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

[rwiederrich]

Thanks Gunther. They are of our (Vlad's and mine), build of Glory of the Seas. He built her as designed, I built her at the height of her modification period.
Rich needs some images for his next NRG/MSW article. Trying not to side swipe this log too far.......but it is relevant to the subject.......I think..

Rob

 

[ClipperFan]

Here are some closeup of my corrected forecastle after and during reconstruction.

Rob

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Rob, I seem to have misdirected the issue. Per Mike's suggestion, in my 3rd article, when appropriate, I'm contrasting Vlad's original 1869 Glory of the Seas deck layout with your 1877 revised deck layout to reveal how dramatically her appearance was altered in just 8 years. It has very little to do with forecastle heights. I scoured your site and the best comparison angles I found I shared here first. I did find one with the same angle but it's in a busy bedroom and I wasn't sure you'd appreciate me putting that particular pic in a magazine. It might be
embarrasing. If it doesn't just let me know and I'll share that one to see which looks better. For now, I just added a one-line disclaimer that at this point in your build, we had yet to discover the forecastle height error. Bonus: I managed to tilt my laptop and get a picture of figurehead Athene at her proper angle so that she's looking forward.

 

[ClipperFan]

Rob,
Last "side swipe" I promise and for the inconvenience, I will share an interesting discovery. Here's the other bedroom scene, which while it has your Glory raised forecastle I think the other one with just the 3 lower masts is clearer for deck comparison purposes. FYI, I've been working on article III going on 2 years now...
While research the Howes rig, I stumbled on "The Captain's Mile" in Yarmouth Port, Cape Cod, Mass. A location of over 50 sea Captain's homes. There's a 2-page pdf available as a free download.

 

[rwiederrich]

Great article find...for sure Rich. I will review my own images (NOT posted), and see if I have any other of her from above so you can use that too if need be. Sorry...I did think you were seeking the common correction Vlad and I had done on our separate models. I see now.

Rob