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  1. TBlack
    Thanks, guys, for the support. I'm getting there! Tom
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    Except for some stain on the moulding, I've finished the boat deck. It's not secured yet, as I have to install support pillars along the edge and I thought it might be easier to fit them before securing the deck. The moulding is basswood subjected to scraping with a razor blade. Pretty straightforward except at the forward end. There's an "S" curve that gave me fits. But we came through it largely intact.
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    The bulwarks must have been fun to fit! It's a little hard to see from the photos, but is it one long strip, or several pieces? Following the sheer line and angling and not much gluing surface? Good work! Tom
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    Peter, You and Dan have quite the shipyard there. I count from April 7 to now as 5 months and a week to build this beauty. Fast work! Nicely done. BTW, where do you stow that huge dime? Tom
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    John, Thanks for the corroboration. I've received my supply of blocks from Chuck Passaro; truly remarkable little creations, with the emphasis on little. Here's a picture of the 2mm single block. The first picture is for our folks who are members of the Commonwealth, the second is for our stateside viewers . Stropping it is going to be a challenge. Notice 2 holes, not one! Tom
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    I've been involved with putting hardware on the masts prior to stepping them back on the model. I mentioned that I'm using Harold Underhill's book on masting and rigging the clipper ship as my guide through the rigging process. In that book Underhill says that while the yards for the courses are fixed to the mast, each yard above them are fitted with halyards. Fine so far. Then he states that the lifts for the course yards can be adjusted while the lifts for the upper yards are all fixed. Does that sound right? And does that mean that if you raise the main topsail yard, for example, that the lifts go slack? Tom
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    Cap't Bob, As you know, I, too, like to step away from sailing craft from time to time. I think it adds to our diversity. I'm eager to see how you tackle this build. Tom
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    Michael, Popeye, Bob, Thanks for the thoughts and sentiment. For me, this project has been a new frontier, at least above the hull. A squared rigged ship doesn't have a superstructure as such. It has deck furniture. Maintaining the sweep of the sheer line for several decks, and knowing that it would be a visible feature of the model had me pondering. how to go about it. I chose to extend the bulkheads up through to the 01 level which seems to have worked. The other new area was my use of styrene in various places on the model. It has its pluses and minuses, but is a helpful medium especially around the pilot house. The only area yet to do that has me in a quandry is the eagle on top of the pilot house. I'm hoping to produce something that passes. We'll see. Tom
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    Popeye, For you, anything always! My fellow yankee inspiration: I'm in the middle of applying "canvas" to the boat deck.
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    JC Frankie, I know that the owner of this model is about my age and that his grandfather bought the model. So, say it was bought around 1890-1900. The restoration is not complicated; it's the scale that's getting to me. I bought an optivisor for this project; that's made a world of difference! I'm going to try some of Chuck Passaro's smallest cordage for the larger stays and shrouds, although I haven't a clue whether it will be to scale. Tom
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    Bob, looks like a fun project. I have to salute you for two reasons: your ability and facility with CAD programs, and your ability to work in 1:96! Kudos to you! This will be fun for us spectators. Tom
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    John, It's a pretty small scale ( less than 1:96) the holes in a 2 mm deadeye look almost invisible! Hope I'm up to it. Tom
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    John, Vinalhaven is starting to look like something. This deck shouldn't be too hard to put together. It all seems to fit OK. In that picture I'm actually in tears and she's trying to comfort me. It's the first time I've seen her in that dress..."my little girl" has disappeared and this young woman has taken her place; what the heck happened!? Tom
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    "Just painting" takes a while. The main problem was the gold stripe along the side. It's in a groove that is not sharply defined (the edges wander a bit). That makes it very difficult to place masking tape. Some of you folks have an artistic background and could probably paint the stripe freehand; not me...I need all the help I can get. Anyway, here it is with those deadeyes from Cornwall (fast delivery, by the way). I just guessed on the appropriate size. These are 2mm and 3mm. I don't think they look too out-of-scale? Tom
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    Thanks Bob, I've had some health issues that side-lined me for a while, and I'm working on a restoration of a clipper ship "Amanda" that is giving me fits and taking its own sweet time (I'll up-date that later). And Robbyn isn't the only one who went to a wedding this August. Here are me and my daughter:
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    I've gotten the boat deck shaped and fitted; it's 1/32" plywood. I'm assuming the decking would have been canvas which I'll simulated with painted card stock, overlapping the edges to create seams. The second photo shows that the edge of that deck had a wooden border laid over the canvas around the edge.Pretty straightforward. Tom
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    Look at that overhang! It could almost double as a harpoon! The sea is calm and yet the deck is awash.
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    Just dropping in to let you know that, despite several serious health problems, a daughter's wedding and other responsibilities, I have made some progress on this project. More importantly, I've also decided on the scope of my work which will allow me to move forward more purposefully. On the spars, I needed to make one royal yardarm, two mast caps and one mast top, and paint the whole thing. On the hull, so far, it's just painting to make it more crisp looking. Although, you'll see holes in the cap rail where I've pulled out a series of eyes that will be replaced with deadeyes, coming from Cornwall. Blocks will be from C. Passaro,
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    I'll second what Frank just mentioned. You must have a huge shop to be able to tackle all of these projects at once. But I'd also comment on how focused we all are on the model. What I really want to know is how the blackberry muffins turned out that you made back on the 14th? Tom
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    The main sheet traveller;24 parts in 1/4"? The mind boggles! Your ability to see and solve these problems is truly outstanding!
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    I've decided to repaint the whole thing. My inspiration, or at least my muse, is Sailcat and his tackling Cutty Sark. In some ways it makes it easier, and I don't think it really upsets the integrity of the original build. Furthermore, there has been at least one repair to this ship in the past and no consistency to the paint job. I'm going to use Harold Underhill's "Masting and Rigging the Clipper Ship and Ocean Carrier" as my guide to putting the rigging back together. But there will be a little bit of a hiatus, as I'm off to Colorado to give away my daughter in marriage to a wonderful young man. In this, I think we are slightly ahead of Robyn who gets married in a week or so, I'm remembering? Tom
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    Thanks, Mark. Big help! Yes, a clipper. Tom
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    Mike Taylor moved this thread over from the thread that lists the latest pictures of your build. Over there, a number of you are throwing bouquets at me for doing this project for a friend. Let's slow down....I'm getting paid, not much, but it does ruin my amateur standing. So, I'm no great saint. Right now, the owner is questioning the white paint on top of the cabins and at the foredeck and poop; he may want me to change it. My thought is to leave it the way the builder made it, but it's not up to me. This model is not museum quality; for example, there are no channels and deadeyes for the shrouds. The shrouds come down to an eye on the cap rail My problem is that I've had to make a new top for the main and mast cap above. These need to be painted, but I don't know how to weather the paint so that it blends in with the rest of the mast. Right about now Chuck Passaro, with his artistic background, would be a big help. Tom
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    Bob, I'm not going to let you get away with that statement. There aren't many people who know how to drill a .02" hole in a .04" wire. It's tricky! Tom
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    At this point, if I've still got your attention, I need your help. In the first photo, just forward of the steering station, is a round place on the deck that has no decking. Something was there; got any ideas what it might have been? In the second photo, on the fixture on top of the house. Could they have stored a boat up there?

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