Cutty Sark - Tea clipper - 1:84 - Artesania Latina by Fred P. with improvements

[Fred P.]

Hello friends,
This tea clipper is well known by the modelists. Artesania Latina produces a great kit but some details deserve to be improved especially thanks to the many photos that can be found on the net.
I started construction in March 2018 and finished it in February 2019.
Here are the photos of the completed model:

































Best regards
Fred

 

[Robmelbourne]

Hello friends,
This tea clipper is well known by the modelists. Artesania Latina produces a great kit but some details deserve to be improved especially thanks to the many photos that can be found on the net.
I started construction in March 2018 and finished it in February 2019.
Here are the photos of the completed model:

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Best regards
Fred

Hi Fred,
I have purchased the same model and contemplating coppering the hull below the waterline. I know the original ship was coppered and Billings paint theirs copper below the waterline, but Artesania do it as a natural timber. I was wondering if you considered doing that too?

 

[Fred P.]

Hi Rob,
In its current museum ship version, the hull is covered with brass, which gives it a somewhat kitsch effect. Before its restoration, the copper was very damaged, oxidized, torn in places. On the Artesania Latina model, the wood used is a red wood that looks a bit like copper. As I applied myself to making a neat planking, it bothered me a bit to cover everything with copper. So I'm going to leave it in wood.
Best Regards,
Fred

 

[barba]

Beautifu ship Fredl!!!

Very nice model, the details are beautiful, the line of the Cutty itself is beautiful, but I was most impressed by the pictures of the deck, I've been thinking about doing that boat for a while and now I'm thinking about it again!

Good luck in your future work.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

I have this kit in dry dock, bought mine many years ago when the hobby shop I learned this hobby from was shutting down due to family squabble, and they marked it down to about half costs from 20 years or more ago.

 

[Robmelbourne]

Hi Rob,
In its current museum ship version, the hull is covered with brass, which gives it a somewhat kitsch effect. Before its restoration, the copper was very damaged, oxidized, torn in places. On the Artesania Latina model, the wood used is a red wood that looks a bit like copper. As I applied myself to making a neat planking, it bothered me a bit to cover everything with copper. So I'm going to leave it in wood.
Best Regards,
Fred

Hi Fred,
As they have used such a timber, I tend to agree with you. Why cover such a beautiful timber with copper. I have several models of her in both plastic and wood. The Billings one I will probably copper plate as I do not believe the timber is as rich in colour and it's painted. I have the NR564 and waiting on the current version of her from Billings, which is about 2 months away, so plenty of time to research which copper plating I will use.

Regadrs
Rob

 

[Uwek]

a very good made model - and also the photos are very interesting - very realistic with perspectives like on a real ship