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  1. Jim Lad
    It's been a while since the last update, so here's the latest on the 'Duchess'. In this first image there hasn't been a explosion on the forecastle, rather I've finally decided I can't live with the forecastle railing in the wrong position, so the after ends of the railings have been ripped out of the waterways in preparation for fixing inboard of the sidelights. Here are the railings in their new position - still a bit of cleaning up to do. This is the current state of the model. At least she's starting to look like a sailing ship (even if I do get questions asking whether she was steam ore diesel powered) Before too much more rigging takes place, I'll need to go back along the deck correcting more errors that have become apparent and finishing off bits and pieces. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Coming up very nicely, Mark! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Great birthday photo, Keith! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Two English books; Robert Kippins's 'Masting and Rigging' (1856) and George Biddlecombe's 'The Art of Rigging' (1848) may be of use to you. Both are available in modern reprint copies. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Great to see that could bounce back from that disaster, Steven. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Looking good! John
  8. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  9. Jim Lad
    What? You mean that's all? 😀 John
  10. Jim Lad
    You were right first time - McHale's Navy for sure! 😀 John
  11. Jim Lad
    Continues to impress, Paul. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Your speedster is coming together very well, mate! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Me too, Steven. I'm thinking of using silkspan for the sails on the 'Duchess'. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Great stories, Phil! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Good to see her still progressing. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Thay look like vent pipes from tanks, Keith. John
  17. Jim Lad
    You've done a very neat job of that carving! John
  18. Jim Lad
    That's a wonderfully complex piece of work, Richard. As for doing all the framing up - you could equally ask why people building period warships go to the trouble of all the faming detail that will be hidden! 😀 John
  19. Jim Lad
    Always a delight to see your posts, Keith. I'm interested to see what your cunning plan is for the prop. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Delightful, precise work, Gary! John
  21. Jim Lad
    That planking has gone on very nicely. John
  22. Jim Lad
    very neat looking plating, mate! john
  23. Jim Lad
    If you weren't so far away, I'd get you to come over and re-finish some furniture for me. 😀 John
  24. Jim Lad
    I think I'd be inclined to add the whelps. They were to help with rope slippage around the drum. John
  25. Jim Lad
    At least give it a try, Keith. You may well find that it's not as difficult as you think. John

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