Glory of the Seas 1869 by rwiederrich - FINISHED - 1/96 - medium clipper

[michael mott]

Rob it really looks stunning!

 

Michael

[rwiederrich]

Thanks everyone.   Here she is now all mounted on her new cleat pedestal.   
 

Now I can get back to the business of rigging the mizzenmast shrouds. 
 

Rob

[rwiederrich]

Oooops… forgot this one 

 

Rob

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

nice display Rob. i like it.V. 

[rwiederrich]

3 hours ago, Vladimir_Wairoa said:

nice display Rob. i like it.V. 

Thanks Vlad...she is quite stable and the weight of the cleat provides ample prevention from toppling.  The interlocking interface of the keel and base makes for a good secure mount as well as, I can still remove the model from the stand if need be.

 

Rob

[druxey]

That looks terrific, Rob!

[rwiederrich]

Thanks Druxey.....I appreciate that very much.  A mix of antique nautical with practical...... incorporating authentic realism.

A unique attempt to extend honor to a vessel dearly beloved and respected.

 

Rob

[BANYAN]

A great way to display the model Rob, it is unique, has historical and practical relevance.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[rwiederrich]

31 minutes ago, BANYAN said:

A great way to display the model Rob, it is unique, has historical and practical relevance.

 

cheers

 

Pat

Thanks Pat…….so true. I think I achieved my goal. 
 

Rob

[ClipperFan]

Rob, an elegant solution for an elegant vessel. I particularly appreciate the flexibility of being able to remove your model from the stand.

[Rick310]

WOW!!!

[rwiederrich]

15 hours ago, ClipperFan said:

Rob, an elegant solution for an elegant vessel. I particularly appreciate the flexibility of being able to remove your model from the stand.

Yeah...I had to be able to remove the ship from the stand....just in case.......

 

Rob

[rwiederrich]

3 hours ago, Rick310 said:

WOW!!!

         👍

[rwiederrich]

Spent some time finishing up the mizzenmast futtock and main shrouds and rat lines.

 

Rob

Edited April 1, 2022 by rwiederrich

[rwiederrich]

Sorry folks....not much happened over the weekend...I had bad pipes to tend too.

 

I hope to work on the monkey gaff(Pennant gaff) and the spanker gaff and boom next.

 

Rob

[rwiederrich]

Spent a little time working the Spangler boom and sail.    Now I’ll running the gear and rigging.  
 

Rob

[rwiederrich]

Finished up the topping lift and boom guys. 
 

Now I’m going to untangle all the bunt and halliard’s lines and belay them to their control points.  
 

Rob

Edited April 8, 2022 by rwiederrich

[druxey]

Lovely work. I note that you are rigging from aft forward. I've always rigged in the other direction. Is there a rationale for working forward as you do?

[rwiederrich]

After much though and tripping over myself…..I chose to add small pinrails to the rail.  After rigging the sail control lines I needed more belay points and after reviewing images again……I opted for this route.  It’s a minor deviation.  
 

Rob

[rwiederrich]

Getting all the bunt lines belayed.   Now that the minor rails are in ,I will have ample belay room for the yard halliard’s.  
 

Rob

[rwiederrich]

Lower top mast halliard purchase.  Keeping things in line and to scale.  

 

Rob

Edited April 9, 2022 by rwiederrich

[Rick310]

WOW Rob. Incredible!!!  Really like the furled sails!!

[rwiederrich]

2 hours ago, druxey said:

Lovely work. I note that you are rigging from aft forward. I've always rigged in the other direction. Is there a rationale for working forward as you do?

Druxey…….my last two builds, I did the same as you.   I wanted to build in small steps, to fool myself that I am working faster by finishing smaller projects.   Small projects finished gives me motivation in the short term.   Verses the long term exhausting idea that I still have so much to go. 
 

Rob

[druxey]

Whatever works for you. And, by appearances, it certainly does!

[BANYAN]

Very nice Rob, that rigging is looking great.  I particularly like the effect you have generated with the furled and weathered sails.

 

I also work from aft-to-fwd; for me that allows me to bring the appropriate amount of tension on the backstays, stays etc  as I progress forward - but more importantly, I found that if I rigged the bowsprit/jibboom first that I was constantly knocking it  .  As Druxey says; each to their own and whatever works for you.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[michael mott]

Rob the furled sales on the boom look great. It used to be a job on my small Maria neatly folding up the main between the gaff and the boom, I can imaging it must have been quite a job on a big ship, yours looks very realistic.

 

Michael

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

Rob you are machine !  its constant joy to watch your rig progress . 

she portrays another dimension with her rope net . how long spanker boom.  wow. 

 

[ClipperFan]

Rob, when I saw your incredibly realistic modeling of weathered, furled sails on your mizzen, spanker boom, it immediately reminded me of this scene from 1910. Your work practically matches that scene just about perfectly.

[rwiederrich]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate it immensely. 
All I can do is my best and what I think will look best during this period in her life.

I plan on adding the monkey boom (pennant boom) next after I finish up with the yard halliard’s and their purchases.  
 

I’ll probably move to add the port back stays as well before I flip her and then finish all these elements on her starboard side.  
 

Then and only then will I proceed to finish up her main mizzenmast yard.  
 

So much to do still.  
 

Rich, that last image you posted clearly shows the location of the forward davit…..just aft of the main channel 

 

Rob

[ClipperFan]

3 hours ago, rwiederrich said:

Thanks everyone, I appreciate it immensely. 
All I can do is my best and what I think will look best during this period in her life.

I plan on adding the monkey boom (pennant boom) next after I finish up with the yard halliard’s and their purchases.  
 

I’ll probably move to add the port back stays as well before I flip her and then finish all these elements on her starboard side.  
 

Then and only then will I proceed to finish up her main mizzenmast yard.  
 

So much to do still.  
 

Rich, that last image you posted clearly shows the location of the forward davit…..just aft of the main channel 

 

Rob

Rob, your masterclass on rigging is just deeply satisfying to observe. It also makes total sense to rig from aft to bow forward, as that's precisely how the stresses of sailing with stiff winds would be spread. I totally agree about the davit positions on both sides being identical. As I hope to include my revised 3' hull sketch with the Nautical Research Journal article, revised positioning of those davits is just one of a few corrections to be made. Mike's Ozzie friend Ron Haug has identified about a dozen minor errors. I've asked for his list in order to address them all. I want to meet his standards in order to have the most accurate, ultimate "Glory of the Seas" resource for everyone to be proud of. Finally I hope to darken all major lines in order to make it easier to scan. 

While I couldn't meet the April 1st deadline which is their Fall edition, I'm well positioned to meet July 1st, for Winter 2023. Vladimir, if you could possibly fix the rear gangway to the rear carriage house, I'd love to share that image. I know it's also a challenge but if you could also sculpt an "Athena" figurehead, I really want to show the impressive bow of your model too. It's my intention to give each of your creations as equal representation as possible. "Druxey" I haven't forgotten your lovely line drawing of Glory's figurehead. Let me know if your actual name is in your profile so I can give you the proper recognition you deserve. At this point, I've been using your full names. If anyone's not ok with that, just let me know. With the too many images included already, this is turning out to be a very long article. Once done, it will be submitted to Mike for his critique and editing. If anyone knows how to share a Word document, please let me know and I'll be happy to share it here.