I failed to locate standing and running rigging plans for the Revell 1/96 USS Constitution kit. I found this kit at a garage sale and would like to build it straight out of the box. Can anyone direct me to a source to obtain these plans? Everything I tried was to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated .
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Brother Toolman:
Something to consider is that you may be able to proceed without the specific instructions for the Revell kit. There are a number of plans of the Constitution out there that you could access. It's quite possible that those would lead you to a more accurate model than the Revell plans.
One modification you might think about is replacing the plastic masts and spars with wood. Wood is stiffer and easier to rig. Getting the tension right on model rigging can be tricky, more so with plastic. If the rigging is installed slack it looks bad; if it is tight it will bend plastic spars, which also looks bad.
Fair winds!
Something to consider is that you may be able to proceed without the specific instructions for the Revell kit. There are a number of plans of the Constitution out there that you could access. It's quite possible that those would lead you to a more accurate model than the Revell plans.
One modification you might think about is replacing the plastic masts and spars with wood. Wood is stiffer and easier to rig. Getting the tension right on model rigging can be tricky, more so with plastic. If the rigging is installed slack it looks bad; if it is tight it will bend plastic spars, which also looks bad.
Fair winds!
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