Staghound...Extreme clipper 1850 by rwiederrich 1/96

[ClipperFan]

Thanks Peter. I too have been a clipper fan for over 55 years. It fascinates me that the challenge for the need for speed was met with sucha beautiful design. The clipper model, especially designed by Donald McKay are my favorite.

Rob

Rob, I've been an enthusiastic follower of McKay's clippers ever since as a kid my parents gave me the Revell Flying Cloud model for a Christmas gift. After building her I learned that the rear portico roof which I painted red was supposed to be light blue. Only the fire buckets mounted on back were supposed to have been red. She was a very lofty clipper but that dumb red roof drove me nuts.

 

[GIG1810]

Hey Rob,

I love your Staghound. Beautiful. We also had clippers like that in Germany. Unfortunately, 2 of them sank. It was bad for the Pamir, which sank with 80 sailors and only 6 of the 86 could be saved. I can understand why you have such a soft spot for these ships. They really are beautiful.

Best regards
Günther

Here is a photo of her sister ship. The Passat.