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  1. Jim Lad
    That hull's looking really nice, mate. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Hello Kale, and a warm welcome to MSW from down in Oz. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Hello John, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. my dear lady wife is a native of Heywood - not too far from you. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Dan. I think your containers are a very acceptable compromise. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Yes, of course, Keith. In port the boom would be swung out into its rigged position to become the boat boom, but that still leaves the problem of the crane sitting right under the boat, plus the problem of dealing with the boom in an emergency at sea.! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Never mind the gravestones and artefacts; show us the hull!!! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Patrick, I had a bit of a fiddle with your photo in Topaz Denoise, but could only get a marginal improvement. I agree with you that the photo shows some sort of bracket abaft the davit and also clearly shows another problem - the boom topping lift (or whatever you would call it in the Grey Funnel Line) clearly leads from the after end of the boom and up to the mast. While this could easily be unshackled and stowed prior to sailing, it's yet another impediment to working that boat. If it were my ship, I'd have some sort of quick release pin fitted inboard to ditch the crane in an emergency, but that still wouldn't explain how the boat was launched in port! As has been said in Hollywood, "It is indeed a puzzlement". John
  8. Jim Lad
    That's certainly a possibility, Druxey, but seems a very clumsy way of handling a boat. Why build in such a way as to make operating the ship and her equipment difficult? I feel there must be a solution that resolves the normal use of both boom and boat. John
  9. Jim Lad
    hello Mike, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  10. Jim Lad
    G'day mate, and a warm welcome to the forum from Sydney. There shouldn't be any problem in getting a wooden kit through the bio checks at the border, as it's not fresh wood, but processed. John
  11. Jim Lad
    A tricky problem, Patrick. To my eye, that boom crane looks far too long, but if you've made it according to the plans, then it must be correct. Even is the boom was stowed inboard, that crane would certainly still interfere with the operation of the boat. I can't imagine the crane being unbolted and removed in order to lower the boat, so I think there must be an error f some sort in the specifications or the available images. I'm just looking at it from the point of view of the practical operation of the ship. The two seem incompatible to me. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Coming along nicely, Dan. An interesting commentary on the work involved in teasing out the details of fixtures and fitting from those photographs. I trust the cataract surgery went to plan and hope you get through the long covid OK. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Hello Bowline, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. Looks like you've made a very good start to your model. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Coming along very nicely, mate. You've got just a little bit of glazing to do there! John
  15. Jim Lad
    A very professional looking job on the sail, Nils. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Hello Frank, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  17. Jim Lad
    A nice start, mate. I agree the mast looks just a tad heavy - especially given that when finished with all its bits and pieces it will look even thicker. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Grant, you might try using spacers between the stanchions to keep them all vertical. John
  19. Jim Lad
    More very nice work, Richard. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Right up to your usual standard, mate. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hello Carlo, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Hello Mike, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Sorry mate, I was thinking that was the steering wheel! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Hello Dennis, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. As Roger says, forget "African Queen" and just think Victorian steam launch. That steam plant looks very nice indeed. I think if it were mine I'd give serious consideration to replacing that rather crude wheel with something a bit more in keeping with the rest of the model. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Hello Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John

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