Hi Paul
Obviously depending on what you are after and the grade/condition i always though ebay was a good source as i get most of my stamos from there, as long as youve done research and you know what your looking for.
I always keep checking every so often and settling up alerts for anything specifically that may just get newly listed.
It can be. I must admit, where coins are concerned I like to see and handle them first. I know a couple of retailer contacts that let me know what stuff they have coming through, but really early British coins, like pre 16th C show up rarely.
Yeah that stuff would interest me also from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries as it coincides with a lot of the ships i build too.
Oh aye. Pieces of eight and doubloons! 
I was watching Digging For Britain the other night where the archaeologists discovered a horde of 300 11th Century silver coins buried in a big chunk of lead. Amazing the restoration work that went into separating them all and cleaning them up.
Had my collection out this morning, as I was wondering what the earliest British coin I had. For some reason I was thinking 17th century, but turns out I’ve a few 15th Century, and this one. A hammered silver penny, struck in the year 1239 during the reign of Henry III.
Wow thats brilliant mate 
It’s been a while since I posted an update on my SR, mostly because of myself and certain situations I am trying to cope with atm.
It’s been slow moving here, however I have completed all the ratlines for the masts, I am now rigging the futtock Shrouds before adding the ratlines to these also, after this I will be rigging the back stays for each mast before I can start making my sails, still a way to go, time consuming regards to my new job and other issues, so hopefully I can make more time in the near future.
You got the job! 
Yes mate started on Monday 
Does this mean you have a new found hobby ?
Na my hobby will always be drinking !
Just wasn’t sure what thread to stick them on 
Hobby? You`re a professional, surely? 
No chance , there are 2 professionals on here, ones from Finland and the other is from Wales 
So one is Lauri. Can’t think who else you mean 
ONE FOR THE DIARY
MODEL & HOBBY SHOW SCOTLAND 2025 13th&14thSept
I’ve been asked to display some of my ships at this show. I am obviously looking forward to it, but also apprehensive as I’ve never done anything like this before, as I just build these ships for myself and only inadvertently got bk into during the pandemic.
Please feel free to share the image or post, it would be a great opportunity to bring the kids or Grankids to and maybe encourage them into doing something practical (rather than on their phones or ipads etc ) Or just a family day out to something different and relive some nostalgic childhood memories.
Adults £5 entry
Kids under 16 go free.
Thanks 
Completed my collection of available Eddies. I’m sure there will be more but for now I’m done.
Latest additions … Nights of the Dead Eddie and Senjutsu Eddie.
Edit: The full collection.
A little update on my SOLEIL ROYAL…
14 Sails measured, drawn up and cut out next step is the long process of Hand sewing all the detailed lines etc… I’ve also made the flagstaff out of wood with only a little aid of the plastic support, as well as 2 brass halves of Fleur de lys bonded together, next will be a little paint and weather for the support and staining of the wood.
