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Staghound...Extreme clipper 1850 by rwiederrich 1/96

Hey Rob,

she looks so beautiful. It makes me want to run around. Your deck is amazing. Beautifully realised. I hope I can ask another question? What is the width and length of your deck planks? I hope I haven't already asked you that question? If so, please excuse the old man asking.;)

Best regards

Günther Ship-1
 
GIG1810 said:
Hey Rob,

she looks so beautiful. It makes me want to run around. Your deck is amazing. Beautifully realised. I hope I can ask another question? What is the width and length of your deck planks? I hope I haven't already asked you that question? If so, please excuse the old man asking.;)

Best regards

Günther Ship-1
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Gunther..they are a scale 6". The model is 1/8=1ft.

Rob
 
Rob, it's the well thought out details established on a relatable human scale that sets your realistic vessel apart from a pretty mantlepiece decoration. Mike just sent me 3 scans of Howard Chapelle's lines plans of 1850 clipper Stag Hound from his 1967 "The Search for Speed Under Sail." Using my cell phone app, transferring them to a word doc I combined the seperate pieces in a whole. Disregard the body plans aft of the sheer lines, as they had to be corrected separately. Here's my results. I also found the small half-hull model in the McKay statuette to be quite similar to Cornelius McKaysmodel.

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Hey Rob,

Very nice idea with the safety chains. But what I really like is that you show the window cover as a folding version. There's a saying in Germany when something is done really well. "That's great cinema!" Really very nice. Liveliness is always what sets some models apart from others.

Cheers, Günther Ship-1
 
ClipperFan said:
Rob, those safety chains, once again emphasize a human touch which demonstrates that this was a real vessel. Well done!
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From all of our research and educated evaluations. I determined that the forecastle deck had to have railing to provide security for the crew....but how to incorporate that with the two companionway slider roofs...........? I decided to make the area in front of each roof accessible for any kind of maintenance or for protection.... So as with Great Republic,....I concluded, safety chain barriers were the ticket. Folks on the forecastle deck during rough weather may lose their footing and fall onto and possibly through the roof.......Redface

Thanks. These minor details stich the entire furniture display into a realistic believable arrangement. Fit, form and function.

Rob
 
GIG1810 said:
Hey Rob,

Very nice idea with the safety chains. But what I really like is that you show the window cover as a folding version. There's a saying in Germany when something is done really well. "That's great cinema!" Really very nice. Liveliness is always what sets some models apart from others.

Cheers, Günther Ship-1
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Thanks Gunther. Steril, static models are nice, but I prefer to include unexpected elements. The way and form of the models mounting.....or details such as the partially opened forecastle window opening....hinting of a split moment of time in a series of normal activities to either ready a ship for sea...or prepping her for a port stay. Making it a folding shutter gives even more depth of realism and dimension. I tend to add a few scale figures in my builds to add further dimension and a fluid form of realism....demonstrating the representation was actually a working ship.....not just a model.

Rob
 
Hey Rob,

thanks for the reply and yes, you're absolutely right. Not only does it look good, but it's also fun to breathe life into a model.

Regards

Günther Ship-1
 
Michael Mjelde sent me 3 new Chapelle Stag Hound scans. Now using Word, I've finally been able to stich these 6 images into one. There are 2 sheer plans and one deck layout. Next I will reconcile these lines with the sheer profile Vlad generated in accord with that of the Cornelius McKay model. I also used my cell phone app to mirror sides to create fore and aft body profiles. Crothers has the internal structure overlay. There are also bow and stern lines of his. Then there's a multi color lines which Vlad created early in the project. All images have been squared both vertically and horizontally. Crothers also has a bow and stern sheer profile as well as from above. Rob, I can use your help for my NRJ article III devoted to Vlad's stunning build. Do you have a similar overview of your Glory of the Seas with her raised forecastle? The only 2 I found have her with the low forecastle. Please let me know.

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Rob, because of the similar angle, it looks like I will keep the one of yours with a low forecastle and 3 lower masts and explain that your build hadn't reached the point of raising it yet. My focus is on comparing and contrasting the difference between original and revised decks.
 
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