Clipper Ship Build Thoughts

[rwiederrich]

We have the first part of a 3 part series published in NRJ Spring quarter adition. Highlighting the construction of my McKay clipper, Glory of the Seas.
The article focuses on the unique bow structure McKay implamented on all of his clipper designs. His *Naval Hoods* A structure only found on McKay clippers.

Check it out.

 

[Roger Pellett]

Mary @ NRG says print addition is delayed at the printers. Certainly looking forward to your article

Roger

 

[rwiederrich]

Mary @ NRG says print addition is delayed at the printers. Certainly looking forward to your article

Roger

Thanks Roger, I was wondering what was taking my copy so long to arrive. The members digital copy can be viewed, however.
My Partner Rich Jones took up the mantle, of authoring most of the article, referencing my observations and assessments, as we collaborated. This first part delves extensively into hidden data from first hand accounts and written references....not withstanding, photographic evidence of these structures reproduced on McKay's last clipper..Glory of the Seas. Michael Mjelde, author of several volumes on the subject of Glory of the Seas, shared a host of 50 years of collected data and images with us.
Several more installments are scheduled to follow in subsequent issues. Documenting the conclusions we have made, followed with step by step images of the model's construction.

Rob

 

[DAWarden-(Jaager)]

the construction of my McKay clipper, Glory of the Seas.

Rob,

I see your logs as virtuoso performances. Getting a vessel to dance your tune at 1/8" scale is even more of an achievement.
Your present Stag Hound log is outstanding, but ( me probably being impertinent ) I wish it had remained a solo performance.

As long as I have your attention, I have a question probably better asked in the School.
In concert with the title of this thread:

Howard Chapelle redrafted the plans of many American clipper ships. They are on display as figures in his many books Those plans are available from The Smithsonian usually at 1/4" scale.
I lofted his plan for Stag Hound at 1:60 for POF. I would like to have room for me in my condo so I will forgo actually building it. One thing that I did like is how far forward the Body plan takes the stations.

David Macgregor also drafted more than a few clipper ship plans. They reside at the S.S.Great Britain website. Some or all may be PDF and available for purchase/download. I have not investigated this. I will see if I can upload the catalog PDF:
Nope - too large.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...MQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1mbX5gBQOvMcgsZ7zH6LY6

My question = Is there a reason that neither of these sources seem to be considered for providing plans for clipper projects?

 

[rwiederrich]

My question = Is there a reason that neither of these sources seem to be considered for providing plans for clipper projects?

Well (Jaager).....Chapelle's rendering...according to our investigations and according to Michael Mjelde. Are problematic in the sense that he made his renderings without any peer review. Furthermore, He never consulted with Donald McKay's son's exquisite half model . that accurately represents the Staghound from McKay's actual lofting transfers. Our research also concluded that the forecastle arrangement was inaccurately represented as well....as is most of McKay's redraftings that are used by model companies, in the past and today.
I would think that these two sources are drawing from the same misunderstood conclusions. My group nearly had to redraw the entire deck aft portico house using established reasonable practices of the time. Not what was assumed from previous renderings. Every reproduceable plan out there (Of any McKay clipper) fails to include McKay's famous *Naval Hoods*...depicted in many paintings of his ships and described in first hand accounts by Duncan McLean(who was an intimate of McKay)...and also on his well documented last clipper Glory of the Seas.

I would conclude, the vast majority of models of these magnificent vessels, have no idea they are being misrepresented....and the discriminating modeler, demands the most accurate plans. this is why we drew and lofted our own, because far too many errors existed, that our research revealed.

Rob(Not sure I answered your question)