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USS Constitution - Model Shipways

I had no idea that the USS Constitution had wooden fenders at the waterline. I looked for more information and found out it's a modern contrivance being installed the first time during her1973-1974 dry docking, and they were replaced with new ones during the 2015-2017 restoration . I bet they would have been hated by any captain if they tried that when she was a fighting ship as these would have appreciably slowed the ship down. :) The below is a great photo and the attached explains how they were made. https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2017/07/07/finishing-touches/ Scroll down to "Fenders"
Allan
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AllanKP69 said:
I had no idea that the USS Constitution had wooden fenders at the waterline. I looked for more information and found out it's a modern contrivance being installed the first time during her1973-1974 dry docking, and they were replaced with new ones during the 2015-2017 restoration. I bet they would have been hated by any captain as would appreciably slow the ship down. :)
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Makes sense. But I thought long and hard about the whole red stripe thing too and came to the conclusion that I wanted to see that on the ship.
That is the way that it is presented in the Lauck Street Shipyard instructions as well.
 
Jack Sparrow said:
Well, as expected, the poly reduced the amount of verdigris on the hull. I like the look better than just verdigris because it shows the copper as a brown with a little bit of verdigris. Now onto the port side. I must say that I am not really enjoying this step. It's boring

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Kudos Jack. I promised myself never to copper a hull…… Cheers Grant
 
Well. Here is an issue that I didn't expect As I start my second roll of copper tape, I noticed that the adhesive on the back has dried out thus making it impossible to keep the copper tiles stuck to the hull. So, I had to find a glue to replace the adhesive.
This glue seems to be working, so far. I think it's a sort of contact cement, but I am not an expert on glue:
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Jack Sparrow said:
Well. Here is an issue that I didn't expect As I start my second roll of copper tape, I noticed that the adhesive on the back has dried out thus making it impossible to keep the copper tiles stuck to the hull. So, I had to find a glue to replace the adhesive.
This glue seems to be working, so far. I think it's a sort of contact cement, but I am not an expert on glue:
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Get a new roll of copper tape.
 
Good grief! :eek: Where'd they come from?
Must have been sitting around in the storeroom for decades! :oops:Maybe try a different supplier or brand if possible.
I believe BlueJacket carries it. I think I got some from amazon. They carry different widths.
Whatever supplier I'd want to be sure they have a return policy. Model Expo is good that way.
Sucks! Good luck!
 
Maybe contact a dedicated stained-glass artist supplier. They would have gotten the most blow back if the issue is endemic. Can't do stained glass fabrication without the copper tape. See if you can talk to someone in that line directly and explain the situation.
 
Jack Sparrow said:
Well. Here is an issue that I didn't expect As I start my second roll of copper tape, I noticed that the adhesive on the back has dried out thus making it impossible to keep the copper tiles stuck to the hull. So, I had to find a glue to replace the adhesive.
This glue seems to be working, so far. I think it's a sort of contact cement, but I am not an expert on glue:
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Short post. I abandoned this stuff and resorted to CA glue with a microapplicator. A lot less messy and easier to work with.
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Ok well I finished the copper plating on both sides. I think I achieved what I was looking for which is a more dull finish on the copper.
Now I have to take a step back as I forgot the hawseholes on the bow of the ship. Not looking forward to making holes in my boat. I'll have to be careful.

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I find myself at an impass. It seems that I don't have enough wood or thread to complete the boat and I can't order from Model Expo because I am in Canada. I may have to drop this model if I can't come up with a solution. I don't understand why they didn't give enough supplies in the kit in the first place...
 
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