Revel 1:96 USS Constitution by 11320 Titanic

Tomorrow, will add the rudder and glue the HIS deck down,maybe repainting the transom. After the deck is glued down, will let it sit for 48 hours.
MGYSOS said:
Built mind in 1978; still sailing...well kind of for a static model. This was prior to a good cleaning and completing some misc. repairs.
A 'Star-30' in the background and my next R/C build a
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MGYSOS said:
Built mind in 1978; still sailing...well kind of for a static model. This was prior to a good cleaning and completing some misc. repairs.
A 'Star-30' in the background and my next R/C build a CR-914.

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What material did you use for the sails? I am considering furled sails for this one.
 
On building the Constitution, a question just popped into my mind concerning the transom. The Connie was a warship. I am using Testors "make a window" to glaze the transom, but glazing is glass...on a warship? Would the Connie have had glazing on her transom during her war years? Back then glazing was hand made and expensive, so the war department would have considered this expendable, not that economics bothered the early government (some things never change).
I am going to add the glazing because it looks good on the model.
I am working on the Captain"s quarters now, and the HIS deck fits just right between the new waterways. I will salvage the gun deck carriages from the "wreck", which should save some time.
Also not using the gun port covers.
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11320 Titanic said:
On building the Constitution, a question just popped into my mind concerning the transom. The Connie was a warship. I am using Testors "make a window" to glaze the transom, but glazing is glass...on a warship? Would the Connie have had glazing on her transom during her war years? Back then glazing was hand made and expensive, so the war department would have considered this expendable, not that economics bothered the early government (some things never change).
I am going to add the glazing because it looks good on the model.
I am working on the Captain"s quarters now, and the HIS deck fits just right between the new waterways. I will salvage the gun deck carriages from the "wreck", which should save some time.
Also not using the gun port covers.
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It seems like the Connie only had glazing in the middle frame to allow light in, and the rest were "faux" windows built by the carpenters. However, I think she looks better with the glazing, so being a landlubbet captain, I will go with the glazing, just not on this particular transom.
I am surprised that the six frigates did not use more red, as at that time, red pigments were the cheapest, one of the reasons all you old barns were red...those farmers were more frugal than the Navy!
 
these are some of the broken items to be repaired that were missing from the kit I obtained, 1st pics, both items broken and gleus back together, second pis is of the wheel, one post good, one broken, cut piece off second broken post and glued it to top of broken post, repaired. fourth did not come out

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You have to love your cat. Several HIS carriages were broken and repaired, wheels missing, finishing repairs on those now, several guns off the carriages...the cat is still enjoying her new home!
 
11320 Titanic said:
I am surprised that the six frigates did not use more red, as at that time, red pigments were the cheapest, one of the reasons all you old barns were red...those farmers were more frugal than the Navy!
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It is true to say that the ochre pigmented paints used to paint traditional barns were cheapest, but 'proper' bright reds like cinnabar (a mercury ore) or cadmium red (by product of zinc mining) were way more expensive than black pigments like lamp-black (soot) combined with black tarry stuff as a binder - like Stockholm tar boiled with turpentine. So bright reds would be used sparingly except for deliberately ostentatious ships like royal yachts or admiral's flagships.
 
11320 Titanic said:
It seems like the Connie only had glazing in the middle frame to allow light in, and the rest were "faux" windows built by the carpenters. However, I think she looks better with the glazing, so being a landlubbet captain, I will go with the glazing, just not on this particular transom.
I am surprised that the six frigates did not use more red, as at that time, red pigments were the cheapest, one of the reasons all you old barns were red...those farmers were more frugal than the Navy!
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I have many references that show glazing for the windows. Certainly, warships did use glass windows and also used dummy windows as well. You can check with the USS Constitution Museum in Boston. They should have up-to-date information on fitting out the frigates after each refit. Also check out any paintings in which the artist attests to actually seeing the ships in question. Other printed sources can also help. Good luck!

Bill
 
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