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    Thanks everyone. Picking a model that needs heavy weathering is tricky...cuz you can go over board in a hurry. As far as the water...that was done by first cutting out a piece of plexi glass to fit the hull into...then damming up the edges and pouring in colored epoxy..which was teased as it set...tom create the uneven surface. Then a wash of color was added to the underneath to bring out the backwater look and to mimic a sludge laden surface. Many backwater ports have lots of sea growth and marine life inhabiting the calm water....Then the sea bottom was modeled and current artifacts added along with junk dumped over board. Lots of stuff to model to bring the entirety of the scene alive.
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    Comparing the model to the actual ship(In picture) lets you know the extent of the weathering needed)
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    Here are all three techniques being used. India ink wash, dry-brushing, and dusting.
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    I tend to use light washes to depict highly sun bleached areas and I use India Inks diluted in Isypropal alcohol as my general wash. Either painted on or sprayed on(for larger coverage)..I then Use powders...namely cerium oxide..to highlight and to create the bleached weathered look you get from water exposure. It is easily applied and usually dry-brushed on. You can then spray on dull coat to seal if wanted. Using black, brown, red India ink singularly or in mixed quanitities.....does the trick. Always use pure isypropal alcohol...not denatured. Once evaporated you're left with a super detailed weathering. Reapply if necessary. Rob
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    Well Ed...this is the trick. I model, making the most corrections as stated earlier(Stem/stern). Namely the bearing lines are corrected and such.. As far as the depth of the hold is concerned and the flatness of the bottom...I opted to go with the Revell design. Nobody I know would ever know the slight difference in bottom flatness between the two anyway. But most importantly, is the design of my dioramas many of the ships I build are set in. The Glory was a generally flat bottomed design unlike the CS..however that slight error is generally lost to the general observer... Where as the major(below waterline differences) are disguised by the modeled water I set my ships in. No below waterline changes will be made for my Donald McKay build..since she will be modeled in a heavy sea with those differences hidden by design.. The real modifications come above the waterline. Thanks for commenting. Rob
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    Oh...I'll complete it...I began it before I finished the Ferreira..and now I need to focus on her before I set to delve into the Glory again. I'll poke around on her but I have to finish something. And I'm struggling with the new build of the Medium clipper Donald McKay...so I have to slow down...focus..focus. Thanks for the fine comments and encouragement. Rob
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    Thanks Mark..that's OK......I'm not really worried..since this build is not your typical plank on frame wood model...which seams to get the majority of hits around here. I use multi media to build my models...and re-engineering of existing hulls. Hey.... it boils down to this simple desire....I want a particular ship model and no manufacturer makes it...so I use what I have to make it myself....by using the simplest and easiest means...re-engineering. Thanks again. Rob
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    Fantastic rigging work.....not to mention the build itself. Rob
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    Since there is Not much interest in my kind of build and since I am building 3 ships at the same time....Ferreira, Glory of the Seas, and now the Donald McKay. I will slack off on the Glory...while I finish the Ferreira...and begin on the hull and water for the McKay diorama....I'll just let this build log go dormant for a time. Rob
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    Now it looks like I need to get onto the formast shrouds....but first...the Ferreira had reduced standing rigging as well as running and she had less backstays...so I need to reduce them to 3 per side. Once built and set...I'll begin the rigging.
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    I worked on the Ferreira today and finished up the head gear and added the inner jib furled.
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    Thanks Elia. Yes I build everything out of wood above the planksheer. The hull can take so long when you build it from wood(Plank on frame)...so I skip that and heavily modify a 1/96 Revell CS hull....making all the necessary cutwater changes and stern changes. With that done....the real fun begins in bulwark mods and deck houses and furniture. I'm trying to finish my CS mod of the Portuguese Ferreira.....before I begin finishing the Glory.. Thanks so much, since there is little to no presence of multi-medium builds here on MSW but what I post. Rob
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    Clare...you have high resolution images of Young America.....? Care to share them with a fellow admirer? Rob
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    Building in the fashion that you do...a simple coat of paint will not cover up any mistakes.... Watching with great anticipation. Rob(so is Donald)
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    Looking awesome Ed.........Awesome. Rob
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    I'm adding some new images, of the continued rigging oif the head rigging....I still need to add the bowsprit shrouds.
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    Oh...my Donald McKay will be modeled similar to this image of the Flying Cloud....probably a bit rougher seas..but similarly short sailed and heeled over, breaking wave crests..etc. Rob
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    I'm sure Webb and McKay were vast friends and competitors too.......and as you have suggested...probably said to themselves(If not out loud)...*He's(Webb or McKay), building another one*. As I too finish up my *Glory of the Seas* and prepare to finalize the plans for my *Donald McKay* on her open ocean display....I'm watching your build with great anticipation. IMV Clippers are the pinnacle of fast ship design(under sail)...and remain my dearest favorite. Here is a very nice picture of the Young America Rob
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    Sweet build. Thanks for the link....love the water. I added the suspended anchor to the Ferreira and some more head gear rigging today. I'll get some images up a bit later. Rob
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    Sometimes what I feel is a good subject to model..others find off beat...and distracting. Thanks for the fine compliments......I will finish the Ferreira and then begin my next build...in similar fashion...with the ship doing what it was designed to do.....sail. The Medium clipper Donald McKay on heavy seas with short sails set. Rob
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    Ed I though my model hulls were big at 28".......42" is stunning. A hull model is nice at this scale and a finished rigged ships is awesome to say the least. I need to step up my game. Rob
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    Awesome Ed.......looking nice. Rob
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    Wow Nenad..coming along nicely.....you've put in some hours. Excellent. Rob
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    Great mods and redo's. I love what you have done. I use that same copper tape..have so for over 35 years. It is wonderful. Thanks for posting...great combination of wood and plastic. Looks superb. Rob
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    I concur. My writen references mimic your own....I asked because I have several painting images that do not show any elevated poop.

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