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Are Cleats painted the bulwark color? Or left natural wood?


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Either way. Paint will wear off but it’s not really very visible unless you cast off the line- the portions that the line chafes are always covered by the line. Here are two photos from Pride of Baltimore showing painted AND unpainted cleats on the same vessel.

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It looks like the cleats are painted/not painted, so as to contrast with the surrounding area. Ie. natural dark cleat in a white painted area, white painted cleat in a natural dark colored area.

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Good Evening Bear;

 

Not sure if this is too late to be of any help to you,  but as you are talking of a Royal Navy vessel,  I would assume that models of other RN vessels would be a guide. 

 

I have seen quite a few now,  out of their cases,  and all those which had red-painted bulwarks had the cleats,  kevels,  stag-horns etc painted the same red as the bulwarks.

 

All the best,

 

Mark P

Previously built models (long ago, aged 18-25ish) POB construction. 32 gun frigate, scratch-built sailing model, Underhill plans.

2 masted topsail schooner, Underhill plans.

 

Started at around that time, but unfinished: 74 gun ship 'Bellona' NMM plans. POB 

 

On the drawing board: POF model of Royal Caroline 1749, part-planked with interior details. My own plans, based on Admiralty draughts and archival research.

 

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