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donfarr

Mon Jul 29 2013, 03:12pm

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Hi Tom, My opion only you shoul do a new paint job on her. There is all kinds of weathering tecnics to weather her. Someone should take good care of her. Don

twintrow

Mon Jul 29 2013, 07:50pm

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Tom, if as Gene implies, that Amanda is a mythical clipper, then her color scheme can be anything the owner wants.
You may want to discuss the color scheme with the owner and point out the "usual and customary clipper color schemes", just from a historical perspective.

TBlack

Tue Jul 30 2013, 01:19pm

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OK, it sounds like we're all in agreement that I should just go ahead and repaint the whole thing. That takes a load off!

Somewhere on one of these forums I read an entry from a guy who does these restorations on a regular basis; his advice, which I took, was to ask the client what he wanted the finished product to look like. The problem is that the client doesn't always know what they want. You have to lead. The other interesting aspect is that while the client adores this model, you and I recognize that it's hardly museum quality and would never build it the way it is. So, how much do I try to correct, and how much to leave alone?

Tom

donfarr

Tue Jul 30 2013, 04:55pm

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My opion again you should as much as can be corrected but still leave some intact to show original correcting the most glaring mistakes. Don

TBlack

Wed Aug 21 2013, 12:44am

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I've made a little more progress despite several distractions: health problems and daughter's wedding.

I crafted one royal yardarm, 2 mast caps and one mast top, and painted the whole assembly:

The hull just needs painting:

TBlack

Sat Sep 07 2013, 08:27pm

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I looked back at my previous entry: "the hull just needs painting". Well, just painting takes me quite a while. The really difficult part was the stripe along the hull. It's in a groove whose edges are not well defined which makes placing masking tape a very difficult exercise. I think I've gotten it pretty good; I might have a go at touch up later.
Anyway, on deck I've rebuilt the two pin rails around the mast, largely using the original wood; created a round skylight ahead of the steering station; and replaced a series of eyes that served as deadeyes for the shrouds. I used 2mm and 3mm deadeyes from Cornwall. I think they look in scale.

TBlack

Sun Oct 13 2013, 09:16pm

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A little more progress on this restoration. I added some boats which were not included with the original. You'll notice that there are no deadeye assemblies for the upper shrouds. My source, Harold Underhill, says it was a common practice. They weren't on the original, so I followed suit.

Tom