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"Flying Cloud " by Mamoli - kit bash

Pete! I told you third time lucky! ROTF I'm glad, and not surprised in the slightest, that you solved the problem as creatively as you did! Well done, sir! I love the metal work BTW. I need to add a bench top anvil and a flat hammer to my stone-age tool chest. Love that annealed wire! It was nice to see what I imagined to be true. The detail is making the masts really come alive. More!!!!

Blessings.
Chuck
 
Thanks Chuck. I failed to mention that a few of the pics are illustrations from Ed Tosti's vol.III "Young America" series that I have been using for reference, here for the mast cap bar detail. Tosti's model is 1:72 scale. At 1: 96 scale I had to use a different fabrication technique for the tiny part.

Thanks to you too Jerry!
 
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Today's progress: Combination spider band, Spencer mast support ring and boom gooseneck ring. All cut out from a single piece of 1/32" thick birch model maker's plywood. I didn't photo document the process. Mark out all the circles first, then carefully drill the holes undersized. widen the holes to the desired diameters with rattail files, carefully, a little at a time, leaving the fit as snug as possible. Same goes for the holes for the Spencer mast in the top and in the deck.
Using a fine-toothed jeweler's saw blade, cut out the combination pin rail, mast/gooseneck rings after all the holes are made. Everything is a nice snug dry fit at present to facilitate adding mast bands, details, painting, etc. It pays to make20250312_131128.jpg20250312_130100.jpg20250312_130348.jpg20250312_130100.jpg everything fit as snugly as possible at this stage as the holes will widen with each dis and re-assembly
 
Working on the models of masts. I added mast hoops, then realized that some references leave them off the mizzen mast made of a single piece. But I had enough references suggesting that in some cases hoops were added for reinforcement none the less, so rather than strip it all off, I went with that. I added "paunch" 'forward fish' strips to the fore and main masts to prevent main and fore coarse sail chafing. There is no mizzen course, so this is omitted there.
Proceeding on the assumption that I only want to do a partial rig and present the model in more of a "Dockyard" fashion, I have made the topmasts out of boxwood and will stop there. This will give a logical place to stop yet leave the door open to completing the model with a full rig in the future, either by me, or any future enthusiast so disposed. I will include the stays and fore and aft rig sans sails. I have begun adding the15 or so eye bolts necessary on each mast. I will add the hardware and blocks, even though they will not be used. I like the look and added interest. Plus, if I change my mind (again :rolleyes: ) I can just keep on building.
Everything that can be dismantled is, so far, dry fitted. I decided to paint the "iron" mast hoops, as I believe they might have been to resist corrosion.20250314_145706.jpg20250314_150651.jpg20250314_143838.jpg20250319_144407.jpg20250319_144356.jpg20250321_121944.jpg20250321_120931 (1).jpg20250321_124012.jpg20250321_125939.jpg20250321_153107.jpg20250321_153044 (1).jpg20250321_153141 (2).jpg20250321_153541.jpg20250321_153157 (3).jpg20250320_124434 (1).jpg
 
Pete! Your masts look excellent! I particularly admire all of the detail from the cheeks up. She looks fantastic! Since I love suspense, I'll stay tuned incase you decide to keep going! :D

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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