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I spent a little time in the shop working out the figurehead getting her mounted and painted here’s a few pictures.
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Great drawing Rich....cept the pin rail stops at the start of the poop deck. Great drawing. Rob
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Wonderful work....even without all the data. Thanks for posting. I had a dentist apt yesterday so I didn't work on Glory.......I'll have updates tonight. Rob
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Indeed. Your image of the bulwark with the boy is exaggerated by being out of focus.....look at this image and zoom in on it, it is much clearer and it definitely shows the topgallant and all its details along with the main pin rail. Rob
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Don’t want to forget this image.
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These closeups on both port and starboard show the pin rail and the fact the top gallant is not open like below the main rail. Rob
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Just beautiful Vlad...wonderful. Rob
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How will you create your moldings? Just stack small molding to resemble molded trim? Rob
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I believe her pinrails were beneath her main rail. See illustration and photo Rob
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Yep. Even the most accurate can miss hidden details. The photos of her conversion reveals the pinrail. I’ll be adding them soon myself. Rob
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Rich. You forgot the main pin rail just beneath the main rail molding. Rob
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Thanks Tom. I’m surely tentative to details, but my use of material to create said is crude at best. I’ll use any thing to get-er done. Again, thanks Rob
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Indeed……. McKay envisioned large cargo carriers. Designed to endure the brutal lower latitudes and their huge waves. That is the one real reason he built the leviathan Great Republic. The roaring 40’s were the most brutal of passages and the trip from there to Australia was the worst. His ships were designed for such passages. Hence their strength and size. Rob
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Vlad…….how are you cutting the molding into the planksheer ? Rob
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Setting the bowsprit/jibboom. She kind looks like the SanPedro image……
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Apparently the jibboom not only tapers down from its junction point at the bowsprit But apparently Narrows on either side as well and turns into more of an oblong square shape than round. I did make that slight adjustment but apparently I didn’t make it strong enough I’m not sure if it’s worth tearing everything up to do that replacement I’ll have to think about it. Rob
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Now all I need to do is add the Martingale mounting’s and all the rings to support the stays and the jacks stays and all the headgear.
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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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