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    Finished painting the upper topsail yard….now she’s ready for blocks and her sail. Rob
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    Finished yard details and weathering…….now onto the next. Rob
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    What's so fantastic...is the wax-compound is so easily manipulated and formed...but when solidified (And When highlighted)it looks like furled, bunched, rolled, stacked canvas/cloth. The argument is, *Its a wax* won't it melt?*. Well its a very stiff compound when set....and who is going to let their model get so hot that it begins to deform/melt? Too many other things on your model will ignite and combust first. It's a moot argument. By the way....I've even experimented with sheet beeswax and it works just as well. When heated up and then cooled down it linda like anneals the wax....and once painted over, the paint encapsulates it and further protects is. Just another of my *Hack* tricks of the trade...... I get the look/effect I want by unorthodox means. No other known method works and looks so well...IMHV. Thanks Pat for your wonderful compliments. You wouldn't consider putting anything less than what would meet your stringent requirements on Your magnificent Victoria. I encourage you...give the technique a try and work out any kinks for yourself. Oh..one last hint....I use twisted wire within the twisted ends of the sail at the clue where the blocks attach. It supports the natural bend and strengthens and supports during rigging. Rob(There....I've just given up my secret)
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    Its feast or famine. I just wish I could take the time I really want to spend on Glory. I've already begun the work on the next yard(Upper topsail) for the main. I just loath having time gaps in my log of days and weeks of inactivity. IMV, there should be daily updates...😄 OH....in a perfect world... Rob
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    Finished adding the sail to the main yard….now to let it dry before I clean it up and then add bunt blocks and gaskets. And weathering. Rob
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    Occupy till the Lord comes..... Rob
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    Indeed my final answer was no...but the caveat was that you could build them yourself....you can do it...all you needed was an encouraging nudge in the right direction. It was not that I didn't want to help....but that I wanted to help/teach you how to fish....not just to feed you fish. And look what you've done...look what you've accomplished, and the kudos received from all of your followers and admirer's is proof in the pudding. You are gaining so much more then me simply building your masts...you're gaining the experience and skills to do it magnificently for yourself. The Master of all you survey. I'm proud Keith. You've learned skills that equipped you to identify scale errors and attention to ever elusive details.. Powerful skills that you can employ in your next modeling adventure...if you choose to go there. Great job for sure.
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    Zooker...is there any new updates on this wonderful restoration?
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    Keith, I remember when we first began talking about your build. It has been a learning curve but you have progressed and matured all along the way. Being your first real ship build you can be very proud of yourself. She is actually well made and you put in the hours of homework to make it so. It is your model and as such , you and you alone are it’s master. I’m just happy to have been able to watch and see her come to life I can’t wait to see her finished coming down the ways. Rob
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    I wanted to show an image of the Constitution to show you that the channel needs to be wide enough to accommodate the angle of the shrouds, so they do not rub along the gunwale. Rob
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    Good move Keith....lacing those lanyards with the deadeyes so close to the hull would have been a challenging thing. The only concern would be to prevent the shrouds from pressing hard against the hull if the channel and deadeyes were not of their proper dimensions and in their proper locations. You're just cookin along. She looks wonderful. Rob
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    Fantastic job....lots of tooling and gigs to git-er done.😊 I don't mean to side track, but I did this once and this is how I did it. I found copper tube the right size....put it on the spar, marked and cut out all the *NON* banding material with a cut off disk....then soldered a simple THIN solder plug to the end...which was then burnished out..Kinda like with the rounding tool and burnishing tool you have. Place the soldered end into the correct rounding toll...then place you burnished down inside the now cut tube and simply press in the rounded end. Solder is very soft and pliable. Finish off with a bit of filing. Once done..paint black and mount. Mind you, I didn't do them this small...but the idea is sound. I'm so glad you are back in the yard maken it happen....what a joy. Rob
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    agree not to replace the belay pins..since you will need the extended length to aid in belaying them...plus the extra length is hidden by the rope coils anyway. You're doing fantastic. Rob
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    Well I’m changing my process again…….I’m going to build all the yards first this time….including the main yard too. Once the yards , including sails and all the blocks, rigging are complete, then I will finish up the shrouds on the mast. Then I can add the yards one by one to the mast. Process…..process….process. I finished the lower topsail first…..now onto the main yard. Rob
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    Looks very nice and clean...great job. Rob
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    Wonderful detail. One reason why I didn't strop my deadeyes with braces through the pin rail...is you just can't see all the work you put into it...and then when you apply the numerous rope coils on the belaying pins in front of the deadeye braces....well...you see what I mean. Great job by the way. Rob
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    Stropped deadeye looks good. You could pre bend the wire...paint it white..then finish up with the twist and then touch up. So the stropping can be white. Unless you have some other plan. White coated wire? Rob
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    Indeed...and those belay pins are actually. very much out of scale...but if you are not prepared to replace everyone with scale ones then, make-em work.😁 Rob
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    Fascinating! I've been skewering the net and my book library for any paintings or photographs of such evidence myself. I'm pleased you are taking on this overlooked subject...concerning McKay's *secret* hoods. Rob
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    Your doing a fantastic job for sure. I bet you had to drill very slow to make those holes in the pin rails for the deadeye braces? I almost opted to do the same on my last Cutty build 15 years ago, but opted to let that detail go, as it would become invisible once the rigging was in place. Pick and choose your battles...I guess. Wonderful work. Rob
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    No reason to think McKay would not include the Naval hood on all his clippers. It’s like a signature. Rob
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    I thank you so much Michael. I assumed you had other things on your mind, like your wonderful train project. I appreciate the thoughtfulness. I surely wonder what a cut through the middle of that tree nail would look like. Thanks again…..I can’t wait for the prize. Rob
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    I added the sail……….still lots to finish before I move to the next yard. Rob
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    Lower topsail yard ready for the sail. Rob
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    Up to this point, I’ve not taken pictures of all the yards as I was making them. Well, here are the two lower main yards for the fore and main mast. I just finished turning these on the lathe. I wanted to at least show them in the raw wood. I won’t show every yard I make, but you now have a clue as to my process. Now to dress them up with bands and eye bolts. Rob

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