Vladimir_Wairoa

yeah , thats why i intend to make water level model . every ship looks real in see for me not with belly taken out and attached to pedestal :))))

Hey English Rebel, than kyou for stopping by and nice comment. i am beginner though I checked your projects, and foud fifie - - that model of amati i am eyeing at as well. I will watch the build! take care

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Vaddoc it is 3 individual strand. I will try to learn and put splicing eye for backstays eyes. fingers crossed though :). I was browsing thru your old brilliant sail boat project,you are creative when lack of power tools. - i can definitely cope with that struggle /fun. it is invention of new methods of crafting materials that makes this hobby fun. at least for me.

Sailor, it is photo in your avatar i am trying to replicate her upon.

Amazing stuff Vadoc !

Dear fellows, There is working mess is the shipyard. I cant explain how much beauty and real complete feel rigging adds to the ship. I glad i went for it. Even when ratlines are not there. I was playing with idea tried to splice rope to show off some 3 cord stopper but i was swearing so much i gave up . Not worth hassle with 60 deadeyes i would be probably dead or end up in psychiatric however it is doable though. I just hope i am doing rigging right. Those colors really match with boat. Not sure if photos show that enough.i am definitely glad for fine lanyard rope. V.

by the way spraking of glory here i know but... Did you catch this site Rob? its about cloud but ...within family and utmost interesting. seems like definite about cloud to me. https://www.sobco.com/ship_model/fc/Lane/Flying_Cloud.htm

Awesome.

Hi Vaddoc, there is some really beautiful work here. lovely. Vlad

Hello thank you for warm worlds and stopping by. Well massivenes it is, i self doubt abput my work as it is far from ok but fun and selflikeness is important part otherwise we would not do it. I came thru many phases with her from thrill, doubt, despair, uncertainty, dislike, ...but never regret as when it was worst i kept saying myself. She will outlive you give her most you can im way closer to wrap than long long ago when started.. Enjoying standing rig massively yes. Thx Have fun yourself.

Finally Here we are Cutty shrouds 5' :))

Nice sunday to everyone, its been week I posted an update, but since then hell of a things went on a cutty. I tried to sum up all important works in pics, as since corona quarantine I am at home with privilege to work a lot more than before I try as much as possible to speed up. Closing up is very near probably one more post before I quit as standing rigging shrouds are already hanging from masts and that would be end of titanic cutty. So Masting. Everything will be on pics, so I will try to comment on it. I started final polishing and cleanup of small things and building remaining small parts. As by nature i am very unpatient person, I found workarond how to save a day, usually when I start working I know if day is being dog or sweet. if dog i let it pass as eveything comes up ugly, and when a good day apears I work as much as possible. I made steering wheel bunk, and after securing all deadeyes / bases still to be painted black / I already made shourd ones. After new bow with knightheads, I finished outr side of bulwark rails attaching new wood support and metal plate with simulated rivets which allowed me to remove inner support for rails. I finally removed white ugly wooden supporters of rail underneath from deck side to make bow bulwarks look cleaner. I sanded off down side of catheads to make them unlinary shallower at one side, and put them on place. well as much as I hate glowing surfaces, I did not figure out another protection from dust as varnish. If you have another solution any advice more than welcomed. o I put on deck 5 or so coats of varnish ,more and less diluted and after first 2 I scraped upgrain with razor. I put more work again on lifeboat reworked thwarts blonde and fixed according they should be and put metal knees. installed nameplate and made small fore "spray rail ". Installed bow bell. I made stern gratings cover,..aligned both nameplates in bow according plan so I had to put them a bit outwards .... secured stern bollards, made skylighs, still some things to make. rail winches , beef casks, poop bell...but leeaving as i need more patience securing masts scared me, as I left them with square holes /stupid idea/ so i had to align them all and instert some triangle wood sticks to secure them . but worked. at this point I started standing rigging. hanged shrouds and seiging them in pairs up masts. still have to put bowsprit chains...i painted stairs white. Next chapter. - rigging. thats all for this week folks, big thanks for great comments...support, for any remark comment, like etc...and stay healthy!Vlad

Good Afternoon Mark , thanks for such compliments i keep saying interest of all of you guys makes me repair again and keep up. Guess what? Even more has been done. Look where i am. If someone asked why would one bother with big cumbersome scales this photo is answer why... This is payoff for all previous struggle. Well i have to learn another magics though... :) stay healthy!

fascinting stuff !

wow Rob, I cant imagine how I would feel touching that piece of lost/magnificent meaningful history leaving away being it favorite ship. thanks for explaininig. that special meaning to you is understandable.

Neat bow Rob. Ornamentation and use of cs.

i kno i know. i have checked all of them From her resting place? are you deep diver or did i miss something on this chain? its very cool indeed. Im in awe that modeling is pretty much art rpetty much traveling back in time and romantically resurrecting history etc....at east for me....fyi , i have few weeks till I finish cutty and . guess what. Plans for flying fish already on the way to me. I m happy i could count you as a foremost source of helping hand if needed advice. but i am gonna read prior to that few books about that. as much as i adore cutty sark in its own way, and hate diffficulty she posses with all the ornametation, apart of innovations she represents boyous era of wealth in its own way. Mckays clippers represents in my opinion what would be called today understated timeless beauty, not trying to show off wealth by overdecoration but simply represented by sharp design without any need of further decorations. yet still decks and cabins pretty much represents clear typical design of new world era with wooden knees, very different from what was going on in wuoprw. i have to study this more im just observing those designs and trying to guess....but that long poop deck and mizzen mast in middle of it is georgous...must be probably genuine design isnt it?

Hello Sir this is wow!

amazing sails Rob. I just recently discovered Mr. McKays clippers and im totaly blown away. watching.

beautiful work Hellmuth .

lovely boats Kevin, i consider myself just a unskilled kid of modeling and have been building first clinker lately, i ican tell you it was tougher for me than planking 3.half meter cutty sark mamooth. and yet i did not succeed at the edges but i will get better next time. i will try maybe this method when not clinker .

Hello ,thank you Alan, by resoyrceful you meant all kinds of old screws, rivets, mechanical watches and so oj that i use ? Well haha i try to imagine before i build how to easy process - and its not always leading to good rulesults but works another time. I try to use as much as old stuff around house and its part of my fun to make use of old things. stay tuned.

Hello, She certainly does not. I am gonna mask that half mortise with metal knees to imitate original. not yet finished though. I mean interior of original is different by plces right behind nose and butt. i did not cut 2 nd and pre - last bulkhead as i got inspiration from one build of titqnic lifeboat. i made sure outer dimensions of boat are pretty true relative to scale - 25" length beam size and depth 3,7 cm. that was my aim foremost. putting coat on her today. by the way floks this is slight offtopic question if someone could help me. is there any shop/ supplier selling model shipways plans in europe-land or GB? i would be very thankfull if someone might know. cheers Vlad

Hello, looking forward to your progress with this ship. gool luck . Vlad