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Jim Lad
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The sheathing looks good, Nils. I wouldn't have thought a work boat that far north would have gone to the expense of coppering. John- 180 replies
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Great news, AL! Welcome to the team. John
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Kevin, I agree that a new thread would be easier for people to pick up on and to follow. John
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Hello Dave, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Been a while since I checked in on your beautiful build, Keith. It used to be quite common for launches, especially work boats, to have a fore and aft aligned steering wheel. John
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Hello Dion, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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The backbone of your model looks really good, mate. Also very positive news re the tumor. Ain't chemo a fun time in your life!!! John
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Hello Evan, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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On our local news this morning as well. Looking forward to seeing your model grow. John
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Terry, at the period you're interested in, a tye was shackled to the centre of the yard and led up through a sheave in the fore side of the mast at finished in an eye on the after side. The halliard ran through the eye and ran down to the deck on each side. John
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Sorry, terry, my bad - maybe I wasn't thinking! Sheets come down to the mast; halliards are out at the rail - tackle on one side of the deck and secured to a pin on the other side. John
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Hello Mary, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. I'm really sorry to hear of the loss of your dad. maybe model making will help you to remember your good times with him. John
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Terry, i can't give you an answer for your specific ship, but by the late 19th century halliards typically led to blocks shackled to deck rings at the foot of the masts. This interesting photo clearly shows sheaves in the pedestals of a merchant ship of the early 1840's, but by your period there had been massive changes to rigging practice. John
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Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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My metal ruler was wrong.
Jim Lad replied to modeller_masa's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
In the end, a minor discrepancy in the accuracy of a ruler doesn't matter at all, so long as you always use the same ruler for your project. John- 34 replies
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A lovely build, Mike. all it needs to finish it off are some good chain and wire lashings on those tanks and trucks. john
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A very nice recovery. John
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Yes, that's a pretty well known image, Steve, showing an extremely lucky group of seamen. The usual result of an iceberg collision was a fast sinking and death by drowning!! John
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Just catching up, Nils. That planking looks really good! John
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Ouch! Best of luck with that complex repair. John
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Hello Dearborn, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Docker, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Just back from a break and found your log. This looks like a very interesting project. John
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This one is absolutely builders choice - whether to build fully rigged; without masts; with stump masts or with flag staffs and banners ready for launching. To set your mind at rest, here's a model of HMS 'Valiant' in the collection at the Chatham Royal Dockyards. John
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