Cutty Sark by baskerbosse - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75 - RESTORATION - Re-rigging my teenage build

[baskerbosse]

Working on braces..
A lot of belaying and re-belaying in order to square everything up.

 

[hof00]

Hi Peter,

Looking good chap!!

 

Great Shrouds and Ratlines look superb also. (Watch your fingers!! )

 

Nice "Cats Cradle" of Braces coming along. 

 

Cheers....HOF.

Edited September 9, 2015 by hof00

[baskerbosse]

Yes, careful with the fingers!
More than once got caught on the backstays. A miracle I haven't snapped anything yet!

iPhone fits better than my big hands though, so here are some 'onboard' pics;


Looking aft from the foremast.


View up from 'standing on' aft hatch (or possibly the deck house?)

Edited September 10, 2015 by Peter Jenssen

[hof00]

Nice work Chap!!

(Nice Camera angles!!)

[popeye the sailor]

looks great Peter 

[baskerbosse]

Slowly getting there.. Fore braces coming along.

(I unfortunately haven't got much modelling time at the moment. A couple of hours a week is the current speed..)

[NenadM]

It looks complicated and very nice

[baskerbosse]

Thanks Nenad,

 

There are several simplifications though.
I have skipped a couple of brace pendant blocks, omitted the upper topsail sheets and most of the running rigging to do with sails.

I may install reef tackles for the lower yards, but have not decided yet.

 

Cheers!

/Peter

[baskerbosse]

Working on some details:

[NenadM]

Wow wow wow WOW!

[popeye the sailor]

you've come along way with the rigging Pete.....looks great!

[baskerbosse]

Some of the little bits that were missing: (for whatever reason never made initially)

 

Making attachment point for the fore braces and fore fife rails.

 

Painted..

 

 

[baskerbosse]

Fore mast fife rails were never installed:

 

First holes:

 

Fits alright! :-) :

Next! (careful.. not much elbow room here..:

 

All done:

 

 

And the braces boom too:

[popeye the sailor]

I'm surprised that those holes weren't predrilled and already there.  but I guess if this is an older kit,  they might not have been.   very nice job you've done there 

[baskerbosse]

Thanks,

 

In the early 80's, the parts were just printed on different sheets of wood and you had to cut them out yourself (I was using my dad's bandsaw which made my mum a bit nervous).

The deck was on one sheet of wood (1.5mm veneer I think), and if I remember correctly; the deck houses were marked, and the masts as well as the deck plank pattern was also printed, -but no markings for the fife rails..

Anyway, once I had cut out the deck and drilled the mast holes, I scribed the planking with a knife and sanded off the printing.
The deck was then finished with a coat of varnish, a dark wash followed by a second coat of varnish. Not very realistic, but looks nice enough..

 

The main reason the holes were still not drilled for the fife rails is probably the same as for the rest of the missing rigging around the fore mast.
I had just quick-rigged the foremast (not finishing it) and left the model at my parents house when I was going off to university. It then remained there until about ten years ago when the whole rigging was taken down for ease of transport.

 

Edited October 21, 2015 by Peter Jenssen

[baskerbosse]

Have not had much time to work on this.

Current state:

 

Now adjusting lines to straighten up the yards.
Once it looks good enough, trim the lines and add coils of rope.
First area for finalising the belaying like this is the area around the mizzen and the main mast.


The cleaned up mizzen belaying rail.

[popeye the sailor]

looking sweet Peter..........nice job with the rigging!

[baskerbosse]

Thanks!

Now for the tacks;

Drilled a hole at the end of the block to attach a rope.

 

Ready to install, approximately where Campbell's plans have them.

 

Looking at pictures of the real ship, the tacks, sheets, clewlines and reef tackles are all rigged up together.

Most models omit the reef tackles, Billing's rigging plan does not have tack lines either.
(I may leave out the reef tackles as well, not sure yet)

 

Cheers!

/Peter

 

[dgbot]

Congratulations Peter your rigging is coming along nicely and the rest looks good as well.

David B

[cuttyjimr]

After over 40 years of sitting, covered, on the china cabinet, I decided it was time to finish this project.

Originally,   I followed the Billings plans like a lemming. Then the fountain of knowledge got turned on.

 

I purchased C. Neppean Longridge's volume 2 relating to masts and rigging. I also purchased the Campbell plans from the museum. Yes there are many discrepancies between Longridge, Campbell and Billiings, so my work is a picking and choosing of the most sensical of the three. This is not a museum piece by any stretch.

 

Had I known better, I would scrap most of the Billings parts and use Longridge as the primary source. As we all know Billings prints outlines on plywood, so we must cut, sand and file. In retrospect a lot of them look silly. For example the trees.  I also scrapped the Billings caps and made some from annealed brass. I think it just looks better and is closer to the actual ship.

 

The hardest part of the project to date is assembling the mast sections and trees. I have been using modelling clay to keep alignment while the regular wood glue dries. Once I am satisfied I will give each joint a small does of CA. I don't regularly use CA since it makes me ill. It is related to cyanide and that is enough for me. Having been a chemical weapons specialist in this mans army I think I bring a different perspective.

 

Enough for now.

 

Jim Regan

[NenadM]

Hey Jim, I like your work and thinking about

 

About CA, several days ago I found somewhere on MSW discusion with conclusion - no CA for rigging. But I do not know nothing about rigging still

 

Keep good work

[dgbot]

Using modeling clay is a very good idea Peter thanks for the heads up.

David B

[baskerbosse]

Found the anchors,

Plastic. Not very good casting. Time to get the putty out...

[baskerbosse]

Putty and paint done on anchors.

(No it didn't really take three months   I have been busy with other things...)





Cheers,

Peter

Edited October 10, 2016 by Peter Jenssen

[NenadM]

Nice to see you back, Peter

[baskerbosse]

Thanks Nenad

 

Hope your back feels better?

 

/Peter

[popeye the sailor]

depressions in molded plastic........worse are the injection pin marks     good take on how to clear them up.

[Wino]

To All:

 

I'm a bit of an old coot picking up on trying to complete a model of the Cuttysark I began in 1974 (Have I waited long enough?).  The hull, deck and cabins were all completed back around '76 when I was on the road a bit.  I've yet to complete the masts and shuddered a bit when I found that little piece of plywood with 13 little cutouts  on it.  Any suggestions on cutting these out?  A fine coping saw maybe.

My biggest problem is that my plans have gone astray except for the rigging.  I have no idea of correct dimensional layout for the cabins.  Anyone have an old copy?  I haven't as yet tried to see if Billings is still around, but am guessing not.  My real problem was likely self induced as I started making wine in 1977 and am sure my interest shifted.  Now if my eyes can hold out and my hands will quit shaking I'm going to finish the Cutty.  Thanks for any help.  Bruce Paulsen, Orinda, Calif.

[Frustrated Dave]

I'm new to all this. Billings' instructions hardly help. How do I fit blocks to the yards? Simply tie them round or drill & use the eyebolts provided in the accessories? And where does the chain on yards R1, R6 & R12 disappear to?

[baskerbosse]

Hi Bruce, Dave

 

Sorry for the delay. It's been a while since I logged in.

Billings is still around, instructions are available for download from their site:

https://www.billingboats.com/index.php/modelboats-footer/76/120/boats/the-expert/P-bb564-cutty-sark

 

Chains for lower yards 1, 6 and 12 should be attached to the mast (looks a bit wrong on the Billings plans)

For the blocks, I have mostly tied them around the yards

 

Hope this helps?

Peter