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Thanks Rich. those flutes could have turned out to be many things...but I wanted to match the galvanized one on the main cabin. I have developed and am blessed to have an extremely (Level) eye. I set the first ratline and then.....bluuuuuup....I set the next and next..all the way to the top till I'm done. In the past, I would rig several masts at a time and the time spent between them gave enough time for the glue to set, so I could go back to the first and keep repeating the process...never having to wait . Unfortunately, here...I need to wait for the glue to set for each one so I do not interrupt the previous one. I alternate between the futtock shrouds. when I finish them....well....I find other things to do. Rob
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Before I move to port, I decided to add some deck and hull details that would otherwise be tough to work. I added the aft scupper hole to run the main mast yard brace purchases through. I then had to make two sizes of cleats for them and the spanker braces aft of the wheelhouse. Rob
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I spent some time finishing up the starboard rat lines on the shrouds. Now to rotate the ship and begin on the port side. Rob
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I have not forgotten Rich. Rob
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Thank your wife for me...would you? That is fascinating news about her great great granddad. Its possible she might be able to scrounge up some info or images..... if at all possible. (I'm sure you already looked into that). Rob
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Good job...but you might want to turn the wheel round about....it's facing the wrong direction. Wheel forward...mechanism house aft. Rob
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I haven't forgotten the stove pipe Rich. It's just that it is sucha simple element I want to tackle the shrouds and ratlines first...since I use that deck space to lay tooling on, while I rig. It's been a few slow days in the shipyard. Rob
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I'll add the ratlines next and then move to the port side and add the shrouds and ratlines there. I'll add the spanker boom and gaff (along with the spanker sail mounted between them). I want to add them before I add the backstays. Trying to be systematic....... Rob
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One thing that goes unnoticed is that the center beam must have a bow in to allow the rain to run off and not puddle on the seam. Rob
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Looks like you are making good progress. Good move to add the strip of wood to provide the right extension and curve to the canvas. Super Rob
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Yes indeedy…… I used the knot as the cantilever point , resulting in the very effect you pointed out The model is resting fully on its keel, but the Knaurly wood grained base is “ floating” over its own base board. Delivering a satisfying effect. The heavy dense knot counterweights the overextension of the overhung base under the bow of the ship. She is well balanced. What will I think of next? Rob(A ship mounted on a large cleat)
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Thanks Rich...actually the wood the GR is resting on is not drift wood, but a particular piece of a knot I cut and milled from a 120 year old maple tree from my yard. The finished routered base is also from that same tree. I appreciate your views on the subject....we'll have to see what it all looks like to fully make the right call. Here is GR mounted on her milled knot base. Rob
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
rwiederrich replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I suggest you you return to happiness and let your build bring you joy. There is so little these days that brings happiness. Do you have a build log, so we can enjoy what you have accomplished? Rob- 993 replies
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Your emotional paragraph says it all my friend...thank you. I have been using hack processes, unorthodox materials and re-engineering others work for my own particular uses for so long that I suppose I have forgotten the impact of the end result. Its all become second nature to me, I guess. When you've put your socks on for so many years without anyone noticing (Through The internet), you sometimes forget how impressive putting on your socks can be. Rob
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Less then 2/3 of her keel will be resting within the recess of the cleat. In this way she will be very secure and still presented fully and respectfully. This contact will occur at the most extreme point of her deadrise and will be less of a distraction then the overall effect the mounting design will convey. We will only be able to really make a definitive evaluation once the cleat base is made and Glory is resting safely within it. This issue reminds me of the same situation modelers for centuries have struggled with when deciding to add or retract sails from their models. *They will cover up and hide lots of detail I have put into the model*, is always the fear. While the opposite is equally true, that, * A sailing ship without sails is like a plane without wings*. The trade off is perceptions. She has to be mounted.....thus......Do I display her averagely and receive an average wage....or do I display her in the most unique way and profit from both model and mounting? These are the things that haunt me at night under covers. You have seen all the ways I mount my models...have you not? Rob
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Stepped the mizzenmast. Once dry I will clean things up and roughly belay lines out of the way. Then I’ll probably begin the mainmast rigging off model. Rob
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I found and ordered the large 18" cleat I have been looking for....that I will be mounting Glory to. I will machine a groove along the top leading edge of the cleat to house the keel of Glory. Then the cleat will be painted and detailed and mounted on a fine piece of 100 year old maple. This will be my *Unique* mounting I have devised for displaying Glory in all her glory....(No pun intended) Of course I will take pics of the project as I build it......when the cleat arrives. I'm stoked to have found what I have been searching for, for as long as I have been building her. Rob
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Well I finished up the bowsprit guys. Here are some pics. I deleted these funky images and will post correct ones later. Sorry.
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