Project Completed!

The Cutty Sark

After 18 months of spare-time work my husband has finally completed this wood model of The Cutty Sark, a British Tea Clipper ship. The actual ship is now dry-docked in Greenwich England, as a maritime museum, and is open to the public for viewing.  B says he will visit this museum sometime this coming year. 

I admire anyone who can do this kind of detailed craft.  I do not possess the patience to connect the minuscule links of chain and hammer nails smaller than a pin then file off the heads of each one.  The stairs, the life boats, all the rope ladders:  every detail is authentic. 

Now the challenge is to find the size of board for the base upon which to mount the Plexiglas's display case.  B is now testing different types of glue to bond the Plexiglas's pieces to each other and then will build the case.  I can hardly wait.  I have already chosen a place for it.

Comments

[Dave Whittington]

Hi My name is Dave Whittington and I live in South Africa. I congratulate your husband on a great looking model. It is my dream to build the Cutty Sark. But we have no space. I have thre model ships the smal one is the LE Hussard a French supply boat. 2 HMS Bounty with sails +/- 700mm long and lastly HMS Victory 1080mm long she took me 700 hours to build. I have made an Oak base and fram with glass for the desplay cases.

[John]

Kudos to your husband, Deb, for creating a true work of art. It's absolutely amazing!