Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper

[druxey]

Superb, Ed! Congratulations on completion of a magnificent model and a marathon rigging endeavour. This will be a very hard act to follow. Well done!

[usedtosail]

Like the others have said, Ed, congratulations on a fantastic model. It has been a great pleasure following all your builds. Now I have to buy the books, even if I never try building it.

Edited May 20, 2019 by usedtosail

[Castos]

Thanks for the journey Ed it was greatly appreciated for the learning curve. Now what is next?

[cog]

I very much enjoyed the voyage, Ed. I don't see myself following in your footsteps,  though you were an excellent teacher, and quick with your responses to questions. A very beautiful build, and as druxey wrote, a marathon feat in rigging. I myself am still very much taken by your smithcraft.

Thanks for sharing

[Jorge Diaz O]

 

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, thank you for teaching us so much, magnificent work, sir, you are a teacher.

[Amalio]

Thank you very much Ed.

[stm]

A very enjoyable and educational voyage indeed. You are a very intelligent and skillful individual Ed to present this to all your followers. Thank you very much for your efforts and to all that submitted additional detail and knowledge. William Crothers and William Webb would surely be impressed with the results.

 

Scott

Edited May 20, 2019 by stm

[Bob Cleek]

A true masterpiece, Ed. You have finally definitively answered the question, "What is 'museum quality'."

 

Thanks so much for so generously sharing your work on her with us.

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Very nicely done!

[allanyed]

Keel to coils, superb!!!   You set the bar higher than most of us can reach, but it will be fun (and frustrating) trying to do just that!!  

Allan

 

[paulsutcliffe]

Fantastic ed, great work where is she going now?

[dvm27]

Your model belongs in the NMM or Science Museum in whatever interactive exhibit they have depicting the tea trade or clipper ship era. But I'm sure she'll find a great home somewhere.

[rtwpsom2]

39 minutes ago, dvm27 said:

But I'm sure she'll find a great home somewhere.

I've got this really bare spot above my mantle...hint hint Ed.

[Tigersteve]

Outstanding! Can’t wait for volume 3. 

Steve

[Dan Vadas]

Beautiful job Ed. A masterpiece of a model and a great build log. I've enjoyed every update  .

 

Danny

[mojofilter]

Ed -

Truly a treasure trove of information, technique, and craftsmanship!  A masterpiece!

Thank you for this!

 

- Tim

[Katoom]

I have been reading this log from the very beginning and am currently on page 49 (November 2015) but I saw that it has been tagged as "Finished" so I just had to jump ahead and add my congratulations to the long list. Well done!

[RichardG]

I just opened my email and my inbox was full of notifications 😀, so I'm going add one more!

 

A wonderful build and a fantastic log. 

 

Congratulations!!

 

Definitely a log to visit and visit again, and again....

 

All the best,

Richard. 

[PeteB]

Hi Ed

I want to say for me its been a "tour de force" of technique, master craftmanship and sharing that has kept me awed during your build - For me your build log is an unbelievable treasure trove of learning and I would like to thank you for the journey. Cheers Pete

[JOUFF]

Superb and well done ! Congratulation and thanks for sharing !

 

Patrick

[gjdale]

It’s all been said already Ed, so I’ll just add another voice to the throng. Thank you for an inspirational journey - this truly is a masterpiece of modelling.

[Richard Griffith]

Wow. Truly inspiring.  Thank you.  

[John Cheevers]

Truly a compelling impression.

[Pukington]

Such a superb Model Ed, I'm a bit of a lurker but have truly enjoyed following this build.  One in a million, I hope you plan on displaying her somewhere that gets the foot traffic she deserves.  A beautiful model, simply beautiful!

[captain_hook]

A beautiful model and truly a piece of art!

[garyri]

Outstanding presentation Ed !!!

[SJSoane]

Ed, thanks so much for another master class in ship model building. You set the highest bar for the rest of us, but show us step by step how you achieve it. Can't wait to hear about your next project!

 

Mark

[EdT]

Well. it would be an understatement to say I am overwhelmed by all these most generous comments.  It is also nice to hear from those who have been regular but silent followers.  I wish I could individually  thank everyone for the more than 35 comments and 50+ likes after the last post.  Every one of them is well appreciated.  Perhaps one more photo would not be amiss.

 

Thanks again, everyone, for all your support throughout the project.

 

Ed

 

 

[Erebus and Terror]

What an amazing achievement, Ed. You should be very proud of all you have accomplished on this project. You are a true inspiration. 

[Awas]

Great model. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.