Cutty Sark by NenadM

[NenadM]

Thank you all for likes and supporting comments

Tonight started with making forgoten cat stopper. I used brass wire 0,5 mm, much better than Cu wire 0,5mm. Harder, but still can be shaped in desired direction



after painting



Let's finish another

First I made all shackle and drilled neccessary holes ( 0,5 mm), with "dry" testing.



Outside finished





And after cementing, inside also finished



And new "look and feel" of Her bow and fore deck

 

 

She was extreme satisfied, and asked me when we will meet next time. Toorrow, I said, go sleep now

 

I didnt tell her that She looks now ( before bowsprit rigging) as Salvador Dali 

 

 

Just can not resist ...

 

Edited July 14, 2015 by Nenad

[mtaylor]

  Great pic of Dali... or maybe that's Brian the Extraordinaire.   Excellent work on Her Majesty.

[GLakie]

She looks great Nenad!  Nice touch with Salvador!    

[GLakie]

     

[NenadM]

You are not rigged, Brian... still  

[keelhauled]

Looking splendid!

[CaptainSteve]

Outstanding work on your model of Brian !!

   

[popeye the sailor]

just too cool Nenad   

[NenadM]

I hope nobody was angry (Brian ?)

 

Little joking ... and my crazy imagination ( you can see my eyes on avatar become more and more blue, and my ears starts to look like stunt sails - spice thing, I guess)

 

Next is CAPSTAN, with, of course, couple of dilemmas

 

First

 

In C-plans, there are 6 capstan  bars

 

 

In CS present state - there are eight of them on WC house which corresponds with number of holes at the capstan`s top

 

 

Second

 

Bars are on place only when capstan works

 

But I think bars on place will be very nice detail on fore deck

 

What do you think/ like  more - bars on position or bars on wc-house

 

I have two opinions, not decided jet

 

Third

 

Capstan is really small on my scale

 

Look at this picture

 

 

On Lou`s pictures - whole capstan is black. On present - black with white lines

 

Hmm

 

And at top "brass cap" or  "Brass Dome with a name" whatever it is

 

 

Hmm again

Edited July 15, 2015 by Nenad

[mtaylor]

Tough decisions, Nenad.   I guess it's a matter of what point in time you want.   At some point, she did have only 6 bars obviously.. Same for the color. And the brass dome with the name engraved... at this scale yet.  Yikes!!!!

[Sailor1234567890]

I was recently looking at pics of her back in the day. The picture Captain Woodget took of her under sail at sea seems to clearly show her capstan all black. There's another picture of her taken IIRC at Sidney unloading what I would guess would have been wool. Not sure but it also clearly showed her capstan as all black. Also showed her boats with black topsides. There was a neat curly fancy end piece on top of the after end of the forward deckhouse. The stevedores are clearly taking a break, sitting on the rail. I love both these pictures of her. My favourite pic of her is the one in my avatar though. Not sure you can make out the capstan in that one though. Maybe if you could find a decently detailed (large) copy of that picture you would see it. Good luck, that's part of the fun. I love the research involved in these projects. 

[keelhauled]

my decision was easy...I turned the capstan on my home made lathe and then screwed up the alignment of the holes when I was drilling them.  So..I have the bars stored in the rack.

 

I was also going to have the ship with all of the sails set, so I thought that they would be such a hazard on the real ship, they would never be left in place while under way.

 

Still, sometimes it's nice to have details like this.  Thus why I'm going to have my anchor chains around the windlass and attached to the anchors (like yours).  Under way they would "ship" the anchors onto the fore deck and stow the chain in the locker.  But I'm sure everyone would think that I forgot to attach "ropes" or chains to the anchors.  

 

The choice is yours, but in the end....the spice must flow

[NenadM]

About bars - it seems that I`ll make them and leave them aside for a while. Marc`s comment has point - if you want all sails spread, then there is no room for bars on capstan even on foredeck

[NenadM]

Capstan - attempt No1

 

I can make it better

 

Layers of veneer for down base and bottom of top construction, covered with Cu foil 0,1mm

 

 

 

Black paint

 

 

So little for bars

 

 

And temporary on place

 

 

Think scale is OK

 

And answer about bars comes ... when I put capstan on place, it is obvious that there will be no bars on capstan. In my scale their diameter is less 1mm, and don't think it is possible. I can make them from wire, but this is not good idea, them are from wood

 

And for tomorrow, I'll made both layers of top structure from Cu foil, because I can better bold holes for bars

Edited July 16, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

The capstan looks good Nenad. At this scale, making tiny little parts is almost impossible, but I think when you take scale into consideration, you've done a fantastic job on her. 

 

Cheers

[NenadM]

Thanks George, I agree, some ideas are impossible, or without any sense exept challenge and joy

Edited July 16, 2015 by Nenad

[keelhauled]

nice work.  If I had to do it again, I think that I would build up the capstan like you instead of turning one piece on a lathe.

[NenadM]

Another very hot day, 38℃ in shadow, all day sitting inside under climatisation

 

Finaly, capstan - done, and in place

 

Targeted look

 

 

Step by step. I decided to oversize capstan a bit (for 1mm) just to bold it as a nice detail on fore deck

 

 

 

Testing bar made of thinned toothpick

 

 

Too fragile - les than 1mm in diameter

 

To show how small it is I put capstan on blade

 

 

 

And afrer carefull applying white ornaments, glued on place, I hope forever

 

 

And trick question for Cap. Steve and other bashers ... what I use for capstan's cap ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GLakie]

That capstan looks fine Nenad. Very nice work!  

[NenadM]

Thanks George.

 

I ask myself often - where was my brain, patience and dedication in early stage of building ?

[mtaylor]

Nenad,

 

Beautiful capstan.   Your brain works (or worked) like mine.  Big project, the details later...   and then we get into trouble.   

[CaptainSteve]

Nice work on the Captstan, Nenad !!

 

Another very hot day, 38℃ in shadow, all day sitting inside under climatisation

 

...

 

And trick question for Cap. Steve and other bashers ... what I use for capstan's cap ?

 

So tell us .... is it made from a bottle cap ??

   

[DenPink]

Hi

 

I think it is one of them old brass pins.

 

D.

[NenadM]

Hi Denis

 

Almost close ...

 

Thumb tack,  reduced diameter with shaped edge, a lot of Dremell's work under magnifier

 

[DenPink]

Hi Nenad

 

It is the same thing I was thinking of.

 

BTW   I love your build very nice workmanship well done my friend.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Denis.

[NenadM]

Thank you Denis. Encouragin words from real master

[NenadM]

Another hot day with 39C in shade

 

Not working, but doing some research for forgetful Nenad - marking elements on fore deck still have to be done

 

[keelhauled]

Nenad,

What are the rectangles beneath the windlass handles on the drawing?  The cleats you have identified for the jibs (3 on each side), I think that they are eye rings for attaching the blocks for the jib if I remember correctly.  You might want to check it against some other clipper plans.

 

Looking good!

[NenadM]

Rectangles ... As I could see on photos, those are movable palletes. On some pictures they are presented, on some not.

 

You can also see something simillar on some pictures layed beneath bulwark, with anchor chain on them

 

 

Just think it will be nice detail

 

2 x 3 "cleats" are not presented on Her in Greenwich, but you can find them in old photos, and in Conservation plans. I suppose them are removed to avoid visitors from faltering

 

In my scale, cleats, eye rings and eye bolts has cca 1mm dia, and looks equial. I know thet are different, but as I am not able to make them different, just didn't even try to remember where is cleat or where is eye-something placed

Edited July 18, 2015 by Nenad

[Izzy Madd]

Hi,

 

Just been catching up on your great build. And having found this image I wondered if it might be of any use. It's not of any particular ship just the generic design points

 

Hope it's informative at least.