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  1. Jim Lad
    Maybe he just didn't bother with a siren, Keith. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Keith. I tried to clean up and enlarge your original image of 'Billy' (below) and I think your take on the door is correct - no handle. It also looks like the mystery object is a mushroom vent. That's my take, anyway. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Lesson learned, Roel! Knife blades are cheap - if you have the slightest doubt, get a new one! 😉 John
  4. Jim Lad
    More very nice progress, Paul. Reminds us of just how complex even a small ship is! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Looking good, E.J. I hope you have a large display area ready! John
  6. Jim Lad
    now she looks like a ship, Phil! John
  7. Jim Lad
    I agree with Keith. She's really looking the part! John
  8. Jim Lad
    Hello Bogdan, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Just to add to Andy's expert description, the "maintenance hatch" you refer to also gave access to correcting magnets. If there was no compass in the wheelhouse, then there would have been a reflector on the wheelhouse deckhead showing the compass card above - the helmsman needed some way of knowing where he was steering! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Great start, Keith! That wheelhouse looks spot on! John
  11. Jim Lad
    The model (and us) will wait patiently, Dave. have a great holiday. John
  12. Jim Lad
    She's coming along nicely, Phil. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Hello Darren, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  14. Jim Lad
    I thought some of you might be interested in a few photographs of the preserved steam whale chasing ship "Cheynes IV" at the Historic Whaling Station at Albany in Western Australia, which we visited a little while ago. This was the last shore based whaling station in Australia, and it finally ceased operation on 21st November, 1978. The whaling station itself and the chaser have been preserved as a museum site on the southern shore of King George Sound and are easily reach from Albany. The museum site has a web page which gives a little more information about the whaling station and whaling in Albany. John 'Cheynes IV' in her permanent beach berth. View of the 'Cheynes IV from the wharf. The accommodation block and harpoon line control whinch. The ship was 'driven' from the upper bridge. These are the complex and extensive controls and instruments! Engine room top. Note that she has a four cylinder expansion engine. Information board about the ship.
  15. Jim Lad
    That's some very nice deck furniture, mate! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Certainly starting to look very much what she will become! John
  17. Jim Lad
    A wonderfully complex piece of work to do, Phil. Did you know the tall bloke on the port bridge wing in your image? He looks like he'd have trouble fitting under that awning. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Wouldn't have thought 'Billy' would have anything so sophisticated, Keith. An air vent, perhaps? John
  19. Jim Lad
    Might not have had a head. He might simply have opened a door on the side furthest from the bank! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Nice mast repair, Mark. That base will come up a treat. You'll just need a suitably weathered cradle for the yacht. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Coming along beautifully, Phil. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Very nicely constructed trailboards. John
  23. Jim Lad
    That's a fine looking tug, Phil. Should build into a nice model. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Very nice, John. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Up to your usual standards, mate! John

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