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Thanks Glen. I try. Now onto the helm tiller box and wheel. Rob
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Thanks Pat. I’m hoping to make all the deck furniture before I get the hull bulkheads from Vlad. Next will be the helm tiller box and wheel. Rob
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Finished the compass ….bell assembly. Rob
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Finally I built the final one that will be mounted after it dries. Rob
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Here is the first one I built. Didn’t like it either. Rob
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Didn’t like the look…..too modern looking.
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I made a new bell and housing. Rob
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HI Luis. Thanks...Vlad is waiting for the laser cutting to be completed...before he sends me my copy of the hull bulkheads and keel. I'm hopeful, that they will arrive before the end of next month...hopefully sooner. Rob
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Thanks Druxey.......Searching for good scale door knobs, I had to rely upon my imaginative skills and ingenuity. I broke open a very old(unusable rally) shotgun shell used for bird hunting, and I sifted through the shot and found the right size, that would work as door knobs.....and VIOLA. Rob
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Thanks Rick. I keep having to decide how much detail I want to add...and at this scale too much can be very distracting....and not enough ...things begin to look toy like. Rob
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Took a group pic with all the family who were here. And one with a pencil for scale. Rob
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While I was at it , I added door knobs to all the other doors. Rob
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I finished the companion way today. Rob
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Finished the top sliding hatch. Still need to sand and repaint again. The companion way is only 5/8" X 6/8"
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I began working on the after passage way today. Still have to make the Mahogany slide roof. Needs a second coat of paint too. Rob
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Let the water out...but not in......well not a lot in.😁 Rob
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Freeing ports….exactly . Ive heard them called many names. Rob
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You can easily see the sea doors for exiting water much clearer in these images. You can clearly see them on Glory of the Seas...built the same year.
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McLean was like a reporter reporting on a horse race. He describes the horse to a tee. Its height, stride, any stat that can influence a buyer or better. Betting was the predominant pass time of the wealthy and the up and coming, investor. Clipper betting was like fantasy football is today. but you still need the stats and info on players to make the best bet you can. Same goes for clippers. McLean was the provider of stats. If a vessel was constructed poorly and had few amenities....it might not attract a well paying traveler or cargo. Not to mention any noted discrepancies in its construction might inhibit its performance or endurance. McLean had to be clear.....millions of dollars were riding on it. Betting on clippers and investing in shipping rates was nearly as profitable as mining the gold fields of California. Rob
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Fantastic work. Great job in such a small scale. Rob
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Love it…… just love it. I couldn’t have done better myself. I believe this is as close as we can get….with all the clues we have compiled. I can’t imagine it being any different Talking to Mike today, he fully agreed that Duncan McLean’s descriptions are hardened fact, based upon his responsibility as a chronologer of the facts of these vessels. A sports reporter, or a NASA documenter of the space program ….. of his time. Clipper ship designs and records were big business at the time. Rob
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I think once you have done this....this will be the drawing I use to model my forecastle bulkhead. Course, that won't happen till I get to that point in the build. Rob
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I figure...there will be scrutinizers of our work out there, and since we are making highly educated *guesses*.....we might as well make them as accurate as they could be....based upon the limited descriptions of Duncan McLean. Your adjustments sound perfect. Now that you have drawn the companion way slide roof.....you can probably see why I chose the Thermopylae model forecastle companion way as an example.....😁 I also agree....making the splash rail shorter by several inches.....makes more sense. Some paintings of her almost eliminate the visible splash rail all together, so it must have been shorter. Rob
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Rich... I've done a preliminary over drawing of your beautiful rendering. And if you follow the angle of the hull framing down to the lower(3ft) forecastle deck. With the companion ways in their present location...and their steps leading down...you have less than a foot and a half space available for the WC's....between the steps and the out framing of the hull. However...if the companion ways were relocated to the window just inboard and the window over to the companion way's current location....you will have four and a half ft available space. Enough for a decent WC. If you think a window behind the steps is unacceptable. Then simply panel the space in. Rob
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Regardless of what action came first…… this rendering shows the precarious situation the crew was forced to be in, when they had to rapidly shorten the huge topsail. The action and motion of the act is dramatically captured in this Buttersworth painting. Im now more convinced ,than ever, this is the sail presentation I’m going to model my Staghound in. Rob
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