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    Nils..perfect ! You've done so very well...the new boats are magnificent..and as usual, your technique was well executed. Looks like she is nearly finished..some flags...small details and BAMN! Let us see were she will be displayed..so we can marvel. This has been a very exciting log to follow. Where have you displayed your other fine models? Rob
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    Thanks Russ and everyone who posted likes. I'll snug up the fore stays and then begin the foremast backstays. This particular rigging process seams to take the longest. I always pair them up. If nobody noticed earlier..I also added several new boats on the fore poop deck and also added a boat skid brace. I was contemplating these additions for some time..since the Glory had experienced several additions and changes through her life..and some of them overlapped. so it was a matter of what changed needed to be made for the time period I was modeling her. Several years after the time frame I am representing, she had a small *Boys* house added between the aft hatch and the aft capstan..where the boats ended up...upright with canvas covers. Again..thanks. Rob
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    Spent an hour or so finishing up the main backstays. Rob
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    Worked a bit on the rigging tonight and I found another painting of the Glory......
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    Spent an hour or so working on the Glory's backstays. Rob
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    Ed..it will be nice to see you back in the shipyard. I want to share this painting by Carl G. Evers. It is of Glory of the Seas being gained upon by Young America. The full bodied Glory of the Seas being chased by the sleek extreme clipper Young America. Called *Conquerors of Cape Horn*.....it depicts nicely the two clippers we love...in a race in open water. What a thrill. See ya in the yard soon. Rob
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    It is all coming together so nicely Nils....Very impressive vessel. I'm just guessing but are those model train *N* scale people you are using? If so what a perfect match. You can buy those people prefinished in all manner of positions and you can fill the ship with action. Very impressive. Rob
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    Stunning work Dan. rob
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    You are doing a great job Popeye....very nice. My wife would never buy me a model...she is fully aware I may be disappointed...since I have built all the clippers that are available and she is also aware of my discerning eye...so it would be futile for her. I am pleased that she allows me my shops and model making room. And in that she doesn't interfere. It's not that I wouldn't be appreciative...she knows it's easiest to let me get what I want and need. Any new shots.. how's the rigging coming along? Rob
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    Nils..the outcome is amazing...very convincing and the boats match the overall look of the entire vessel...Great job! Rob
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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
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    The term is probably American and it simply means to spoof up or make nice. Rob
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    Doll-em up Nils........Since you only will have a few. Rob
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    Sterling....I'm quite pleased you are a McKay fan....I too am obsessed with his clippers. After much struggle I had to build from Mjeld's plans myself. Both of his books are a wealth of building knowledge. you need both of his books to put the entire vessel into perspective. Plus Crothers's books help with some deck details. I'm building the Glory as she was originally built by McKay...not after her 1872 refit and modification. I tend to build my McKay clippers as he originally built them. I'm also working on the Great Republic and the Donald McKay. If you scroll through the logs you may find these build logs here....some images of the Donald McKay can be found in my Glory of the Seas build log. Good luck and post lots of images of your build it you can. Rob(Fellow McKay fan)
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    Sterling...I am a Glory fan and am currently building her myself... Love to talk. Rob
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    Great job! Rob
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    If you're ambitious Nils...after you pour the mold... gently hold it against a palm sander a couple of times..and the vibration will easily release the bubbles up and out...just that easy. Just be careful not to over vibrate...you'll shake everything loose. Rob
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    Nils...as you discovered..an ample application of a separating medium is needed to reduce the surface tension...so bubbles are not captured in the casting. Your attempt worked out very well with split casting. The real test will be when you finish the mating surfaces and the two halves mate perfectly along the keel. It was logical on your part to produce a double ended boat...so your process would work well. Nothing worse then trying to mate two sides of a boat if you cast a bow and a stern for both sides from the same mold. Great job! Rob
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    Fantastic job on the anchors and blocks... Rob
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    I thought I'd present this image of of the Down Easter (John Rosenfeld). She is seen here run aground on a reef. Note the Iron strapped built masts....similar to those on the Glory. ...the Glory was considered a *Down Easter*..because of her *Medium* full bodied design...even though she is also considered one of the last American clippers. Kind of a hybrid. Rob
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    Digging I found some old images of Glory during her heyday years Rob
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    Thanks Albert...I appreciate that. I spent an hour or so working on the Glory's rigging...and finished up the mizzen backstays. Rob
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    Finally got in about 45 minutes to rig some backstays on the mizzen. Rob
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    You're very welcome. Yes Ed's YA is amazing..but I'm convinced your build will hold an honored place of its own when its build reaches completion such as Ed's Your wood working skills at this scale are truly enlightened...and a joy to behold. Rob
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    Not sure if you discussed this earlier Nils..but if you are going to cast the boats..are you casting them hull and cover as one? A split mold? If so..I have lots of experience in this..being a certified dental laboratory tech(In my past life). Any questions just let me know...... Rob

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