"Flying Cloud " by Mamoli - kit bash

Well, as for "All steps forward, no steps back", I Installed the upper bulwarks (above the main rail) and went to install the upper bulwark counter with its attached railing and couldn't find it to save my life. The gremlins got it and hid it somewhere in the pile of assembled detritus on my work bench. After an hour or more of searching and cursing, I surrendered to the maxim" Never spend more time searching for a lost part than it takes to make a new one," which I did. I then promptly unearthed the original, which was hiding in plain sight, having been placed there by the snickering gremlins.Cautious.
As it turned out, I liked the second iteration of the upper bulwark counter better than the first and used that. the outside of the upper bulwarks is painted white. The inside painted "pearl" as described as the color of the insides of the bulwarks in one of the rare reliable descriptions of the original "Flying Cloud".
Apparently, these fancy ships were adorned with designer colors of the day, but who knows what "Pearl" actually looked like, So I made a mixture of "Porcelain White" and Martha Stewart " Lake Mist" light gray. (No doubt Martha had a hand in mixing the original "pearl' color from 1853).
 
What follows is the installation of the upper bulwarks, sans railings, save for the counter. The railing on the first iteration was too narrow which I corrected as 3/16 " wide for the second. I added the mahogany molded extensions of the railings to the bow and milled the 1/16" square strips to make the upper bulwark railings and stanchions. I decided to make the stanchions a finished mahogany (like the railings) for the contrast. They likely would have been colored the same Pearl as the inside of the bulwark. But since there exists no definitive contemporary description of the Flying Cloud, I am using artistic license for these decisions. three 1/16" mahogany strips will be glued side by side to make the railings.20240422_122654.jpg20240422_135528.jpg20240422_135634.jpg20240422_135627.jpg20240422_163615.jpg20240422_163636.jpg20240422_163528.jpg20240422_163703.jpg20240423_155323.jpg20240423_155215.jpg20240423_155436 (2).jpg
 
She's looking really splendid, Pete! I particularly like how the colors are coming together. The pics show (and I know pics don't always show color as color appears in person) a pleasing contrast between the copper, ebony, white (pearl), and natural wood of light and dark color. I know you were thinking the copper was too shiny, but I think it looks great! Nifty work on the stern! If there was a bureau for renewing artistic licenses you'd have no problem at all. They'd probably offer you a gig ROTF
 
The Gavel said:
She's looking really splendid, Pete! I particularly like how the colors are coming together. The pics show (and I know pics don't always show color as color appears in person) a pleasing contrast between the copper, ebony, white (pearl), and natural wood of light and dark color. I know you were thinking the copper was too shiny, but I think it looks great! Nifty work on the stern! If there was a bureau for renewing artistic licenses you'd have no problem at all. They'd probably offer you a gig ROTF
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Thanks. More progress to post soon. The copper is starting to patinate just from handling and exposure, fortunately without distinctive palm and fingerprints so far. So, I think I'll just wait and see how the process progresses.
Got the mahogany Monkey Rails on, and all the stanchions for the upper bulwarks.
Congratulations on a grand finale for the semester and your SOR honors!
Must have been exhausting but rewarding.
 
Peter Gutterman said:
Thanks. More progress to post soon. The copper is starting to patinate just from handling and exposure, fortunately without distinctive palm and fingerprints so far. So, I think I'll just wait and see how the process progresses.
Got the mahogany Monkey Rails on, and all the stanchions for the upper bulwarks.
Congratulations on a grand finale for the semester and your SOR honors!
Must have been exhausting but rewarding.
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Pete! I was wondering whether a nice patina was forming. Glad to hear that it is! As to the fingerprints you must have a special angel watching over you. When I was researching about coppering the hull there were so many comments about fingerprints - WATCH OUT - DON'T TOUCH THE COPPER - :eek: :eek: :eek: - that I wore latex gloves the whole time and I wear them still because I'm afraid of any skin on copper contact.

You're zooming along! Excellent! Now that my head is about to rise above water level, I'm going to leverage your momentum for my Harriet Lane. :D Thanks for the compliments!

Blessings.
Chuck
 
I remember you writing that you wore the latex gloves to protect the copper. "What a good idea!" I thought, then blundered on without. I remember the distinctive finger and palm prints being a problem before. But so far nothing so glaring. just a nice, mottled browning. maybe I'll get lucky.
You deserve the accolades! Good work!
 
Peter Gutterman said:
What follows is the installation of the upper bulwarks, sans railings, save for the counter. The railing on the first iteration was too narrow which I corrected as 3/16 " wide for the second. I added the mahogany molded extensions of the railings to the bow and milled the 1/16" square strips to make the upper bulwark railings and stanchions. I decided to make the stanchions a finished mahogany (like the railings) for the contrast. They likely would have been colored the same Pearl as the inside of the bulwark. But since there exists no definitive contemporary description of the Flying Cloud, I am using artistic license for these decisions. three 1/16" mahogany strips will be glued side by side to make the railings.View attachment 443550View attachment 443552View attachment 443553View attachment 443555View attachment 443556View attachment 443557View attachment 443558View attachment 443559View attachment 443560View attachment 443562View attachment 443567
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Good morning Peter. Lovely colour contrast. The mahogany fits perfectly. Cheers Grant.
PS : I agree with Chuck re the gloves- you don’t want any finger print patinas…. :oops: .
 
Pictures of monkey rail process:3-part 1/16" mahogany strips. First to the top edge of the bulwark, then side by side with Loctite brand CA gel. Crusty fingers...Then sanded, edges rounded and finished with diluted amber shellac padded on. Pictures of hull patina so far. No distinct hand/fingerprints. Pretty uniform coloration so far. (Fingers crossed) 20240423_155436 (1).jpg20240426_123053.jpg20240426_133732.jpg20240427_121335.jpg20240426_144558.jpg20240427_122121.jpg20240427_132256.jpg20240427_132304.jpg20240427_132435.jpg20240427_132534.jpg20240429_123741.jpg20240429_123901.jpg20240429_123937.jpg20240429_123955.jpg20240429_124035.jpg

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She's looking great, Pete! The contrast between the light and dark from keel to rail is really nice. Looks like you've got plenty of momentum for the next phase! Congratulations! :D
 
Peter Gutterman said:
What follows is the installation of the upper bulwarks, sans railings, save for the counter. The railing on the first iteration was too narrow which I corrected as 3/16 " wide for the second. I added the mahogany molded extensions of the railings to the bow and milled the 1/16" square strips to make the upper bulwark railings and stanchions. I decided to make the stanchions a finished mahogany (like the railings) for the contrast. They likely would have been colored the same Pearl as the inside of the bulwark. But since there exists no definitive contemporary description of the Flying Cloud, I am using artistic license for these decisions. three 1/16" mahogany strips will be glued side by side to make the railings.View attachment 443550View attachment 443552View attachment 443553View attachment 443555View attachment 443556View attachment 443557View attachment 443558View attachment 443559View attachment 443560View attachment 443562View attachment 443567
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Good morning Peter. Lovely colour contrast. The mahogany fits perfectly. Cheers Grant.
PS : I agree with Chuck re the gloves- you don’t want any finger print patinas…. :oops: .
Peter Gutterman said:
Pictures of monkey rail process:3-part 1/16" mahogany strips. First to the top edge of the bulwark, then side by side with Loctite brand CA gel. Crusty fingers...Then sanded, edges rounded and finished with diluted amber shellac padded on. Pictures of hull patina so far. No distinct hand/fingerprints. Pretty uniform coloration so far. (Fingers crossed) View attachment 444697View attachment 444698View attachment 444699View attachment 444700View attachment 444701View attachment 444702View attachment 444703View attachment 444704View attachment 444705View attachment 444706View attachment 444708View attachment 444709View attachment 444710View attachment 444712View attachment 444713

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Good morning Peter- I like it …loads. Cheers Grant
 
The latest development involved assembling the winch, Samson post bitts and strong back as one assembly, then transfer the profiles of the bitts and Samson post to the underside of the forecastle deck and carve out the holes for them in the deck. Having done and achieving a nice tight dry fit I put CA gel on the bottoms of the winch supports, bitts and Samson post. Using the whole deck and winch assembly as a guide, I permanently glued the winch assembly in place. The forecastle deck is now removable to facilitate mounting the anchor chain before gluing the forecastle deck in place. As for successfully getting a nice tight accurate fit for the bitts and Samson post through the forecastle deck: time, patience, thought experimentation and, most of all, luck. Again, better to be lucky than good.;)
The wood used is (I believe to be) boxwood, milled to size using medium and miniature table saws and a thickness sander. No extra finish will be needed, as the boxwood color and smooth surface are sufficient. The deck planking nail dimples appear more prominent in the pictures than to the naked eye due to the raking light and magnification of the photography.

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