USS Constitution by BlueJacket 1:96

[g8rfan99]

Hi Peter
Thanks for the compliment. You are quite correct, once the spar deck goes on, much of it will be covered, but with the sections I'm leaving out, I hope enough of it will be visible that observers will at least have a sense of the detail in there. Not sure how much of my build log you saw on MSW before the crash, but I did install some lights on the gun deck to help make things more visible. Regardless of how much ends up really being able to be seen, I did it for the enjoyment and challenge, and believe me, at 1/96 scale it is a challenge

 

[g8rfan99]

Oh, and yes, I am proud to say that I share that trait with Jon

 

[Der Alte Rentner]

Before you close up the gun deck, I suggest getting some up close photography done so that you can post 8x10 glossies around your completed build to show off what most people won't be able to see.

And thinking of your kindred spirit, have you asked if he has a copy of your build saved? If so, maybe you could use that to piece together your own document replete with excellent photographs as coffee table supplements to your Constitution upon completion.

 

[g8rfan99]

Actually Peter, he reached out to me. You can imagine how thrilled I was to hear he had my entire build log copied. Jon is amazing. I hope one day to actually go see him, as he only lives about 5 hours away.
As for putting together a nice photo montage, that's a great idea. Would make an excellent coffee table book