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  1. Jim Lad
    Ed, She's really racing along! I too am interested in the internal strapping of the hull. The only references that I've found show external strapping, but none of those so far are contemporary, so it may be the old case of one author making a mistake and everyone else just following along. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Very nice, Danny, very nice! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Why not just put some nondescript looking boxes in there, Ollie - then they could be anything. Oh, and put some lips along the edges of the shelves to stop things from sliding out! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Popeye, Aren't there still one or two other projects still in the shipyard? Good luck with the move, mate - and I hope things improve for you real quick! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Jerry, I somehow lost track of this log. Sorry to hear about your flood, but happy that most of your gear was saved. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Andy, please accept my sincere condolences for your loss. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Ollie, The interior would have been very plain - even Spartan - this wasn't a cruise ship! Planked bulkheads possibly painted with a white wash to try and give a bit more reflected light, but certainly nothing fancy. Charts would probably have been in a chest in the captain's cabin - they were very private. John
  8. Jim Lad
    What do your kit buckets look like? It might be worth making some of your own from shim copper or brass, or even from stiff paper, if they're to be painted. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Collecting lots of nice hardware there, Steve. I think I'd swap the anchors, though - they're 18th century. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Man, I have to get to Canada somehow to see this thing in the flesh!!! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Ollie, The easiest way to build small wooden open boats (in my opinion) is to make a 'plug' to the correct shape and then to bend the frames over the plug and plank. The pictures below might help with the basic idea. These are the boats for my model of the 'Nareau' under construction - they're roughly 40mm long. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Delightful work, mate! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Just a thought, Ollie - with the skills that you're showing with this build, have you ever thought of having a go at making your own boats for the Mermaid? John
  14. Jim Lad
    Yes, nice to see 'the lads' on the wall! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Yes, a real lady is starting to emerge from the blank timber! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Yes, Michael, a very common arrangement on small coasters and the like! John
  17. Jim Lad
    That looks the 'cats whiskers', Michael - also sounds a bit cool there for this time of year! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Very nice work, Ollie. I think you'll find that the inside of the companion was completely plain - no fittings or fixtures at all. As for your door handles, this detail from one of my photos of HMS Trincomalee might help - she was built in India in 1817 - so a pretty good match! John
  19. Jim Lad
    More lovely work, Toni! John
  20. Jim Lad
    The framing is really coming along, Ed. That beautiful hull shape is already starting to show. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Thanks for that link, mate - there's some great footage there, and those ships would make beautiful models. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Bill, the other essential modelling tool that seems to be missing is a sledge hammer! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Planks, planks! Now we're getting somewhere! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Spot on, Michael - the rim was usually much wider than the 'slats' of the grating. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Very nice grating, Michael. I think a contrasting wood for the edging would really finish it off. John

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