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  1. Lou van Wijhe
    Luca, It all depends which period you want to depict. The load line during the tea runs on China was higher than during the wool runs on Australia. I can get you the exact figures but I need to go out for a few hours. When I get back, I'll look it up. Lou
  2. Lou van Wijhe
    Hi Luca, Cutty Sark's hull lines are complex and very typical of her. Your model shows these lines very well! Lou
  3. Lou van Wijhe
    Marc, The real Cutty Sark had damage to her masting several times in her active life. So, we can always say we're also imitating that! Lou
  4. Lou van Wijhe
    All masting and rigging that is true to scale, like yours, is vulnerable. Should you have the Cutty Sark book by Longridge, do consult the first pages of Chapter X in Part 2 - Hints on Rigging. Should you not have the book, I could upload these 6 pages (I'm sure Longridge won't mind). Lou
  5. Lou van Wijhe
    It's a whole new experience to see a ship model grow at such a fast pace. Maybe I should also publish my build log only after my Cutty Sark model is ready. On the other hand, you then would have to wait till 2020 (or beyond) and not everyone might still be around then. After all, I started researching her in the nineteen fifties... Lou
  6. Lou van Wijhe
    Luca, The 2 b/w pictures are from a series I uploaded to Microsoft's OneDrive. The colour picture is made and sent to me by the ship's curator. I found another one, also by her, that shows why there might be no bent stanchion after the fore mooring port, i.e. there seems to be a clear run from the mooring port, under the stanchion to the bollards: Of course, there hasn't been a mooring cable on the ship since the nineteen fifties, so there may have been a bent stanchion after the fore mooring port as well, as described by Longridge, that was later replaced by a standard one. But do as you like, it's your ship! Lou
  7. Lou van Wijhe
    Luca, On the fore side of the after mooring port is indeed one stanchion, port and starboard, that is bent backwards and has no horizontal spur: These bent stanchions are formed this way to give a clear run for the mooring cable to the bollards: However, I cannot remember having seen a similar arrangement on the after side of the fore mooring ports and in fact there isn't such a setup at this moment: As Nenad said, there may have been changes over time. When Longridge inspected the ship in the nineteen thirties, the palms of the deadeye shanks were f.i. riveted to the bulwark plating. This must have been a repair job because normally they should have been riveted to the sheer strake, which is a safer fixture but the sheer strake may not have been accessible because it was covered in cement at that time. Lou
  8. Lou van Wijhe
    Bob, A former colleague of mine asked his boss "What can I do for you at your retirement party?" His boss answered "You can play me Red Sails in the Sunset on a saxophone." My colleague borrowed a saxophone, practised for 4 months and played the tune at the party, with great success. It was the only tune he could play and he never touched a saxophone again. There is still time, brother. Lou
  9. Lou van Wijhe
    Hi Sailcat! Good to see you back! Although "back in the saddle" might not be such a good idea, considering your injury. Hope everything turns for the better, humans appear to be vulnerable beings... Lou
  10. Lou van Wijhe
    The song is ended, but the melody lingers on... Lou
  11. Lou van Wijhe
    Bob, I made the flags, including the Red Duster, myself, using the method described here. But by searching the Internet you can also find a lot of shops where you can order ready-made ones, like this shop. I'm a bit late in responding, but being the same age you'll certainly understand how busy pensionados are. Lou
  12. Lou van Wijhe
    Zapon lacquer is often used to protect metal parts from oxidation and tarnishing. I never used it myself but I once read that you have to be careful when applying it with a brush as you might enclose tiny air bubbles. Spraying is better, as Brian C said. Zapon lacquer is very well known and available world-wide, presumably also in Australia. Lou
  13. Lou van Wijhe
    Good question, using flux is essential.
  14. Lou van Wijhe
    Giancarlo, Judging the pictures, this kit be Sergal is very good! Lou P.S. And so is your craftmanship!
  15. Lou van Wijhe
    In that case you should stop smoking, Nenad! Lou
  16. Lou van Wijhe
    Well-spoken! Lou
  17. Lou van Wijhe
    Giancarlo, Your model looks very accurate, the bulwark plating, the hull planking, the scrollwork, everything! I like it! Lou
  18. Lou van Wijhe
    Nils, Do you use a primer on the metal parts before applying the final paint? Lou
  19. Lou van Wijhe
    Mark, You might consider a portal milling machine. I have this one (German made). I don't know if they export to the States though, but there may be similar ones at your end. Lou
  20. Lou van Wijhe
    Even in Sotsji they don't have enough snow! And in Britain they have too much water. Everything is in disorder... Lou
  21. Lou van Wijhe
    I'll follow your build log with great interest, Nils! The P-liners were very impressive ships. Lou
  22. Lou van Wijhe
    ROFL ! Lou
  23. Lou van Wijhe
    Nenad, Wooden decks were never painted, it would make them dangerously slippery. The colour aspect changes whether deck planks are dry or wet, going from grayish when dry to dark brown when wet. Of course, you can give the deck any colour you like, it's your ship! Lou
  24. Lou van Wijhe
    Nenad, The wooden decks themselves were never painted. Only the metal waterways (like other iron parts) were painted with a red/brown oxide paint, which was originally covered with cement (thus grayish coloured). In 1994 the cement was removed from the waterways in order to allow shotblasting of waterways and bulwarks before repairs were carried out. It was then decided to keep the waterways painted, and not to re-cement them. I don't know if they still have this red/brown paint on them but personally I like this colour better than gray. Lou
  25. Lou van Wijhe
    Thanks for the review, Bob. The rope walk looks well designed but practical experience is important. Looking forward to further impressions. Lou

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