Lou van Wijhe

Hi Nenad,
 
I think I can satisfy your curiosity with the following quote:
 
Another stern decoration that Linton designed, which has been preserved on Cutty Sark today, included the dreadful pun, "Where there's a Willis a Way". Below it, although not part of Linton's scheme, was the emblem of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. This was probably copied, or perhaps even taken,  from Willis' favourite ship, The Tweed when she had been the Indian Marine's Punjaub.
The order has no known connection with Willis - it was established in 1861 by Queen Victoria to reward conspicuous merit and loyalty and was mainly awarded to maharajas and senior military officers working in India - but the Order's motto, which forms part of the decoration, could not be more fitting for any ship navigating by the sun and the stars: "Heaven's light our guide".
(from "Cutty Sark, the last of the tea clippers" by Eric Kentley)
 
Around the time of the ship's restoration in the nineteen fifties, the original Star of India emblem appeared to be hanging over the staircase in the house of Mrs. Kirkaldy-Willis, a relative of John Willis. The emblem was presented to the ship, so this part of the decoration (or a facsimile thereof) is original.
 
Lou

Hi Nenad,
 
I think I can satisfy your curiosity with the following quote:
 
Another stern decoration that Linton designed, which has been preserved on Cutty Sark today, included the dreadful pun, "Where there's a Willis a Way". Below it, although not part of Linton's scheme, was the emblem of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. This was probably copied, or perhaps even taken,  from Willis' favourite ship, The Tweed when she had been the Indian Marine's Punjaub.
The order has no known connection with Willis - it was established in 1861 by Queen Victoria to reward conspicuous merit and loyalty and was mainly awarded to maharajas and senior military officers working in India - but the Order's motto, which forms part of the decoration, could not be more fitting for any ship navigating by the sun and the stars: "Heaven's light our guide".
(from "Cutty Sark, the last of the tea clippers" by Eric Kentley)
 
Around the time of the ship's restoration in the nineteen fifties, the original Star of India emblem appeared to be hanging over the staircase in the house of Mrs. Kirkaldy-Willis, a relative of John Willis. The emblem was presented to the ship, so this part of the decoration (or a facsimile thereof) is original.
 
Lou

Hi Nenad,
 
I think I can satisfy your curiosity with the following quote:
 
Another stern decoration that Linton designed, which has been preserved on Cutty Sark today, included the dreadful pun, "Where there's a Willis a Way". Below it, although not part of Linton's scheme, was the emblem of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. This was probably copied, or perhaps even taken,  from Willis' favourite ship, The Tweed when she had been the Indian Marine's Punjaub.
The order has no known connection with Willis - it was established in 1861 by Queen Victoria to reward conspicuous merit and loyalty and was mainly awarded to maharajas and senior military officers working in India - but the Order's motto, which forms part of the decoration, could not be more fitting for any ship navigating by the sun and the stars: "Heaven's light our guide".
(from "Cutty Sark, the last of the tea clippers" by Eric Kentley)
 
Around the time of the ship's restoration in the nineteen fifties, the original Star of India emblem appeared to be hanging over the staircase in the house of Mrs. Kirkaldy-Willis, a relative of John Willis. The emblem was presented to the ship, so this part of the decoration (or a facsimile thereof) is original.
 
Lou

Hi Nenad,
 
I think I can satisfy your curiosity with the following quote:
 
Another stern decoration that Linton designed, which has been preserved on Cutty Sark today, included the dreadful pun, "Where there's a Willis a Way". Below it, although not part of Linton's scheme, was the emblem of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. This was probably copied, or perhaps even taken,  from Willis' favourite ship, The Tweed when she had been the Indian Marine's Punjaub.
The order has no known connection with Willis - it was established in 1861 by Queen Victoria to reward conspicuous merit and loyalty and was mainly awarded to maharajas and senior military officers working in India - but the Order's motto, which forms part of the decoration, could not be more fitting for any ship navigating by the sun and the stars: "Heaven's light our guide".
(from "Cutty Sark, the last of the tea clippers" by Eric Kentley)
 
Around the time of the ship's restoration in the nineteen fifties, the original Star of India emblem appeared to be hanging over the staircase in the house of Mrs. Kirkaldy-Willis, a relative of John Willis. The emblem was presented to the ship, so this part of the decoration (or a facsimile thereof) is original.
 
Lou

Hi Nenad,
 
I think I can satisfy your curiosity with the following quote:
 
Another stern decoration that Linton designed, which has been preserved on Cutty Sark today, included the dreadful pun, "Where there's a Willis a Way". Below it, although not part of Linton's scheme, was the emblem of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. This was probably copied, or perhaps even taken,  from Willis' favourite ship, The Tweed when she had been the Indian Marine's Punjaub.
The order has no known connection with Willis - it was established in 1861 by Queen Victoria to reward conspicuous merit and loyalty and was mainly awarded to maharajas and senior military officers working in India - but the Order's motto, which forms part of the decoration, could not be more fitting for any ship navigating by the sun and the stars: "Heaven's light our guide".
(from "Cutty Sark, the last of the tea clippers" by Eric Kentley)
 
Around the time of the ship's restoration in the nineteen fifties, the original Star of India emblem appeared to be hanging over the staircase in the house of Mrs. Kirkaldy-Willis, a relative of John Willis. The emblem was presented to the ship, so this part of the decoration (or a facsimile thereof) is original.
 
Lou

Hi Nenad,
 
I think I can satisfy your curiosity with the following quote:
 
Another stern decoration that Linton designed, which has been preserved on Cutty Sark today, included the dreadful pun, "Where there's a Willis a Way". Below it, although not part of Linton's scheme, was the emblem of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. This was probably copied, or perhaps even taken,  from Willis' favourite ship, The Tweed when she had been the Indian Marine's Punjaub.
The order has no known connection with Willis - it was established in 1861 by Queen Victoria to reward conspicuous merit and loyalty and was mainly awarded to maharajas and senior military officers working in India - but the Order's motto, which forms part of the decoration, could not be more fitting for any ship navigating by the sun and the stars: "Heaven's light our guide".
(from "Cutty Sark, the last of the tea clippers" by Eric Kentley)
 
Around the time of the ship's restoration in the nineteen fifties, the original Star of India emblem appeared to be hanging over the staircase in the house of Mrs. Kirkaldy-Willis, a relative of John Willis. The emblem was presented to the ship, so this part of the decoration (or a facsimile thereof) is original.
 
Lou

Last month Conway published this new book on the Cutty Sark. I did order it but didn't receive it yet so this is no review. However, from the description it looks very interesting.
 
Should you order it from outside the UK, do check shipping charges first. One supplier charged 15 pounds for delivery to Holland, which is almost the price of the book itself. Google for the best offers!
 
Lou

Last month Conway published this new book on the Cutty Sark. I did order it but didn't receive it yet so this is no review. However, from the description it looks very interesting.
 
Should you order it from outside the UK, do check shipping charges first. One supplier charged 15 pounds for delivery to Holland, which is almost the price of the book itself. Google for the best offers!
 
Lou

The drawing cutout Nenad already posted shows the wheelbox dimensions taken in the ship itself a couple of years ago. Here's a somewhat clearer picture of it:

It's a cutout from a set of drawings published by the Dutch Modelbuilders Society (Nederlandse Vereniging van Modelbouwers). The set (24 sheets) can be ordered from their webshop for 84,30 Euros + P&P. Should you be interested I could help ordering.
 
Lou

The drawing cutout Nenad already posted shows the wheelbox dimensions taken in the ship itself a couple of years ago. Here's a somewhat clearer picture of it:

It's a cutout from a set of drawings published by the Dutch Modelbuilders Society (Nederlandse Vereniging van Modelbouwers). The set (24 sheets) can be ordered from their webshop for 84,30 Euros + P&P. Should you be interested I could help ordering.
 
Lou

And it is DONE
 
Pictures today, yell tomorrow when lads in white will not snif arround me
 

"No, That's not true.. That's impossible!!"
 
"Come with me,  it's the only way..."
 
-Luke finds out about Dad...
 
Now that 8 months of the dark side is shed, the starboard side is finished...
 
(No close ups yet, gotta take a deep breath)

Bob is right, book is right, my champ friend Roland is right, I opened my ears wide.
listen, and here is result



When lines of plates started to curve, there was no question about how to go forward

Yes, I do. I didn't read the whole text but at least all illustrations are copied from The Tea Clippers by George Campbell. I accept that sometimes people use an illustration from a book to make something clear but this gentleman seems to overdo it. His massive copying borders on copyright infringement if he didn't get permission to do that.
 
By the way, I didn't open the Facebook link. I'm too happy I got off it!
 
Lou

Alone at home again, and , as it is known ... right to shipyard ( where else would ?)

(“people learn to love their chains.”. ... adequate quotation from Daenerys Targaryen)

One more, and maybe, last test before "coopering"

Strips are 3x10mm. In scale, they have to be less than 2 mm wide, but, in my opinion, "rivets" are invisible in that scale, so I decided to enlarge them a little - to about 3mm

Tools I use for "riveting" One with thin top, and another with little thicker top



First, I tried with "long" strips



I don't think so. Vertical edges ( "drawn" with tools from rear side) are not visible enough, and it is hard to line longs strips

And then, with shorts strips, with different technique of "riveting"



Field "1" - riveting from back side with thick top tool

Field "2" - riveting from back side with thin top tool

Field "3" - without riveting, to compare with another fields

Field "4" - riveting from front side with thick top tool

Field "5" - riveting from front side with thin top tool

Whole test piece is covered with mat varnish

Field "1" and "2", I think rivets are almost invisible
Field "4" and "5", I think there is no big difference on that scale

And I think that is definitely - this
But, there is another issue to think about before start

Whole think is pretty sensitive to accidentally scratches. In picture above, I did "scratch" test with my nail, and look what happened



It means, that I must figure something ... as Her statement right now, and I am thinking about something similar like on picture above ... There is a lot of time until I finish coopering to think and re-think this many times



And here is how test piece matches to Her Majesty









She said to me that She will like this dress ...

And added that She is tired of wearing underwear only

Woman ...

Maybe, however 2 mm ????

Nenad,
 
The Campbell plans are correct if you want to build her like she was in her working days. The long row of windows in addition to the front 4 ones were additions  to let light in when she became a museum ship.
 
Lou

Nenad,
 
The Campbell plans are correct if you want to build her like she was in her working days. The long row of windows in addition to the front 4 ones were additions  to let light in when she became a museum ship.
 
Lou

Nenad,
 
The Campbell plans are correct if you want to build her like she was in her working days. The long row of windows in addition to the front 4 ones were additions  to let light in when she became a museum ship.
 
Lou

Nice working progress today. Make a coffee, take cigarettes, and move down with will and inpatience 
First I make rudder, and fit it to the shape and dimensions, carefully considering position of rudder axis
 
It was pretty easy
 
 

 

 

 
Then starts tricky job - drilling and positioning of hole in stern. After a while, success, but I realized that I must correct: a) angle of stern post width of stern post c) shape of curve on a stern post to be equiall as on rudder 
 
Sanding, "dremelling" , sanding, and rudder fits on its place, with enough space between rudder and stern post for hinge and fittings 
 

 

 

 

 
Next I realized, is that I have to correct end of a keel
 
Follow "deep" surgery, but it was not hard as earlier
 

 

 
And I am satisfied - profile view is exactly I wanted to get, and pretty similar as on plans-pictures
 
And after that, waiting for glue to dry, I did some coopering tests, on testing piece of rudder I made couple of days before
 
Hmmmmmm ( again)
 

 

 
In this testing  "cooper strips" are 5x10 mm. It seems that it has to be little more narrow - 4mm, and it means -  for 1/5 of their number more ... 
 
Next tests are in line to be done, this is TOO MUCH SHINEY

It's a strange world, Nenad. Some people die due to lack of water and now people die because there's too much of it. There's a lot we can control but apparently not the climate. I do hope that you and your family will remain safe.
 
Lou

Rising of main deck under "mod" layer. Every strip is here, every caulking between strips is visible, and deck surface is smooth

Thank Nenad compliments six friendly .
I continue with the latest developemnts on completion of the two winches , body aft ot the rudder and other parts of the blanket .
For you comments 

Buona forum sera gli ultimi aggiornamenti al Cutty, prodotti vari cabine e portelli della piattaforma e carabottini e fatto backup del murata.

Hi Nils,
 
I lost a bit in the crash. The hull is built by birch ply bulkhead and basswood fill between. Each section glued then doweled through at an angle to lock everything in place.
 
Some early photos are on my website:  www.vonstetinaartworks.com   just find the heading for the ship among the others. While there you can see my brass RR modeling too.
 
Hi Germanus.  Thanks, and thanks for the good info. I've noticed the plane wings, being a USAF veteran.
 
Bruce

Further carefull analyze of photos lead to two addditional conclusions
 
1. rounded molding has to be little wider verticaly
2. behind rounded molding, there is some kind of frame, made of molding which is a biit "older" than deck planking ( arrows on picture )
 

 
Rounded molding I did yesterday does not match, and , oh what a supprise , it was not glued properly
 
So, it had to be removed
 
And then start little conversation between me and me. I ask myself : can you do, or are you able to do something, at least try to do, to look as, at least to look like work of real master ? Another me didn`t know what to say, so first me decided to try
 
And here is result, after 3,5 hours of working, so I wait your opinion
 

 

 
Colours are unadequate and dont match, and that will stay until whole decking get final colour
 
Maybe just a little bit of sanding ? Or it is only because macro photographing