28 foot American cutter by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale

[Mark Pearse]

I wonder if they used the yoke to lock the rudder off while rowing, & used it for steering only while sailing. Wefalck seemed to be pointing to this. 

Edited June 21, 2021 by Mark Pearse

[bobandlucy]

Stunning.

[michael mott]

A great tutorial again Druxey, an inspiration to those of us who have a lot to learn yet on this muckin' about wiv Boat models stuff.

 

Congratulations on the completion.

 

Michael

[wefalck]

8 hours ago, Mark Pearse said:

I wonder if they used the yoke to lock the rudder off while rowing, & used it for steering only while sailing. Wefalck seemed to be pointing to this. 

No. The yoke was used when rowing and under sail. Locking the rudder would make it rather hard to steer the boat with the oars and it is very tiring for the rowers, when they constantly have to adjust the speed or force to make small corrections of the course. This is done by one or two 'helmsmen' at the rudder pendants according to the commands by the NCO or officer in charge of the boat.

[Blue Ensign]

Very nicely done druxey, a fine model. 👍

 

B.E.

[lraymo]

Wow!  Absolutely beautiful!  Amazing precision and detail!  

[druxey]

Thanks again, everyone, for your kind and positive remarks. It was a fun and challenging project to do. The model will be leaving port and going to her new owner shortly.

[shipman]

'The model will be leaving port and going to her new owner shortly'.

 

Sadly, launched into obscurity.

Still, a blast while it lasted.

 

Thank you D.

[Maury S]

Shipman,

So long as MSW exists, obscurity will not be an issue.

Maury

[shipman]

Maury, you are quite right.

 

Where I live (Yorkshire, UK) I'm reminded that to see and be inspired by the very best models, an expensive journey of hundreds of miles is required.

30-40 years ago I was able to visit the NMM or Science Museum, as I worked 'just up the road'.

Seeing scale models of this quality, so long ago influences how I perceive what I see here.

There's no substitute for the wonder of the real object in front of you.

[captain_hook]

Absolutely beautiful. Do you feel a little sad to give away your ‚commissioned’ work to customers? I ask myself if they will appreciate all the hours and research you spend into that little project.

[druxey]

I'm fortunate in that my clients are discerning people. Many have built models themselves and are aware and appreciative of what goes into one. For me, the pleasure is in the building and problem-solving rather than the keeping! So, no sadness. Well, perhaps a twinge of nostalgia for the first professional model I built....

 

Thank you again, everyone, for your interest, comments, questions and encouragement.

[Organ tech]

I finely found one of your projects! Wonderful job!

[Mark Pearse]

Hi Druxey

 

I came across this lovely image of women's rowing teams in Sydney approx 1900-20, with the steering yoke pretty much as your craft, & showing how they worked. Amazing how close the designs are.