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  1. Jim Lad
    Sorry to hear that the deal has fallen through, Richard. I'm looking forward to future updates as you can do them. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Well, it's certainly been a long time between drinks, but I've actually been getting some work done on the 'Meteor'. Not a heck of a lot, as the museum has had a lot of visitors, and we spend quite a bit of our time talking to them - but at least she's now heading in the right direction again. There might be another hiccough on the way with this model as the museum is currently talking to me about completing a major restoration on a model. I've tentatively agreed on the basis that the work is done in the museum where visitors can enjoy it - more to come after another meeting with the curator on Monday week. If that restoration happens, I may bring the 'Meteor' home so that I can at least keep working on it when I have time. In the meantime, here are a few photos of the model as she is at the moment. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Good to see you back in the workshop, Mark. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Hello Henly, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. Looks like your Schnellboot got in the way of the sawdust!
  5. Jim Lad
    All coming together very nicely, mate! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Nice skylight, Nils. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Slow and steady is the way to go, mate! Looking good. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Delightful work, Nils! John
  9. Jim Lad
    If you can calculate the scale of your arrangement plans you have the funnel size, mate, as you have both side and front views. john
  10. Jim Lad
    Hello Dieter, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Fascinating post, Jond.
  12. Jim Lad
    What a good-looking launch melissa - and an obvious one for you to build. I think the materials are very much a matter of what appeals to you, but I might be tempted to try ply for the hull skin - that's what the original were built from. You can find very thin good quality ply at some aircraft modelling shops. The frame could be anything you have to hand, provided it works well and is stable. I look forward to seeing your progress. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Hello Turil, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Good to hear it's all holding up OK, Richard. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Good point, Andy! John
  17. Jim Lad
    A very neat fit, Nils. John
  18. Jim Lad
    A totally different concept of tiller rigging. On the pearling luggers of Thursday Island (Torres Strait, Northern Australia), the boats were steered by the tiller rigging rather than by the tiller itself. The photo below was taken on the lugger 'Sydney', and shows the system in operation. John
  19. Jim Lad
    She's growing very nicely, Nils. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Hello Robert, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hello JBH, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. Looks like you've got some good advice there. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Hello Marco, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Great explanation of your planking process, Håkan. Thanks for that. By the way, please don't mention the All Blacks - there are Australians on this forum. We haven't won the Bledisloe Cup for 20 years!! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Hello Simon, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Hello Maciek, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John

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