Cutty Sark by Nenad

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One step forward.

Connection by barbeque sticks. Strong and elastic.

Not glued jet, first to finish masts.

 

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One step forward.

Connection by barbeque sticks. Strong and elastic.

Not glued jet, first to finish masts.

 

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Rings with rings and pins at the bottom of fore mast. Little pins are unusuable on this scale, and it overlays my skill, so I made two rings with rings, a bit larger and simplydied. It would not be visible when ropes come over one day

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Material: Cu foil 0.3mm and Zn wire 0.5mm

All three of them finished.

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Intermediate phase: analysis of Campbell's plans and photographs to identify all parts of the mast fittings, and production of workshop drawings. Software - INSCAPE

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Work drawing in a way to prepare for nests.

Material for base - thinned and cleared galvanized sheet for gutters.

Strong enough to accept rope lines, also easy for drilling and digging that spaces, also for soldering.

Over will come narrow laminate strips, planking on same way as I did on decks

Little dead-eyes of course 

 

Edited February 22 by NenadM

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To the nests

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Sometimes you, just, don't think (and we know that thinking is too difficult and the devil's work!)
The mast nests on my model have a lower metal structure over which planking is laid.
Pictures 1 and 2 show what this is all about.
Come on...
I struggled to do the lower structure, after 2 hours of drilling and milling finally satisfied, all that was left was to adjust the hole for the mast, when ... hell!
It can not get in!
The genius forgot that because of the earlier story about the hooks, he made the masts thicker by about 1mm, which required me to make the nest a little bigger.
So ... let's start from the beginning.

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Feom some reason No 4 didnt upload

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One more to go!

Now, it is OK

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Third nest done

And holders, too

Next - micro soldering

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I take a short look at back ... 11 years ...

Many things changed since begining.

Now, I mainly know exactly what I am doing, where are my limits, where  simplifications are necessary, right sequence of moves.

Ok, I stray here and there, made my mistakes and remakes, little parts still disappeared from desk, just to be fun

For complex structures, as deck are, or as masts and yards are, lesson is learned: first make all parts, and then mount them as Lego blocks.

And - dont rush anywhere (which is easy to say, and not that easy to do ... my temperament)

So, idea is to make all 9 mast parts, to make all yards, trying them temporary are they fit in place as them have to be, and then, after all is finished to start with standing rigging.

(Rigging will be hard to me, considering my eyes have same years as me (65) and magnifying glass over fragile structure can damage it if I should not be careful and patient enough.)

Some add thoughts ... before masting and rigging, I have to make Her final stand and glass cage, to save Her  from dust during that works.

So, go on, slowly but persistently, among my other hobbies

 

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Old saying: "when the hill won't come to man, then man will come to the hill"

So, if soldering do not work , super-glue will work

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All three nests - metal works done.

Holder for yard on fore lower mast done. This was tricky. Made from Cu foil 0.3mm which is harden wirh thin layer of soldering on surface.

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Side remarks:
I know everything looks messy and sloppy right now. (Nothing new in my case 😇)
Despite the fact that I apply CA in tiny drops with the tip of a pointed toothpick, some parts of the fittings are so small that even that drop simply sinks and drowns them. This thin devil which hold yard has only 4mm dia, and small drop of CA on top of toothpick just can not be smaller than 1mm. so, that is how it is.
But ...
Before painting, there will be a fine cleaning and finishing. In doing so, as before, I will use acrylic paint in several thin layers, each of which will be sanded with the finest sandpaper with a grain size of 360-400. I know from previous experience that this way the effect of chiseling is achieved, all little bumps will be aligned, so that everything will look completely different when it is finished.
Of course I'm also counting on the effect of visual masking with bunch od ropes sails that will wrap around these little beasts.

And another thing to mention: With modern phone cameras (Honor X8a 100MP) it is easy to take a detailed macro shot of your work. Too detailed sometimes, I think, if part is too small. See photos included. Keyboard and a detail ... which also exposes dust between keys ... ugly, isn`t it ... you know what i mean?

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More mast details

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And the nest ...

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When you have not enough hands ...

Second mast almost done

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Micro-soldering, testing on way for top of mast

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Progressing

All three nests got plankung with light weathering, so, they are done! Exept painting in one of next stage..

Edited March 17 by NenadM
Mistake

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And off course, a mistake!

Fortunately, yesterday I temporary put masts on their place to make some pictures, and ... realised .... connection ring on Mizzen for lower yard for spanker is positioned too low!

Where were your eyes and brain, Nenad?

Happy me!
For now, I am curious can I remount CA without damaging wood, and reuse ring with yard holder, or have to make a new mizzen mast .... 

 

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Try acetone, Nenad.   Test it on some scrap wood and glued up with CA.  

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9 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Try acetone, Nenad.   Test it on some scrap wood and glued up with CA.  

Thanks, dear friend, you remind me that I read about it a along time ago, somewhere on MSW.

It can not be boring to me with me 😉🤪

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Micro soldering

First Cap Band

Edited March 22 by NenadM

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Making Cap Bands dia 6mm and 8mm is pretty tricky task, which take me couple of months thinking about "how to hell to do this".

I forgot how did I make this little beast on bowsprit couple of years before.

Thiny, slim, and at the same time it has to be strong enough to hold whole structure and ropes. This is a place where all pull forces from mast ropes came to gather.

So, yesterday I had brainstorm, and this is it.

In one of next post I will explane step by step my idea

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Cap Band,, step by step

Remarks

Strip of Cu foil on start is spiral, with ends INSIDE

Dont forget to apply thiny foil of soldering on surface of strip.

1. Cut a strip of copper foil of the required width, long enough to wrap twice around the mast. Sand well
2. Bend the tape around both masts in a spiral, so that the ends of the tape are on the inside
3. remove from the mold, adjust to the correct dimensions and tighten so that it does not unroll, then solder the assemblies. Apply a thin layer of solder paste to the surface of the ring to strengthen it
4. Solder the foil over as a cover
5. Remove excess material
6. Drill the holes for the hooks

Edited March 25 by NenadM

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All of them

 

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Almost ready for cleaning and white paint

 

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Painting

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Details