Monogram Cutty Sark

Hi all. I must have started this one 25 years ago, long before there was internet research! The copyright is 1977 and I can't find the scale anywhere. Measuring the keel I think it is 1/155 scale.

The walls of the cabins were blank so I incorrectly drilled portholes and fit cut down N scale doors. Good enough!

I put on one (count 'em: 1) bit of rigging thread and I needed a five year break....what a wimp!

This should be fun....

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Don't know if I'll use sails or not...

Whoa, what a project! My re-build of the Cutty was the Revell 1/96 version, I can't imagine it at 1/155. The hull length (not including bowsprit) of mine is roughly 27 inches, if that helps to nail down the scale.

One recommendation I would make is hold off on the rigging until the work is generally done all over. I found that setting any rigging was problematic if there was still parts to be emplaced, etc.

I've lost a lot of the nautical knowledge I had when I was elbows deep in ship building but I can try to provide whatever information I can recall or reference.

Wishing you smooth seas and constant winds with this one

Nice start. Hopefully the next update won't be 25 years away.

Superb model in the making, Im in!

Interesting,the sails- are they vac form?

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Thanks everybody! I will gladly leave rigging till last! I think sails are vac formed; they are too thin for molding methinks and there's no sprue, just a thin sheet of plastic. I broke the martingale off the bowsprit (and lost it) and hope I trim these wires right to make a new one. Nice of some very handsome dude to paint all these parts for me!

It's always fun watching the development of a tall ship model. As for the Martingale (aka Dolphin Striker) I chose to replace the one on my build with wire as well and that proved to be a huge plus as it is one of those parts which is way too easy to snap off if it's plastic. I lost count of how many times I bent the Martingale during the building process, with wire you can just bend it back.

This is the sort of build where I can quote 'Finding Nemo' in an apropos manner for support - Just Keep Swimming

Nice one Ace.

Raising a sea of masts. Pretty simple so far.......

Great progress

That's looking good Ace. I like the weathering on the lifeboats.

Any chance of a 'scale' shot please?

Sure Al (haven't any Tamiya jars)! The keel is 11 1/2 inches sans rudder.

Thanks Ace.

When I was a nipper, I built Revell's 1:96 'Old Ironsides' (USS Constitution) and quite fancy building it again but the thought of all that rigging puts me off somewhat!!!

Hoo boy that is a lot of string!

Thats stunning Al, its the rigging that puts me off to be honest, getting it taught and tying it off neatly.
A really good tutorial would be great, ANYBODY???

Gary.... that's not my model. Just grabbed it off the web to show how much rigging is involved.

No probs Al, Im sure you could do that anyway!!

Nice progress! Always loved the way the masts looked with the yards set up.

Thanks for the support and help everybody! I remember building an all plastic (except rigging!) Old Ironsides that was smaller scale than 1/96 when I was a kid. Loved all the cannons!

Ace,that is a big ole gal.

Slapped some brown water colors on the sails. May be a little heavy handed but I tried to not make them too uniform. I reckon some dull coat next?

Sails look brilliant, excellently convincing weathered canvas effect.

Progress is looking good, Ace.