Thanks Dean , slowly getting thereGreat job Robert! She’s a real beauty!
Sergal Cutty Sark scale 1:78 Robertd [COMPLETED BUILD]
New Year’s Day ! Working on the Mizzen Mast but not today , getting a bit crowded on the belaying pins near the masts , anyway we persevere
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Beautiful Robert! I don’t envy all that rigging, but it sure does make the ship look good!
Happy New Year! Wishing you and your family health and prosperity in 2022!
Thank you Dean , wishing you and your family a Happy New Year too , it has been a challenging 2021 however staying positive , as the saving goes ‘the glass is half full instead of half empty’ yes the rigging LOL , in comparison with Bluenose it reminded me of Paul Hogan’s ( Crocodile Dundee )phrase , ‘you call that a knife ??This is a knife !! In other words you call that rigging ? This is rigging !!Beautiful Robert! I don’t envy all that rigging, but it sure does make the ship look good!
Happy New Year! Wishing you and your family health and prosperity in 2022!
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Just received the brass nameplate , almost complete , still working on the Mizzen mast , after that a little tidy up , and address things I have missed new brass pedestals and mid Hull support on order ,
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Thank you Heinrich , hopefully my built is some inspiration for fellow builders anticipating building ‘ Cutty Sark’ , a classy lady of the High Seas in her time .that is so elegant-looking Robert - truly a case of less is more!
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I am sure it will be Robert. Like the Bluenose, the Cutty Sark has such a rich history attached to her and is so well-known in maritime circles, that it will always be a popular model with many potential builders.
I have to say she is looking simply outstanding! Great job! Looking forward to the final touches.
You’re on the home stretch! Looks fantastic!
Thanks Dean , it has been a pleasure and a challenge building this Clipper over the last 7 monthsYou’re on the home stretch! Looks fantastic!
I bet, putting the finishing touches on, is like crossing the finish line of a marathon.
How nice to see the master at his workstation!
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which halted as steamships took over their routes.
Finally completed after 7 months !
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| Name | Cutty Sark (1869–1895) |
| Namesake | Cutty-sark |
| Owner | John "Jock" Willis (1869–1895) |
| Ordered | 1 February 1869 |
| Builder | Scott & Linton |
| Cost | £16,150[2]: 196 |
| Laid down | 1869 |
| Launched | 22 November 1869 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. George Moodie |
| In service | 16 February 1870 |
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| Identification | UK Official Number: 63557[1] |
| Motto | "Where there's a Willis away" |
| Fate | Sold |
| Name | Ferreira |
| Namesake | Joaquim Antunes Ferreira |
| Owner | Joaquim Antunes Ferreira & Co. (1895–1922) |
| Acquired | 22 July 1892 |
| Homeport | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nickname(s) | Pequena Camisola ("Little shirt") |
| Fate | Sold 1922 |
| Name | Maria do Amparo |
| Namesake | Mary, Refuge of Sinners |
| Owner | Companhia Nacional de Navegação |
| Acquired | 1922 |
| Homeport | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Fate | Sold 1922 |
| Name | Cutty Sark |
| Owner | Wilfred Dowman |
| Acquired | 1922 |
| Homeport | Falmouth, Cornwall |
| Fate | Sold 1938 |
| Name | Cutty Sark |
| Owner | Thames Nautical Training College |
| Acquired | 1938 |
| Homeport | Greenhithe, Kent |
| Fate | Sold 1953 |
| Name | Cutty Sark |
| Owner | Cutty Sark Preservation Society |
| Acquired | 1953 |
| Out of service | December 1954 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| Class and type | Clipper |
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| Displacement | 2,100 tons (2,133.7 tonnes) at 20 ft (6.1 m) draught[3] |
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| Beam | 36 ft (10.97 m)[4] |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.40 m)[4] |
| Propulsion | 32,000 sq ft sail (3000 hp) |
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| Speed | 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h) maximum achieved[2]: 196 |
| Complement | 28–35 |
Finally completed after 7 months !
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‘Where there is a will ,there is a way’Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which halted as steamships took over their routes.
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Cutty Sark in 2015Name Cutty Sark (1869–1895) Namesake Cutty-sark Owner John "Jock" Willis (1869–1895) Ordered 1 February 1869 Builder Scott & Linton Cost £16,150[2]: 196 Laid down 1869 Launched 22 November 1869 Sponsored by Mrs. George Moodie In service 16 February 1870 Homeport
- London (1870–1895)
- Falmouth (1923–38)
Identification UK Official Number: 63557[1] Motto "Where there's a Willis away" Fate Sold Name Ferreira Namesake Joaquim Antunes Ferreira Owner Joaquim Antunes Ferreira & Co. (1895–1922) Acquired 22 July 1892 Homeport Lisbon, Portugal Nickname(s) Pequena Camisola ("Little shirt") Fate Sold 1922 Name Maria do Amparo Namesake Mary, Refuge of Sinners Owner Companhia Nacional de Navegação Acquired 1922 Homeport Lisbon, Portugal Fate Sold 1922 Name Cutty Sark Owner Wilfred Dowman Acquired 1922 Homeport Falmouth, Cornwall Fate Sold 1938 Name Cutty Sark Owner Thames Nautical Training College Acquired 1938 Homeport Greenhithe, Kent Fate Sold 1953 Name Cutty Sark Owner Cutty Sark Preservation Society Acquired 1953 Out of service December 1954 Status Museum ship Class and type Clipper Tonnage Displacement 2,100 tons (2,133.7 tonnes) at 20 ft (6.1 m) draught[3] Length Beam 36 ft (10.97 m)[4] Depth of hold 21 ft (6.40 m)[4] Propulsion 32,000 sq ft sail (3000 hp) Sail plan
- 1870: ship rig
- 1916: barquentine rig
Speed 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h) maximum achieved[2]: 196 Complement 28–35
Finally completed after 7 months !
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Cutty-sark (18th century Scots for a short chemise or undergarment[1]) is a nickname given to Nannie Dee, a fictional witchcreated by Robert Burns in his poem Tam o' Shanter, after the garment she wore. In the poem, the erotic sight of her dancing in such a short clothing caused the protagonist Tam to cry out "Weel done, Cutty-sark", which subsequently became a well-known catchphrase.
She was the namesake of the tea clipper Cutty Sark, which featured her figurehead at the bow. A brand of Scotch whisky is in turn named for the ship.
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Beautifully finished off!
The Cutty Sark is such an iconic ship and it is next on my build list after my current project. I am going down to London to see her in the spring and I will be taking lots of photo's to help me get some of the details correct (and it will be a nice day out!). The only thing I am dreading is all that rigging - my eyesight isn't what it used to be!
The Cutty Sark is such an iconic ship and it is next on my build list after my current project. I am going down to London to see her in the spring and I will be taking lots of photo's to help me get some of the details correct (and it will be a nice day out!). The only thing I am dreading is all that rigging - my eyesight isn't what it used to be!
Wow thats a quick build in 7 months. Lovely work resulting in a fine model.
Thank you Maarten , just contemplating what to do next, most likely the ‘Duyfken’ or the lady Nelson
I searched the internet for photographs , the detail is on the masts and yards , not always easy , I followed the Sergal instructions as well , but things change on a vessel, for instance the stuns’l booms and sails , with a limited crew too much and not used , I have the same eyesight problem , you need lots of light , but with rigging the Cutty looks great and it sure hides any imperfections ( people won’t notice , I do LOL)