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  1. rwiederrich
    Worked a bit on the bowsprit guy boom. Rob
  2. rwiederrich
    Oh man...that means something...Michael...coming from an extremely accuracy and detailed oriented modeler yourself. I'm humbled...really. Rob
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    Oh...that is normal. Looking, reaching...always forward and upward. Sometimes when you are on your third try at 7/8", when the human figure is the hardest to replicate....you just settle with what you end up with. However, hindsight, we wish we had paid greater attention...but at the time, exhaustion and frustration wins out. Rob(Just a simple man)
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    Nils....it's so very nice to see you at the bench again. Great start. I'm reminded of your beautiful metal German liner. This schooner is a slight variance. Rob
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    Actually, I had another image that is not on my phone. It was a side shot of the clansman from mystics original mounted collection. I have it somewhere ……just didn’t place his left arm correctly and his head isn’t aiming back far enough. Rob
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    Finished up the chain guys. The rope guys are part of the stays, so they’ll get added when I reach that point. Next is the spreader just aft of the cap. I won’t rig the guy’s so as not to make things tough for the jib stays. Rob
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    Yes..its history is varied. At one point the figurehead spent time in a farmers field before finding its way to Seaport. I didn't have either one of these images at the time when I carved him. Rob
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    I am so fortunate to possess a set of extremely micro tipped dental burs..they are probably 10,000 of an inch....made for extreme detail and micro work. I also made a 7/8" Donald McKay figurehead for my Donald McKay clipper diorama(you see her now and again up on the shelf of my shop). I have a poor image of him. He's fully painted. Lots of errors...but still a likeness
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    Spent some time working the head gear and martingale. Rob
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    Pat, I used copper plate cut to scale and then drill a hole for the pad eye…….then painted and weathered. Rob
  11. rwiederrich
    Carving figures has never been my strong suit, but I worked this till I felt it was as good as I could get. She’s still wrought with errors. Thanks for the fine compliment. Rob
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    Gonna start the bowsprit stays and all the padeyes that secure them to the catheads and sprit. My version of Glory will be incorporating a bowsprit boom....an addition during her rigging upgrade that your version does not have. The martingale will also be worked up...that will include the chain stays and their hardware. Rob
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    Good metal work..... Rob
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    Just a reminder...the figurehead is only 7/8" long. Here is a comparison to the prototype.
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    Finished up the chain head gear. Now onto the martingale and stays. Rob
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    A bit more work on the starboard side…..now to the port. Rob
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    Do. I’ve begun the head gear. Rob
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    The lifts are standing rigging...accept on the main yard lifts. When the yards are raised via their haulyards...the lifts are slung and go slack. Look at the black line on my mizzen mast and you'll see the difference. Rob
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    Yes Vlad...I've been studying clipper rigging for over 45 years...don't beat yourself up....it is a growing learning thing.....and once you see how standard rigging works...you will feel more comfortable with it. Rob
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    I concur. Shroud pin rails are very typical in such limited situations. I'll go that route...thanks for the validation. Rob
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    And most ships carried several thicknesses of sail. Those set for heavy weather and those for lighter fare. What an ordeal to have to change out sail for the weather you are anticipating. And of course Stunsails were of the lightest cotton duct. Rob
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    One thing I'm internalizing over is the lack of proper belaying points for the mizzen sail running rigging. No image I have shows clearly the belay points for the sheets and bunt lines and since the mizzen lacks a proper fife rail(short of the spider band)....I can only imagine that the rail was used as a pin rail...though no photographic evidence shows this. I was thinking of using a practice used on many vessels with similar issues....by using shroud suspended pin rails. Pin rails were bent to the inside of the lanyards at the deadeye point.....providing a belay point for the lines coming down from the fairleads that are fixed up on the inside shroud points. I do not want to drill holes in the fragile rail if at all possible. Rob(thinking out loud)
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    This image is what I'm trying to replicate on Glory...though I wanted tighter furling...like in her San Fran dock image. This furled arrangement is bent to the yard, unlike the other arrangement called quartered. where the sails clue is brought to the center of the yard. Rob
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    Michael...what does the actual radiator look like...so your replication can be accurate.....I have no reference to make any judgements. All of your attempts look fine if indeed that is what the prototype looks like. Being a modelers perfectionist....I know you have accuracy pointing the way...but what does that actually look like? Rob(Magnificent work as usual)
  25. rwiederrich
    Far too many things will distract from them when they are layered over the shrouds. If it works…..do it. Nothing is set in stone. Rob

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