USS Constitution 1:70 Scratch

[mtbediz1]

so much better looking than the setup in the plans.

Thanks Jack.

 

[mtbediz1]

Mustafa - I am not a Nationalist, but your rendition of Connie does make my Yankee heart swell with pride!

Thank you for your kind words. I am honored.

 

[mtbediz1]

I turned back to the fighting tops. The tops were painted gray and the bottoms white. The strip surrounding the top was soaked in boiling water for about 10 minutes and then held in place with clamps. Once dry, it was removed and, after being painted white, glued back in place.

I finished today by installing the deadeyes that I had previously prepared for the top mast shrouds.

 

[mtbediz1]

For trial purposes I formed a bobstay collar for the mast using a jig. I glued all the seizings with CA and trimmed excess ends. The result is good enough for me.

 

[dockattner]

Good enough for me too! Nicely done.

 

[mtbediz1]

Good enough for me too! Nicely done.

Thanks Paul!

 

[mtbediz1]

Thumb cleats, blocks with sheaves inside them, and bolsters were fabricated and fitted to the trestle trees today. As I always do, I drilled a small hole and a shallow channel to represent the sheaves.

Once these fittings were in place, the main and fore trestle trees were glued to their respective masts. The platforms, however, have not yet been glued, they will remain separate until the shrouds are completed.

 

[mtbediz1]

Before attaching the shrouds, I decided to make and install the hammock net frames. Once assembled, they will be painted black. The frames on the actual ship are made of square-section forged iron, but since I don't have square-section brass wire, I am making them from 0.55mm round brass wire.There will be 54 of these made, and they all have to be the same shape and size. I'm using jigs to make them.