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Nils...I found an image of a Cutty Sark I built many many years ago...
I used tape for the covers.  It's what I had.
 
Rob

Little update...
 
look of the open lifeboats, with floorplanking, seatings, hoist points, name and port of registration but still without lifelines
 
Nils
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Update :
 
here, the first one of the raw open boats. I think I`ll place one or two open boats later on each side of the ship...., most of the others will be closed and canvas covered boats
 
Nils
 

This is the same silicon mold as for the closed boats, but here additionaly a plug is inserted and fixed in position, before the resin is carefully poured in....
 

 
The result out of the silicone mold...

 
and after pulling the plug out
 
 

 
the two halves are glued together and the decking cover is milled out with a Dremel
 
 

 
 

seatings a bit broader and thicker, capacity, when full occupied 26 persons
 
 

To make the mizzen-top I show a series of pictures.

Hello,
thanks for the nice comments.
 
Short update:

 

Still some frames are missing at the extreme fore and aft.
Fore ones are now cut.
 
On the last picture, a wide angle lens was used at 12 mm. This lens lenses allows the camera to get very close to a subject! It is a powerful tool for exaggerating depth.
 

@druxey
Thank you for the kind words.
 
And here, continue with the report:
 
The Grätings for the top of the foremast are ready for installation.


Fitting in the frame is very carefully carried out.

The size difference between the tops of the foremast and the mainmast can be seen here.

Hello,
meanwhile, I have completed the assembly of the top of the main mast.
On the first picture all parts to see.
The second picture shows how to make holes with the 0.3 mm drill.
On the last picture the mounted top can be seen.
 

@druxey
Thanks for the positiv comment.
 
The railing is finished except for the blackening.

Before  the frames assembly is glued,  I could choose to stop the build and recycle the frames in a coniferous tree.

Small update...
 
all 40 raw davits have been made, now every one is being equiped with a lead for the pulley rope in the upper curve and a cleat on the vertical post, just above deck level.
The unprimered section will be painted when the davits are mounted, otherwise I would scrape off the paint where the post passes the bearings, when pushing through...
 
Nils
   
 
 
 

officer briefing two sailors on the aft deckhousing
 

Another photo
 

 

 

 

 

Update :
 
here we have the captain, just behind the the stb. bridge bulwark. He is proudly watching his baby plough the Atlantic, as the bow wake browses by. This little figurine, together with the gentleman and the two lady passengers in conversation two decks below, I`m proud to posess. They are a gorgious gift from MSW member "TLC", who saw that I was on the look for certain figurines in scale 1:144 or 1:160 N-gauge, specialy  the captain, and he so kindly merged the make of these with a young Bulgarian artist, who was producing miniature dolls and dollhouse articles. She herewith, first time attempted, custom made,  to do a long time searched for captain for the KWdG, and I know she did a top job on it.
Many thanks again at this ocasion to "TLC" and the young artist...
Now is the time to have these figurines boarding and placed on board at exponated positions.
 
Also today I received the etched brass wheels from "M.Z. Modellbau", Manfred Zinneckers webshop and they are correct in size and look top, so the telemotors could be completed, installed, and the hydraulics connected thereto. The bridge crew is now complete and doing its job...
 
Nils
 

Captain in scale 1:144 with moustarch and in his Norddeutscher Lloyd uniform....
 

the litte group of passengers, two ladies in their 1900- 1910 fashions in conversation with the gent at the railing on the forward promenade deck
 

one of the two telemotors after completion...
 

the little Revell color can for scaling
 
 

the nautical crew at work, hopefully they bring her safe to the port of destination
 

 
 

 
 

Let's do a size comparison. Gaetan uses his GRS engraver's block to refine one small part of his ship. 
 

 
 
I use mine to hold my ship.

Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 210 - Mainstay
 
Once the main shrouds were installed the main stay was next.  Like the lower shrouds and the forestay, this was 10 ½" rope.  The first picture shows the main shrouds in place and tensioned, and the mainstay rigged so the served areas could be marked out.
 

 
The shackled bullseyes and eyebolts through the main deck beams were installed earlier.  In the next picture the stay has been served and leathered and is rigged to allow the glue on the leathering to dry in position before painting.
 

 
The stay is clamped where a collar seizing will be placed after the stay is secured at the fore ends.  In the next picture the first seizing at the lower port end has been tied.
 

 
The lower ends of the stay are served as well as the collar at the top.  In the next picture frapping turns to the first seizing on the port side are being made with the aid of a sewing needle.
 

 
The next picture shows the four seizings on each leg completed.
 
 
 
I was very pleased that the stay clears the chafing battens on the mast by about six inches and is just inside the sheet bitts, so I may not install the spreader that was used if needed to keep the stays outside the mast.  The smaller bullseyes inside and just aft of those for the main stay will anchor the main topmast stay and will hopefully fit as well as the first.
 
The last picture shows the completed main stay with the collar seizing applied below the top.
 

 
The sheer poles have yet to be installed on the main shrouds and the lanyards are still dangling loose.
 
 
Ed

Many thanks go to Christos, Gerhard, Bob, Greg, Eddie, John and Igor,
for your nice comments and compliments....
 
Christos,
thanks for your words..
 
Gerhard,
am very pleased that you like it...
 
Bob,
thanks again for you nice compliment, much appreciated...
 
Greg,
thanks for your words and greetings to Down Under...
 
Eddie,
another greeting to Australia and thanks for your compliment...
 
John,
wow, again Australia ! thanks John, I`m learnig a lot for english nautical terms, keep them coming....
 
Igor,
correct in scale the wheels ought to be 7,5 mm diam. outside the spokes. So I should be looking for 7-8,5 mm, if possible etched brass. I was lucky to have found some inbetween now and look forward to holding them by the weekend...
 
Nils
 
 made some scaled brass steering columns, comprising the column, the reduction gearbox, hole for the wheel and the reservoir for the hyraulic oil. In German they are called "Telemotor", and actually  the steering-wheel remote operates the hydraulic circuit for actuators on the steam valves far back stern where the steam powered steering mechanics sits under the waterline, within the tail cone area.
 

wheel axis and wheel still missing here..., one for the bridge, one for the "monkey`s island"....
 
 

The three main controll instuments
 

Martin,
thank you for your your nice compliment.
Have now completed the bridge front and the cabs. The roof platform remains removeable until the ship control devices underneath are permanently installed
 
Nils
 

 
 

 
 

The crow`s nest is maned with two sailors, safety reasons
 

 
 
 

Small update....
 
I`m still looking for a suitable set of steering wheels in scale 1:144......
Have made the two bearing compasses for the outer end bridge wings, the two machine telegraphs, and the main bridge compass-column with it`s trimming magnets for nautical alignment setting
 
Nils
 

 
 

Thanks to all for the interest in my report.
In the meantime, I have made some progress on building the
top of the main mast.
Currently, I'm going to make the supports for the railing.

Hi Carabrente,
 
There are many ways to add a riser for the column. I choose to do the riser in 4 aluminium parts 1,000 inch thick.
the first is screwed to the column
the second and the third are in sandwiched between the first and forth
the forth one ties all the 4 blocks together
Last the base is screwed to the column

Hello Gaetan
Good start and a excellent ship model.
It is  difficult to use the milling machine by hand to process this part of keel.

I haven't studied the structure of 74 gun's yet,perhaps such a structure would be more reasonable?

And whether it is the structure of the stern?

The keel is now in 4  or 5 parts and extensive milling has been worked almost completely.
Both extremities are taper but only at the height of the frames to allow the external planking to fit flush with the keel.
The keel beams are not tapered they remain full.
I am beginning to fit the ''lock beam'' above the frames.
When this part will be completed, beams will be assembled.
The fitting of the beams on the keel is done at this stage because it is easier to manipulate just a part of the frame instead of the entire frame.

Thank you Rob,
 
Frames assembly on the keel is made in 3 stages: middle, front and back
Mainly to cut the notches in the frames for the assembly
Before doing front and back keel tapering must be done