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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello Lohengrin, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  2. Jim Lad
    She's looking first class, Nils. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Very neat, mark! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Thanks, Ian. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Sounds like they'll be OK, Lee. The only other way to strengthen them would be with silver solder. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Just a small update. I've now replaced the incorrect sections of forecastle rail with the more appropriate chain and have left the removable section on the port side lying on the deck in preparation for the supposed recovery of the port anchor. I've also been doing some repair work on the well deck that is not readily visible. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Nothing like building a model that you can barely lift! John
  8. Jim Lad
    perhaps very fine wire mesh like the filters found in some garden spray pumps? John
  9. Jim Lad
    Even new, A lobster smack wouldn't have looked too flash. A quote from Ted Frost's "From Tree to Sea", his very detailed book of the building of a wooden drifter on the east coast of England before the First World War - "These were pretty rough, as they were all drifter's fittings". In other words, it's a work boat, not a yacht! John
  10. Jim Lad
    That's a relief! Interesting way to make a wheel. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Hello Marcel, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Jim Lad
    beautiful work on the fish hold, Gary. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Those planks look really good, keith! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Good to see that your 'great leap forward' went better than Mao's! She looks really good right side up, Mark. John
  15. Jim Lad
    hello MM, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Just take a deep breath and go for it, Chuck! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Now she's looking like a real submarine. Hope you find a good solution to your loose joint problem. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Ah, yes, now everything's perfectly clear. Errr, what was that again? Think I'll just enjoy watching this beautiful model grow.! John
  19. Jim Lad
    Hello Fred, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Nice looking bottle screws! How are you going to prevent the open lower eye from opening under the strain when you tighten up the shrouds? John
  21. Jim Lad
    I agree with Rick - very nice, Nils! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Amazing; just amazing! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Quite a production line you've got there! john
  25. Jim Lad
    Nils, thanks for that. I had forgotten about the 'Padua', but she is in many ways a similar ship. Jerome, this restoration is a little different to most, as we want the model to accurately represent the ship at a particular period in her history. While we are keeping as much of the original work as possible, some has to go in the interests of accuracy for a museum model. John

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