Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75

[kpnuts]

A great looking model (and quite different from mine, looks like a more accurate version)

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

Very very  nice work Peter, im watching it on.

good luck 

[petervisser]

Well, work has been progressing albeit slowly. The decks are finally all caulked and several layers of varathane applied. This is what they look like now...

[petervisser]

The hull trim has also been added. The strips were pre-bent and prepped with paint or stain before they were nailed/glued to the hull. This whole process was pretty tricky and it did not turn out perfectly, but it will have to do. Next time around I think I will glue them on while the hull is bare wood and paint or finish them in place with masking tape. I did however rough up the paint with sandpaper so that the glue had a better chance of holding.

 

 

Edited March 30, 2020 by petervisser

[petervisser]

Finally, here are some photos of the gunwale stanchions and trim along with the attachment of the foc'sle deck. I didn't think I would bother with the trim and stanchions but other builders of this model added them so I had to try and keep up. I have finally found a re-purpose for the styrofoam trays our meat gets packaged in. They are perfect for holding tiny fittings while they get painted!

What with the foc'sle deck being added, I had to afix the bowsprit in place. This made the model instantly longer by 8.5" so it is alot more susceptible to damage. Yikes!

 

 

Edited March 31, 2020 by petervisser

[samson]

 

it looks great what you add to the simple billing boats kit, it makes a big difference well done

 

Cheers

Jens

[sawdust]

Truly excellent Peter. You have certainly made a silk purse out of a sows ear.

Sawdust

[popeye the sailor]

she's look'in great Peter    super nice detail   

[petervisser]

After just about snapping off the bowsprit (several times) and the dolphin striker (once), it was time to take some preventative measures. I decided to "splint" the offending spar so as to avoid some dfficult repairs later on. Here is my solution. Once the bowsprit has some standing rigging in place, I can dispense with the milk carton.

 

[petervisser]

I just finished up the labour intensive work on the deadeyes on the main deck. It was a multi-step process that invoved some "metalwork". Billing supplies the chain plates and a bunch of plastic deadeyes. I opted to poach a bunch of deadeyes from another kit so as to use the chainpates that were provided. It would not have been easy to use them together. Once the chainplates and deadeyes were married, I used a drop of glue to make them rigid so as to paint them easier.

 

Here's a bunch of pictures showing the process...

 

[popeye the sailor]

I have a bunch of those metal parts.... they can be found in many of the Billing kits.   you found a really good solution for them..........yea.......looks like a lot of work love the way your deck is coming along.

[petervisser]

Hi All,

 

I have been busy in the shop of late due to the self isolation and making some progress. But boy, there is no rushing with a model ship so things are going slowly. I have been detailing some more of the main deck and added some fairleads and mooring bits here and there. I have also tackled the railings on the foc'sle and aft deck which went rather well considering. I tried my hand a soldering and it went so-so. In the end, I found that they didn't need it, and all is well seated without. I had intended to solder them so I could paint the railings off the model. But they looked so good without solder that I decided to paint them in situ. Therefore I had to tape off the stanchions at the base. Now the tedious painting begins. One coat of primer and two top coats. It took 2 hours for the first coat. Yikes. As mentioned earlier, model ship building is not done at lighning speed...

 

[popeye the sailor]

I usually give them a jot of CA......but if the rod fits tight enough......you can get away with it    railings look nice!

[clearway]

i do what popeye suggested and just use a small amount of thin superglue on my stantions- when dry you can lift the entire railing off to paint it- keep up the good work.

 

Keith

[petervisser]

Thanks for the tip guys. I'll try that in the future. I have an ancient Danmark kit that has a ton of railings as well. And thanks for looking in too!

 

Peter

[petervisser]

Well, the railings are completed. It was a bit of a slog. The first coat of primer took 2 hours to apply to all the railings. Phew. That was a bit much, my neck and back told me. Thereafter I painted them in sections as they still wanted two coats of white. But now they're finished and I am pleased woth the results. Modelling will now take a back seat for a few months as summer is arriving and the outdoors and the yard call for some attention instead. I hope to putter with the ships boats during rainy days, whenever they happen. Cheers guys!

 

[marktiedens]

Looking sharp!  Love the deck finish.

 

 

Mark

[hof00]

Ditto....

Nice upgrade of the Billings offering!!

 

Very nice indeed.

 

Cheers....HOF.

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

On 5/12/2020 at 12:53 AM, petervisser said:

Well, the railings are completed. It was a bit of a slog. The first coat of primer took 2 hours to apply to all the railings. Phew. That was a bit much, my neck and back told me. Thereafter I painted them in sections as they still wanted two coats of white. But now they're finished and I am pleased woth the results. Modelling will now take a back seat for a few months as summer is arriving and the outdoors and the yard call for some attention instead. I hope to putter with the ships boats during rainy days, whenever they happen. Cheers guys!

 

Very nice work Peter ! 

[Kevin]

late to the party yet again, this is my next project after completing the Dorade, i love what you have done to this build

[keelhauled]

Peter, 

Catching up on the build.

She is looking fantastic!  All of the details are really taking that model to a high level.  Love the deck. 

best

marc

[Malcolm B]

Hi Peter,

 

Just like you I have purchased a Cutty Sark, the same model as you and part built.  Unlike you I am not a master modeller so I will be following your progress with great interest - I have learned a lot already.  

 

i have a few questions if you would would be so kind to spare me the time,

 

1.  Where did you get your Accessory Kit 1080 from - I'm in the UK

2.  You cleverly pegged the planking after pinning - what did you use for these very fine pegs?

3.  I am planning on tapering the planks, which I don't think is part of the instructions and I cannot see how to make the stern end neat - any advice would be helpful.

4.  I too am planning to copper it and tape seems better than the tiles as the CS does not show the rivets - how did you put the tiling effect on and is there an special pattern to that.

 

I am sure that there will be more questions to come, so please indulge me.

 

Malcolm

[petervisser]

Hi All. Well, it's been a while since any serious work has taken place on my model ship bench. I am happy to be back and have resumed work on my CS.

I have finally dealt with the boats that are aboard the Cutty Sark. Two lifeboats and the gig and jolly boat. The kit came with three plastic boats and I realize that they are a serious no-no to some builders. I am not one of those however, and with a coat or two of paint they look way better than anything I could cobble together.

The kit came with 3 boats all described as lifeboats. They were F167 (good) and F405 (not good) it being way to big for the scale of model. I decided to get two more of the F167's and modify them by altering their transoms. That would convert them into a jolly boat and a gig. I added some lifelines to the gunwales of the lifeboats to make them more authentic.

I lashed down the jolly boat and gig but have not done so yet for the lifeboats. They would be in the way when it comes time to set up the shrouds and the rest of the rigging going to the belaying pins. I'll have to tie them down after the rigging is complete.

So here are the results...

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2020 by petervisser

[petervisser]

Thanks for the likes gentlemen. I forgot to post a few pic's of the boat conversions. I basically chopped of a portion of the stern to two of the Biliing F167 life boats and then glued on a transom converting a double ender to a squared transom boat. This to me was the easiest solution and now all the boats are to a more correct scale and configured correctly.

Here are some photos of the conversion...

 

Edited November 29, 2020 by petervisser

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

On 11/29/2020 at 12:37 AM, petervisser said:

Hi All. Well, it's been a while since any serious work has taken place on my model ship bench. I am happy to be back and have resumed work on my CS.

I have finally dealt with the boats that are aboard the Cutty Sark. Two lifeboats and the gig and jolly boat. The kit came with three plastic boats and I realize that they are a serious no-no to some builders. I am not one of those however, and with a coat or two of paint they look way better than anything I could cobble together.

The kit came with 3 boats all described as lifeboats. They were F167 (good) and F405 (not good) it being way to big for the scale of model. I decided to get two more of the F167's and modify them by altering their transoms. That would convert them into a jolly boat and a gig. I added some lifelines to the gunwales of the lifeboats to make them more authentic.

I lashed down the jolly boat and gig but have not done so yet for the lifeboats. They would be in the way when it comes time to set up the shrouds and the rest of the rigging going to the belaying pins. I'll have to tie them down after the rigging is complete.

So here are the results...

 

 

 

shes lovely. 

[colinraftery]

Hi guys I've just found your thread, I've just re-started building a model of the Cutty Sark which has been under a bed for years, there's a newspaper from 1989 in the box, i haven't got the fittings and was wondering if anybody had a list of the fittings  required and the quantity of each fitting.

 

Colin

[petervisser]

Hi Colin and welcome to the site. I just did a quick search and both Ages of Sail and Cornwall Model Boats have Cutty Sark fitting kits for sale and in stock. I would buy the kits complete as this option is cheaper and quicker in acquiring the parts you need. The list is pretty long...

Good luck!

Peter

[petervisser]

After a long hiatus from Cutty Sark, I have finally started on the masting and rigging. This is just a short update as to where I'm at with the project.

 

The first step in this long and involved process is to fabricate the parts that hold the masts together, they being the tops and cross-trees. My old kit had these pieces marked out on sheets of ply which had to be cut out with a scroll saw and fret saw. I cut the pieces out with the scroll saw and then filed and sanded out the pieces to size.

Due to the fact that the tops are less than detailed as marked out on the plywood, I opted to use them as templates. The templates were then used to trace the shapes on thinner sheets so that I could sandwich the gratings in between. I decided to use styrene for the grating as they are a uniform thickness and width and there is no sanding involved for such small and delicate strips. All will be painted white so there won't be an issue with the different materials.

Here are some pics of the initial construction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Flypast]

Lovely work.😎

 

JR

[Bruma]

Great job on the hull! I really like it! You are adding a ton of nice details. I have some doubt about the tops and the crosstrees. They need to have openings near the mast's hole. In your model there is no space for the shrouds to go through the tops and crosstrees and this may cause you serious trouble for the standing rigging. To be clearer, you might have a look at my cutty sark:

 

 

page 3, post # 71

 

My model is far from being a reference, but I hope the images can help you to better understand the issue.

Edited March 8, 2021 by Bruma
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