That way you'll still have the masters for future builds, and you'll have done it yourself. John
  12. Michael, I'm not sure that the contrasting colours look a bit 'flash' and not like you'd expect on a yacht (especially one that was a pilot cutter). I think I'd go for either plain wood or painted canvas. John
  13. Thanks for that, Bruce - that's a good idea for lining up the deadeyes! John
  14. Ollie, Whatever that label says, it wouldn't be 'ice chest'! I think you might find the teak a bit too grainy for the scale you're working at, but if you could see before buying to assess the grain, it would be fun to use. John
  15. That's looking first class, Bruce. Do you fix the upper deadeyes to the piece of white card or plastic to get the spacing right? John
  16. Ulrich, Unless you need the additional strength of the wire for some reason, I think I'd be inclined to use an appropriately coloured rope instead. John
  17. Piet, looking at the photo, I'd say that the first of your two anchors is closest to the one on the sub. John
  18. Good grief! He builds his own working model compass and then apologises because it's not fully gimbled! John
  19. And is that you we can just see on the far right of the photo, Michael? John
  20. Wow! Love that overall view, Mark! John
  21. Crikey, Andy, I thought it was always like that in Canada! John
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