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Rick310

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  • Birthday 06/30/1953

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    Belfast, Maine
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    Flying, model ship building and maritime antiques and history

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  1.    Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: RRS Discovery 1901 by gak1965 - 1:72 - First Scratch Build
  2. Rick310
    Looks great George!! My last office in Mentor was just down the road from Garfield’s house. For 25 years I flew out of Cuyahoga county airport (CGF), just north of Cleveland Hts. your model looks great!! Good luck on your move! Rick
  3.    ClipperFan reacted to a post in a topic: Staghound 1850 by rwiederrich - 1/96 - Extreme Clipper
  4. Rick310
    Rob, great to hear you are pain free!! Staghound is really looking good!! Rick
  5.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: RRS Discovery 1901 by gak1965 - 1:72 - First Scratch Build
  6.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: RRS Discovery 1901 by gak1965 - 1:72 - First Scratch Build
  7.    Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: RRS Discovery 1901 by gak1965 - 1:72 - First Scratch Build
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  11. Rick310
    George, Cleveland is a great city that does not get the recognition it deserves!! Great food scene, world class museums and symphony, professional sports ect!! Rick
  12. Rick310
    George, congratulations on your new job! Good luck!! Had to laugh when I saw the picture, as I have been on board her! The Mather! Lived outside of Cleveland for 36 years, in Mentor, lake county, before moving to Maine full time in December, 2019! My daughter and her husband still live there. Would love to meet you next time we are in town! Rick
  13.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
  14.    Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale
  15. Rick310
    Keith, another fun build!! She looks great!! Rick
  16. Rick310
    Feel better soon Rob! Staghound looks great!! Rick
  17. Rick310
    Welcome back Rob! Model looks great! Rick
  18. Rick310
    Totally agree Rob. Jared, we all make aesthetic decisions based on what we know and what we think looks good/ correct. I will choose to mount the booms in their irons, the traditional way to display them. Not right or wrong, just personal preference. The model looks great!!! Rick
  19. Rick310
    Nice job on the bell and binnacle, look’s really good! your Flying Cloud is coming along nicely!! Check the lengths of your chai plates, in the picture they look a bit long. Rick
  20. Rick310
    Rob, thanks for your kind words and encouragement! To answer your question, no, I bend to complete the entire model, all masts, yards and rigging. Rick
  21. Rick310
    Thanks Jared, you’re doing a great job on your model also! Rick
  22. Rick310
    Thanks George and Snug Harbor Johnny! The arch on the stern is pretty crude, but I didn’t have a better idea. No way I could carve it out of wood and no good design for a decal . Rick
  23. Rick310
    Finished the fore mast shrouds, with serving. parcelling and leather as per the main mast . Took 2 attempts to get the fore stay right. First attempt, I didn’t account for the line stretching, which caused the 2 legs to be misaligned in regards to the serving and leathering. Second attempt came out really well until I noticed that the legs were crossed. This necessitated cutting all 6 seizings which of course damaged the serving , which then had to be repaired. Self inflicted wounds are much too common! Next, placed all the shroud fairleads as per EdT. using 3/32 deadeyes with a groove filed to fit onto the shroud. Finally, placed and rigged both Spencer booms. I included the inhaul/outhauls as I have never seen a model with them on. I tied these together with bowlines as they would have been tied to the head of the sail.
  24. Rick310
    Jared, I read that the stuns’l booms were tied off to the chain slings to get them out of the way when the sails were furled, just as Rob suggested. At sea, sails would not be furled, but they would be reefed. What then? Can’t imagine man handling those booms at sea so the sails could be reefed. Rick
  25. Rick310
    WOW!! Rick

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