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About rwiederrich

  • Birthday 01/22/1962

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    Bremerton Washington
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    Building Clipper ship models, Astronomy, telescope building, model railroading....

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  1.    Chuck Seiler reacted to a post in a topic: Lanyards and Ratlines
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  3. rwiederrich
    It's a safe bet to keep this *running* rigging black...to represent the tarring. It had to be preserved or it would rot. Lanyards were extremely susceptible to rot...being soaked in sea water and generally tightly fit...preventing good air circulation. When the USS Constitution was recently rerigged...her naval architects chose black rigging for the lanyards , foot ropes and ratlines. If they concluded it was appropriate...you can too. All my clipper builds are rigged with black rigging for these standing fixtures. Rob
  4. rwiederrich
    Just amazing work on those skylights. Rob
  5.    BANYAN reacted to a post in a topic: Loreley 1884 by Ilhan Gokcay - 1/75 - Scale Steam Yacht
  6.    Ilhan Gokcay reacted to a post in a topic: Loreley 1884 by Ilhan Gokcay - 1/75 - Scale Steam Yacht
  7. rwiederrich
    Been enjoying your log....and I must say...you produce some of the finest quality work, I have seen. Great job. Rob
  8.    hof00 reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Cloud Bowsprit Jibboom Line/s Rigging Help
  9. rwiederrich
    Sometimes Revelation is the fuel for motivation. I use steal wire, which does not abrade and is more naturally Pro typical. IMV. New ideas and material are always on the radar. Good job everyone. Rob
  10.    rwiederrich reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Fish by Rick310 - Model Shipways - 1/96
  11. rwiederrich
    Just remember....there are no photos of Flying cloud....just models and speculation. Duncan McLean describes her hull and deck furniture the best.....however. The photos I provided of Glory of the Seas...McKay's last clipper Must be your best option. I cannot assume he would have done things differently. These images are *EVIDENCE*. Will you be correcting the kits cutwater and stem to replicate as she was originally built. Utilizing McKay's secret *Naval Hood* design? Contemporary paintings and models clearly get her bow wrong...simply sticking the figurehead on the stem. This photograph of Glory of the Seas....depicts McKay's famous *Naval Hood*. Note the location of the figurehead...on the Hood under the bowsprit! Drawing by Clipperfan. Rob
  12.    hof00 reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Cloud Bowsprit Jibboom Line/s Rigging Help
  13.    hof00 reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Cloud Bowsprit Jibboom Line/s Rigging Help
  14. rwiederrich
    In this close-up of Glory of the Seas...you can clearly see the fore topmast stay pass through the Bees....and back toward the root of the bowsprit...where it terminates. Not sure if McKay used this arrangement on Flying Cloud. She still sported single topsails. Near twenty years separates their evolutions.
  15. rwiederrich
    This painting of Flying Cloud clearly shows the stay arrangement.
  16.    hof00 reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Cloud Bowsprit Jibboom Line/s Rigging Help
  17.    paul ron reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Cloud Bowsprit Jibboom Line/s Rigging Help
  18. rwiederrich
    Well Harry, I know what McKay did on his last clipper, Glory of the Seas. Not shown in this image, is her jibboom stays...which were all(four per side) inserted along the front of the cathead. You can identify the bullheads.
  19.    davyboy reacted to a post in a topic: Furled , unfurled or no sails -Preference
  20. rwiederrich
    Paul...it is acceptable to simple knot the bunt at the block. (blocks are secured to the jackstays, or simply tied off at the yard) When the bunt line is in use, it is fed down the course of the sail and affixed to the rope edge of the foot of the sail. When sails are removed...you can simply knot the bunt line at the block...then finish running the line back through the top block and down to its belay point. You retain the bunt detail without the sail. Same with the clue lines. What I did once....to make it easy, was to tie the bunt off to the block eye....then wrap it around the yard, running the bunt back through the sheeve of the block snugging it up against itself and then running the line up to the top blocks Hope this helps? Rob
  21. rwiederrich
    Here is the real ship at port in San Fran Sisco..........and my version in the same latitude.
  22. rwiederrich
    When I built my Glory of the Seas...I wanted all the rigging to be visible. Nothing was left off...cept the stunsail booms and their rigging....since they were not present during the period I was basing my build on.
  23. rwiederrich
    I did the same for my Great Republic. Once the shrouds are fixed to all the masts the easy part comes by adding the yards.
  24. rwiederrich
    I always rig the topmast deadeyes and shrouds off model before I set the mast. Much easier that way.
  25. rwiederrich
    A little bump to the thread. I'm sorry I have been very inactive on this build as of late.....My daughters house purchase fell through....so she and her's are back home. I've been tackling the new roof install on my garage....so that too has held me up. And now its getting to spring...which means loads of yard work and outdoor activities. I hope to get back into the shop and organize my modeling thoughts...once again....soon. I hope everyone is having a smooth new year and coming spring. Rob
  26. rwiederrich
    My homemade hanks for the jib sails on my Great Republic Each hank is about 2mm in diameter.

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