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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Now that's an impressive looking bit of construction, Grag. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Hello Vaidas, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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    A beautifully neat job on those wheels, mate! John
  6. Jim Lad
    hello Joe, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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    Looking forward to seeing those wheels come together, mate! John
  8. Jim Lad
    As a sideline to this: my late father-in-law was the met. officer on a Lancaster squadron airfield in Scotland during the war. To the day he died he was ashamed that he hadn't done 'his bit'. He said, "I used to send those boys off every night knowing that some of them wouldn't come back, while I just sat at the airfield." As far as he was concerned, the fact that the R.A.F. had grabbed him as a met. officer the moment he joined up because he had been working for the Bureau of Meteorology and the fact that the airfield was regularly attacked by German forces didn't seem to count. In his eyes, he hadn't done 'his bit' because he didn't fly with the raids. Of course, the fact that the met officer wasn't allowed to fly and the fact that he wasn't allowed to transfer to air crew also didn't count - at least to him. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Hello Michael, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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    G'day Roman, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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    Przemek, a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under. John
  12. Jim Lad
    A very neat piece of work, Greg. John
  13. Jim Lad
    I notice the video states that the sight hadn't yet been revealed to stop divers disturbing the site before it had been recorded. Doesn't the U.S. have legislation to protect historic shipwrecks? John
  14. Jim Lad
    hello ralph, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hello Al, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. That looks a model well worth restoring. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Depends on the ship and the light, Keith. These two images are of the preserved iron barque 'Polly Woodside' in Melbourne and the preserved HMS 'Trincomalee' at Hartlepool. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Good to hear from you, Mark. That looks like a very nice old model and well worth putting some work into. I don't know any specific sources, but it might be worth trying an upholsterer - the kind that does old furniture; they have all sorts of threads and cords. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Hello Zocchi and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. That certainly is a beautiful ship and well worthy of being built - especially considering her tragic history. It might be worth contacting maritime museums in Italy to see if they can help you. Some museums are very helpful in answering questions. John
  19. Jim Lad
    G'day Jeff, and a warm welcome from up in Sydney. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Hello Giuseppe, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hello Jim, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  22. Jim Lad
    She's really looking 'the goods', Greg. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Hello Stephan, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Hello Todd, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  25. Jim Lad
    What sort of ship arr wtalking about, Bob. in most ships, the bow and stern are just the areas where we see the most alteration in plank width on the hull. John

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