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    Yes Crothers book does and that is one of my major sources indeed. I will check again on McKay's bio information presented by Crothers. Thanks. Rob
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    Ed..wonderful remark. I appreciate the clarity and specificity. I was wondering how you came about Webb's original spar plan for the YA? I wasn't sure that Webb designed and installed his own spars as well. Many builders simply contracted that aspect out based upon their requirements for their ships performance design. I've had a bear recovering such information for some of my McKay builds. It's as if all that information is now lost to time. Apart from the generic. Like you, I rely heavily upon Crothers research and deductive conclusions. Again...thanks for all your time in responding. Rob
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    Thanks Albert. I could be more pro-typical in my construction techniques...and neater too. I didn't realize the shop was so messy. Unlike some builders on these pages..I have *Zones* of messes and tools and such. If I put everything away during my build...the tidiness of the shop would take more time to maintain then the build itself. A couple of pieces of equipment..some may have wondered about, are my light curing unit, used for curing light cured plastic for custom made parts, and my vacuum former and a sanding disk /table saw lathe I built.(It's off to the far left), imaged sometimes. Currently I am paneling the aft cabin and wheel house. Experimenting with the design of the half dome skylight as well(wood, wire and glass)...Oh boy. Rob
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    Wonderfully constructed Ed. I too had noticed some minor discrepancies with the final product and the drawings...but assumed what you had described. so much more goes into construction beyond what version of the drawing you are working to. My drawings have several inaccuracies...I have to work over. Besides......some these drawings are nearly only suggestive of what was typical...not what was actual. Leaving much builders artistic license, for sure. Crothers in his masting book mentions that mast builders of the time left limited documents for us to study over and the specific mast design used on our favorite clipper may not even be available. Love the work....you're doing magnificent. Rob
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    Lastly the mizzen fife rail and some over all images of the current state of the vessel.
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    Next I finished up the main mast fife rail with the pump installed.
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    Well..I worked a bit on the GR today. First..my image quality was hurting so I figured out I had my camera's white light setting all wrong for the lighting of the room....I adjusted it now things are brighter. The first image is still set on the wrong white light setting. It is of the new Great Republic name board. All other images are correct.
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    Popeye...I'm so glad you are doing a clipper...I'll be visiting this thread often for sure. Gee I wish my admiral ordered me to build on my ships...what a burden you have to bare..... Second..I always wondered why the keels and cutwater on some of these models are so heavy. This model looks like nearly 1/4" thick or at least 3/16" Fun stuff anyway. Good to see you at work. Rob
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    I feel at this juncture, that I'm simply parting my ship together...small piece by piece. As what looks obvious..the aft cabin is next...I almost started it last night..but I was required else ware. My goal is to finish both the aft house and the helm next. Currently I'm finishing the pump that goes with the main fife rail...between the main mast and house. It wasn't in the photo because it was being painted. Rob
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    An hour or so building the main fife rail.
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    Love it. Rob
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    Popeye..The paint mach is tricky...cuz they are done at quite different times...but must look like they were done at the same time. Especially when the deck house roof needs to match the deck as closely as possible...to make it congruent. Darker on the edgers then the high middle...cuz that is typically where the walkers walk. Thanks for the fine comments and encouragement. The main fife rail is next to be fashioned. Rob
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    Sorry my images aren't any better. Rob
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    Spent some time building the main cabin today....about an hour of my time before I had to run. Paneled just like the for cabins.
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    I concur with Sawdustdave..... Rob
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    Thanks Dave....yeah, I just wanted the hull finished..so I did it the fastest way without a whole lot of fiddling around with multiple layers of strip planking. Since I was only going to paint it and copper it anyway. My method would have been harder if I didn't have access to the 1/16" thick by 2" planking...that actually molds around the formed bulkheads very easily. Rob
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    Super execution...Ed. I too, always wondered how the relief was created under the batten. Your approach seams as likely as any other. Mast construction surely differed among the builders...cuz many McKay ships were not fashioned with them and others were. Not sure that was the builder of the masts call or that of McKay's. Your work is masterful. Rob(I still have a lot of deck work to do before I get there)
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    Fantastic bench work....luv it. Rob
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    No actually..this particular eagle is roughly 60 years old and was procured from an antique vender. Since there are no photos or scaled renderings of the eagle stern ornamentation that was on the GR stern...all we have are personal descriptions and measurements of the carving. What was on the GR's stern (American eagle with extended wings clutching the American crest) and its location in relations to the rail edge and its dimensions are known....so I kept my example within scale and used some artistic license. I had searched for some time (Locally and internet) and was quite fortunate to locate an example that require only minor alterations. Yes I had to exchange an historical antique for a model component...but that exchange IMV proved to be an advantageous one. Again..thanks for your kind words. Rob
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    Thanks Patrick and Albert..... Well..as is my habit(Think outside the box, and use anything and everything)...I scrounged around for some time until I found an eagle pin that was the right size, orientation, and had the American shield clutched in the eagles talons. With some modifications and some very mild accurate bending....I achieved the goal I was seeking. Then with some paint to identify the shield and after I cut out portions of the planksheer...fit her in and glued her down. It's all about re-engineering. Oh yeah..I could have made the eagle from scratch...with lots of time and energy applied...but why? I achieved my goal. And since the Great Republic had this enormous 30ft eagle on her stern...it had to be convincing. I've seen other examples by other model builders....annn...I think it works well. Now for the eagle head figurehead.... Rob
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    I haven't had much time to work on the GR..but I did manage to finish up the large 30ft long stern eagle clutching an American shield. Here it is on the deck and then mounted. Slowly moving along. Rob
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    Amazing........mixed up pix an-all...simply amazing. Rob
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    Fantastic work Ed. Not sure of the method used for the hounds install...but your final application works. Just wondering if the drilling and install of the sling eye bolt might have been easiest done with the bibs not installed quite yet? Regardless of your steps...the final mast is looking exceptional. I hate it when you have to redo stuff because of an unforeseen mishap(Sorry about the blackening) Rob(Quite impressed)
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    Ed..fantastic job.... Extreme detail to say the least. awestruck. Note: The spacing of banding is a mathematical one and generally the spacing is based upon the diameter of the mast. YA has 36" diameter mast thus 36" band spacing. From what I understand. My Great Republic has 44" diameter Fore and Main masts..thus banding is spaced at 44". Rob
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    Fantastic read Ed.....I love the technique you used. Far more of an exercise in fabrication then in my method..that's for sure. What will be your approach to fastening the chafing batten? I simply used the seam of the banding and placed the bands with their seam under the chafing batten. I also paint my masts and their bands..exposed iron would rust in a day if left un protected. As you probably already know, many captains painted these bands in several colors. I even think Samuel Samuels, capt of the Dreadnought painted these bands bright red. What method did you use to cut the copper in equal/even lengths...do you have a miniature sheer/break? Rob

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