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Jim Lad
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Omega1234 in Syborn by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - 1:33 - trawler
Now that looks very workmanlike, Popeye. I feel like she could just sail away and start fishing!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from thibaultron in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Agree with Druxey, Michael. You're going to have to strip the top layer off anyway to get a smooth surface, so you might as well go the whole hog.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Eddie in HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Brilliant solution to fitting the bulwatks, Pat. She's looking very nice indeed.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from ggrieco in HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Brilliant solution to fitting the bulwatks, Pat. She's looking very nice indeed.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Eddie in HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Pat, she looks a beautiful ship.
It's a pity that so much of our early history has disappeared - especially considering that it doesn't go back very far!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Elijah in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
"I'm still learning this art" - aren't we all, Mark! Looking good, mate!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Elijah in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
A very cunning idea for that wire!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Elijah in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
She's coming back to life, Michael. Your detailed descriptions of your methods will be an absolute gold mine for others faced with restoration work.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Macedonian 1812 by JerryTodd - 1:36 scale - RADIO
I don't know how I'vbe missed your log all this time, Jerry. She looks like she'll be another of your masterpieces.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Syborn by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - 1:33 - trawler
Now that looks very workmanlike, Popeye. I feel like she could just sail away and start fishing!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Thanks, Pete!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mmdd in HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Brilliant solution to fitting the bulwatks, Pat. She's looking very nice indeed.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from FriedClams in HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Pat, she looks a beautiful ship.
It's a pity that so much of our early history has disappeared - especially considering that it doesn't go back very far!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Omega1234 in 28' Ranger-type Yacht by Mark Pearse - FINISHED - 1:12
A very professional looking new hatch, Mark - and the capping pieces really look the goods.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Omega1234 in MV Fulani by Frederick Scott - 1:166
Classic 'between the wars' British cargo ship. I'll be following your build with great interest.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from JerryTodd in HMS Macedonian 1812 by JerryTodd - 1:36 scale - RADIO
I don't know how I'vbe missed your log all this time, Jerry. She looks like she'll be another of your masterpieces.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
A very cunning idea for that wire!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from pete48 in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Thanks, Pete!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Syborn by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - 1:33 - trawler
Now that looks very workmanlike, Popeye. I feel like she could just sail away and start fishing!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from michael mott in HMS Macedonian 1812 by JerryTodd - 1:36 scale - RADIO
I don't know how I'vbe missed your log all this time, Jerry. She looks like she'll be another of your masterpieces.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Thanks, Pete!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from Piet in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
She's really looking first class, Nils. I still cant' get over the absolute forest of cowl ventilators on this ship!
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from mtaylor in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
She's coming back to life, Michael. Your detailed descriptions of your methods will be an absolute gold mine for others faced with restoration work.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from pete48 in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Back from some time in England looking after my ailing mother-in-law and back at work on the 'Pritt'. Not much more done at the moment, but at least the upper deadeyes have been seized in so I can really go ahead with the rigging now.
ne disappointment on returning to the museum was to discover that the staff had decided to clean the model makers' display cabinet and on moving the 'Pritt' out to clean the cabinet they managed to lose the boom crutch that had been completed and was sitting on the cabin top awaiting fitting.
The photos show the minor progress that has been made.
John
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Jim Lad got a reaction from herask in Francis Pritt by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - Australian Mission Ship
Now that the boats for the 'Herzogin Cecilie' are finished, I can finally get back to work on the 'Pritt'. I've finished the iron work for the masts and the masts are now fitted. When fitting masts I use a tiny dab of glue on the mast coat that touched only the mast and the deck, so that removing the masts (if ever required) is just a matter of cutting away the mast coat, while in the meantime the masts are held securely.
I had held back on fitting the masts as I hadn't been able to figure out from the photos the form of the spreaders that support the topmast shrouds, but a close ponder over a very highly magnified enlargement of the foremast had revealed that the spreaders are iron rods with holes in the end that are fixed to an additional mast band, so these have now been fitted. By the way, I'm not quite sure why the 'Pritt' had these upper shrouds. They're attached right at the top of the mast, but that's not really very far above the main shrouds and the 'Pritt' is the only pearler I've ever seen that has them fitted. She's also the only pearler I've ever seen with the running stays on both masts, as well, so perhaps she was sailed very hard at some time in her life and needed the extra support for the masts.
The photos below show the model with the masts fitted and some of the standing rigging over the mast heads. The third photo is a close up of the mainmast with the spaghetti of partially installed rigging and the spreaders.
John
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