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Jim Lad
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Just a small update. There's obviously still a lot of other work to do on the model, but I've started with the sails. Flying jib rigged and outer jib part furled and ready to rig. John
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Suddenly it all starts to look like the Santos-Dumont dream! John
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Keith, You should be easily able to start your build log by following these steps: Go to the appropriate menu by clicking in order, 'Browse'; 'Forums; and then in 'Build Logs' click on the appropriate date menu under 'Build Logs for Ship Model Kits' - I believe your model is of the era 1801 - 1850. From there click on the 'Start new topic' button at top right, and away you go. John
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Very unusual to see griping spars on merchant ships, where the boats are always stowed inboard! John
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I somehow missed your log, Siggi. That looks a beautiful model. John
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I agree with Keith - very nice pumps! John
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Sorry for the delay??? Just concentrate on getting well, mate! John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Sounds like that will a brilliant trip, Trevor. A very lovely part of the world down there. John
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Very upper-class looking drill table, Håkan! 🙂 John
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She's really looking 'the goods', JD. John
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She's starting to come together. John
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Good to hear that your wife's recovering well, John. John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Thank you, Rick. John
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Just catching up. That pearwood planking is looking very nice. John
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scissors, shears, cutters for rigging
Jim Lad replied to palmerit's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
My final choice has been a pair of fly-tiers scissors. Not cheap, but they work beautifully and cut right down to the very tip. As has already been said - used for rigging and nothing else. John -
I feel pretty slack for not commenting on your lovely model, Jerry. You're doing some beautiful work there! John PS And yes, I remember well your kindness when we visited the States many years ago!!
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A very credible first build! John
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Hello Martin, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. That's a very nice looking ketch you're building. John
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Ian, the sail is of silkspan with a single coat of acrylic paint. John
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Been a couple of weeks, but I've been away at a conference for a week and last Monday I was working happily away when I accidentally (stupidly) cut straight through the jib stay, so most of the day was spent simply getting back to where things were when I came in! 🤢 Meanwhile, other work has been going on at home. Here is the foresail complete and rigged on its yard. It won't go onto the model for a while, but I plan on making and rigging all the square sails here at home and then taking them into the museum to fit on the model as required. John
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