1/96 scale USS Constitution build.

[moon puppy]

Lovely...

 

[centaur567]

Funny how most people don't realize how work goes into one of these ships. Most impressive!! Gary S. LGB XLV MMXXIV

 

[Tim A.]

Lovely...

Thanks puppy.

 

[Tim A.]

Funny how most people don't realize how work goes into one of these ships. Most impressive!! Gary S. LGB XLV MMXXIV

It's almost like scratch building with this kit...lol., but I'm having the time of my life with it! Heck I'm even eyeing Revell's old Bounty kit...lol.
Thanks Gary.

 

[moon puppy]

Arrrg....

 

[errains]

Ol Conni is looking awesome and is very inspirational to pull out mine and get to carving!

 

[moon puppy]

Is that plank on frame construction?

 

[errains]

Is that plank on frame construction?

It is...that's why I haven't started it yet...

 

[Tim A.]

Ol Conni is looking awesome and is very inspirational to pull out mine and get to carving!

That's a completely different animal you have there errains!
The fact that it's modelled on the current configuration is a plus, with all the photos available of Constitution now there's no guess work. I like the larger scale to. Speaking about scale, I read an interesting article on how Revell, Heller & Airfix came up the scales for their old plastic kits like Constitution, and Victory etc. Basically it was a matter of whether the kits would fit in the company's pre- determined size box. The scale was really just a number to print on the box, and maybe not necessarily accurate. The article said these old kits are more like 1/100 or 1/110. Anyway...whatever.
That's a major project you have there. I estimate it would take me 5 years or so to finish it...lol.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I have the Heller HMS Victory kit, but am nowhere near a point where I want or can start it.
As it is I need to go to the local hobby shop and settle up about some other things going on.

 

[Tim A.]

I have the Heller HMS Victory kit, but am nowhere near a point where I want or can start it.
As it is I need to go to the local hobby shop and settle up about some other things going on.

I've read the old 1/100 Heller kit is actually the most accurate of the Victory kits available, as far as hull dimensions, and shape

 

[Tim A.]

Back to the ship's boat's.
As you can see from the top boat the hulls lack any kind of detail, so I'm adding a bit. Not near the work that could be done, but I'm pushing 60 years old, and would really like to live long enough to see the whole thing done. I'll be adding the rudders to them as well. I don't know if they were stowed with them on, but I think they'll help jazz up the boats.

 

[errains]

The details are looking great!

 

[Tim A.]

The kit's brown boat interiors sit on top of the hulls, and I didn't like that. I sanded around the edges of the inserts enough so they fit into the hull. Overall I'm pleased enough with how the boats will look.
Most builds of this model I see show the inside of hull white. Mine will be painted natural wood.

 

[errains]

Oh yes the ships boats care coming out really nice. good call on refitting that top section.

 

[Tim A.]

Oh yes the ships boats care coming out really nice. good call on refitting that top section.

 

[Tim A.]

Thank errains. The others should go quicker now that I have a plan.

 

[moon puppy]

Really nice. that's what hung me up on the Graf Spee...those boats didn't look right.

 

[Tim A.]

Really nice. that's what hung me up on the Graf Spee...those boats didn't look right.

I'm adding just what I'm pretty sure you would generally see.

 

[Rhino]

Are both parts of the boats plastic? I accidently bought the set of metal bits from Revell's CSS Alabama. The white metal boats have no interior detail. These look very boat-like!