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this years work , the Cutty

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Martin By Eye

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I have just finished my Cutty , and i wanted to upload this years work as i have gotten several ships over the line, but haven't done much on here apart from hang out on Chucks L'Orenoque build. He's been threatening to upload my stuff so i suppose it is about time. I need a short break while i finish the display case for the Cutty and then i will finally start a build log in the spring. so here is my Cutty,1869 originally a Constructo kit at 1/115 built to Campbells plans, Admins if you wish to add these to the gallery, i thank you in advance for your work, let me know if i've messed it up and take your time , there is no rush for anything
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Martin By Eye said:
I have just finished my Cutty , and i wanted to upload this years work as i have gotten several ships over the line, but haven't done much on here apart from hang out on Chucks L'Orenoque build. He's been threatening to upload my stuff so i suppose it is about time. I need a short break while i finish the display case for the Cutty and then i will finally start a build log in the spring. so here is my Cutty,1869 originally a Constructo kit at 1/115 built to Campbells plans, Admins if you wish to add these to the gallery, i thank you in advance for your work, let me know if i've messed it up and take your time , there is no rush for anything
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Alway nice to see a full rigged Cutty Sark.
Especially with the furled sails. A model to be proud of, Martin.
Regards, Peter
 
I have a Cutty on my wish list...I say wish list, because I am not there, yet, as far as my skills go. Currently, I am finishing level 3 shipwright series and then I will go to gunboat Philadelphia. And maybe, if all goes well, I will start building Cutty one day, after that.

Seeing yours, did two things for me... It confirmed, I like the style and overall look of the famous ship and it's incredible history. But the rigging looks absolutely scary, as in, complicated, numerous etc.

Everyone who finishes one deserves a round of applause in my opinion... Well done.
 
mxs said:
I have a Cutty on my wish list...I say wish list, because I am not there, yet, as far as my skills go. Currently, I am finishing level 3 shipwright series and then I will go to gunboat Philadelphia. And maybe, if all goes well, I will start building Cutty one day, after that.

Seeing yours, did two things for me... It confirmed, I like the style and overall look of the famous ship and it's incredible history. But the rigging looks absolutely scary, as in, complicated, numerous etc.

Everyone who finishes one deserves a round of applause in my opinion... Well done.
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I agree with you on the round of applause , i have said the same to many others who have built a Cutty, it does require a bit of pigheadedness to get to the end ROTF But really it is only the number of sails that give the scary impression. All of them have the same set of lines controlling them, so once you have learned the basics of a square rig it is just repetition. Funnily enough, by this part of the 19th century the rigging starts to be LESS complicated ! The lifts are all fixed, apart from the lower courses, so that is two less lines at each level...fairleads were now also in use to guide and separate all the lines descending the mast . Seamens wages were becoming more expensive so a smaller crew was more profitable to the owners, anything that simplified the work was welcome .There are no longer any bowlines, martingales or crows feet to worry about either ! So , when you are ready for it, just make sure you have the Campbell plans as they are the only complete and intelligible set of rigging plans for this ship. I won't say they make it easy , but they certainly make it possible. Thankyou for your comment !
 
I agrese that the process can be highly repetitive which I am not too concerned about as far as physically doing it…. It’s the mental strength to repeat it 10 and more times within reasonable time, without frustration or losing interest. Hence I am trying to assemble books etc. to keep me going at the time when it will get mentally tough. Fortunately, this ship has plenty of story and book resources to keep you interested. I also hope that I will make it to Greenwich, London one day to see it in person. That would be a real treat…..
 
Bill-R said:
Hello Martin,
Very nice work on your Cutty Sark. The Cutty Sark has always been one of my favorites.

Bill
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She is a beautiful ship, there is no doubt. This was a very generous gift some years ago so i did try to do it honor, allthough i would not have chosen it for a second build myself, or at least not at this scale, which made a lot of the scratch building quite fiddly. I am quite pleased with the end result, even if not perfect.
 
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