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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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    Thanks everyone for your fine comments and likes. I wish I was working faster. The hatch covers were all hand carved from stock and finished trimmed..so they took a bit of time. The main cabin will have its fife rail attached so it will take a bit longer too...hope I can throw some time at it tonight. Rob
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    Made a few hatch covers and installed the bell. Slowly moving aft.
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    Fantastic work Nils.....I like the woodwork mingled within the iron work. Rob
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    Thanks Popeye...and thanks everyone for the likes. Yes those are extra 1/96 CS spare parts. In my building technique I sometimes utilize spare parts that are in scale as models for me to use to make my own parts from metal or some other media. I have many kits I bash from to aid in my builds. Remember...if I can use someone else's machined parts I will. I'm after the end product...the means and process getting there is irrelevant. Oh..by the way..it was brought to my attention on another forum that my calculations for scale on the GB is off. So for all who are following, let me clear the scale thing up for you..so I don't create further confusion. This particular model is built 3/32"=1ft. 10.75 scale feet= 1 inch. The GR was a total of 400ft long(335ft from stem to stern of hull only) So dividing 335 or 400 by 10.75 you get roughly 31" or 38". Then divide 31" or 38 by 12=2.5 or 3.1 Finally take the hull length 335 or 400 and divide that by 2.5 or 3.1= 130ish. So from all that mind bending contortioning....my model has a hull of 31", 38" as a completed model and is in the scale of 1/130. NOT the erroneous scale I posted earlier of 1/280. I think that's right. Rob(I hope it's right)
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    Good deductive application of the build masts for this vessel Ed. 36" D places your banding at scale 36" spacing. After building the Glory of the Seas masts I realized that that is quite a bit of banding. Love the updates and fine workmanship. Rob
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    Working forward aft..I still need to add the ships bell mounted on the forward campanionway, just forward of the hatchway. Slowly moving along. Rob
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    Spent some time making the forward fife rail.
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    Modeling habits of old would have me work the entire model at once....ie..placing deck parts along the length of the model. I've decided to forgo that approach and begin from the bow and work aft. Instead of making/installing all the bits or cleats then installing them..I make them all then only install the ones in the area I am working. Same goes with the deck furniture and houses. For some reason it makes the build go by faster for me to see small accomplishments being made then to drudge through an entire vessel that isn't really finished...just piece mealed. I've been working overtime so I have had few hours to dedicate to the GR.....I am planning to working on the for fife rail this weekend and possibly the main hatch. Sweeewww...I'm used to working at a faster clip(Pun). Rob
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    Wonderful work Nils......on par with many of the professional models I viewed at the Mariners Museum in Virginia. Just beautiful. Rob
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    I'll be adding rope coils about the fordeck to finish it up before I begin to add the forward rail.
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    Well I worked on the GR a bit today..finished laying up a port anchor underneath the cathead. I added the forward passageway and the forward hold cover. Even at this scale the parts are pretty small. Rob
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    Fantastic wood working Ed. I do appreciate the time you spend in describing the processes...it's as if we're learning at the hand of a master shipwright in 1853. The main mast of the GR are end tapered and I will be rigging a gig for the process on my wood lather for this. Watching you use your equipment is quite refreshing and encouraging as well...not to mention all the hand working you apply to this project. Rob
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    Coming along nicely....fun to watch you solve these RC issues. Rob
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    Fantastic work..clean and neat. Great detail. Rob
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    Excellent work Ed. I too will be fashioning similar fixtures for the GR myself. Great execution. Rob
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    I'm sicker then a skunk today so I will be brief. I tinkered on the GR and finished up the knightshead. Going to bed...see everyone later. Rob
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    Nights heads and the forward fife will be added soon. Thanks for your comments and likes everyone. Rob
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    The cast anchors still need refining and the stocks still need to be added. I haven't attached the tie downs as of yet either. Making all the flute rests and the seats along the rail edge took the majority of time last night. The whiskers are metal, riveted to the catheads. I suspect I will suspend one of the anchors from one of the catheads and depict all the rigging required for such. Probably sneak in the bowsprit in there as well. Thanks for your fine comments. I'm laboring in the shadows of giants...so your comments are much appreciated. Rob
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    Spent some time working on the GR's anchors and catheads and whiskers. Rob
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    I currently have half models of the clippers Lightning, Cutty Sark and I will be making one for the Sovereign of the Seas. Rob
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    Yes..I have seen this image many times before. It sure was a big half model. Assuming this is not the model used to scale up the design...would not that model need to be segmented for such a task? This appears more a depictive model..rather then a working scale model. Regardless...it was amazing and so was the *Challenge*. Rob
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    Care to share those other pictures Ed? I for one would love to see them. If you have not already posted them. Rob
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    The model of the Webb clipper, Challenge just beneath the half model was exquisite. Rob

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