USS Constitution 1:70 Scratch

[GrantTyler]

Dear friends, thank you so much for the likes and nice comments.

I am fabricating the triple and double blocks for the stays with tackle.

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Wow Mustafa. So realistic. Throw a little rope on your channel and we wouldn’t be able to tell the difference from the real ship to your replica. Cheers Grant

 

[Peter Gutterman]

All of the above. Proper words fail me. Masterful!

 

[mtbediz1]

I mounted the tackle equipped stay on the port side of the main mast. By the way, I call this rope a stay, but I'm not sure if that's the correct name.

 

[mtbediz1]

All the lower mast shrouds and mast tackles are complete. I used 1mm rope for the shrouds and 0.3mm rope for the lanyards. The next task will be making the main stays.

 

[dockattner]

Brilliant! Everything looks really cool in black!

 

[mtbediz1]

Brilliant! Everything looks really cool in black!

Thank you so much Paul!

 

[Jack Jäger]

Looks very good Mustafa you have really captured 'Old Ironsides'.

All the best Jack.

 

[mtbediz1]

Looks very good Mustafa you have really captured 'Old Ironsides'.

All the best Jack.

Thanks, Jack. Having countless pictures of the ship online is really helpful.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Love the work and evenness' of all the shroud lines.

 

[mtbediz1]

Love the work and evenness' of all the shroud lines.

Thank you Kurt.

 

[mtbediz1]

I prepared the main stays. To make the mice, I first drilled a 1.5 mm hole through the center of a 5 mm diameter dowel, then turned the dowel on my lathe. After that, I threaded a 1.2 mm rope through the hole in the mouse and seized it using my seizing machine. Next, I attached the 5mm bullseye I had made to the ends of the ropes and connected the lanyards to the bullseye.

 

[mtbediz1]

Main stays are complete.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Great looking work on the stays and the mice! One of the few time you want a mouse on a ships rigging.

 

[mtbediz1]

After completing the mizzen stays, I started making the futtock shrouds. I began with the main mast futtocks. I omitted some details for a cleaner look.

 

[KAYA61]

a work and skill worthy of admiration and respect.

 

[mtbediz1]

The futtock and Bentinck shrouds for both the main and fore masts are now complete. I have begun work on the bowsprit, tapering it according to the plans. Using my milling machine, I first formed the square section at the forward end, then machined the tenon for the bowsprit cap.

 

[mtbediz1]

I am currently working on the details of the bowsprit. I first prepared the bees and their supporting pieces to scale and glued them in place. I then drilled the holes representing the sheaves and cut the corresponding channels.
After that, I milled the stairs on top of the bowsprit. I made the stairs in two separate pieces because the stock had to be clamped in the vise at an angle of approximately 26 degrees. This meant the piece could only be held over a very small area, which caused excessive vibration as the milling cutter moved farther away from the clamping point.

Meanwhile, I milled a flat surface to create the area where the stair will sit on the bowsprit.

The stair parts have not yet been glued to the bowsprit.

 

[Peter Gutterman]

I am currently working on the details of the bowsprit. I first prepared the bees and their supporting pieces to scale and glued them in place. I then drilled the holes representing the sheaves and cut the corresponding channels.
After that, I milled the stairs on top of the bowsprit. I made the stairs in two separate pieces because the stock had to be clamped in the vise at an angle of approximately 26 degrees. This meant the piece could only be held over a very small area, which caused excessive vibration as the milling cutter moved farther away from the clamping point.

Meanwhile, I milled a flat surface to create the area where the stair will sit on the bowsprit.

The stair parts have not yet been glued to the bowsprit.

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Nice work as always!

 

[Thrasher]

Another fine example of what modeling is all about.

 

[mtbediz1]

My work on the bowsprit and jib boom continues. On the bowsprit, I cut notches where the iron bands and the gammoning rope will sit. For the gammoning, I decided to use rope instead of chain. Afterwards, I completed the fabrication and installation of the iron bands, chocks, and fairlead on the bowsprit, and finally painted it white.

I also finished the jib boom. First, I tapered a 5 mm round strip according to the plan’s dimensions. Using my milling machine, I shaped the aft section into an octagon, while the forward section was turned on the lathe as per the plan. At both ends, I applied my usual method to represent the sheaves. Additionally, I milled the underside of the aft octagonal section to match the plan, so that the jib boom can be secured onto the saddle on the bowsprit. Finally, I fabricated the jib boom saddle itself.