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rwiederrich got a reaction from amateur in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Thanks Pat. I have many scale models of clippers in my library/den/man cave..and about the rest of the home. However, they all tend to be within the same scale....but they are surely NOT in the same scale to one another...lending confusion to those who view them. For years, it troubled me that I had no way of demonstrating the actual size differences between many famous clippers. Not to mention that since the Cutty Sark is the most modeled clipper and by her, many if not most, think she was what could be considered an average, if not typical representation of the clipper model, failing to see the astounding truth of the matter.
Clippers are profoundly an American expression...and with wood aplenty, size and luxury was left to the designers(and builders) skill and imagination . Not to be lost in the discussion, is also the fact that clipper designs(for a better and faster model) were being played out as they were being built. Not any two clippers are exactly alike...no two share the same design...for ever better designs were being experimented with in each new clipper sliding down the ways.
I just hope I've turned the light on of understanding....of just how different and even drastic, comparing(IN SCALE) the extreme size difference there was within the small and short lived class of vessels that were called CLIPPERS.
Thanks for your fine comments.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from thibaultron in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Thanks Pat. I have many scale models of clippers in my library/den/man cave..and about the rest of the home. However, they all tend to be within the same scale....but they are surely NOT in the same scale to one another...lending confusion to those who view them. For years, it troubled me that I had no way of demonstrating the actual size differences between many famous clippers. Not to mention that since the Cutty Sark is the most modeled clipper and by her, many if not most, think she was what could be considered an average, if not typical representation of the clipper model, failing to see the astounding truth of the matter.
Clippers are profoundly an American expression...and with wood aplenty, size and luxury was left to the designers(and builders) skill and imagination . Not to be lost in the discussion, is also the fact that clipper designs(for a better and faster model) were being played out as they were being built. Not any two clippers are exactly alike...no two share the same design...for ever better designs were being experimented with in each new clipper sliding down the ways.
I just hope I've turned the light on of understanding....of just how different and even drastic, comparing(IN SCALE) the extreme size difference there was within the small and short lived class of vessels that were called CLIPPERS.
Thanks for your fine comments.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Tony Hunt in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Almost finished....A few more items to add.
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rwiederrich got a reaction from cog in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Patrick..it is the wide use of powered tools and mills and lathes and sanders that aids me in my hurried building adventure.
It helps me refocus on the 4 other builds I'm currently tackling. A side project motivates me to keep going with the others.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm over doing it..
Thanks for the fine compliment and encouragement.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from BETAQDAVE in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Personally I think your metal work is superb and quite phenomenal. With that said, my practice is to paint all my iron work...knowing some form of preservative was actually used on iron ships, and or on their iron accessories..(.ie Cutty Sark)...So I Paint...in much the same manner as was typical. With this being said..it allows me to use what ever medium I choose to replicate the iron work...without the tedium of actually creating real miniature (Copper, brass) iron work.
Paint covers a multitude of sins.
Rob(love your work and enjoy every minute)
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Vladimir_Wairoa in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Almost finished....A few more items to add.
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rwiederrich got a reaction from thibaultron in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Patrick..it is the wide use of powered tools and mills and lathes and sanders that aids me in my hurried building adventure.
It helps me refocus on the 4 other builds I'm currently tackling. A side project motivates me to keep going with the others.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm over doing it..
Thanks for the fine compliment and encouragement.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Patrick..it is the wide use of powered tools and mills and lathes and sanders that aids me in my hurried building adventure.
It helps me refocus on the 4 other builds I'm currently tackling. A side project motivates me to keep going with the others.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm over doing it..
Thanks for the fine compliment and encouragement.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Tigerdvr in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Almost finished....A few more items to add.
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
I worked a bit on the plaque by adding the name plates. I ran out of labeling so I'll get some tomorrow.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from RichardG in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Almost finished....A few more items to add.
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rwiederrich got a reaction from coxswain in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
I painted the bottoms today...a metallic *Muntz*color..cept the Rainbow had a green bottom.
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rwiederrich got a reaction from coxswain in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
A small plaque beneath each will state the year it was built, Name of ship, Origin of build, tonnage, and length of ship.
Off to the right of the listed models will be another plaque stating a brief description of the Era and the builders/designers names.
Each half hull will also be painted bellow the waterline and any plank sheer line detailing will be added as well.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from nsbound in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Spent some time finishing up the initial carving of the half hulls. Here are some pix.
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Yes..so if you compare the Young America(An Ed build log on this vary forum) to the Great Republic you can see the difference. It was ginormous.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Thanks Steve and Russ. I hope to continue with the step by step construction and explanations of the significance of the project to me.
Russ, the smallest half hull model is of the Rainbow..the vessel identified as the first true clipper.
From bottom to top....Rainbow, Sea Witch, Cutty Sark, Flying Cloud, Young America, Sovereign of the Sea, James Baines and the Great Republic.
NOTE: All the clippers are modeled using the actual builders line drawings of their particular hulls.
Thanks for all the likes.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from coxswain in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Lastly the entire collection in order and in various stages of completion.
You can see the significance of the comparison...for if one didn't have such a form of comparison..you will fail to recognize the size difference between famous clippers of the same era.
More to follow.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from coxswain in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Here is the rough carved Great Republic(Top) and the James Baines..the seond larges clipper ever made next to the GR.
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rwiederrich got a reaction from coxswain in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Here are some new images of the finished band saw cut half hulls.
Young America in the middle(Just started carving) and Sovereign of the Seas on top
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
I've finished cutting out the Great Republic and the Young American...but still need to contour and finish carving them(as well as the three just cut) into their final designs. that takes the longest, because the true hull design is captured in the final carving and great care must be taken to make an accurate representation.
More to follow.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Thanks Druxey. I intended the scale to be small so as to allow me to fit at least 8 hull models/designs on the plaque.
The plaque must be large enough and small enough to accommodate the half models, descriptions of them and a characterization of the particulars of why hull models were used and to demonstrate the varied size of clipper ships being built during the clipper era and be able to comfortably find a wall space.
Thanks for your fine comments and interest.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Thanks Jaager...so very much. I should have stated 1 inch equals 35 feet...your scale is nice 1:420....
I used the " and ' marks for the measurements.
I thought the half hull comparisons would help clarify the problem we can sometimes have when we have similar size models of different scales and no real way to demonstrate the actual size comparison between vessels.
I hope it is a great visual aid...and one nice to have on the wall of my nautical Den.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from coxswain in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
Here are some images of the three after I made the cuts on the band saw...co carving or shaping yet.....
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
I wasn't sure if half hull models were considered a legit topic...but I'm sure many have either put their hands or wanted too, to creating half models of their favorite ships.
Thanks for all the likes everyone.
More to follow.
Rob
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rwiederrich got a reaction from Omega1234 in Half hull clippers 1845~1869 by rwiederrich - Finished
I still have rudders to add and painting the muntz bottoms. The Rainbow will have a green bottom and a wide white band along the hull.
These are simply the primed wood half hulls and lots of details left to bring them up to the finish I want.
I still have Young America and the Great Republic to transfer to the pine blocks.
I use my bandsaw...and drum sander along with hand grinders to shape the hulls.
Rob
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