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She really is a beauty isn't she? Imagine the work invovled in repairing her fancy work after a slugging match? Extravagance indeed.

That looks really nice. I love the sailors working all over her. Is that one sailor sleeping in the top?

Looks great to me. I know for a fact, I couldn't carve that. Not at any scale. Great job.

Saw it. Looking good. I had considered building one in college but couldn't get the lofting to work out. It's more boat than I wanted full sized at the time too so that wasn't an option. I waited and am now building a Catspaw full sized. Still plug away at my Revell Cutty Sark in 1:96 when I can though.

This one will be a monster. Have you thought about the suggested RC rudder and steam plant? How cool would that be? Sail and steam.

Cool. Look forward to seeing your progress.

I've been comparing my Campbell drawings with my Revel 1:96 kit plans. VERY different. I'm making as many upgrades as I can at this late stage. Wish I'd have found MSW before I started the kit a few years ago. I'm upgrading as best I can now. Wouldn't call the kid "bashed" but it's definitely an improvement over what came in the box. Second time I build this kit too so I have been cannibalizing the old hull and rig. The Campbell drawings are worth their weight in gold. You could scratch build the whole model from those 3 sheets including rigging and intricate details.

Different scales but very close.... That might cause problems while you build no? Or would you build them each individually? I love the idea but I think if I were to do that, I'd build them to the same scale. Just my $0.02.

Brian,

What would you suggest to update the Underhill book? I read an old copy in college about 15 years ago. I have a new (got it a few weeks ago) copy of it now. I can't imagine that anybody has any more up to date book about the subject. It was written at the close of the age of sail by someone involved in it. How much more up to date could we expect? I'd love to have a copy of anything more up to date if it exists though.

Thanks,

Daniel

Have you decided what you want yet?

How long do you figure you spent total on an individual chainplate/deadeye combination? Soldering, fashioning, colouring..... I can't imagine the hours put into that small part of the entire built.

Keep at it. Slow and steady wins the race.

Where does someone find the time to build something like this? I have enough trouble fitting in an hour or two here and there to put together my plastic model. These ships took years to build in real time. Hundreds of workers for years at a time. You have the same number of parts to fashion, do the work alone yet still manage to assemble these works of art in something under a lifetime..... Amazing.

Good job on coming up with those winch beads.

Glad you stepped back and looked at it again. Hopefully it won't be such an offputting prospect to repair her and carry on with the build. She was looking so good. She'll look even better once you get her back and finish her up. Keep your chin up.

Sewing your own sails.... That's dedication. Keep it up. Looking forward to seeing them bent on.

Nice job. She looks simply stunning.

That looks incredible. Keep posting. I'm sure us out here in internet land all agree that we can't get enough pictures.

Looking good.

I remember Jean Parisien had wire drums to control her boom. I think Algomarine did as well, can't be sure. I don't know if I have any pics of either of them at this point. Do you have a picture of Algowood with her broken back? I saw her towed by under tug and her boom was cocked up at a weird angle. Clearly her back was broken. Loaded her down to the breaking point. I was in Algomarine at the time. Our Captain was married to the cook in Algowood. Saw a copy of the mate's load plan and said it never should have been approved. I think it happened in Brent Mines? Not sure. We were re-routed as we were supposed to load there but she was stuck on the bottom with a bellyfull of stone and a broken back. It was a beautiful place but VERY out of the way.

I wonder if the Google map Coordinates are simply those of "Sydney Harbour" or if they're the coordinates of where the picture was actually taken. There is an island in the google map of it. Not sure it's the one in the picture though.

Nice. Those carvings look great.

Some people wait their whole lives. You're lucky to have it. I am lucky in that I have a huge workshop/boatshop in the top of my barn. The barn is 40x30 feet and it's all mine. I have no "Admiral" anymore to run the show. My girlfriend has her own house and leaves me to myself when I want to get away to the shop. My model work all happens in the house on the dining room table. Much more comfortable since it's heated and my boatshop is not.

About the picture in my Avatar. Does anyone know anything about it? I know it's of Cutty Sark in Sydney harbour. There's another picture that Captain Woodget took of her drying sails in Sydney harbour. The picture in my avatar shows some foliage in the foreground indicating that he likely took the picture from shore on a  rise of land. There's an island in the background and another ship away to the left. Does anyone know what the other ship is? What island that is? I've always been curious as to where exactly that picture was taken. Sorry for stealing your thread a little Nenad. I'll sit back down now. Keep up the good work.

Daniel

WOW. That's impressive work there.

Ouch. I can't imagine how frustrating that would be. Did your friend get an earful?