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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Clare, My personal view is that red paddles would look really good against a black hull. The boarding pikes may well have been locked away out of temptations way in case of possible mutiny. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Augie, Actually it's more like 8,325 miles! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Nearly ready to set sail, Piet! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Coming along nicely, Augie. Is it the photo, or is there a 'glitch' in the line of the lintels just forward of where your spacers are in the second photo? John
  5. Jim Lad
    Ira, There are almost as many ways of rigging gaff halliards as there are gaffs! The most common arrangement is to have separate lines for the peak and throat halliards, but the detail of the rig depends very much on the individual ship. John
  6. Jim Lad
    The boats are a big plus in your restoration, Tom. John
  7. Jim Lad
    More lovely joinery work, Danny! John
  8. Jim Lad
    She's really looking good, Piet. I love the bow shot. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Now that would be an interesting bit to build, Piet! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Popeye, The doors look good, but how are you going to get to the one under the break of the poop to put the hardware on? John
  11. Jim Lad
    Those sails look truly excellent, Ilhan. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Kimberley, Please be assured that we don't think that any model is 'dumb'. It's your model and your choice of just what you want to build. We're just happy to come along for the ride. John
  13. Jim Lad
    OK, Sherry, I think your 12 pound cotton wool cannon ball would have a diameter of about 2.6 feet, but it would, of course, depend on how much the cotton was compressed! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Cast like a true fly fisherman, Danny! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Sherry, I believe a 12 pounder had a 4.4 inch bore. john
  16. Jim Lad
    She's coming on nicely, Augie. By the way, I thought a paper cannon would fire cardboard balls! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Very nicely done fix, Popeye! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Those shrouds have turned out very well, Piet. Well done, mate! John
  19. Jim Lad
    It may seem tedious at times, but it's well worth the effort. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Oops! Sorry, Len. Glad you found the link! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Very nice, Danny. She's looking first class! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Sounds like you had a great holiday, Tim! It's good to see you back in the workshop. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Nicely done, Daniel. John
  24. Jim Lad
    She grows, Ed, she grows. That's going to one very impressive clipper ship! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Len, Seizings were usually put on using marlin, which is a very light line impregnated with Stockholm tar. It is pretty much impossible to find a line too small for the seizings in model work as marlin is only about 1/8 inch in diameter. If you go to the following link of the process of renewing the Endeavour replica's standing rigging, you can find some photos of seizings, which you may find helpful in visualising the size of the line used. This is a PDF file, so you can enlarge it quite a bit to get clear views of the seizings. John

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