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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello Andy, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work, Roel. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Is the large pipe sticking out above the starboard wheel the engine exhaust? Of course, if he had a diesel engine, he wouldn't be quite so worried about fuel tank venting, plus there's no indication at all of what might be hidden behind that huge "Billy" signboard. John
  4. Jim Lad
    I agree entirely. Delightful work on those lamps, Keith. John
  5. Jim Lad
    It certainly helps if power can reach the repeater, Phil! 😉 John
  6. Jim Lad
    More lovely 'eye candy' for us to look at, Ilhan. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Of course, every modelmaker knows exactly what a tractor's rear axle gear oil pan looks like! We all spotted it straight away. 😄 A nice bit of lateral thinking there, Keith. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Absolutely beautiful work, Roel. John
  9. Jim Lad
    That's very nicely done indeed, mate! John
  10. Jim Lad
    The deck looks good, Phil. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Thanks Keith. My treatment is now complete and I'm just struggling at the moment to get some energy back, but I hope to be back to the 'Duchess' at the end of next week. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Ian, yes, the same John Harrison. Three of his wooden clocks are still in existence. As an aside, several years ago we had the Harrison chronometers on display at the National maritime Museum here in Sydney. A couple of older blokes approached me and asked if the clocks were really made in the early 18th century. When I confirmed that they were, they said, "So, all hand made"? "Yes", I replied. One of them then said, "Mate, we've been toolmakers all of our lives and we couldn't hope to do anything like that"! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Follow your dream, mate!! John
  14. Jim Lad
    The finished chairs look really good in place, Phil. John
  15. Jim Lad
    That's a very nice piece of blacksmithing in brass, Phil. I'm glad you remembered to make them mirror images! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Of course, you could just build two models! 😀 John
  17. Jim Lad
    Very nice concrete, Mark! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Tankers of that period have a beauty all their own. If you build her "half and half", how will you handle the masts for the tanker half? John
  19. Jim Lad
    Thanks for the clarification, Phil. John
  20. Jim Lad
    It's the round fitting inside the bulwark near the peorus - looks a bit like a fishing reel (from your descriptions of life on the 'Cape' it could well be a fishing reel)! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Yes, a splash of paint certainly makes it shine! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Looking good, mate! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Keith, the fact that he didn't have navigation lights would indicate a somewhat cavalier attitude to the regulations. Did he even have electricity? John
  24. Jim Lad
    Good to see you back at it, Keith! An interesting building method - put in the deck beams and then build the cabins below them. 😀 I'm sure you'll find a way! John
  25. Jim Lad
    That bulwark looks very nice indeed, Phil. Can I ask what that other object is just below the cap railing forward of the bloke in the right hand edge of the photo? John

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