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    Hope these images can help in any Ferreira build you attempt.
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    I'd be interested in your log and your approach. The Ferreira has a very rough life under the Portuguese..and her story is hardly known. To try to tell CS's story and to exclude the Ferreira saga would be to deny CS's history. Rob
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    Clippers are the majestic *Bells* of the nautical world. Ed's contribution here, reinforces my own 45 year love affair with American clippers as well as inviting to those new to their elegant attractive lines. Their brief colorful history plays strongly into their overwhelming attraction. Personally..I love em to death. Rob
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    Michael.......I had to lay-up the McKay in dry dock...while I pay a bit more attention to several other vessels whose keels had been laid prior to hers. I hope to soon return to her...because her theme as a diorama needs completion. Plus I found some deck damage that occurred after a move...so that needs to be repaired as well. Thanks for looking in I appreciate that. Rob
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    No..this painting is not representative of what happened to the Ferreira aka Cutty Sark. As the Ferreira she was hit by a rogue wave, however her cargo was so poorly stowed that it shifted and it was this mishap that nearly capsized her. Causing her to lose her main and mizzen masts. Rob
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    Hi Marcus...the stove came from images I have gathered through time of shipboard life and working on such vessels. I think the top of the stove chimney can be seen in one of the B/W images I posted. I also relied upon much artistic license...since the replication of the scene is not the real aim as much as is the fact the scene was true. Small omissions are acceptable so as long as the truthful presentation of an actual event is replicated. Like my Cutty Sark on the ways getting her jury rigged rudder repaired. Factual even wish artistic license to entice emotion. Thanks for your kind remarks. The model is near completion, however, I am working currently on 4 models at this time and I juggle between them. Rob
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    Thanks Patrick....I want my builds to tell a story of not just the model, but what the actual ship was involved in. It lures in the viewer and if at all possible captures their attention to the beautiful sailing ship. Thanks again.....for following. Tob
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    Thanks Marcus......I agree fully..what an adventure sailing around the horn in a Clipper...fast and furious..bitter cold and danger around every corner. Rob
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    Big question....does it actually work? Is the slip ratchet mechanism really workable? Rob
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    Excellent machining Ed....and at this scale. Rob
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    Beautiful work Ed..... Rob
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    Good job Nenad. I see you've decided to build her after the Portuguese modified her. Coming along nicely Rob
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    Ed, do you have a mass production method created to produce your deck planking, or is it one at a time on the tablesaw? Rob
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    Thanks David. The rigging is slow going. Unlike most scratch builds.. (Made entirely of wood), mine is of a composite nature. I use all medium to complete my ships. Rob
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    Sometimes archived images are in private hands and are hard to gain access to. These last photographs are revealing.
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    And like the Young America painting I found...this rendering of Glory of the Seas is just as breath taking IMV.
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    Doing research has its benefits...and one of them is discovery. I had come across several and paintings of the Glory that I didn't knew even existed. And like the Young America thread I too have found *NEW* images. When the Glory was run aground south of Seattle..I was only made recently aware of other photographs of her. This is an amazing image. A beach view.
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    Fantastic work..love the dovetailing detail. The life before screws and adhesives. Joinery was an entire science in of itself. Fine craftsmanship indeed Ed. Rob
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    Great building. Reminds me of model railroad building techniques...with scale dimensional lumber. Fantastic work Ed Rob
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    Sorry for any confusion Ed. I gathered my information from Model Shipways from a 1951 rendering. These were drafted from a decorative builders half model in the Smithsonian Institute. (USNM 160135) I suppose Model Shipways could be in error. I am also confused by Crothers renderings on page 416 of his book that depicts the YA with a similar forecastle as the drawing I provided. Further more...the same renderings are provided as examples of YA configuration in the book, British and American Clippers, by David MacGregor, ISBN 1-555750-084-3 Any direction would be appreciated. Rob(I did make the error of YA being in SanFrancisco...it was NY..in the B/W images I provided, I corrected the mistake)
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    Thanks Ed for your kind remarks. I will respectfully defer to your expertise. I suspect Crothers deck drawing of the YA must be in error...suggesting that the forecastle you modeled is the accurate one. Fantastic job
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    Good input.....though I'm not sure those dots are representative of rivets....just like the centerline dots are not representative of deck rivets. Personally I feel the dots are suggestive of rib lines and frame lines NOT rivets. However, Crothers deck drawing is typical of the forecastle configuration represented in these drawings. Plus, the biggest factor we are excluding is the notion that the YA had any deck modifications during her career..and these are represented in these depictions. I know for a fact Glory of the Seas was heavily modified and I have many photographic evidences of these changes..from year to year and captain to captain. She nearly looks like a different ship from early to later years. The real question lies..with who, actually possesses the ACTUAL deck/mechanic plans? Guesses are good....even good guesses....but some leeway must be given..if no one really possesses the authentic plans. And I truly understand your position........Confusion isn't an aid to the process. Those drawings are from a reputable source...and I will provide that later when I get home...if that helps. Rob
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    Fantastic! I pray you're payin them Lilliputions ampley.... Rob
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    Prior to my build of the Glory of the Seas and the Donald McKay...I was nearly moved to build the YA myself....however..she is a Webb creation and I'm currently a McKay fan...however Webb did lay down a 10K bet that the YA could beat McKay's Sovereign of the Seas. No contest found fruition.... but Webb ships come in a close/tight second to my favorite McKay vessels. I just love American clippers...and YA is one of the best of the best. Plus I build clippers for the reason that they did something particularly spectacular....The SOS set the fastest recorded speed of 22 knots for a clipper..worthy of a build IMV..the Western Shore for being the only large clipper built on the West coast of the US. And the Glory of the Seas..for many reasons, but one in particular...I have several pieces of her. Calm seas. Rob
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    Belle of 53..... Good luck at Mystic.

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