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Thanks Rich. Those little boogers were quite challenging to fix in place....without damaging the existing spindly wooden railing. The splash rail will go atop the catheads in the near future. I will add the iron fairleads shortly after. Noticing the Cheppelle drawing a bit closer. I noticed he set the forecastle deck at nearly the monkey rail height. NOT at the main rail height as McLean describes. Probably trying to reconcile the limited height under the deck for real men to do work. More evidence, the inner forecastle decking was 3ft below....providing that *AMPLE, well lit work space....we see described in McLean's first hand description. Rob
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Cutting in the cat heads. Rob
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Great job Rich. Love the drawing. Super Rob
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Thanks Rick. Finished up the safety chain around the forecastle companionway roofs. Rob
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Thanks Rick. Finished up the bumpkins and their bits. Blocks and hardware will come later. Rob
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Thanks Pat. Yes...the finer details always catch the eye. the chain ropes...will really bring it all together. Still have the catheads(all their detail) and the splash rail. not to mention the bits and the jib fife rail. Rob
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Chain barrier still need to be added in front of each companion way roof. Rob
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Worked on the forecastle railing a bit. Lots to do. Rob
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Break out the brasso. Rob
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I’m sure the brass was tarnished when she was owned by the Portuguese. They let her go pretty badly. Maintenance wasn’t their gig. Rob
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Thanks Rick. Now to the bumpkins and their bits and poop step iron rails. Then finally, onto the forecastle details. Which will be an entire job in of itself. Rob
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Mooring bits. Rob
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Finished the fore fife rail. Rob
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Took a few images around the model. Rob
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Did a bit of work on the small details. Added forecastle step railing , the forward hold stair cover and began the fore fife rail. Rob
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MikeR...Are you still working on the Flying Fish...Haven't seen any updates for quite some time. Rob
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Some fantastic work. Very good metal work on the binnacle. Exceptional all around. Rob
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Wonderful job...she is coming along nicely. The attention to detailing the yards out with *ALL* their blocks, stirrups foot ropes , flemishhorses, and sheet blocks can be daunting. Not to mention the jackstays. Many modelers tend to forego many of these and keep the yard furniture to a minimum. If you plan on adding leach and buntlines...you'll need these blocks as well. Not failing to mention those pesky jewel blocks for the reef tackle. It can get pretty busy for sure. Good luck. Will you be adding sails...furled or otherwise? Rob
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This is exactly what I am saying when it comes to artist interpretation of other ships as well...such as the Great Republic...which has been poorly represented with incurring features from her original configuration and those of her rebuilt state. A whole lot of Mixin and matchin...has taken place...and if you are not a student of her history, you can easily be fooled by what the artist has painted. This is evidence that even Buttersworth, had either bias or ignorance.....or is just being an ARTIST. Since Buttersworth has a proven history of making small errors. One must, as it has been pointed out......skillfully use all data points...preferably first hand accounts. Rob
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Those are beautiful. typically...those were removed when at sea and preparing for battle. Some modelers retain the boarding ladders on their clippers...such as Flying Fish and Flying Cloud. However, these egress ladders were quickly removed when the ship set sail....and they surely were not present when the ship was encountering foul weather.....such as I will be depicting Staghound..(Mimicing Buttersworth's painting). Someday I wish to visit Mystic and then go see the Constitution myself. Rob
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Thanks Peter...I must have read right past that..... I couldn't find it in the body of the conversation....and it was right in front of my face....all the time. After looking through your log, I quickly gathered it was larger than 1/96. The scale all my clippers are built in.....so I can manage the room they will take and scaling them together, for size comparison. Good job...bringing back an old classic. Indeed it must have been a lot more crafting.... Rob
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Added a few more details. Rob
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Finished adding the steps on the port side and finished the starboard side too. Rob
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Peter......fine job for sure. I've looked...but what scale is that model in? Rob
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Hoping you won't make a mistake....but those strakes at the stern go all the way back to the edge of the stern post...they do not curve as you have them against the last bulkhead. they should go straight back to the stern post. Rob
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