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  1. Jim Lad
    Lots of expertise on this forum, mate, but not on Japanese sailing ships!! You're still making great progress. John
  2. Jim Lad
    You've made very fast progress, mate! She's looking really good. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Very neatly done, Andy! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Ed, You mention merchant ships not being built to strict rules like Royal Naval ships, but their builders had to follow the requirements of the major marine insurers if the ships eventual owners were to be able to insure their ships and cargoes. It may be helpful for you to explore the role of classification societies in the U.S. at the time Young America was built. In the British Empire at the time ships were built to Lloyds rules (whose first register had appeared in 1764), but as the American Bureau of Shipping didn't appear until 1862, I'm not sure what rules were followed in the U.S. when Young America was built. Lloyds rules are quite specific as to the required construction methods and I assume that American insurers were equally finicky about how ships that they insured were built. Just a thought. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Aha! Hoga takes shape! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Chuck, In the last photo, the light coloured line looks a perfect match for slightly worn Manilla rope and the dark one looks great for Stockholm tarred standing rigging. Do you makes right hand rope, or only left handed? John
  7. Jim Lad
    Tom, That photo from the starboard quarter really shows of the beautiful sheer. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Before you know it you'll be onto the hull planking, Augie! John
  9. Jim Lad
    By the look of the rot in that tree it looks like you were lucky to get it down safely before it decided to get itself down! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Verrry nice, mate! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Pat, Nice to see photos of your model on exhibition in Melbourne! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Mate, if the Admiral says separate, then that's the end of the discussion! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Very nicely done, Daniel! John
  14. Jim Lad
    You can do it, Bob - no worries! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Great pics of the meeting, Mobbsie! By the way, judging by your comments re Hausteralians, you obviously haven't read that famous book, "How to talk gooder English!" John
  16. Jim Lad
    Oh! You mean you're building a ship here as well, Augie! Very nice looking deck, mate. I'm still really surprised at just how well basswood comes up! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Nothing like your own mould formed ply panels, mate! She's really coming along nicely - you deserve another can of splashback/heat shield! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Tom, On a model like that, you probably need to be more concerned about the character of the model rather than exact scale. John
  19. Jim Lad
    That looks a really useful piece of equipment, Tim. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Crikey, mate, with that as the base you have to get the model right! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Ready for wood chips, Tim. If you add the rudder as a separate piece there'll be a nice joint line marking the division between stern post and rudder. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Well, they must be moose antlers, Mark - wombats don't have antlers. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Coming along very nicely, Toni! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Just like a bought one, Danny! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Danny the blacksmith! Nice job, mate. John

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