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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Nenad, The row of ports were cut later in life. Deciding when you want your model to represent will determine how many to put. Forward there are 4 ports for the men in the focs'l. They were there from the beginning. I wouldn't put a row all the way along her hull. It looks wrong for a grand lady like her. -
Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Nenad, I think the lighter grey you first showed on her majesties' real deck. You get around the weathered deck but not weathered hull by telling yourself that no skipper will varnish his decks but he'll paint the ship. That allows the deck to weather but the rest of the hull to be improved from time to time as the mate sees fit. -
34ft Danish Cutter by adamdt
Sailor1234567890 replied to adamdt's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Yes, I'm looking forward to that privilege Adam. Since I spotted her for sale for you and all..... -
Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
#3. If you can make it even lighter I'd do that. I'd want it to look weathered. If you're going for a like new look, then #2 might be best. #1 doesn't look right to my eye for some reason. Weathered teak can look very light grey. It goes very well with tarnished unpolished bronze or copper. A nice weathered green look with a grey deck. That's what I'd be going for. Our lady was a hard working Queen and as such would often have had a weathered appearance throughout her career. Particularly under the Portuguese. -
Nice job on mousing that hook. I can't imagine doing it at that scale.
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I remember greasing one of those fairleads in the old Jean Parisienne. I spent a long time pumping several tubes of grease into the fairlead until she was loosened up enough and would roll properly again. They really are easy maintenance though.
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Looking back at my last post here, I didn't even tell you how cool I thought those shackles you made are. Nice job. They are really jewels.
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Once they're installed, you'll want to wire them shut. This means passing a thread of wire through the hole in the screw and taking a few turns around the leg of the shackle next to it. This will keep it from coming undone in use. Google Mousing a shackle. You'll find something about it.
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Nice work.
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Looks really cool. I'm also trying to get my son (I only have one kid) interested in something crafty and handy like model building. So far he's interested in "The King" from the movie Cars and "Skipper" from the movie Planes. I'll have to steer him toward boats or I might lose him to the other elements. LOL
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I think you're working in a scale where it's just big enough that you can work a real splice and get the right effect and the strength needed.
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Taper the splice by gradually reducing the amount of yarn making up each strand. In other words, taper each strand individually then continue the splice. It will automatically taper in. You'll often worm parcel and serve the line as well in full scale so you shouldn't even see it. Great job at that scale. I consider myself to be pretty good at splicing. Three strand is easy to me. Not sure I could do it at that scale though. Kudos to you on that great job.
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I'd love to do Lady Nelson one day so I'll be keeping an eye on this build log.
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Awesome. I love the detail you've managed to capture in this build so far.
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Shipside grey used by the RCN has a green tinge to it when seen next to other grey colours.
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Those catheads are beautiful.
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Wil you be rigging her?
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Looking forward to more progress on this ship. Beautiful work.
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This is a really cool project.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Is it just me or have they varnished her decks in the restoration? -
Ed, What you're saying about bending the beam in place makes perfect sense. Do you know how the shipwrights would have done it back in the day? Those are not little beams they had to contend with...
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Looking great.
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You mentioned that the hull feels stronger. Does the strapping make it feel a lot more solid than a similar hull without strapping? How different does it feel?
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