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    Thanks guys. Nenad...I've been following your CS build and am pleased by your progress...I only wish I have as much drive. My Canadian friends are very much appreciated...your support is inspiring. Sailor....I still have plans for that extra CS hull, and again I thank you for your kindness in thinking of me. This new POB build will surely take me to new heights in construction. I've only built 2 other models using the POB method...and both of those were kit based. I'm going it alone...therefore I think the initial planking that will be used will be 2" X 1/16" X 30" material, of clear fine grain Fruitless Mulberry. Gaining the initial hull shape will happen rapidly..permitting me a fine base to apply the second layer of planking. I paint all my clippers...so grain and color imperfections in the wood are a moot issue. Thanks again. Rob
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    Well...I have been planning this build for over a year. Unlike my practice..I will not be modifying a Revell CS hull....but will be building a scratch POB model of the Great Republic from a couple of sources. Namely the McCann plan and those supplemented by the plans provided by Arthur H Clark, and drawings from Crothers, manuscripts and first hand wood etchings of the vessel. Unlike many contemporary replications...I will be following the descriptions of her rig by Duncan McLean and Richard McKay. Today I began by copying and cutting out the frame drawings and separating them into for and aft sections. I hope to get the plywood this weekend and then transfer the template to it and then cut out all the bulkheads. The model will be 3/32"=1' Here is an image of a engraving depicting the rig I will replicate. And an image of the cut templates. Rob
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    Thanks for responding Ed. I suspected such. My Glory was fitted with Howes as well...but the Great Republic which I am currently researching for a POB scratch model had Forbes rig. Can't wait till you return with lots of new pics of progress...... Rob
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    I was thinking Ed...what design of double topsails did the YA have? Rob
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    OH my word! Drooling through your build log pages....I can see how you create with such skill, this wonderful vessel. Along with your own hand/eye skills you have a nice machine shop to magnify those skills. A surgical light, and what appears to be a modified surgical/dental chair to hold and elevate your model...just at the right height and latitude. Excellent work...thanks for the fantastic tour. I'll follow your build with anticipation. Rob
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    Coming along nicely Nils.......nicely. Rob
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    I'm impressed...Nedad. Following you from the beginning and watching you make mistakes..correct.....change....modify....again and again as you perfected the model and your skills. Very mice indeed. Rob
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    I feel like I've been in the no build desert the last year. Now I'm entertaining prepping to build the Great Republic...from scratch...solid wood hull. I must be nuts. Next week I begin a 2 month build session to get the Glory of the Seas back on track with all her yards finished and her back stays set....maybe more. Not to mention I still have to work on the Donald McKay(Just the hull finished) and the new Western Shore I finished the deck for. Plus I am planning(the hull s painted) to build the 1/96 Constitution when she was a receiving vessel. And if that isn't all...I still need to rig a few more stays on the Ferreira and rig lifts and running rigging for the foremast. With all that said, I will need to relocate the Charles W Morgan and my whaling section in my library(Man cave) to make room for the new Great Republic What have I become??????
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    Sorry had not made any new entries for this log...I've been so distracted with work and the need to finish up a few other models before completely delving into the Western Shore. Plus..my connections to acquire a set of plans has been detained. So, I'll wait. \ Rob(sorry)
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    HI Harry..Fantastic! Sometimes we get distracted from the goal..to build a representation of a model we love, by pressure to use wood or cloth, or other typical media. For me and it appears you as well...Clippers. American clippers specifically are the favorite... . I have a goal and I will use whatever material or medium I can manipulate to achieve that goal...cuz once it's all said and done it is a fine looking vessel...and in most cases one will be hard pressed to identify plastic from wood, metal, card stock or wax. Paint is my friend and as I recall.. all clippers were actually painted. I respect the purist, who builds entirely with wood(However, not the actual oak used in real construction). I'm generally a lazy builder..preferring to re-engineer other vessels..avoiding the more tedious job of POF or POB. I would love to see images of your builds. I would love to exchange ideas and lend a suggestive hand if I am asked. Again...thanks for your interest and most of all your love of clippers. Rob
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    Fantastic! You focus on attention to detail on your builds as I do on making my refractor telescopes....wish I did the same for my ship builds. Great work. Rob
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    I will not install sails on this particular model.....When the yards are added the strong stark dark varnished look will make the vessel look like a B/W image. I have a long way to go for rigging is an all encompassing hobby in of itself...so that will be fun. Collecting remnants of the Glory of the Seas was the highlight of this entire project. Rob
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    The wall paper reflects the Blue hues in the room and the added dating.....all the things needed to make a statement. Thanks for the fine comments. Rob
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    I've finally finished the wall mounting for my Glory Model. I added two iron pin samples that were excavated from her resting site and a short description of the vessel and artifacts found. Now I need to finish the model...which by the way I will be working on the yards in earnest come next month when my schedule clears. Rob
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    Fantastic work Bruce...really! I love this model...following with great anticipation. Rob
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    I suspected you would need to experiment with the fit...looks like you might be able to crimp the deadeye strap with a plier to further tighten the stap.....fine work. Rob
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    Great Scott! Ed... fine work for sure. I made a chain plate model a long time ago..and pretty much mimiced your own technique and procedure. How did you tackle the issue of the deadeyes lazily rolling around within their respected wire strap..once they were soldered to the chain? Personally..I didn't solder them myself..becaue I found that the loose dedeye rolled while I was rigging the lanyards..causing miss alignments...I had to glue them fixed. Great job
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    Dang...I just buy the size of deadeyes I need now....after I labored and made them for my scratch built Cutty Sark 40 years ago, much like Ed is here. Way too labor intensive for me. But I can surely appreciate the hard work and attention to detail that Ed is putting into this build. However...from another point of view...making the entirety of the model from stock material is in of itself a real accomplishment. Rob
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    Fantastic attention to detail....... Rob
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    Well the time you spend on the project is paying off in dividends...... Great job. Rob
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    Looking great.......
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    OH..and of course my mancave........the Library, where all the magic happens. Rob(Kinda like an eye spy room)Lots to see.
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    Here are some of my Morgan......
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    I just purchased a completed version of this model at a second hand store for 100 bucks. It needed some desperate repair to rigging and broken top gallent yards...plus several boat davits were broken and missing...not to mention some oddly placed rigging...that needs repairing. Not with standing, the model was part of a larger collection that sold separately for nearly $600 a model. This one was damaged enough...I got it for a song. The builder who is now deceased actually did a fairly good job...not requiring too many changes, and the errors are not that noticeable. He coppered the entire hull...very nicely too. I'll post images when I get home. Rob
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    Mike...yes it does. I use alcohol stains...it evaporates quickly and leaves a simple opaque stain...if I want more depth I use india ink added to the alcohol....great effects....and fast. Paper nearly turns into a fine old looking cloth once wrinkled enough....mimicking old tired sails....quite natural looking...plus the scale pleats and wrinkles accepts alcohol staining well adding additional depth and dimension. Rob

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