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I fixed this yesterday.

One side of the anchor detail is done.

While the ship's boats outer hull priming is drying, I went ahead and started putting on the anchors, making the stern quarter boat davits and the anchor fish davits for the United States.

Except for rigging the anchors and stowing the ship's boats on their davits, all the running rigging I will be doing is done on the United States. Here I have finished the braces, and the fore and main yard clue and sheet lines. The ship's boats are next.

Only the Braces left of the running rigging.

Rigging the Mizzen yards on the United States. First photo shows a "before" view of unbelayed lines.

Most of the standing rigging is done

Ratlines are done.

One of my ships. I use copper tape. I cannot properly simulate a nail head in 1/72 scale. It would be 1/256th of an inch to be in scale.

Being "flush" the nail heads would have some degree of indentation into the copper. The reason for this is most likely that wave action across the hull could, over time, allow micro organisms to catch on the edges of the nail heads. Constant movement through the seas allows the growth to...

The yards are ready

Most of the standing rigging is done. The rest will go on when the ratlines are finished.

More misc. work.

I do not bother with trying to simulate the nails. A 1/4 " nail head in this scale translates to 1/254th of an inch. Simply no point in trying

I use the copper tape as well. Using a gray primer as an under coat. Somehow the chemicals in a primer react with the adhesive on the back of the tape. After a week or so you have to use a razor blade to get the tape off if you need to make any adjustments. Still holding up well on my first...

Masts on the United States are up. Jib and flying jib boom are on. Starting standing rigging.

"Chains" for the shrouds on the United States are done. The chains for the stays will go in as I rig them.

Would be a fun project. However I have no idea how or where to begin. I would be happy to make the attempt with guidance from your company. This version of the United States includes what I interpret to be how she appeared in April of 1861. She had a major refit in 1836 I believe? So her...

"Chain links" are done on one side on the United States. I will paint them when the other side is done. The brass pieces are supports for the chain wales.

Almost all of the spar deck furniture on the United States is complete, a few things are not glued down, just in place for the photos.