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You'll be in even more pain if your wife finds out you're interested in the cute nurses!!! Sorry about the pain, but good to hear your surgery went well. John -
Good evening from New Jersey USA!
Jim Lad replied to Funkingonuts's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Michael, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John -
I must say that I'm personally a great fan of cowl ventilators, but I can see how they hardly add to the impression of a sleek and fast yacht. If she raced with the vent trunks capped, then that's a valid way of presenting the model, however as Tom suggests, if you want to be truly accurate, you will have to display her racing if the vents are capped. John
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My prayers are with you, Håkan. John
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Or perhaps there's a problem with some sort of grease or oil on the wood. Try washing a couple of scrap pieces with soap (and rinse off) and then try gluing - it may be the sollution. John
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Evan, don't stress too much about the exact detail. I've never sailed on a ship where the 'as built' plans exactly matched the fine detail on the ship. Just follow whatever photographic evidence there is and be happy with that. John
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Only way to go with a model, mate! John
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A nice looking bit of carpentry, Håkan! John
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hello Rick, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. john
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Hello William, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Mic, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Happy to send you some iron if you're a bit short, Håkan. John
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I totally agree with your assumptions regarding the missing bow, Druxey. John
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Lyle, does no-one at the club know what the original bow was like? I'd guess that it just continues to follow that curve upward, but there might have some surpise near the deck, I suppose. If you say the finish is a black 'plastic', can we assume it's a resin coating? It may be lacquer, of course - lacquer at least can be repaired, if with a little difficulty - there are plenty of web sites to describe applying a lacquer finish. Failing either of those it may be possible to fake the finish with a very smooth coat of gloss black paint - wet sanded down with very fine emery paper and then polished. I'm sure other members with better qualifications on finishes will chime in, but at least this might be a start. John
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Hello Paul, and a warm welcome from 'Down Under'. John
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If it annoys you, you could always make a cardboard template and cut another one! John
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Hello Tom, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. If you're from the Isle of Man, the 'bounty' would seem to be a very appropriate build for you! John
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hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Iron Mast Cap Orientations in Steam/Sailing Ships
Jim Lad replied to BANYAN's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Hope this might be of some use. I finally managed to dig out my old copy of H. Paasch's "Illustrated Marine Dictionary" of 1890. These two plates are of an iron ship's iron lower mast and wooden topmast and topgallant mast. John
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Nice production line on the deck beams, mate! John
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Greg, If your discharging a torpedo on the starboard side, the the port derrick should be rigged over the hatch square. John
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