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What size was the cargo port…….Rich?
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Well lets go then sir......now you know how far the bar is set....😎 He stares at me everyday.....I'm a nervous wreck.....🤪
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Good news....Now I can fill the bowl with buttery popcorn and take a seat. Rob
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I'm with you. Personally I tend not to set dates for myself. I tend to have long periods of silence then moments of sheer construction madness. I will be making composite lower masts for my version....I think that was a significant detail and I want to mimic that. I have identified so many more details that I will be incorporating in this version that I failed to do on my last version. I also plan to fully mast her and rig her....but probably without sails this time. We'll wait and see. Rob
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Sweet approach....looking good Vlad. Can't wait for them strakes to get applied. Rob
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I like that idea. My first build of her was as she was originally constructed by McKay.....but because she had sucha lengthy life and plenty of mods....any time frame of her will be accurate. I just want to choose the busier time frame...the one with the most mods. I still have my original for comparisons.... Rob
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I muddled over this myself. Knowing that perception is everything...deciphering what, *painted pearl, relieved with white* means was a challenge. Modelers license permits me to actually paint as I see fit(with some direction...blue waterways). But as you describe....*what color of blue*? I've seen models with dark blue waterways and others with light blue(Mine included). IMV light blue transitions better to the pearl/white....hence my choice. All said and done....if one was to paint their model in a weathered fashion(such as I).....the paint would take on an entirely different character. Weathering actually releases you from the scrutiny of exactness....since the *HINT* of what it might have looked like is covered up with the natural grime and distortion of every day use. My coat of arms..... Rob
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No that is OK....I actually don't leave till Wednesday....but I have far too many things to do till then, that model building is probably not one of them. If you ask my wife. My technique is simple and rather expeditious. After the deck piece is cut...I use contact cement to glue it down. It aint going no where. What the bracing is for is to hold the trim against the waterway snugly while it dries. They simply press against the opposite side and hold the beam in place nicely. When dry, just slip them away and when ready, reuse them for the other side. In this scale I use pre scribed sheet decking. It is to scale...clean, perfectly aligned and most importantly...FAST, when applied correctly. I laid decking for my Clipper Western Shore model using single planks and it took a while...plus sanding it, to make it smooth and even took skill...to prevent any damage to the bulwarks (what a pain). This technique allows me to paint and sand the deck off model, which permits a very clean result quickly. As you may have noticed...if you have followed any of my other builds, is that I am not interested in the atypical processes...it is the finished product that matters to me, NOT what material lies under the paint, or what slick trick was used to by-pass tedious work. Thanks for the fine comments. Rob
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IMV...removing material is always easier then trying to add back what you just removed. Every thing is aligned and to scale. Thanks for peekin in. Rob
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I then flipper her over and prepped for the other side. That will have to wait most likely till I return from a visit to North Dakota. I'll be gone for a week....Till then enjoy and see ya !
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The deck was painted with a light brown..then the paint was rubbed off and then sanded. The paint remained in the deck pleats and gave the necessary aesthetics.
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Spent a bit of time working on laying the deck. Here are some images with the support beams to hold the deck trim and snug...they will be removed when dry.
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Personally I plan on replicating the cargo ports and the wash ports via scribe. They will not be open. It’s easiest that way but still accurate.
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Thank Marcus. She was a fun project and I agree, I like modeling ships weathered. And this historical example was a premium subject. History most Cutty Sark enthusiasts are not familiar with. Thanks for posting. My new(remake) of Glory of the Seas will incorporate ample weathering as well.
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Hi….. Medium doesn’t equate to size, but design. Extreme denotes the extreme clipper design, by a sharp entry and exit, focusing on speed qualities,Not cargo carrying ability. Medium implies more cargo carrying ability over speed.
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Thanks Rich. I like to weather everything as I go. I don’t just like to build the time frame of the vessel but also depict the wear as well. I’m going to focus on the construction of the chain plates and channels next.
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Yes they are........Good work. Rob
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Spent a little time in the shop and I painted and began to weather the hull.
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I misspoke......You are correct..there are 5 ports per side and the mooring hawsers as well. I was reviewing many images when I made that delusional statement. Rob
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Wonderful job....... Rob
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Yes...IF planking is thick enough to accommodate such sanding....that method can bee the easiest and fastest method. I'm all about that....... Rob
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As I refine my model....I want to reiterate, that I am modeling Glory after her 1872 conversions...more precisely, based on her 1877 image of her in San Francisco. Several key notes: She was at the height of her glamor..... She is sporting her major overhauls items such as the new *boy* cabin and the chicken house. both items that rested over her existing main hatches, while she was under way. She enjoyed greater stability with the addition of several more backstays added beyond her existing fore and main channels. A guy boom was also added on her bowsprit to stabilize her head rigging. I won't even get into the rigging and masting changes at this time. All of these significant changes were a direct result of an evolutionary process that happens when real world experience demands the changes for betterment and ease. Structural and or esthetical. It is key to be diligent in replicating the changes in the era or time one wishes to model their vessel. I have seen far to many examples of models that interchange details of a vessel, not paying attention that one detail cannot be modeled, when that detail did not exist at the time of another specific detail. I ran into that plenty of times when researching the Great Republic. The Glory of the Seas had a varied long history and numerous mods to her structures. She has to be accurate according to the time you want to model her. Rob the Gr
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Vlad...that is a unique method to create the effect. Great job. I have a feeling your hull will be magnificent. Greater detail can be incorporated in your scale. Rob
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