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Work continues. Anchor chains from windlass to chain pipes. Also got the capstan bars in their rack.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
omarcs replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Contemplating your comment about weathered deck and new bulwarks. Since the deck is unfinished, won't it always be weathered? The bulwarks could be repainted and new at anytime. I do not see a conflict. Weathered deck will be a good contrast to new bulwarks. It will make the ship look more realistic. Keep up the good work.- 4,145 replies
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for years we have moved with us a Graupner Osebergschiff kit. Today I opened it up. Your build log will be extremely valuable when I start the build. After I get done with Cutty Sark.
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What an awkward title. I don't want to put up all the sails on my Cutty Sark, but I would like some. Are there any reference for different sail combinations? I have been looking at different paintings for ideas. Thanks, Omar
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Work continues, but no photos right now. working on spare spars and yards for deck and boat skids. Making ladders for deck houses. Moved life boat racks. completing capstan arms. working on windlass parts. contemplating how to do several other pieces. lots of builds on the forum to go through. I have 6 different sizes of chain. I decided eyeballing was not good enough so I figured out the scale sizes of my chain. When I divided the scale by links per inch I got length of link for my scale. scale is 1:140; therefore 20 LPI chain is 140/20 = 7 scale inches. PLEASE tell me if I am wrong!!!. The next item is to find the size of the links for the various chains on the ship. There was a comment about being intimidated by the very excellent modelers. I don't get intimidated - I look at what they did and try to figure out how they did it so I can try to do. My results are not them same; but at the same time I have gotten better. Thanks for the encouragement everyone!!!
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40 years ago I was on my own and did not know about using copper sheets. I used some kind of copper paint for the hull. Maybe Humrol. All the other paint that is left over is Humbrol
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I think there should be a forum for kit boats that get out of hand. I may never get to rigging my ship since I am starting to despair ever finishing the main deck. I have discovered the spare yards and spars stored on deck and on the boat skids. Too visible to omit; so I am making them (and added a topic Ship deck furniture about appropriate color). I also have found that some of the details on the kit I cannot find on Campbell's plans, and they are in the way of the spare spars, so off they come. I am also going to try to add the fire buckets in the fire bucket rack. All I really thought I was going to do when I restarted the build was rigging. The Admiral says they won't be seen once the ship is on the mantle. Like giving up any addiction, that is no help.
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The Cutty Sark has spare yards and spars stored on deck and along side the boats, What color would these be? Were they pre-painted or left unpainted. I am guessing the spares might have been painted. But there is also an 8 sided hermaphrodite spar. I am assuming this is 8 sided so it could be turned to the needed diameter and might not be painted. The big spares on deck are chained down and the spares on the boat skids are lashed. Are the lashing ropes hemp colored? Are the lashings for the gig and jolly boat hemp colored rope?
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Some work in progress: Anchor chain windlass. Styrene tubes glued together then turned to shape using battery powered drill as lathe. Styrene capstan bars. Anchor chain pipe using styrene tube. Anchor chain using thrift shop find. new boat skids for gig. smoke stack for galley
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online sources Traincat model sales: 52 links / inch Hobbylinc: 27 links / inch Stores JoAnn fabrics - Blue moon beads: 11 links / inch
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I got the tree from my model train stash. The ornaments are from my wife's cookie decorations. Santa is proving difficult. The new and modified life boats are just visible. Not sure I am happy with the new boat. Make need to try again. Merry Christmas!! Omar
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The completed ship belongs to Philo426, so I can't answer your question about that ship. I think Scientific might be out of business.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
omarcs replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I just saw Lou's pictures. Dang, more details. Is this good or bad????? I have just started looking and have found several details I had not be able to figure out. These will certainly make a better model. -
I used the jolly boat as a pattern. I glued two pieces of scrap balsa to get the thickness I wanted. I turned the jolly boat upside down on the plywood and drew the outline of the jolly boat. I also drew the center line of the boat and the width of the keel. I then used the Michelangelo method and removed everything that did not look like the boat. I used a couple of grades of sand paper so the removal was not too fast which made it easier to keep the two halves looking the same. I figured if this process went badly I just lost a little scrap. As I got close to shape I add the keel and bow pieces. The boat was a little to deep, so I sand papered it to a better depth by rubbing it upside down on the sandpaper. The new boat is only 45mm long and will sit between the two life boats so I did not think it had to be perfect. Oh, Michelangelo was to have said when he carved his sculptures that he just removed everything that did not look like the sculpture. Nenad, your work is one of the reasons I joined this forum. Omar
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I got a picture in, but not where I expected. these are my boats, 1 made from balsa with new life boat rack. next is work on foremast yards
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okay, part 1 get topic built. Next read how to add pictures
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