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Well I worked on the bowsprit this morning and did some finalizing and repairing and I think I’m pretty close the attachment needs to be modified a bit but I think it’s looking pretty good.
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Thanks Pat…….but your build outclasses mine by miles. Your fit and finish is stellar
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Rich……sorry, but you’re seeing the sprit while it was just resting there, it dropped and was not in the right place. I’ve since made some adjustments. Thanks bro
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Working on the bowsprit cap I my cut it from one piece of wood , these iron straps are self adhesive aluminum foil.
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Sure thing Rich here is the beginning of the replacement sprit.
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Here is my problem I am one 6 inch scale off in my diameter of the bow spread. A total of 6 inches at scale that is significant. I think I took my measurements before I had laid the final top rail trim. No wonder. Plus, I’m going to upscale my banding material as well. It will be a far better end result. Thanks for the advice and refresher data input. Notice the difference in this pic. Rob
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Well I decided to remake the bowsprit the jibboom is not in question. What I want to do is make the entire D slightly larger the bowsprit is in my view too small based on the current data. The jibboom is proper in relation to the bowsprit but the bowsprit needs to be re-engineered that’s what I’m going to do thanks.
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Upon further investigation and, just looking her over...I think I'm going to remake her bowsprit. I think I miscalculated the size of her bowsprits dimensions. Not in her length or in her details....but in her diameter. She just doesn't look right to me...what does everyone think? The main rail trim is lined up correctly, but I think I removed too much material when I turned the bowsprit down. It just doesn't feel right. No prob. I can remake the entire rig..bowsprit/jibbom an all. Rob
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Very good observation. It can't be erroneously assumed her bowsprit had any real distance between it and the naval hood...solely based off of her images with no jibboom. Stresses of her tightened bobstays and martingale tension and the stays stresses would have surely applied forces not seen in her *SPRUNG* state without any jibboom and head gear stresses. Rigging and sparring designs took into consideration the stress loads and flexure that would be attained...thus requiring the nautical engineer to calculate that into his design. both hull and rigging. Bob Cleek would know exactly what I was talking about and could probably explain it far better. He's a professional....I'm not even an amateur. It is true what Vlad says...it's nice to have your eyes and opinion at our beckon call....heeheehee Rob
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And they are both suppose to be in the same scale of 1/96. 900 tons verses 2100. Similar comparison from the Great Republic 4555 verses 2100 average clipper of the same period. Rob
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Looking good Vlad...the bulwarks are very clean and it is important to maintain proper convexity as you approach the bow. Good work for sure. Love the progress. Rob
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I'm an energizer bunny.......I need progress or I get anxious....plus the research is done...work is now upon me. I need now to think of the means by which I will display her. What will be her pedestal. Rob
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Well Rich...I appreciate that very much....however, I still think I could have done better on some details. I think the transfer was lost in my own inability to replicate accurately. Even in the most discriminating replica...there will be details lost in the translation. Namely in the skills of the modeler in being able to make those translations accurately. I have made a plethora of mistakes and shortcomings, that I have identified. But for the sake of not distracting from the end goal...I will not divulge them here. And I fully agree...without that very clear image of Glory's bow provided by Mike, we could not have been able to make accurate measurements....measurements we can use to reverse engineer the entire vessel. The only true issue is some of the finer details....details that conflict with photographic evidence and those of Mike's original drawings.....and those details omitted from paintings or just not visible due to angle and distance. There is still some wiggle room for artistic license. Some of these items I will detail when I get to that install stage of the model. Cheers. Rob
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A few more images. I won’t attach it till I finish adding all the head gear attachments and the martingale point. And fixing all the guy and jib points It’s so much easier to do all that off model. Rob
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Thanks so much Rich, I’m truly honored by your comments. I worked the bowsprit, it is still wet. I even made the iron strap with a bolt. I’ll take a better image when things dry Rob
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Finished up the top gallant rail cap and the install of the cat heads.
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Fun astronomy stuff…….reinactments are fun too. Spent some time finishing up the top gallant rail cap. Scribing both sides was a challenge. Rob
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Oh yeah…….😚 what we can get done on rainy days. Looks spot on. Rob
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Glad…… she is coming along nicely. Good contour. I see you made the stern post adjustment for the rudder post. Rob
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Yeah, once you’ve laid about 2000 plates you can easily be persuaded to NOT do it again. And you only plated half the hull of Cutty. You have plenty to do till Christmas , so full steam ahead. You have bulwarks to build , and another delay in wood delivery. Getting old is a major contributor, especially when having to tackle something that tries your patience. You’re doing a great job, I love it. Rob
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I helped build the lime green one. I built the smaller white scope Mounted on its counter arm. I used it for photography. And I built the big green 10”, but not it’s spotters. That is it in its roll off roof observatory. I also built
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Actually, one could simply use the copper tape or pre formed plates and simply paint them with a metallic paint that shines like bright muntz . Easy peasy . I almost did that myself , Cept I like the weathered look. Rob
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Specifically astronomical. Astronomy is my second hobby……..or is it my first hobby? Here are some of my homemade telescopes. My 6” f/15 and my big 10” f/15
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Stellafane graduate....cool. Back in the day I had the pleasure of meeting John Dobson at RTMC in Cali. I built only one 8" f/6 and focused on 12" to 18" f/4.5's I made about 5 of them on my Porter polishing machine that I used for hogging and a 4 table machine that used to be a Navy optical lab machine. I had a dedicated optical bench for Ronchi testing. Yes...model ship building is far less demanding a hobby. I still build refractors (My largest a 10"f/15), but no pushing glass(Well, I never actually pushed it, it was all done on machine...cept the figuring) Thanks for peekin in. Rob
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My greatest advocate is scale. I can still achieve the accuracy required to make the model authentic and even acutely detailed, but those who work in larger scales must step up their game to include joinery, wood grain acuity, proper metallurgy and accurate rigging techniques for their period. And lets not forget one most critical aspect....the *cover-up*.....Weather detailing.... Most of my skilled contemporaries do not weather their models...and when one limits or removes that aspect....they are forced to maintain a grueling polished perfection...a place I only go when I make telescope mirrors or when washing my car. I am so honored that you think my work is museum quality. To be honest, I do have several models I've created in several local museums...but that is the extent of my fame. Your contribution goes back long before this current project...back when we talked when I was building my first Glory(You remember). It is your own contributions that have verified and even pushed me me to desire to correct all my previous mistakes with my first attempt. So my appreciation is deeply rooted and heartfelt. Now, with all that emotion behind us, let us press forward and continue to create the best Glory we can. Rob(your humble model shipwright and friend)
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