Cutty Sark by samson - Billing Boats

[samson]

Hi popeye

yes it is a brass plate i yuses for my brass fitings and so far i yoused 1/3

the thiknes is 0,8 mm and issy to cut witk a mettel sissur .

[samson]

 

sonday 07-01-2018 

ad som minor pices in formast and mainmast boom

Jens

 

[popeye the sailor]

really nice fittings....details the yard very well     chain instead of rope?

[Sailor1234567890]

By this period in time, most tops'l sheets were chain with a block and tackle out of rope. The wear around that block on the end of the yard and then the block in the middle of the yard underneath was quite severe. Theses ships rarely handed topsails as they were the last ones to be brought in so the sheets needed the best abrasion resistance they could get and chain was it. 

 

[samson]

Hi All. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14-01-2018

Small opdate  -   thou it tok a houl weeks spartime 

 

Jens

[popeye the sailor]

when the yards are fixed to the mast,  will the studding boom be in their proper location?   they should jut forward from the yard with a slight tilt downward.  they look very nice......the fittings look great!

Edited January 16, 2018 by popeye the sailor
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[samson]

yes I think it's located right while the boom is downwards and a little ahead, chained from the sail downwards and a little back so they do not meet. 

thans for looking in and komment  Denis  

[etubino]

Jens

 

Amazing detail! Beatiful rining riging with chains.  But I have to ask, why the grey color?

 

Eduardo

[samson]

Hi  Eduardo
the right color is black but it will downplay the details.
 so it's a compromise to make metal parts stand out

[samson]

hi there is someone who knows what this is and how it works and how are the details at the bottom i have been unable to fine explaining pictures.
good explanations are very welcome

 

 

 

 

Jens.

[mojofilter]

Hi Jens -

 

Are you referring to the white iron rod?  If so, I think that it is the lower topsail-yard crane.  What's it for?  Not sure.  Unlike the mainsail yard, which has a chain to take most of the weight of the yard,  the topsail yard doesn't have this.  Perhaps the crane supports the weight of the topsail yard(?)  The lower end looks to sit on the lower mast cheeks.  Although I don't see how the yard would be allowed to swing (not tilt) round to the stays.

 

- Tim

[samson]

 

Hi Tim Thank you for your response, it makes sense that it supports the yarden. I du not think it looks flexible at the bottom. for turning the yard. but then the good thing is that when building a model, things do not hawe to work, just they look right.

Cheers

Jens

 

[popeye the sailor]

it does pivot though...Tim is correct in his assumption.   fore lower top sail and main lower top sail should have one.

[samson]

 

hi Denis thank you for info. even mizzen mast has one too it's just one thing that's not included in the versus cutty sark construction kit so i'm oriented

 

cheers

Jens

 

[samson]

Hi All. 

komming along well with "2. floor" - finish maiking brass fiting and started painting . stil som way to go thou 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Jens

[popeye the sailor]

those look sooooo good   really nice work!

[samson]

then all yards are formed - 16 in total, the last 10 still missing the yard strengthansers rope. but at least I'm back on track after a long break. it's nice to get started again and get the dust off the "old lady".

[etubino]

Excellent and very accurate work! Happy 2020 Jens! You are doing a lot of Kitbashing.

[the learner]

I like your metal work!

[samson]

Hi Etubino and  Guy   😃😄

 

thank you for your nice words. I appreciate it

Cheers  Jens

her a small update :

I just made thise "dont know the name "but fits to thed ends of the yards .

[samson]

 

Hello everyone . I have spent many hours on this mast project.  and have now reached where I want to mount the yards and make the top mast ladders and so on ,but still only one at a time -the picture with all the masts is just to boast

 

I look forward to the great work being done now that the masters "get together"

 

Cheers All.

 

Jens .

 

 

 

[petervisser]

Hello Jens. Really nice work on your masts and yards. I especially like all the fittings you made. Where did you learn to make such detailed fittings?

Peter

[popeye the sailor]

hello Jens.......so glad to see your progress....looks great!  yards and masts have come together nicely  

[samson]

4 hours ago, petervisser said:

Hello Jens. Really nice work on your masts and yards. I especially like all the fittings you made. Where did you learn to make such detailed fittings?

Peter

Hi Peter 

 

Thanks for your nice words. 

 

I took part in a 14 day jewelery course which was very instructive in terms of learning to sand cast and to solder etc. and the best part was that I was one man among 12 sweet ladies on that course

[samson]

Hi Denis

 

the weather here in denmark is the past most for indoor pursuits so it helps a little at the work on cutty sark.

 

cheers. 

 

Jens.

[samson]

 

Hello everyone I have finished the lower fore topsail with its special bearing support device. I've made it movabel like on the real ship - unfortunately, one thing that won't be seen when it's all finish  one day, but I'm glad to know that it's working properly.    

[NenadM]

woooow

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[samson]

 

it is now almost 4 years since I put dead eyes on C.S. and much has happened and learned since then and now I have broken the code to make ok dead eyes and have therefore changed them all.

 

Before :

 

 

 

 

After

 

 

 

and thus the work continues indefinitely

Cheers All

Jens.

 

 

[samson]

 

Hi

I started mounting the rig but it takes time, so to start with the easy one I started with the bowsprit just to get started.

 

 

Cheers All.

 

Jens.

 

 

[samson]

 

Hi a little updating. a lot of work goes into preparation to finally raise the masters but I thought myself I have come a long way with the form mast. - why a yard is placed is because it is a whole ring that connects it to the mast and therefore must be on before being closed over it

Well. 

still a lot of work to do then back to the workbench

 

Cheers All.

 

Jens