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Also one blaring issue....This image (Of her with the captain on the main house roof) could not have been taken before the 1977 image of her in SanFran...because it is clear all 3 masts had been replaced with single stick masts and in the SanFran image, all 3 lower masts are composite. Her original build configuration, she had composite masts. A Further bewildering issue is that in her later years when photographed getting converted to a canary....it is clear the lower main mast is once again a composite mast....... Her history must have resulted in *sprung* masts requiring full stick replacements. And further replacement of the main mast do to some unknown accident prior to her canary conversion.🤪 Pictures do not lie. Rob
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Couple of things I noticed while doing research for the boats and even the wheelhouse roof vent system. I always wondered about what they did with the structures used to create the chicken coop when in port? Do they lower the disassembled structure into the hold for keeping, or do they disassemble it and store it elsewhere? Well....... While studying the structures of the boat skids for and aft...I notices a structure that was stored on the forward roof of the boys cabin and what appears to be material stored on the catwalk between the stored boats. If you look closely you can see paneled structures similar to those of the houses themselves and other unidentifiable material stored there as well. I only assume this material is part of or sections of material(chicken coop) needing storage space while in port. Notice the material between the boats in this picture...and of course the material that appears to be stored between the boats on the catwalk in the picture of the boy on the boy cabin roof. Surely interesting find for sure.
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Its amazing how similar many of McKay's clippers deck houses and furniture looked...the recessed carriage house is a good example of this carried over design to many of his famous clippers. You are doing a great job...she is really coming together. Rob
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Here...for the inquisitor's benefit, I will post the image that I use for my *Period*, in GOS history that I am building her. In my view, her most beautiful and profitable days....her *Heydays*...... Rob
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Thanks Rich. Yes….Glory had loads of additions and mods This is why I chose her at SanFran. So much to model. Rob
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I posted the penny in several images, so everyone can get a feeling for the scale I’m working in. Rob
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The hull was intentionally weathered to look like that. Similar to what she looked like in her SanFran image. Rob
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Great job and likeness. I don’t even think mine could pull off that well. Rob
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The boat skids actually have a metal strip running on their outer/upper edge. I tried to replicate it the best I could. Thanks for noticing. Rob
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I worked a bit on tithe boat skids and painted some stuff. Rob
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Did a bit of work on the boat skids. Rob
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Man...I got to looking at my Glory and I realized how far I've actually come. I have a few more items to finish up and paint on the overhead skid and main fife rail and I will then begin securing all the items to the deck. Once I have all the houses and furniture glued down, I can then add the catwalk(The boats will stay off during this process....cuz along with greater easy of working the catwalk...I will be finishing out the boats with paint and canvas covers...prior to their install on the skids. Sitting back and looking at my progress....for the most part, I'm getting closer to getting to the stage of making the composite masts. Of course I still need to make the foremast fife rail and the forward access/hatchway before that time....but overall, I've come a long way. What a thrill. I'm still working out her display arrangement....I'm thinking of casting a large cleat to use as the base or pedestal to rest her on. Something really cool. Oh well...there is still plenty of time for making a final decision on her mounting. Rob
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So we are curvilinear, you and I. Simply put, we fall within the parameters of what could have been the actual curve of Glory's stern. Reassuring indeed...cuz I wasn't planning on cutting out and remaking it if I hadn't made the grade. If I had actually made the grade. Fantastic study and continual research Vlad. Your contribution on the subject is well received and fully appreciated. Rob
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I couldn’t get a good pic from right on top. I’m either too far to the left or right, which shows shadows and optical distortions Here is the best I have. Rob
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Let me get this straight< You want a pic from the stern....looking down on the stern or aft from water level? What in particular are you looking for...Deck structures, or hull structures? Rob
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I have yet to install the pumps and wheels, but it will be tight for sure. Long way before I get to the rigging...still so much more to do till then.. Rob
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Thanks Vlad. The boats will be mounted upright in their boat chocks mounted on the skids and canvas covered. Like the picture...minus the boy. Rigging is still a long ways off...building the composite lower mast will precede that.... Rob
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While I was constructing these features, it became clear that the aft overhead skid, acts as a skid for the boats as well as support for the cat walk that is over and resting on it. It wasn't clear at first how these elements would interact and interface with one another. But it is obvious to me now. It is also obvious that the cat walk is much longer then one would suspect from trying to figure it out from the limited images we have. It is hidden between the boats, so it really is *invisible*. How it attaches to the boys house will be left up to my engineering, artistic license, since the forward boat skid needs to be accommodated. I suspect a small step over was created to prevent accidental tripping on the roof as boys/men negotiated around these roof structures. It will be clean and cohesive. Trying to draw from Mikes original drawings was helpful, but still proved to be problematic as far as some dimensions were concerned. Sheer crowding and known structural dimensions limited actual, logical locations for structures. Regardless of any corroboration of disinformation, I was able to *fit* everything necessary to fulfill the deck plan of Glory during her heydays. Enjoy, Rob
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I test placed the main pin rail or fife rail for perspective. Boy the deck is getting crowded. Ron
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I still have to place the turned supports on the pump side. Drill out for pins too. The trick is making the boys house roof level with the carriage house so the cat walk is level to the deck. The large skid needs to fit under the cat walk and still support the boats level. Lots to juggle. Rob
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They are meant to be shutters, slider or swing. It is not clear what kind Glory had. Artistic license prevails. Rob
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I began to build the main fife rail and another over head shot. Rob
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I have a collection of model railroad building construction supplies. I just modify stuff to work and I used scale lumber for tiny stuff. Rob
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