USS Constitution 1:70 Scratch

[Jack Sparrow]

looking great!
Congratulations

 

[mtbediz1]

looking great!
Congratulations

Thank you Sparrow!

 

[Alan Smith]

https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/members/mtbediz1.4708/

You mentioned your old files were clogged. leaving to stand in weak sulphuric acid is one 'old school' way of cleaning them. It can also (by eroding the edges of the teeth) be used to sharpen blunt ones.

 

[Bill-R]

Hello Mustafa,

Your capstan looks great and I learned a lot from your construction steps.

Bill

 

[Peter Gutterman]

I am working on the spar deck capstan. I am using the jig in the photo to make the round pieces. The capstan will be installed in place after painting.

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You And @ docattner on his Kingfisher build have mastered the art of machining wood! I'm in awe!

 

[mtbediz1]

https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/members/mtbediz1.4708/

You mentioned your old files were clogged. leaving to stand in weak sulphuric acid is one 'old school' way of cleaning them. It can also (by eroding the edges of the teeth) be used to sharpen blunt ones.

Thank you very much for the useful information. I will try it.

 

[mtbediz1]

Hello Mustafa,

Your capstan looks great and I learned a lot from your construction steps.

Bill

Thank you.

 

[mtbediz1]

You And @ docattner on his Kingfisher build have mastered the art of machining wood! I'm in awe!

Thank you so much Peter. I also admire his work.

 

[Jack Jäger]

Mustafa, there is something unique about the way you go about model building and that is what gives us such lovely and realistic ships. I greatly admire your work.


All the best JJ..

 

[Thrasher]

Great job. Lots of thought went into the process of making the capstan, just like the rest of your Constitution.

 

[bowwild]

Very nice work machining these tiny parts. That Proxxon Mill sure looks like it works for you!

 

[mtbediz1]

Mustafa, there is something unique about the way you go about model building and that is what gives us such lovely and realistic ships. I greatly admire your work.


All the best JJ..

Thank you so much for ecouraging words Jack!

 

[mtbediz1]

Great job. Lots of thought went into the process of making the capstan, just like the rest of your Constitution.

Thank you so much my friend.

 

[mtbediz1]

Very nice work machining these tiny parts. That Proxxon Mill sure looks like it works for you!

Thank you!

 

[mtbediz1]

I painted the capstan.

 

[mtbediz1]

I added the bow rail.

 

[Peter Gutterman]

With each added element your model comes together and more into focus as the wonderful work of art that it is becoming.

 

[mtbediz1]

I have completed the sea steps. I used 0,5 mm pear strip and cut three pieces to correct size and glued stacked together.

 

[mtbediz1]

I've started working on the bow details, which are my greatest fear. I see that the most challenging detail for modelers in this model is the white stripes on the rails and other items. I've been pondering for some time about how to make these stripes in the best way. Finally, I decided to try making them out of brass wire. I flattened a brass wire with a diameter of 0.5 mm by hammering it, then shaped it as needed, painted it white, and varnished it. After it dried completely, I carefully glued it onto a test piece. The result looks satisfying. We'll see if I can achieve the same on the model itself.