This majestic lady, whose life started out of a large rectangular box, was now sitting on my build table. Ship in cutty sark gardens on completion of the cutty sark conservation project. The description below is taken from the airfix catalogue this kit was first seen in. One piece of frame is missing but can be easily repaired. Working plans for scaled ship models sailing ship list. Step by step 66 fore royal sail, continued 67 mainsail 102 308 100 103 100 372 308 343 308 308 168 303 414 440 439 409. Mar 19, 2017 ahoy gents a build i ran into that needs to be finished up had this jewel since 1959 all is left is the running rigging on the mizzen mast and rope coils along with crew figures frankie day. Cutty sark mirror sign orange ship background cutty sark. Get to grips with cutty sarks mast and rigging visit cutty. The cutty sarks rigging extended 11 miles long, her original sail area was 32,000 sq. There may also be extra information underneath the main description.
Life boats pulleys for the rigging display stand authentic decal set customers who bought this item also bought. This will be the first time that i will use the rigging machine and all the tables you need to look at to finish the model. What is so good about the book is the rig can be adopted for any version of the kit. The airfix 1 cutty sark, this plastic model kit accurately recreates the real life merchant vessel. Built on the river leven, dumbarton, scotland in 1869 for the jock willis shipping line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development, which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion the opening of the suez canal also in 1869 meant that steamships now.
Cutty sark rigging sheets here are the rigging instructions for the revell cutty sark h399. The cutty sark was one of the fastest ships of its type on the famous tea route from the shores of china to the london docks. We have the cutty sark h54010350 with the full instructions on how to assemble including the rigging etc. In this group, the soleil royale is the kit with the most accuracy issues. Revelle cutty sark h399 assembly instructions heller victory 1100.
Airfix cutty sark finescale modeler essential magazine. View online or download revell clipper ship cutty sark assembly instructions manual. As part of our restoration project ahead of her reopening in 2012, a team from t s rigging undertook the huge task of stripping down and re rigging cutty sark. Hi all, im in the middle of building the revell cutty sark. The most popular of these are airfix, heller, revell and academy to name a but a few. Revell 196 british cutty sark ship model kit 05422. Jim dines of ts rigging talks about his recent extensive job of rerigging the famous clipper cutty sark c.
The cutty sark is the worlds sole surviving tea clipper ship. Built on the clyde in 1869 for the jock willis shipping line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion. If anyone can provide copies at a reasonable price, please email me at. The two others in the series, mayflower and cutty sark are equally good. Download 454 cutty sark stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Highly detailed plastic pieces fully detailed two piece hull representation of brass plating below the waterline wood structure on the deck detailed deck structures authentic sails including studding sails shrouds thread included metal anchor chain life boats pulleys for the rigging display stand waterslide decals illustrated instructions includes. The tea clipper cutty sark may have been the fastest ship of her day, but the wool trade cutty sark obviously was. Running her easting down the story of the cutty sark and other great china clippers english baker, william f. Here are the rigging instructions for the revell cutty sark h399. Built on the river leven, dumbarton, scotland in 1869 for the jock willis shipping line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development, which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion. Another author named noel hackney wrote three books about building and rigging three of the airfix classic ships series.
Representation of brass plating below the waterline. Summary of contents for revell clipper ship cutty sark. She was destined for the tea trade, then an intensely competitive race across the globe from china to london. We also stock the full range of revell paints, glues and modelling accessories required to complete this model. This might be a silly suggestion, but if you were to sell your airfix cutty sark on. Have had the kit stored for about 15 years so thought it was about time to take it out of the box.
Step by step rigging instructions of standing and running rigging step by step rigging instructions of sail rig either under sail or what would be rigged during harbour rig. Finally, after a long period of pause the works on the model were renewed with the main change in the plan. I will list them as such and in their particular order. The cutty sark is preserved as a museum ship in greenwich, which is in southeast london.
Jim dines of ts rigging talks about his recent extensive job of re rigging the famous clipper cutty sark c. The same publisher printed a series of books at the time about super detailing the 124th scale airfix aircraft kits at the time. Both are fine books but in all honesty i think the modeler working on the revell kit or, for that matter, the imai or airfix one will find everything heshe needs on those campbell plans. Basic hull and mast construction is complete and though the colour scheme may not be true to life, many ships changed parts of their colou. It comes from a poem by robbie burns, tam oshanter, when tam, a young lad sees some witches. Longridge was one of the first of the great scale ship modelers.
The clipper cutty sark was built in 1869 at dumbarton, scotland. Apr 06, 2016 cutty sark come onboard the famous ship duration. It comes from a poem by robbie burns, tam oshanter, when tam, a young lad sees some witches dancing in the wood, one whom is wearing a very revealing cutty sark. It looks simple enough until you get to the dreaded rigging. This might be a silly suggestion, but if you were to sell your airfix cutty sark on ebay, and get hold of the 1. This plastic ship kit requires paint and glue to complete. Do this on both the port and starboard sides photos. The cutty sark, built in dumbarton is the best known of all the clippers and in her heyday was the fastest of them all. Now resting in her permanent dry dock at greenwich, the famous china tea clipper cutty sark was built in 1869. Vintage revell model kit cutty sark with rigging 3 long. The first was damaged beyond repair when we moved house, the second i built when i was about twenty four years old. A challenging model construction kit of the famous english tea and wool clipper that today serves as a museum ship in london. I have scan this to pdf files but had to do it at 600 dpi in order to make it readable.
Ship in raised position showing new structural elements and auditorium. View and download revell clipper ship cutty sark assembly instructions manual online. By a wide margin, too she won the race from australia to england ten years out of ten under captain woodget. This legendary ship was launched at dumbarton on the river clyde, scotland, on the 22nd november 1869 and was especially designed for speed in the clipper races. The most famous of all tea clippers, the cutty sark is today preserved for posterity at a dry dock in greenwich. The revell 196 cutty sark ship model kit from the plastic ship model kits range accurately recreates the real life, world famous, late 1800s era british tea clipper. Jan 26, 2011 when the last of the rigging and few touches of paint was completed, she was finished. Cutty sark 196 masting, rigging and sails model ship.
The sea witch by lindberg is not as detailed as the other kits in this size, but is excellent value. Vintage cutty sark 1869 sailing ship model cutty sark clipper tall ship 35 long. Airfix cutty sark 1869 classic ships 1 model kit series 9 special edition. The cutty sark s rigging extended 11 miles long, her original sail area was 32,000 sq. Morgan still preserved for observation so there should be some expectation of. Instruction, box cover, logos and brandmarks are proprety of airfix. There is a really good set of plans by george campbell that i believe are still available from the cutty sark trust. A few years after the 2nd cutty sark, i bought my first wooden kit, charles w. Cutty sark classic ships airfix english hackney, noel c.
Using the airfix heller classic ships rigging tool the kit is a 1958 model of the cutty sark and it is the fun part is that the instructions are big standing rigging. A clipper in the tea trade made her name by her performance in the doldrums. Cutty sark, kit this ship when built will be 45 inches long and 26 inches tall when built. All results related to cutty sark found on 80 scale modeling websites and the scalemates kit database. I need instructions for airfix hms victory 1180, art. Revell 1959 cutty sark winter finish up build video 1 youtube. The breakdowns below show the type of block before the slash and the number included after the slash. Rigging the sails on a square rigger is a complicated topic, one for which dozens of books have been written. Jan 06, 2011 the book is long out of print but is devoted to building and rigging the airfix cutty sark. I couldnt decide between the discovery or the golden hind then what with the fire and all that i dug my sark out of the pile and browsed the instructions. It comes from a poem by robbie burns, tam oshanter, when tam, a young lad sees some witches dancing in the wood, ne of whom is wearing a very revealing cutty sark. Page 1 054010389 carmin red, matt karminrot, matt 36 rouge carmin, mat karmijnrood, mat karminrod, matt rosso carminio, opaco. The cutty sark hull and deck set is designed to tramsform the academy 150th box kit. On a ship like the cutty sark, the lower two yards at a fixed height on the mast, while the other yards are moveable.
New listing 1 scale airfix classic ships cutty sark 1869, 909253, series 9, nib. Since 1957 she has been in dry dock in greenwich, london, attracting visitors from around the world. She boasted a total of 39 sails, four more than the cutty sark, another 1. My precounted sets are based on which plan is used from the cutty sark s museum store or the revell plan and your intention regarding sails, studding sails, and studding sail spar rigging. The book is long out of print but is devoted to building and rigging the airfix cutty sark. I also have an old revell cutty sark kit h394 from the late 60s or early 70s and need assembly and rigging instructions. Built in 1869 on the river clyde in scotland, the cutty sark was one of the last tea clippers to be built, and as a result, was also one of the. Airfix a09253v cutty sark build this iconic historic model. Airfix 1 cutty sark 09253a09253 the airfix tribute. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. These are all well know historical ships with the cutty sark and the c. Jan 26, 2011 cutty sark instruction sheets on the models buzz website, we have seen quite a few inquiries about the instruction sheet for this ship, making it the most asked for set of plans. Unfollow cutty sark model kit to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This page is only used to disseminate information about the product.
The cutty sark is the worlds sole surviving extreme slipper, with the majority of her hull fabric surviving from her original construction in the 1860s. She now belongs to the tames nautical college and stands dry docked at greenwich london. Revel cutty sark rigging finescale modeler essential. Cutty sark 1869, airfix 1 bk plastic model kits, balsa. When no sail is set, the yard is in its lower position, and the lifts the diagonal lines that run from the ends. There were 3 books in all about the cutty sark, victory and the mayflower by the same author. Cutty sark wooden ship boat model appox 12 x 15 base appox 2 x 6.
Constructo 80838 cutty sark 1869 tea clipper 760 mm. This is the 1 cutty sark 1869 plastic model kit from airfix. Airfix a09253v cutty sark build this iconic historic. The drawings described in this list have been produced to meet the needs of those wishing to build authentic scale models, and every care has been taken to ensure accurate detail.
Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these stepbystep instructions. This site and files are only to help people who lost instructions. The log of the cutty sark, by basil lubbock, is a history of the ships career. This is a 1220 scale cutty sark clipper ship plastic model kit from revell. Rigging instructions to hull in step 8 i need assembly instructions for airfix mig 17f 148 scale.
Airfix 1 cutty sark 09253a09253 forum rules please click here for advice on posting pictures in the picture galleries and here for picture gallery thread naming standards. Together with modelspace, artesania latina presents a perfect rendition of this graceful 19thcentury tea clipper. This book, written in the 1930s, describes how he built a model of the cutty sark on 148 scale. Airfix cutty sark ship plastic model sailing ship kit 1.