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Jim Lad

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  1. Jim Lad
    Aha! Incompetent public servants strike again! Glad it's all sorted Pat. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Coming along beautifully. The stern is such a feature of the ship it will pay to spend the time getting it just right. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Hello Tobias, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  4. Jim Lad
    She's looking very flash! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Rod. You're doing some very nice work there. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Patrick under steam wouldn't the lifts need to be rigged to hold the yard steady? John
  7. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Pat, I've been puzzling over this and just don't have a n answer. The 3 1/2 inch rope; blocks and thimbles are clear enough, but I can't for the life of me figure out what a short length of 1 1/2 inch is for - it's too big to use for any sort of whipping, and too small for a tackle. Perhaps the contract cleark need a bit of spare rope for his boat's painter! John
  9. Jim Lad
    Very neatly done. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Lou, that looks like it's a builder's model - very classy and beautifully finished, but like all of its genre, not necessarily to be relied on for accurate finishes (check out the polished vents and guns, for instance) John
  11. Jim Lad
    Below are two of the many photographs of HMS 'Violet' that are on line. They both clearly show the main deck (possibly paled grey) and the spar decking of the bridge. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Hello Kloppie, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  13. Jim Lad
    hello Benjamin, and a warm welcome to the forum from down under. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Chris. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hello and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Forming those wash tunnels will be a big improvement. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Hello and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. Perhaps you might like to put a post in 'New Member Introductions' to introduce yourself to us. You might also consider a building log of your model so that we can enjoy it along with you. If you simply Google HMS Violet you'll find quite a lot of good images of her. Those images clearly show that here main deck wasn't planked. John
  18. Jim Lad
    She's coming along very nicely. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Chuck, manipulating my trusty scale calculator - if you have 14" at 1/75 then it would be 10 15/16 at 1/96. Or 355.6mm and 277.8mm. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Cutting the hawse pipe opening is always a mental challenge, mate! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Never tried a card model, Chris, but could the 'starving cow' syndrome by overcome by fore and aft stiffeners under the deck? John
  22. Jim Lad
    Hello Mark, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. 'Minnesota' looks a very interesting project. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Looking very workmanlike. John
  24. Jim Lad
    You've got a very nice looking model there. Congratulations on overcoming the problems you found along the way and completing your smack. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. Looks like you've made a good start to your 'Endeavour'. John

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