Cutty Sark by Bruma - Revell - 1:96 - PLASTIC

[LeoM]

10 hours ago, Bruma said:

Well, I don't like them too, to be honest. And the plan is to put my Cutty Sark in water, with a moderate rough sea. It will happen only later on, once and if the ship will be completed, and I will do that only if I'll be able to create a good enough sea, but I will surely try, this is my goal. 

I have never thought about that, but it is a very interesting idea and I look forward to see how you will progress on that. Looking at what you have accomplished till now, I am sure it will be magnificent as well. Thank you for sharing with us and raising the bar so high (if that is a correct translation 😉)

[ScottRC]

On 11/5/2022 at 4:28 AM, Bruma said:

 

I have modelled all from scratch in blender, and printed at home with my trusted Elegoo Mars 2. I hope you like her! 

Well, it's not sea worthy, but I hope you like her too! 

 

Thanks again! 

 

 

I'm impressed you did all the modeling in Blender alone, I use it for animation and rendering but have not had the patience to 3D model in it.  You are very talented with your skills, both modeling and in 3D printing. 

Edited November 7, 2022 by ScottRC

[Bruma]

 Hello everyone. 

Here I am again with some updates.

 

Main Course

 

Main course is finally completed, and I would like to share some pictures of the work in progress. 

The sail before being shaped:

 

 

 

And the sail just bended on the jackstay:

 

 

Note the six white pieces of thread. They are a safety measure to secure the jackstay at the yard. They will be removed after the sail is shaped by the weight of the flour. 

After shaping the sails, I started adding all the rigging: buntlines, leechlines, clewlines, reef tackle and the lower topsail chain sheets:

 

 

 

In the above images the reef points are also visible. They are made of single brush bristles, the smallest thread available to me is still too big. 

 

Before installing the yards and the sail to the mast, I prepared all the purchases for the main yard lift, lower topsail sheets  and topgallant sheets. The mast base will be almost inaccessible after the sail is installed, so I prefer to add them now. 

Some of the blocks used for the purchases: 

 

And the purchases installed on the mast foot:

 

Since the yards are all made from scratch, theyr anchoring system to the mast needs to be created from scratch too. 

Here are the pins used to secure the yard to the mast allowing the yard to swing freely:

 

 

And the yard finally mounted to the mast.

 

 

Once all the preparation work is completed, I can finally install the yard and the sail. All the lines previously fitted, can now find their way to the deck through the fairleads and blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

Note that all the lines still need to be perfectly tightened. I’ll do the after after the braces will be installed. 

Now I’m working on the lower topsail. Still a long way to go.

Thank you all for your comments and likes!

[Veszett Roka]

Excellent work Burma. I can smell the light wind and hear the ship "speaking"

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

your sails are to own a medal  alone Bruma! I see you are shaping her catching wind at full speed. usually all rigging dissapears under sails but not in your case.  joy to watch. 

[LeoM]

Looking great, Bruma! You are a big inspiration to me.

Thank you very much!

[Bruma]

Thank you all for the comments and likes! 

[kirill4]

Dear Bruma!

Just Great!

Always watching your updates with great interest !!! 

All The Best!!!

Kirill

[rwiederrich]

Lovely work indeed.

 

Rob

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

epic stuff Bruma. amazing

 

[VitusBering]

On 9/2/2020 at 10:08 AM, Bruma said:

Deck fittings.

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On 9/2/2020 at 10:08 AM, Bruma said:

Gluing the fife rail at this stage (as suggested by the instruction) was a big mistake. They are very close to the masts and this area will be really crowded on the rigging phase. It would have been a better decision to add them later. Stupid move… At least I was smart enough to clear all the holes in the fife rail legs. This will prove to be very important later on.

 

 

I know it has been years, but I've been studying your build log and phenomenal work and this paragraph confuses me a little bit.

I took your advice and have not installed the fife rails permanently yet - they're just sitting unglued on the deck for now.

 

But I am unclear about how much material to remove from the fife rail legs and, in fact, why it is important.

You say later on it will be clear but I can't find a mention elsewhere in the build log.

 

Thank you for any info you may be able to provide.

[Bruma]

I was referring to the holes at the bottom of each leg, simulating sheaves. They were filled, and I cleared them for further use.

In the end, I was not able to find a clear evidence of their function, I think they might have been used temporally, to have a better leverage in some tricky situation but take it as it is: a mere supposition made by a not competent desperate modeler! 

[shipman]

The bottom sheaves of the fife rail legs....

just a thought, but could they have been used as part of tackle when loading cargo (tea chests/wool bales)?

The yards would be used as cranes. Rapid efficient loading would need quick use of ropes. The low level of the sheaves would provide deck hand purchase.

Just trying to use a vague bit of logic.

[VitusBering]

Thank you both very much. I sort of answered my own question with help from folks and images here -- see the discussion in my build log.

The bottom line is a consensus (meaning an educated guess 😉) that the sheaves are probably generic multiple use, as shipman suggests, where they can be used to gain more leverage for hauling, whatever the load.

 

At any rate, no lines from my rigging are likely to find themselves there. Thanks again!

 

[Bruma]

Hello everyone, time for another update:

 

Lower and upper topsail.

 

There is not so much to say about this update, all the techniques are already been used before, so I let space for the images, hoping not to bore you too much.

 

 

In the following pictures are all together many small scratch builded parts: the crane of the lower topsail and the yard support, the gin block, the tube parallel and the leather protection, the fixed chain sheets for the upper topsail and the chain of the main topgallant. 

 

 

The upper top sail is fixed to the mast with a small pin inside a predrilled hole in ordet to make a stronger bond. This hole is quite critical since it needs to be oriented to simulate the corkscrew arrangement of the yards.

 

 

 

Just a mention to the chain sheet: they are still to be trimmed, just in case I need to change them once all the sails will be installed and the yard braced. 

 

In the end, just a small sequence to show I made the gin blocks.  

 

 

 

That’s all, I hope you like them! 

 

Marco

 

[Ferrus Manus]

My jaw has been on the floor for about 3 hours now. Should i call a doctor? 

[VitusBering]

Absolutely awesome work.

[gak1965]

9 hours ago, Bruma said:

 

In the end, just a small sequence to show I made the gin blocks.  

That's a great way to make the gin blocks and movable. Where do you get your drill bits? I find I snap a lot of the really narrow ones putting holes in brass and wonder if I'm buying from the wrong place 

 

The ship is looking magnificent, looks like you are getting close to finishing!

 

George K

[rwiederrich]

Marco....good job on the gin blocks.  I thought about making mine for Glory....exactly....like you did.   However...Like my habit, I found a faster and easier way, with light cured composite.

Your final product turned out wonderful......very good indeed.😉

 

Your CS is looking very smart. Just fantastic work.

 

Rob

Edited February 22, 2023 by rwiederrich

[rwiederrich]

13 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

My jaw has been on the floor for about 3 hours now. Should i call a doctor? 

That is a typical physical response to this thread.  No medical intervention is necessary.

 

 

Rob

[Ferrus Manus]

4 minutes ago, rwiederrich said:

That is a typical physical response to this thread.  No medical intervention is necessary.

 

Yes, i shamelessly stole your prior joke and posted it. 

[Bruma]

Thank you all for the comments and like, I really appreciate every one of them! 

 

 

On 2/22/2023 at 8:04 AM, gak1965 said:

Where do you get your drill bits? I find I snap a lot of the really narrow ones putting holes in brass and wonder if I'm buying from the wrong place 

George K

Mine are from Amazon, but I'm experiencing the same problems, even if I use them only by hand, no power tools. Even so, the smaller one are really fragile and in case of metal holes, I punch a small opening with a pointy bit before using the drill bits themself.

 

 

[Hubac's Historian]

I was referred to your log by another member, with specific reference to your sails.  They are  truly amazing and well-worth the look - thanks, Michael!  Overall, though, the build is pretty incredible and I will do a more thorough reading of the project.  You are clearly extremely attentive to detail.

[rwiederrich]

On 2/24/2023 at 4:42 AM, Bruma said:

Thank you all for the comments and like, I really appreciate every one of them! 

 

 

Mine are from Amazon, but I'm experiencing the same problems, even if I use them only by hand, no power tools. Even so, the smaller one are really fragile and in case of metal holes, I punch a small opening with a pointy bit before using the drill bits themself.

 

 

Hey……Bruma……you may have mentioned this earlier, but where do you get your chain,  and is it 42 lpi…....?

 

Rob

[Bruma]

On 3/22/2023 at 11:36 PM, Hubac's Historian said:

I was referred to your log by another member, with specific reference to your sails.  They are  truly amazing and well-worth the look - thanks, Michael!  Overall, though, the build is pretty incredible and I will do a more thorough reading of the project.  You are clearly extremely attentive to detail.

Thank you, I really appreciate your visit and comment! 

I hope to be back at work on my Cutty Sark soon, many things are still to be done...

 

23 hours ago, rwiederrich said:

Hey……Bruma……you may have mentioned this earlier, but where do you get your chain,  and is it 42 lpi…....?

 

Rob

 

Hi Rob, the smaller one are from Trumpeter master tools, article number 08010, “30 cm Universal Fine Chain” 2x 30 cm chain in each packet.

Hope this helps! 

 

 

 

[Bruma]

Hello everyone! 

It’s been a long time since my last update and I have had to dig three pages back to find my build log! 

This means that I’m extremely slow, but also that the community is well and worthy, with many build logs running, which is amazing!

But now, it’s finally update time! 

 

Main mast completed (almost…)

Three sails were missing: topgallant, royal and skysail. Apart from them, other important items were missing too: main royal and skysail stays, topgallant, royal and skysail backstays.

They were missing because I needed to figure out where to place them exactly. The masts provided by Revell are longer than the one depicted by Campbell, so they need to be trimmed down and the arrival point of the last stay and backstay need to be arranged accordingly. To do that, I preferred to mount the yards with relative sails in order to double check my measurements. This approach was followed also for the fore mast, but here is even more important, due to the additional sail on top (the skysail). 

As for all the other sails, all the rigging is present. A side note is for the halliards: they are on the opposite side of the fore one, and they will swap sides again for the mizzen. The number is also different, to accommodate the skysail halliard on the main mast. 

Attaching the stay to the aft side of the fore mast was not an easy task. The area is really busy but in the end I manage to do it… 

 

In the end I’m not too disappointed and I’m another step closer to the end!  

Anyway, let’s see some pictures, I hope you like them and feel free to point out any mistake you see, your comments are priceless!

 

Now a question for you: Campbell’s plans shows a flag on the main mast:

 

Do you have any ideas on how the flag was hoisted and fixed to the mast? Thank you in advance!

 

 

 

 

 

[rookie]

Just found this build log.

Exceptional work on the sails and rigging.

I will have to go back to the beginning to look at the other scratch built parts

 

 

 

 

[kirill4]

Good day Bruma,  Your job just brilliant! I follow your building reports with great pleasure!

Wish You all the best!

 

[BETAQDAVE]

5 hours ago, Bruma said:

Do you have any ideas on how the flag was hoisted and fixed to the mast?

Good question!  The plans for the MS Phantom show one of these also.  No details are provided there either.

Edited June 18, 2023 by BETAQDAVE

[VitusBering]

9 hours ago, Bruma said:

 

Now a question for you: Campbell’s plans shows a flag on the main mast:

Do you have any ideas on how the flag was hoisted and fixed to the mast? Thank you in advance!
 

 

Hackney's book makes no mention that I've found.

Both Longridge (vol. II, p. 126) and Underhill (p. 23) mention signal and ensign flags on the vangs of the spanker gaff.

They're not specific about which flags are there, Old White Hat's flag would quite reasonably be displayed on the main mast.

Edited June 18, 2023 by VitusBering
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