rwiederrich
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Thanks Nenad. I figured that an engineered hull could more easily be re-engineered to my models specs then could be achieved from beginning from scratch. The desire to expedite my build and my ability to modify existing kit hulls to my purpose fuels my enjoyment and saves me loads of scratch building hours. I think the labor has been quite convincing. I plan on doing the exact same thing(converting the Revell CS hull) into my next build the clipper Donald McKay..after I'm finish with the Glory of the Seas. Rob
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during this time I was working on the gunnels and chain plates as I was adding the masts...
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Moving aft again I finished up the helm cabin and deck details before adding the fore and main masts.
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During this time I was building the composite masts over on the bench...after i had mounted the mast on the mill and milled out the section of the mast that had been created by the 5 sections being tongue and grooved...then iron banded. Fillets were pressed under the bands between the outer sections to form a secure surface for the banding. Here is a pic of one of the masts.
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Next I moved forward again and added pins in the pinrail and worked aft.
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Well picking up on the poop cabin...I painted and weathered it in my usual manner. Here are some before painting and after.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
rwiederrich replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
One of her deck amidship.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
rwiederrich replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I enjoyed building my Cs in just under 3 months.....I hyper detailed her and set her in a diorama of a factual event...getting her jurry rigged rudder replaced.
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Enough for today....I'll post more tomorrow as i continue the build of my scratch/bashed Glory of the Seas. Thanks for looking in. Rob
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Now some serious work needs to be done to build up the poop cabin. Again I used maple for the roof decking and redwood some basswood for the structure. Railing to include stanchions and rail. I built the access companion way of stirene.
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Further aft I built the main rail and the pumps. A generous coat of alcohol ink and cerium and things are looking good.
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A bit closer of the rail and the belay pins are weathered brass.
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One note to readers...I add weathering as I go...I use black, brown, red India ink suspended in Absolute methyl alcohol. Then I apply dustings of cerium oxide for bleach effect and for general dirt effect. quite convincing.
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Foremast fife rail was added next and the mid decks hatch. I build and added the forward hatch as well...the boat on the skids is temporary so I can get scale and location measurements done.
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Then I decided to move to the forward cabin and then back down the deck. I had to make each of the sliding windows and the flush wall doors...more detail will follow as I go..this is the basic structure...not the dummy mast for placement and scale references.
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Next we move to the poop deck.....and rail.....I opted to build this first and not the poop cabin..so I had more room to align the rail and stanchions.
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And another...I wanted to hand paint the name board......so it was not a decal.
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Thanks Michael....I'm working at it. Here are some more images of the forecastle construction
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Lots more work is needing to be done...but I'm getting there.
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And my carved figure.
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The Glory's figurehead is a carved woman with her right arm back behind her head and her left arm between her breasts. I had to carve mine from wood and the Glory pedestal needed to bet from the bow and the figurehead became part of the contour.
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Adding the forecastle...it is scribed and ready for its furnishings. I will be applying cerium oxide dust to weather the model as I go.
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The Gory had several refits and modifications done to her during her career...I'm modeling her prior to her 1872 refit when she still possessed her topmast cross trees and before she was fitted with her cabin boy cabin, just aft of her mainmast and when her boats were removed from the main cabin roof and re positioned over that cabin and the forward portion of the poop cabin. Plus I will be modeling her when her helm cabin did not extend into the aft poop cabin. During her life her original composite lower masts were replaced by single stick masts...but again...I'll be modeling the composite masts..which were comprised of four main tongue and groove sections all strapped together with iron bands.
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Nearly everything had to be removed or relocated on the CS hull to accommodate the new location on the Glory hull. Howes holes needed relocating...cheek plates and figurhead. I used maple veneer for the decks and oak , mahogany and redwood for structures.
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Another just after modifications from the CS Revell hull.
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