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Continuing fore, main and mizzenmast construction


Once all the tops were fi nished, Rob moved on to building fore, main and mizzen upper masts. Topmasts, topgallant masts, and royal masts were added to the fore and mizzen masts while the mainmast had a combined topgallant-royal-skysail mast as a single spar. (Figure 37) Aſt erwards, trestletrees were installed on all masts.


38. True 1:96-scale comparison: 1869 composite tea clipper Cutty Sark with 1869 California clipper Glory of the Seas.


My fi rst thought, seeing the completed foremast now installed in Glory of the Seas, was how tall and imposing it was. Imagine how this impression must have been magnifi ed, seeing this on the full- sized vessel! Naturally this led to curiosity about size comparisons between the Scottish built British tea clipper Cutty Sark and the immigrant Scottish- American McKay-built California clipper Glory of the Seas. Fortunately, an earlier build of Rob’s is a 1:96-scale Revell Cutty Sark. Since both models are built to the same scale, we could get a sense of the dramatic diff erence between both famous clippers. (Figures 38 and 39)


39. Cutty Sark and Glory of the Seas, waterlines matched. Glory’s foremast top is higher than Cutty Sark’s mainmast top.


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