1/96 scale USS Constitution build.

[Rhino]

Pfoof! Awesome!

 

[Tim A.]

Spent the better part of three days working on getting all of the main mast's yards on. Still have several lines to add to them. After these are rigged, I'll only have the three yards of the mizzen mast, and it's spanker booms left. Then it's on to the remainder of the ship's boats as well as a few more odds, and ends. Even as careful as I've been while rigging, the model is fragile, and taken a beating. A lot of time has been spent repairing, and touching up paint. I figure there's roughly six more months of work on the ship to completion. Then it's on to the diorama, and display case. INSANE!

 

[moon puppy]

WOW!

 

[centaur567]

Beautifull!! This is what really separates the men from the boys. Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

And to think there were sailors who could name what rope did what down on the deck.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I figured out it was easier to start at the bottom and run the lines up onto the mast and tie them up where there was room rather than tie at the top and run the lines down where there was no room.
Yes it is quite delicate. I ended up with most of the second deck guns getting popped loose and regluing them through the hole with globs of tube glue to the deck.

 

[Rhino]

Amazing!

 

[Tim A.]

Beautifull!! This is what really separates the men from the boys. Gary S.

Thanks Gary.

 

[Tim A.]

I figured out it was easier to start at the bottom and run the lines up onto the mast and tie them up where there was room rather than tie at the top and run the lines down where there was no room.
Yes it is quite delicate. I ended up with most of the second deck guns getting popped loose and regluing them through the hole with globs of tube glue to the deck.

Tying the lines to the belaying pins on deck has proven to be the most difficult part. I've made a couple of tools that help.

 

[Tim A.]

I've reached a milestone on this build for me. All of the yards are on the masts!The mizzen yards lines are not yet rigged.
It's time to take a break from the Connie, and work on another project.

 

[moon puppy]

Hope we get to see this in person one day. Masterful build

 

[jeaton01]

One for the ages!

 

[Tim A.]

Hope we get to see this in person one day. Masterful build

Thanks Bob. At the rate I'm going to finish it the visit might be at the old folks home

 

[Rhino]

A breath-taking build of Old Ironsides. You have done Her PROUD, Sir!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

A simply gorgeous build Tim!

 

[Impisi]

GREAT!

 

[Tim A.]

A breath-taking build of Old Ironsides. You have done Her PROUD, Sir!

Thanks Rhino!

 

[Tim A.]

A simply gorgeous build Tim!

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Thanks Eagle

 

[Tim A.]

GREAT!

Thanks Impisi

 

[Greg Kimsey]

That is utterly fantastic! Goodness gracious...