I finished reworking this ship a couple weeks ago. Just getting around to adding the final photos. I'm really happy with how it looks now.
USS Constitution Mamolii 1:93 scale
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Very good model - a fine a very realistic appearance
My Congratulations for this model - it is really something for our gallery
My Congratulations for this model - it is really something for our gallery
Congrats! A very nice model and a great accomplishment! What next on radar?? 
Awesome.I finished reworking this ship a couple weeks ago. Just getting around to adding the final photos. I'm really happy with how it looks now.
Congrats! A very nice model and a great accomplishment! What next on radar??
Thanks,
I'm going to start on my scratch build of the Danish Bomb Vessel Den Gloende.
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Jody,
beautiful restoration. Just ran across this string and with my current Connie build all your photos are highly beneficial. Thank You Sir!
Dan
beautiful restoration. Just ran across this string and with my current Connie build all your photos are highly beneficial. Thank You Sir!
Dan
Jimsky,
Tachnically, my next project was actually this little 52mm long life boat. It was so small I looked at it and thought, theres no way you could build a plank on frame boat that size, but it actually turned out pretty good. It's 1/96 scale supposedly.
Tachnically, my next project was actually this little 52mm long life boat. It was so small I looked at it and thought, theres no way you could build a plank on frame boat that size, but it actually turned out pretty good. It's 1/96 scale supposedly.
Thanks, Jodie. Well executed project. Is this a kit or scratch build?
It's a kit. Don't know where from my daughter got it from somewhere
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Nice. Are you using wire strips? My kit had me use line.Here's a quick update, I've been continuing on cleaning things up as I go such as the eyebolts that have old line tied to them etc. The night befor last I finished installing the deadeyes along the starboard side. 22 years ago I remember I installed the boards the deadeye strops go through before I put in the deadeyes. Because of this I decided to elongate the holes for the strops to get installed. The photo below shows the elongated holes behind the deadeyes.
When I tried to string the deadeyes they were all over the place in terms of not being in line with each other, turning sideways etc. I think these elongated holes were a big part of the reason I couldn't get the shrouds and deadeyes to look descent which is why I gave up on them. So last night I glued a strip of wood behind all of the deadeyes to close up the elongated hole and hold the deadeyes along the edge of the board and in the correct alignment.
I did some touchup painting and will glue the deadeyes to the strops with some diluted white glue and everything should stay lined up nice when I finish rigging it. This is how the deadeyes sit now.
You can see the strips in this photo.
Now I'm going to turn my attention to making the bow and stern look more correct.
The chain plates and strops on mine came with the Mamoli Kit. They're made of a soft metal that you can bend around the deadeye. Mamoli went out of business but you can buy something similar from Mantua or Corel or from Model Expo Here
You can make your own from wire seem a lot of them done that way.
You can make your own from wire seem a lot of them done that way.
I wish I could start over. Unfortunately, I've already completed the foremast. I think I'll save it for the next one.
Nicely done model and good photos too. Well done and congrats.I finished reworking this ship a couple weeks ago. Just getting around to adding the final photos. I'm really happy with how it looks now.
Bad photo with the lighting in the garage, but wanted to show this did finally get a case built so it won't end up back in the condition it was at the start of this log. It now resides in the office where I work.
Very nice looking display case, The blue background adds a lot to it. Great job.
Very well done! Impressive! The rework is an awesome improvement on your original model.
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I wound up bending two wood strips for the aft section. Not easy.
Thanks for your build log, Jodie! It was instructional.