Cutty Sark by NenadM

[mtaylor]

Wonderful work, Nenad.   For not having any patience, you did fantastic.

[SawdustDave]

I know the feeling Nenad. As much as you would like to make something more perfect, sometimes we must say "good enough for me", and move on. Actually, it looks much better than you think.

Nice work.

[keelhauled]

Nenad,

Beautiful work.  your tests look good enough to go on the ship!  You are doing awesome! 

[Piet]

Very nice indeed Nenad!

 

Cheers,

[popeye the sailor]

there's nothing wrong with them......if you mount them.........move on!     fantastic work!

[NenadM]

Thank you everybody for likes and support. Wind in my sails

After two bussy day and "little" after-lunch-napping, made new music mix (this time Dylan, Baes, Donovan, CSNY, Melanie, Denver) and went down to play with "lettering"

From distance, look very o.k., and close up is still little frustrating. But, this panel is 22mm long, and whole model will be over 1000mm long. Think it is not such important. Game with "dotting" was pretty hard, full of very strong 3 hours lasting concentration of mind and non-shared attention to world around. Just me, magnifier, colors, needle and this pieces. And music

This time, main tool is sharped needle

Here is step by step , process ... what I wrote ... dot by dot









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As it can be seen, I decided to step off C-plans and actual look and to "rise" a little this platform with letters, to "promote" it a bit in relation to other gold elements

Platform is a little more than 3mm wide, and a letters are about 2mm tall ... tricky

Only one lettering left ( rudder wheel box)

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nenad

[Mirabell61]

nice nameplates Nenad,

 

I can imagine its not easy to keep a steady hand when applying the golden paint per brush

 

Nils

[NenadM]

...r its not easy to keep a steady hand ...

 

Nils

 

Thank you Nils. I have no problem with hands. Even opossite, if I could find sharper needle to control drops of paint better, I can do this more precise. My main problem are my eyes. Wearing glasses until I was born (for distance), faceing with need for glasses for this little works (still do not need them for job and reading books), so must work with magnifier. I use a cheap one (3x , Chinesse) and ... devil devil ... my birthday is coming close, and have some "bad thoughts" about "magnifyng" ideas for birthday present from family

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

No magnifiers Nenad? Wow, that's amazing what you have accomplished on such small details without a powerful magnifier.   I sure couldn't. 

 

Cheers

[Mirabell61]

I know Nenad,

 

the correct eyesight is very important. I remember during my early job employments a had to read many commercial  fils and specificationn, this ending sometimes in headaches in the afternoon hours. First time I became glasses for compensating (I did`nt recognise I needed them before) was with 32 years, and since then I ca`nt do without.

 

Nils

[NenadM]

Sound of silence ... home alone ... holiday ...

Better than I hope. And a bit easier than I expect.

Tomorrow fine shaping and correcting of lines

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

You have to cherish those quiet moments when they come around Nenad. Sometimes, all it takes is a little peace and quiet, to give you a brand new perspective on things. 

 

Cheers 

[NenadM]

You are right, but ... after a few hours, emptiness of home become to much loud, if you can understand what I think and try to say with my poor English ... we ( Admiral, kids and me) are very close to each other and very attached ... Hothead is in another town on his study, Princess after work zig-zag with friends until late hours, Admiral went to mam ... happy 2-3 hours, and after ... new meaning of "sounds of silence"

I must organize little talk with myself about ... we made children to grow and to fly away, not to sit behind my paints or Admiral's ... that is only regular stage of life in it's beginning ...and I have to be happy about, not sad

So, big big smile for it

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nenad

[mtaylor]

Yes, the sounds of silence.  Sometimes good, sometimes not so good.

 

I like the way you did those nameplates and the decorations.   They came out looking super nice.

[kees de mol]

So small! Do your eyes still function? Looking forward to your next update

[SawdustDave]

Very nice work my friend.

Doing very small work like that.... I used to use two pair of drug store glasses taped together. That was before my daughter gave my a pair of jewler's "flip-up" magnifiers to go on my regular glasses. Now, after two years, I can hardly work without them.

[Piet]

Nenad the pinprick painter!  Your name plates and decorations came out beautiful.  You can be very proud.

 

Cheers,

[popeye the sailor]

awesome name plates Nenad!  you are doing a splendid job on the trail boards and stuff......looks better than decals!

[NenadM]

Very nice time outside = a lot of garden home works arranged by Admiral



Look from my favorite resting and smoking place


First collateral ... my Zippo disappears somewhere in yard ...

From second smoking place, playing with camera panoramic view shots

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nenad

[NenadM]

You boys are really wind in my wings ... oups ... sails

@ George - you can see my peace ... devil turns me on whole day in yard ... this and that ... that and this ... why you ... why don't you ... etc etc

@Mark, I hope so. Little color corecting after mounting ...

@ Kess, thank you for your care for my poor eyes ... still in place ... I just picked up them from the floor after today work and put them in my head

@ Dave, I must give Princes to read your post ... Maybe it will work !!


@ Piet, thank you. Do you believe when someone of my friends look at She, they do not see 4000 pieces of "cooper plates" riveted separatly, several hundread pieces of deck strips, and also decorations on stern, so I must use my finger with "look at this point" and after that follow "wow thing" ... only by few of them ... ... most of them ask "when it will be finished?" and hearing my answer with prognose in years, suddenly lose any interest ...

@Denis, we discused earlier about decal option, which, by default, has to be more precise, probably with moee accurate color. All this time I had feeling that there just has to be some relief just to promote some details, and it seems it was bingo.

This evening, running away from wild Admiral ... kidding ... she works with me in yard and she is so tired, napping in front TV ... I did first "rigging" aftet almost 35 years ( rigging of Jolly Roger 15 years ago does not count)

Before mounting panels, there are some things that had to be done

First, four "eyes" under bowsprit




Somebody in earlier post remembered me not to forget rigging of them. Very clever and usefull tip. When eyes were on place, during waiting for glue and colour to harden/dry, I though about ... how to hell to approach to them after mounting panels ??? And idea comes, I put there temporary lines just to be sure that I shall be able to pull with them real lines when time comes



Attached with paper tape to fore deck temporary, not to disturb me



Next is bowsprit chain - gammoning. Just had no nerve to even try to find and wait ( if there any) from internet for chains less than 0,5mm thick, and decide to improvize. Rope was made earlier, a lot of "eyedrop" working, and applying over very thin layer of black acrylic mixed with a drop of gold acrylic, just to get a nice "metal" shine ...



I think it is OK, considering all stuff what will be mounted over and beside

Faced today with something new to me ... knots ... which are enormous large against rope thickness . And you must make knot to fix rope to eye . Or not ? Obviously I must investigate MSW and learn a lot of things before real rigging start

Edited March 25, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

Nice job Nenad! I like the nice, neat job you did on your gammon rope around the bowsprit. 

[popeye the sailor]

decals do have their limits Nenad........what would look as though it's paint,  they can be the answer.  but,  if it's raised detail and paint,  then they are useless.  color isn't really an issue.....unless they are metallic.   ink jet printing draws the line there.......it is possible to get the color,  but it lacks the shimmer.  what you've done is emphasize both of these aspects........very nice indeed! 

 

good to have the opening at the bottom of the gammoning.....you may need it.  I believe those are called bob stays.......they will pass through the Martingale and terminate at the tip of the bow spirit boom.  the Cutty has such beautiful bow rigging!   nice work! 

[NenadM]

Thank you George and Denis.

And now follow complicated part - building a support structure for upper panel, mounting both panels and middle wooden moulding, two eyes per side under supporting construcrion, and nice final triming and painting

Started today, going well, but it seems so messy I am shamed to show

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nenad

[Krelis]

Nice country side kind of a place Nenad, bet the air is full with the smell of peet, and every now and there is the clang of a distant church bell

[GLakie]

Just a practice run Nenad! Trial runs and/or practice runs are almost always messy, but never anything to be ashamed of. Redo's are a common occurrence in almost all of the builds here.

[NenadM]

Nice country side kind of a place Nenad, bet the air is full with the smell of pet, and every now and there is the clang of a distant church bell

 

Not jet, Jan. In April everything explode with colors and smelts. I was born on asphalt, in Belgrade downtown, where I spent growing, learning, working first 30 years of my life. Then I got married, and as Admiral was born in this suburb of Belgrade ( 20 km from downtown) there we built our family house and move in 1993.year, and I'll never change this rural ambiance for any kind of any luxury apartment in down town. In house, flat has 120m2 living space, five rooms, and beside that attic 50 mm2, garage and heat room another 50m2, and one room in basement 20m2

and yard 700m2. Belgrade is relative small citty ( 2.000.000 inhabitants with all suburbs) and with car I need only 20-25 minutes of relaxing drive to reach downtown.

 

 

 

Our suburb, named Umka , layed on Sava river, has over 5.000 inhabitants, almost all in private family houses with 700-1000 m2 of yard, and atmosphere and feeling living there is something relay special. Only a few people live from agriculture and keep animals, almost everybody work somewhere (local factories, near town Obrenovac or in downtown). Urban village. Nothing can compare and replace quiet spring/summer evening after hard day sitting in backyard drinking glass of red wine, chating with Admiral and kids. Main road is 600m far away near river Sava, our house is on hill, and you can hear - nothing, except birds, cats, dogs etc etc. Church can not be heard because it is on another side of hill. Therapy for nerves. And if you enjoy in working in yard when you have time - joy of life. Add to this full equipped place with installations of gas, el. current, tv, iptv, net, many shops with everything you need daily, school, nursery for little kids, small medical center, post office, bank,w cinema, pubs and restaurants ... what more do you need?

 

 

 

Just a practice run Nenad! Trial runs and/or practice runs are almost always messy, but never anything to be ashamed of. Redo's are a common occurrence in almost all of the builds here.

 

Hey, George !

Considering how it look right now, I think there will not be re-do. Mess is more visual because I have to remove my nice black color on some places on bow part of hull to get better adhesive with glue, and it seems pretty ugly now. I am not afraid of re-do, I practiced re-do exercises and re-do skills almost all my building, and I am sure there will be a lot of re-do and boo-boo.

 

Spice of hobby

 

And a spice must flow!

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nenad

[mtaylor]

Indeed... the spice must flow and it is flowing, Nenad.  

[keelhauled]

Yes the spice must flow! But watch for worm sign.  Don't want anything happening to that ship!  

 

Now that you have that bowsprit mounted you need to take care and make sure it is always clear.  I've whacked mine a couple of times while it was dry fitted!

 

Looking good!  I'm glad you remembered to put in those eyebolts.  good idea about running those lines through the eyes, but I think that the lines terminate to those eyebolts. You might want to check the plans.  There are also eyebolts on the sides between some of the side boards that are set up with hearts and lanyards.  They'll be a pain if you don't do them before mounting the boards (I made this mistake).  See my earlier posts a few pages back in your build where we were discussing it.

 

You've inspired me with those name plates on the billboards.  Very nice work!

Marc

Edited March 24, 2015 by keelhauled

[NenadM]

Looking "a bit" forward ...

 

Scary to death ...

 

Look at this picture and try to imagine all this in that place on that scale

 

And I wish just this to do !!!

 

Too ambitious ?

 

[IgorSky]

Scary to death ...

Hi Nenad,

Sometimes to look more terribly, than to do

I am sure you successfully will pass through this.

 

Best Regards!

Igor.