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  1. Jim Lad
    Absolutely delightful work, John John
  2. Jim Lad
    Nils, it's been a lonnnnnnnnng time since I had to launch a boat on radial davits. I may have missed out a couple! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Haven't done that for many many years, Nils. Secure the painter Heave away fore and aft (to clear the chocks) Way enough - secure Launch forward Launch aft Lower away fore and aft John
  4. Jim Lad
    Terry, it's very hard to find photographs of the anchor release gear, however here is a description and some drawings from John Bowen's excellent little book, "A Ship Modelmaker's Manual" which might be of some use to you. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Coming along beautifully, mate! John
  6. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Hello Luke, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  8. Jim Lad
    A delightful piece of work on the launch hull, Keith. I hope it came off the jig without any problems. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Great to have you here with us! John
  10. Jim Lad
    The good thing about building this type of model is that there's always plenty of new work for us to see, even when you feel that you're making very slow progress. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Hello Rick, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Crikey Nils, she's really coming along beautifully. John
  13. Jim Lad
    A good start, mate. She'll be finished in no time! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Great to see the full build on the slips, Kevin. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Mike, Great news to hear that Seawatch Books will continue and will be operated by a dedicated model maker. I wish you well. John
  16. Jim Lad
    An interesting effect on that textured paper. John
  17. Jim Lad
    That mock up looks pretty good! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Good to see the strike is over, Pat! John
  19. Jim Lad
    A very nice looking sailing dinghy, Woody! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Happy building John! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Hello Michele, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. My dear lady is from Heywood! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Hello Ferrus, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Hello Brianne, and a warm welcome to the forum. you're certainly on a very tight schedule there. The planking of the wheelhouse might be very difficult given your time constraints, as you have no thickness to work with and to do that job properly you wound probably need to remove the entire deck structure from the model. Do you think you could cut a straight edge to the correct length and simply scribe lines into the structure to represent planking, as it will be painted anyway? The wooden 'rat lines' would have been fixed to the shrouds with 'U' bolts around the shrouds and bolted through the wooden slats. Simply gluing them in position might be the way to go as you have little time available. Check out the many images on line of the 'Krait' as she is now restored at the ANMM in Sydney for your correct colours. Best of luck with the restoration. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Hello HWM and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. As Mark said, it would be good if you could start a build log for your interesting project. john
  25. Jim Lad
    Sorry to hear of the mishap, mate! John

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