LeoM

At last some progress I can show... I was not so happy with the dimensions of the frames from the kit and compared them with the Campbell plans. I proofed right and after purchasing plans from NVM, I decided to start bashing the kit and making all the frames by myself. That also meant buying a fretsaw and learning how to use it. As the NVM plans are on scale 1/100, I had to convert them to scale 1/78. I am lucky that I use LibreOffice and the Draw module has a nice function that makes scaling rather easy. Just add a dimension line and enlarge your image so it fits nicely within the dimension. In the meantime I also started buying some extra books for further research. So for now, I can show my first batch of frames from 3 - 70, although some sanding and comparing port to starboard half is still to be done. Leo

Count me in! Thanks a lot for the excellent idea!

Looks great, Simon !

According to Longridge the rakes are 84, 85 and 86 degrees for mizzen, main and fore masts respectively. Your measurements translate to about 81.6 82.8 and 84.0

Hello, Apart from building ships and planes, I sometimes venture a card model, especially birds. Hope you like it. Leo

Hello Ken, Looks a very nice model. I hope somebody helped you out with your request about your motor. If not, Ebay can be of great help. I built Oceanic from Revell myself and installed 2 x Decaperm from Marx, but Oceanic looks like a port tug compared to your Smit Rotterdam! 😉 Good luck

You are progressing well and things are looking great!

Bitao, you did an incredible job, congratulations!

Thank you Harry and Lou for your encouragements. Very nice model, Lou, I now know what to aim for. I will be asking some advice, case needed (and you can count on it, there will be more than 1 case 😉 ) Leo

Dear Nenad, I have started reading your build log: what a tremendous job you are doing, both in making the best possible Cutty Sark ever and the prose you are writing. If one would print out your build log it would be the size of a telephone book, but not so boring. 😉 Keep up the good work and I will continue admiring your work. Leo Ps This should be my 10th post and I should be able to have my signature under my posts from now 🙂

I am following your build log with great interest as my CS is in about the same stage of building. I will definitely learn a lot from your proceedings. Thank you Leo

I went through your build log and I am delighted by the work you are doing. Thanks for sharing your story about father. Leo

You are doing a nice job. Please keep us posted about your proceedings. Leo

Chris, What a magnificent kit you are making! James, You are setting the mark rather high on how to write a build log.😉 Congratulations to both of you. You make me proud to be a member of this fantastic community. Leo

Yes, another Cutty Sark build log. 😉 I have been lurking on this wonderful site for some 2 months and I cannot but start a build log myself about the beloved Cutty Sark. Let me first introduce myself. I am living in Belgium, so English is not my mother tongue, forgive me therefore my mistakes in English. As a youngster I started building plastic planes, the Cutty Sark and Saturnus V rocket, but also gliders (Kleine UHU from Graupner, Piviere from Aeromodelli and a glider based on my dad’s plans) and a motorplane (Taxi from Graupner) in balsa wood. A sailing boat (Collie) and a motorcruiser (Nautic – both from Graupner) completed the collection. At a later stage I built a tugboat (Oceanic from Revell) and started on a pusher boat Thyssen II from Graupner. While at sea, I built the Harvey 1847 (from Artesania Latina) and Bluenose II (from Billing Boats) with little tools. Children, chores and other hobbies kept me away from modelling. Now as a retiree, I have more time but also more hobbies, but modelism is becoming more and more important in my daily life. So I started by renovating my Collie, as well as my Kleine UHU and completed the Thyssen II. Going out and flying/sailing with my models will be for after the pandemic and in the meantime I dusted off my Cutty Sark from Sergal. Renovating Harvey and Bluenose II will help me in improving my skills. I bought several books about the CS as well as general books on POB modelling. I also discovered Modelshipworld and now I cannot wait any longer to get started – or continue as only the bulkheads have been placed on the keel. As I aim for a very detailed ship and will be consulting Longridge book, comparing with the Campbell plans, I allow myself a 10 years building time frame. Leo