Rick310
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Nice job on the pin rails! Redoing items to finally get something acceptable has become routine! Better to remake an item now than to constantly be looking at it and regretting not having remade it at that time when it was still easy to get to it! Rick
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Have to love autocorrect 😁 Rick
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Agree! Rick
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Do the fore bitts and fife rail support the main stay as on as on the Flying ? If so, the bitts would have to be substantial and no wenches Rick
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At this scale, round seems reasonable.and more easily reproduced. Better a slightly inaccurate representation than a bunch of differing octagonal shapes. Rick
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Really looking good Keith. The compensation plate is really well done! Rick
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Nice!! Rick
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No doubt the principle of the winches is sound. But I question if they were initially used on Staghound, why weren’t they used on McKays subsequent Clippers such as Flying Cloud or Flying Fish? Again, makes me wonder if they weren’t a later addition. Rick
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Rob, are you sure that Staghound had deck winches when first launched? These seem to be a particular British item, per CS 1860’s. I am not familiar with any American clipper ship with these types of winches built in the 1850’s. Could these be a later addition? The Flying Fish was reported by McLesn to have a well lit forecastle. The plans show 2 rectangular lights on the main deck, right where the anchor chains run to the chain lockers. I opted not to model them as they are speculation. The Charles Morgan at Mystic Seaport has both octagonal and rectangular deck lights. Rick
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Keith, you’re off to a good start! Rick
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Beautiful figurehead Rob!! Incredibly well done!! Rick
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Interesting that the Buttersworth painting of Sovereign of the Seas depicts a fished mizzen mast with mast bands . Does anyone know if there is a Duncan Mc Lean article of the Sovereign of the Seas that mentions if the mizzen is a built mast? Rick
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It’s the ones that are close that are the most difficult to evaluate. Rick
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Your model is amazing. Would be interested in learning more about your building processes and techniques. Rick
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Rob, clipperfan, I would be hesitant to place too much stock in paintings that were probably not rendered from direct observation as Buttersworth and China trade paintings. Details that you are discussing would probably not be a concern of an artist painting a maritime scene. Rick
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Nice job on the spider band! Although I used a single piece of boxwood, I like your idea of using plywood overlayed with basswood. Looks great and should have strength to prevent splitting. Rick
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Clipperfan, that makes a lot of sense to me. Like saying Kleenx as generic for facial tissue Rick
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Looks great Keith, this will be a interesting and fun build. Rick
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A superb job!! Have really enjoyed following along! I was born and raised in Columbus, where did you live there? Rick
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The white stripe is a good solution! Rick
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Really nice! Rick
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That was supposed be‘magnificent’ not ‘ magic! Just love autocorrect!🥴 Rick
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WOW Keith, beautiful job!! Didn’t realize how big the hull actually is, magic!!. Rick
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Tremendous!! Rick
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Looking good George! Rick
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