rwiederrich

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

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.

Further aft I built the main rail and the pumps. A generous coat of alcohol ink and cerium and things are looking good.

A bit closer of the rail and the belay pins are weathered brass.

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.

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.

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.

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.

And another...I wanted to hand paint the name board......so it was not a decal.

Thanks Michael....I'm working at it. Here are some more images of the forecastle construction

Lots more work is needing to be done...but I'm getting there.

And my carved figure.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Another just after modifications from the CS Revell hull.

Being new to these pages i thought if fitting to begin my own build log of the medium clipper I'm building of the Glory of the Seas...Donald McKay's last clipper. I chose this fine vessel because she was not only Donald McKay's last but she spent much of her later years in the Tacoma/Seattle area....where I live and she ended her days just miles from here south of Seattle as a burnt out hulk. I drew much of her documented history from many sources, namely from Richard McKay's book, *Donald McKay and his Famous sailing ships*, local historian, Jay Mjelde, author of several books, *Clipper ship Captains, Daniel McLaughlin and the Glory of the Seas* , and *Glory of the Seas*, by same. Note to the reader: I also utilized other resources, such as Crothers fine book, *The American build Clipper Ship*, and a nearly un-numberable library of resources. Unlike many here...I work in multi mediums to achieve my goals...and am not ashamed to admit...I will re-engineer anything and everything to achieve these goals. First it must be known...I am a lazy model builder....wanting expeditious results......means I forgo much in the way of frame construction(I figure I'm covering it up and painting it...why bother). I do. however....scratch build everything above the weather deck and masts/yards and rigging. I currently use the 1/96 scale hull from the Revell Cutty Sark kit as the beginning of my build...knowing full well much is needed to correct design issues......however..once cutwater rake issues are corrected for said model and stern corrections are also made....I then proceed to tackle the deck and its houses and furniture. Much of this *Modification* will be eliminated for times sake. Here is an image of the hull after it has been correctly modified.

And this?

Just one more thought Ed..will you be building her in this fashion...like the antique model of the Thermopylae?

Good clarity Ed. Rob

Great thought John...after lots of reading it appears insurers might have something to say about ship construction.....the ships/cargo they insure . Rob

That's right Ed......that is what I love about this hobby.....everyone can approach building in the medium they prefer and to the extent they prefer...all because we enjoy the feeling of the build. I'm enjoying this fully. Rob

I have built many clippers...of course they were heavily modified from existing Revell Cutty Sark hulls which I used as my starting point. Then by utilizing plans I rebuilt the hulls to the hulls of the ships I was building. Then I scratch build the rest entirely...Unless some universal components could be recycled...I did so. Your builds are entirely of a different breed.......entirely. I can appreciate the willingness it must take to build every structural component from original plans in the manner and attention to detail as the original builder(Webb,etc) However...I'm generally lazy and I don't like covering up what I spend hours(days) building...so I have fallen off the purist truck...into the external, *That looks just like her* crowd of builder. All the while straying away from the time consuming hours of actually building her to be exactly like her......crowd. I'm impressed and I hope to glean enormous amounts, no volumes..of information from you, during this build. Rob

Fascinating Ed....just fascinating. Your attention to detail is most impressive and I am sure will result in a magnificent model. Can't wait. Have you built any other clippers....I'm getting the impression you have? Rob