USS Constellation 1797 Build Log...

[GIG1810]

Hello Kaya,

Really beautifully planked. It turned out really nice!! Great work.

 

[KAYA61]

@GIG1810 Thank you very much for your wishes...

 

[KAYA61]

The placement of the lower hull guns and gun carriages has begun. I had a hard time fixing the upper decks because of a mistake I made at the beginning regarding the placement of the lower hull forward and rear guns, but so far it's going better than I expected...

 

[KAYA61]

I make sure the guns are level. Also, the plan stated that the gun mouths should be 9 mm outward. I took my measurements accordingly.

 

[KAYA61]

@GrantTyler thank you very much for your wishes...

 

[KAYA61]

Actually after placing the lower deck guns and gun carriages, I actually needed to fit the upper deck. However, I encountered this difficulty because the plans lacked sufficient explanation. However, I found a suitable solution and placed the gun carriages. This seems to indicate that it's essential to research all the literature before starting to build the model.

 

[KAYA61]

@Neil_jo thank you very much.

 

[KAYA61]

@Dave Teel thank you very much Sir.

 

[KAYA61]

I've been working on refitting the lower deck guns for the last few days and have finally finished them. I made sure the guns were aligned in their gun mounts. Now I've started sanding and painting the lower hatch parts.

 

[KAYA61]

I couldn't decide whether to make a rope around the warehouse or use chains.
artesania, shown as thread on the plan

 

[KAYA61]

@mellpapa thank you very much Sir.

 

[KAYA61]

The lower deck stairs and the missing deck frames have been completed. I am making slow but steady progress.

 

[KAYA61]

The only problem is that there are not enough gaps in the Artesania plans. That's why I'm trying to move forward by doing research on the forums.The most detailed plans I've seen on this subject belong to occre.

 

[KAYA61]

@RussF thank you very much.

 

[KAYA61]

@Rebus thank you very much.

 

[KAYA61]

@mtbediz1 Dear Master, to care your comments and they are very valuable to me.

 

[KAYA61]

@Norway thank you very much.

 

[Papatotalos]

So far this looks fantastic.

 

[AllanKP69]

Thanks for posting your photos. They bring up a question for which I cannot find an answer. The breech ropes are all black like they are tarred on your model. Was this done on some ships at some point in time? I have never seen tarred breechings but as it is not handled by the crew very much compared to the running out and train tackle, it really might not cause a serious problem.
Thanks
Allan

 

[KAYA61]

@Papatotalos thans Sir.