Jump to content
Supplies of the Ship Modeler's Handbook are running out. Get your copy NOW before they are gone! Click here to order ×

Jim Lad

Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    9,238

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Jim Lad

  1. Jim Lad
    Steve, don't fret about disengaging gear - that was a naval thing. Merchant ships simply slacked the falls far enough for someone to be able to manually disengage the lower fall block - at the risk of finger amputation if there was a bit of a swell! John
  2. Jim Lad
    Thank you for the kind words, gents! John
  3. Jim Lad
    The 'Duchess' continues to edge ahead. I have now almost completed the new wooden cap railing around the poop. Only one small section at the stern remains to be fitted. I had hoped to complete that last monday, but ran out of time, so it will have to wait until next week. John
  4. Jim Lad
    My take on it would be that if it was necessary to place the funnel in front of the wheelhouse in order for the OOW to see a funnel fire, then it was time to replace the OOW! 🤔 John
  5. Jim Lad
    Steve, The two details from photos of ships show a more common method of securing boat covers with tabs sewn into the covers and attached to lanyards which lash around the bottom of the boat. Both of these lifeboats are on gravity davits, but I think you can see the idea of how the fall goes straight to the hook in the boat and the cover is lashed around it. The lashing of the cover around the fall might best be described as being tied like a shoelace! John MV 'Meringa RCS 'Ninikoria'
  6. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Keith, I can't see any advantage whatsoever in having the funnel in front of the wheelhouse, but obviously a lot of ship designers thought it a good idea. John
  9. Jim Lad
    The classic Clyde puffers also had their funnel in front of the wheelhouse. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Very nice looking barrel, Paul. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Your 'chrome' looks very realistic, Steven. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Nautical Research Guild.
  13. Jim Lad
    Let me echo Keith's comments! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Fascinating! A really nice project to delve into, Ian. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Keith, that hull looks just so good! John
  16. Jim Lad
    I find your research methods into ships of this period absolutely fascinating, Steven. John
  17. Jim Lad
    A nicely completed profile, Mark. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Hello James, and a warm welcome to the forum. You might find it advantageous to have a browse through the 'Articles' database (link at the top of the home page) to find information on reading a ship's plan. As Keith said, learn about the process before you start to build - you'll find life much easier; and more satisfying. John
  19. Jim Lad
    An ugly duckling, perhaps; but a beautiful ugly duckling (if that's possible)! 🙂 John
  20. Jim Lad
    Amazing work! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Keith, I've been following along on your build, but sadly not commenting (my oversight). I think you're doing a great job on this piece of nautical infrastructure. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Nice to see her moving again! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Another small update. Although there seems to be little change on the model I've actually done quite a lot. I've done a lot of work on the pin rails, getting them more in scale and making new ones for the fore end of the poop to match the ones that were actually on the ship. I've also starting fitting the wooden cap railing around the poop (only the easy bits so far); made and fitted the new railing for the fore end of the poop - yes, I have the photos to show that that's what it was like on the final voyage and I've also got the basic bowsprit rigging and the jib stays rigged. Sorry for the especially poor quality of the bowsprit image, but I was in a bit of a rush, having remembered to take a couple of photos just as I was about to put the model away! 😑
  24. Jim Lad
    Hello Vytautas, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Nice to hear that you and metal are now getting along! 🙂 John

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...