The
Maltese Falcon
In
2006, our shop began work on a desktop model of the
now very famous 289' Clipper yacht The Maltese
Falcon. In the first quarter of 2007 we completed The
Maltese Falcon model. It was shown briefly at the Mulford
Gallery in Rockland, Maine and then shipped to the owner
in California and has been set up on his desk waiting
his return from the transatlantic voyage back to the Mediterranean.
During
the construction of the Maltese Falcon model we were
faced with multiple challenges working in the scale of
1/16" per foot of real yacht. The
model was all of 18 inches long. The model took 2150
hours to complete. Reuben Brown took the task of making
models and molds for the masts and trusses and yards.
Rob pursued the hull and deckhouse construction. About
250 hours were devoted to experimenting in various stage
of the models development.
During
the course of this project our shop purchased an Epilog
laser cutting/engraving
machine which was a key tool to the completion of the
model. Having this technology in-house made all the difference
as exporting this type of work would have been difficult
to achieve the desired end results. This model like
the real boat would not have been able to have been
built with out the modern technologies available to us today.
Please
click any image for a larger view.
Photo
Credit: Roger Lean-Vercoe of Boat International
Read
the Yachting Magazine February 2006 article about
Tom Perkins new project "The Maltese Falcon" (PDF
format.)
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| Photo
Credit: Roger Lean-Vercoe of Boat International |
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View
a movie
clip and photos from
the July 2006 Debut showing of the Maltese Falcon
in La Spezia, Italy. |
For
more about this boat visit www.symaltesefalcon.com
To
view a slideshow of images from this project, please
visit www.maineboats.com/boat-launchings/maltese-falcon
Work
has begun on this new model. View my Maltese
Falcon image gallery.
