Building from scratch my 1/280 Clipper Great Republic

Thanks T.B.  While I was building the Glory of the Seas and Donald McKay..I was planning the Great Republic.....I hope to incorporate similar deck furniture from the Revell CS model into the GR.  CS's winches are similar.

Hatch covers and kitbashed items will be used if at all possible.

Rob

G.M.,

When my two children were in Elementary School in Vallejo, the school put together a two-day program where the children acted as crew on the Balclutha. They stood watches and went about routine shipboard work while participating in a two week maritime history of San Francisco in their school.  I volunteered as a safety watch onboard and supervised several watch sections for them.  It was a great program, and I hope that Bay Area schools still have these programs.

By the Way, I have since preferred to call that ship by her original name, Star of Alaska.

Bill

I know that one!

Or, the Star of Alaska, aka Balclutha?

Bill

Well ;

   To say this is nice , is and would be an understatement . You , Sir , are doing one fine job . Now in all fairness if you are this good , when are you going to start the " Star of India " ?  T.B.

very nice indeed rwiederrich , love watching wooden builds , can't wait for more

steve5

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A unique thing about the design of the Great Republic is she had no bullwarks.  She had a spar deck that was flush with the side of her hull.  She had turned oak Stanchions for an entire rail that went around her entire deck." target="">

Currently the hull is resting on wood blocks...but will be cradled between small foam disketts.  (Like my model of the Glory of the Seas)

Next will be fashioning the dedyes and chainplates on the channels.

Rob(I built the hull in 2 days and coppered it in about the same)

I didn't favor the bright copper....so to mimic muntz metal that has weathered in salt water...I painted the copper lightly with metallic paint.  It represents brownish/bronzy muntz metal...I think" target="">" target="">

I had to have a mount to display the model so I built this unique maple raw live edge base suspended from a maple base I cut and milled from the same feld tree." target="">

I made a press to impress or imboss individual copper plates and their nail impressions onto 5mm copper tape.  I then applied this to the hull." target="">" target="">" target="">

Next..I stained the deck and painted the hull" target="">

Then added the deck and planksheer and rail base" target="">" target="">

Sanded and filled smooth" target="">" target="">

Then sanded and filled in the sections" target="">" target="">

Then I began to plank with the same 2" x 1/16 soft pine sheets" target="">

Next I covered the chamfered deck with 1/16 plank." target="">

I then reinforced with spacers. And built the stren." target="">

Another of all the bulkheads in place." target="">

Mounted them on the keel whaich I cut/made from a tree I fell in the yard." target="">

Then I cut out the bulkheads" target="">