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    A little more deck work.
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    Using the new shiny plate...I assembled a bit to see the detail impressed with my roller. These are 5mmX 9mm plates. I laid this 2"x7" plank in about 1 minute. Removal of the copper from the backing wrecked the imprint and even rippled it beyond repair... so I simply applied contact cement to the plank and the back of the copper...I then sprayed it with a light coat of metallic paint to tone down the brightness and add weathering, as what the yellow metal looks like after exposure to sea water. Here is a before and after the paint treatment. Rob
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    Brian...may what method you used to fare your bulkheads and to keep them contoured to each other? Rob
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    Again..thanks for your frankness. Interesting enough...the new copper I received in the mail yesterday is much brighter copper...almost yellowcopperish........kinda. Not orangey copper. Anyway... when pressed the nail marks are significantly lighter and when the plates are pressed in place they soften even further. the only problem I'm having with the new copper tape is wrinkles that appear when you pull off the backing. I'll have to work through THAT issue when I get to that stage of the build. Just between you and me...( )Riiiight...I've been experimenting with a roll press that you can simply roll over the hull after you have painted the copper bottom and it impresses a (representation) of a copper plate system into the uncured paint. It's Technique sensitive....cuz you have to impress the embossing at the right time on the drying paint. More to come on that later. Rob
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    Brian..what do you think of the final pressed plates with the minor nail impressions..using the wire and sanding mesh? It is my habit to use untypical building methods....I'm not so precise with extreme details like found on others magnificent POF builds. I'm more of a hack builder...skip unnecessary steps and processes....cover up blemishes with any thing that does the job...and then as with the original...Paint the heck out of it to seal and protect from the elements....in my case the elements are ME. I appreciate your opinion. Rob
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    Yep she had four decks and the top most deck was flush with the rail...the SPAR deck. That is why she had a rail nearly all the way around it. Rob
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    I didn't have much time but I spent about an hour laying decking and adding the rail base around the spar deck. Rob
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    If this is permissible. https://www.facebook.com/ThePoliticalInsider/videos/1140193162682770/
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    An Autographed copy........man. Rob
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    One other thing Ed. Have you or are you going to consult William Crothers book; *The Masting of American Merchant Sailing in the 1850"s* Before or during your rigging of the YA? It is a fascinating read and more then informative and instructional. It has aided me greatly with my Great Republic research. Rob
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    Wonderful work as usual Ed. Rob
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    While I'm at work and away from my model shop...I thought it expedient to show some examples of the Top Sail rigging I have referenced and have talked about on several instances. Possibly unbeknownst to some or many.......clipper ships were originally rigged with a single topsail. Making reefing and furling in any weather, particularly bad weather a tough job. In the late 1840's early 1850's folks...namely a gentleman named Forbers invented a means to quickly reef the sail, by inventing a second sail and spar to make up the entire space one topsail occupied. Two sails doing the job of one sail.....but the top spar/sail of these two sails slid up and down the top mast..while the second spar/sail slid up and down the top of the doubling of the main mast. In this way these sails could be reefed with minimal men aloft...apart from furling. Now another gentleman came along named Howes, who improved the design by fixing the lower spar/sail to the main mast head and only allowing the top spar/sail to move up and down the topmast. In both designs it permitted the top spar/topsail to be lowered over the bottom spar/sail reducing its effectiveness and in essence cutting sail and permitting easy furling because the sail was not full of air and taught. Here is a painting showing the Howes design...on the clipper drying its sails(To the left)...notice the top spar/topsail over laying the bottom spar/topsail as the top spar is lowered in its lowest position. Hope this in some way help bring a picture to all the discussion and chatter. Rob
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    Magnificent work of the highest quality....thank you for treating us to such a fine example of model ship building. Rob
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    Small imperfections make the model yours....not to sound like a non perfectionist...but they really do. Do you think real boat/ship makers didn't have building blemishes in their vessels? One tends to be their own worst critic.....I think your build is super. Even if you are painting in low temp high humidity...... :A WORLD WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AND USUALLY DOES....Ain't it fun? Rob
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    Man...you're moving along.........Paint already! I'm still laying decking..... Rob
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    Yes..some craft stores have a brass foil tape....I can't find it in any small widths though. 1/4" width is all I found. Rob
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    Head and storage locker? Beautiful......you've come such a long way and it is wonderful. Rob
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    Very nice work...clean and satisfying...well done. Rob
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    Popeye...what are your impressions of the resin? I assume it is your sealant? Next question...is this boat RC? Rob
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    Yeah Popeye...the trick is finding the wash tub ringer....and a good one that has good rollers. Everything else for making copper plates as I demonstrated is pretty strait forward. I finished off the hull today and leveled it and marked off the water line..or copper line. It came out fantastically even and level..... Now I am laying the deck. and when that is finished I will add in the planksheer and edging and base for the turned rail posts. My hope is to have the deck finished by the weekend....or sooner. Sorry no pics..right now..I'm at work Rob
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    Fantastic work...superior! I'm in awe. Rob
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    Supper build popeye.....I was wondering if you are a full on/full off builder like myself? I just popped in to say great job......work gets in the way far too often with our ship building funnary...... Rob
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    Thanks Popeye. Yes..the nail detail needs to be almost insignificant at 1/128. Just the slight impression of the detail. The plate segments are the most important IMV. My build schedule will probably allow the plates to be fixed on the hull...AFTER the hull detail is finished...the planksheer added and then the wood deck added. After that, I'll paint the hull black by masking off the water line. Just a few more things to do..... Thanks, Rob
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    Fabulous work! Rob
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    Did a bit of sanding and filling today on the hull......its smoothing up. I hope to finish this step and get a another coat of primer on it. Planksheers and rail trim will be added next to the hull and to frame out the turned rail base prior to adding the deck. Rob

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