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  1. Bruma
    Thank you again Kirill, and sorry for the delay in answering. I tend not to use models or painting as reference, so I have looked for more picture of real ships in the same condition. Here is a collection of James Craig, Europa and Star of india: As you can see, they all seem to match my model and I’m more and more convinced to present the cutty sark with the thack on the windward. I will further shape the sails, but this configuration appears to be vastly more frequent than the original one. Thank you for helping me to change my mind about it! Lastly a comparison between my Cutty Sark and the Star of India: Not too bad in my opinion, surely better than the previous one!
  2. Bruma
    Thank you, that is good advice, I’ll try it out for sure! No apologies needed, Kirill! It is quite the opposite! Thank you for bringing this point to my attention. I'm still in doubt about what to do... And I'll be glad to read about this topic from others. I'm still not sure about my explanation, and I see many examples on real ship where it seems that you are right. Here is an example from Bark Europa: At 14:19 or at 14:59 she seems to be setted as you suggested, but looking at the flag on the main mast, she seems to be at “C” configuration, with the wind ahead. Here is another video: And at 7:17 it seems to be as I depicted them. But at 34:24, with almost no wind, the tack is clearly being used… I have also made a quick test on my model. The tack for the fore course is on the cathead, but it is really far ahead! It seems weird to me… I’m I missing something? This is the result of a firs quick test: I really need some help to be sure to make the right choice! If anyone knows the answer, please let me know!
  3. Bruma
    Hello everyone! First, sorry for not answering your post for so long, and thank you everyone for the comments and likes. I really appreciate all of them. I’m really happy you find it useful! Thank you! I have been away because I’m again in love with a side project related to steam locomotives…. This time, I tried to make my 3d printed locomotive move! Here is the result: Still a lot to do, but promising I guess! It is at 1:87 scale. But now, let’s get back to the Cutty Sark. I will post updates in the next few days, I need some free time to take some decent pictures. Meanwhile, I would like to address Kirill’s question about the courses. First, thank you, Kirill for pointing it out. I really appreciate this kind of constructive criticism; it makes me think and raises questions, which is part of the never-ending learning process. I have had the same doubt. In order to better understand my point of view, let my use this picture from “Seamanship in the age of sails”: To me, if you are sailing from F to D, the courses need to be set as I depicted them. The wind is still pushing “from behind”. As soon as you move to position C, you have a wind component “pushing against you”, and you must use the tacks to catch the wind (together with braced yardharms). Since with my Cutty Sark I’m trying to represent the point of sail indicated with the letter “D”, I think I get it right, but I would be glad to read opinions from others, more experienced, sails masters. The good news is that, if needed, I can remedy and shape the course with the tack tightened. I just want to be 100% sure about what to do! Thank you all!
  4. Bruma
    Thank you Vladimir!
  5. Bruma
    Okay, thank you again!
  6. Bruma
    Thank you all for your comments and likes! I really appreciate all of them. And please, if you see something wrong, strange or missing, do not hesitate to point it out! Thank you, John, for helping me again, just to be clear: do you mean the pin on the main rail, port and starboard, or the fife rail at the mast foot? I'm tempted for the first answer, but the fife rail seems better for avoiding interference on the walkways... Thank you again!
  7. Bruma
    George, I have somehow missed the finish of your wonderful model. Congratulations on this great achievement! She is really a beauty! How do you feel now after working for so long on her? I've been working on my cutty sark for so many years that she is now part of my weekly routine...
  8. Bruma
    Dear Johann, I've been following this masterpiece in religious silence for a long time, but now, for what is worth from a novice like me, I feel the need to compliments with you on this marvelous work of art. It's really a joy to watch and a great inspiration. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
  9. Bruma
    Hello everyone! I'm sorry for the long absence, but finally I have some updates to share: Mizzen mast completed and all sails completed! Yes, finally, even the last mast is completed! There is not so much left to say; the mizzen is similar to the main and foremast... The only thing worth mentioning is that I decided not to mount the Mizzen Staysail and the Main Royal Staysail. The Mizzen Staysail has been sacrificed in order to see the deck better. Without the Mizzen Staysail, it seemed to me a good idea not to mount the Main Royal Staysail too, in order to better balance the appearance of the ship. As for all the other masts, also the mizzen has been trimmed a bit, about 1 centimeter on top. Here are some pictures of mizzen completed: Some details: And here the ship as she is now: And here is a quick test of focus stacking, hoping to get you on board! That’s it for now, still many things to be done, but I finally see the end. Oh, a question for all of you rigging masters: what is the path followed by the course's clewlines? As you can see here they are visible here but the line is interrupted: But they are not present in the main fairleads diagram: Am I supposed to belay them directly to the pin rail port and starboard without passing through the fairlead or should I belay them elsewhere? If so, where? Thank you!
  10. Bruma
    You are doing a wonderful job! A real joy to watch, keep going!
  11. Bruma
    Welcome back!
  12. Bruma
    Thank you all for the likes, and thank you to Keith and Kevin for the comments. That sounds strange to me, my experience is really different. Once wet, the material behaves like cloth, and it can be shaped at will. Once it's dried it retain the shapes usually. Two things come to mind: Did you use thin metal wire all around the sail like I do? I think it is quite important for the final result, it gives some fixed reference. Did you paint the material before shaping it? The color might help keeping the shape once dried. If I can help, please write me, modelspan is really a great resource! Once again, if I can help, please write me. It is really a huge task...
  13. Bruma
    Hello! Here I am again with some updates: Mizzen mast has been stepped up, crojack and mizzen lower topsail in place. Stepping the mizzen is the same business as the main and fore mast. The only thing I changed is that the mizzen is not glued, but held in place just by the shrouds. No real reasons for this; I just wanted to try something slightly different. In the end, the glue is not needed, and I’m happy with this choice. Shrouds in place, ratlines, fairleads, all as usual. Here is a close up of the fairleads: Since these are the last ratlines on my Cutty Sark, I took the opportunity to make a small video of the process. No audio, slow and not so steady hands due to the uncomfortable position, with the smartphone in the middle, but just to share a long and repetitive process that I ended up liking. If you struggle to get a sleep, here it is: Once the mast was stepped, I installed and rigged the crojack and the lower topsail. Once again, the process is similar to the other sails and other masts. Sails are prepared before installation, and rigged as much as possible before being installed on the mast. Here are some images: A small mention for the stays: It would have been better to pre-install them starting from the main mast. I thought I was smart pre-installing them on the mizzen mast before stepping it, but it is better to do the opposite in my opinion. I ended up removing them from the mizzen and starting all over again to be fitted on the main mast. Here is a close-up of the topmast and topgallant stay on the aft of the main mast: As you can see it’s quite crowded, not an ideal place to work with knots and tweezers. And, at last, the Cutty as she is now: Thank you all for passing by!
  14. Bruma
    Welcome to the Cutty Sark "plastic" family! You seem to have two hulls: one glued and the other still divided in half! Let us know your progress, it's always nice to see a beautiful clipper growing.
  15. Bruma
    Wonderful job, Kevin! I really like the tops. How do you print the masts? Are they fdm or resin? I really like the sheaves on the topmast. I completely missed them at the beginning of my build, I was too inexperienced, and now I regret not having them. A side note for the crane of the lower topsail and the forked truss for the lower yard: they are nice, but are you sure they will be strong enough? Resin tends to be brittle, and it might become worse with time.
  16. Bruma
    Hello everyone! Just a small break before summer holidays: a recently discovered picture of Cutty Sark sailing in the South Atlantic during the Tea Trade, spring 1871, under full sails. Note the unusual rectangular shaped clouds, never seen before or after this peculiar day! 🤣 😜
  17. Bruma
    Thank you, Jim, for posting the images. I don't know why I didn't look at those pictures myself, but now it's fair to say that the question is settled! Thank you again.
  18. Bruma
    Thank you both, Rob and Kirill for taking the time to discuss this fascinating topic. You might be right, Rob as a general rule, but, according to Campbell's pans, the Cutty Sark was clewed to quarters. The clew garnet is clearly visible in the plans, here is a detail of the mizzen mast: And Cutty Sark as it is today shows the same evidence: That's why I depicted it this way. Moreover, in "Masting and rigging" by Undehill, both methods are mentioned and displayed, as in the image posted before, without preferences. In the end, I hope I get it right! Thank you again for these great discussions!
  19. Bruma
    Thank you all for the likes and to Kirill4 and Keith for the comments. I wasn’t able to find an example of a furled sail clewed to quarter, the vast majority of still operating square rigged ships seem to adopt the yardarm clewing. My main source was this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Xezns1nEE Which is not exactly the same method used on Cutty Sark, in particular for the last phases, but still valuable for the folding techniques. . Then, the other source was Underhill, in particular this picture: An many other videos such as this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCShq8cpai0&t=1176s Witch is a gem in his class.
  20. Bruma
    Hello everyone! Another small update: Cro’jack furled sail! I have always wanted to depict the cro’jack furled but furled sails are not that easy to reproduce. Moreover, the Cutty Sark sails are clewed to quarter, not to yard arms. I have no experience in furled square sails, the only furled sail till now has been the spencer. I opted for a two/third length version of the sail, whit separated clew corner. Here is the starting point: All the blocks are also added in this phase. Then I wetted the sail and started to fold it in the same way the real one was folded. The clew corners are added and shaped during the process. With the sail folded and leaning on top of the yard , I started adding the gaskets. I tried to replicate small wrinkles close to the gasket lines, to give a proper sense of scale. While the sail dries, I keep shaping the sail, adding small pieces of sail under the fold to inflate the fold a bit in between tho gaskets. This is the end result: What do you think? Is it acceptable? Thanks for watching!
  21. Bruma
    What a wonderful project! May I ask you what game engine you are using? I've been thinking about something similar, but on a much smaller scale, using Godot. Also, in post number 103, you seem to be using an old version of blender for modeling; why aren't you upgrading to a newer version? Thank you!
  22. Bruma
    You are doing a tremendous job! As a blender user too, I'm well aware of the effort needed for complex projects such as this one. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us! I'm particularly interested in your uv techniques (still to be done) and your materials. Even now, they look quite good!
  23. Bruma
    Thank you Rob for the answer and sorry the typo: " Can you tell us something about the speed cooperation? " was intended to be " Can you tell us something about the speed comparison? "
  24. Bruma
    Thank you everyone for your comments and likes, and I'm sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Let's try to answer some questions: Really nice comparison, Rob; thank you! Can you tell us something about the speed cooperation? Does all that mass slow the Americans down, or is their massive sail plan enough to catch and take over the tea clippers? Thank you, Kevin; I really appreciate your comments! Now, about your question, please keep in mind that more than 5 years ago, when I started building the Cutty Sark, all I knew about her and sailing ships in general was that they need wind, and they are better stay afloat, full stop. I have decided to build her precisely to learn more. This means that many of my first decisions were a little bit more "light-hearted". I saw the color in the pictures, and I tried to replicate it. Now I would say that the red-ocra you suggested is definitely a better choice. That beeing sail, I tool some small liberty in the color scheme just for my pleasure. The aspect I cared the most was and still is, the functional part. I want my model to replicate all the mechanism, all the lines, all the blocks present in the real one. This is the area where I try to stay as close as possible to the real ship. Paint comes and goes, ingenuity will live forever! Thank you all again!
  25. Bruma
    Hello everyone! It’s time for another update: Spanker! This sail is quite peculiar, and so is its rig. I have had to study a lot, both Campbell’s plans, Longridge and here on the forum. There are still some gray areas, but, overall, I hope I have depicted this sail with all the detail needed. I have decided to install the sail and the rigging on the mast before installing the mast itself. I find this approach quite satisfactory, giving me more space to work with. The vang and the boom has been prepared before, see post number 225: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25323-cutty-sark-by-bruma-revell-196/?do=findComment&comment=866710 All the metal parts were fitted before installing them on the mast. The sail was made in the usual way, apart from the fact that I needed to fashion a contraption to secure the sail on two sides: one on the mast and the other on the vang. Once the sail has been shaped, it is ready to be fitted on the mast. The luff is tied to the jackstay on the mast’s aft side, while the head has hanks and it is free to slide on the rail under the vang. It is fitted with both in and outhaul. The outhaul reeves through a sheave inside the vang, on the aft part of the peak. The leech and the foot are free, secured to the boom only via the in and outhaul, in a similar fashion used on the vang. In and outhaul are secured to a cleat on both sides of the boom. The sail is also provided with brails on both sides. The number of the brails is unclear. I have followed Campbell's plans, adding three of them for each side, with the respective block attached to the mast’s jackstay. Double boom guy pendant, sheets blocks and hemp vang are also already there, with the running part still missing. Well, enough writing, here are some images of the final result: And here the overall assembly, dry fitted: As always, thanks for watching and feel free to point out any errors, missing parts or inconsistencies!

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