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revell uss constitution 1/96 scale standing and running rigging instructions?

Farmboy said:
HIya Bill.
I've since gotten and am part way in to the 1/96 build. I planked over the plastic decks with birch veneer, each plank individually cut and laid. Worked great. I'll be considering this when I start the 1/196 ship. The cannons and carronades interest me. Blocks would have to be weensy for this small a scale. I've experimented with styrene rod; 1mm square for single blocks and 1x2mm for double and triple blocks. I'll make a sandpaper tumbler to take the edges off. After a bit of practice I think they'll do fine. I've also found at this scale, cutting them with a single edge razor blade beats a #11 blade hands down lol. Thanks for your input Bill, it's appreciated.
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You're welcome! I also use single edge razors on occasion but am very fearful for my fingers! If you are building the 1/96 USS Constitution I strongly advise that you follow Force_9's build over on Fine Scale Modeler. Granted, it is many years old but that is really the standard to work by.
 
Can you direct me to Force_9's build log? I had a link on my laptop a while ago but somehow, it's gone and I'm having no luck on FSM locating it.
 
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