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  1. popeye2sea
    I always assumed untarred rope. Who would want all that tar on their hammock? Regards, Henry
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    Thank you, Bill. I have just taken the build down off the shelf to start dusting it off after a couple of years of non activity. I am going to enter it in the USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild annual model show as an in-process model. As I continue to work through all the other stuff I have going on the build continues to work it's way higher on the priority list. Hoping to start construction again soon. Regards, Henry
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    Mine is still afloat after 225 years! Regards, Henry
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    NO! It is the knight head at the fore mast on the forecastle deck. The large one aft of the main mast can stay where it is! Regards, Henry
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    I am building a 1:100 Soleil Royale. I used a 2mm block for all the gun tackles. A 2mm block scales to 7.8 inches for the actual size. That is not far off what would be be used. And, visually it looks pleasing on the model. You get a decent drift between the two tackle blocks. Regards, Henry
  6. popeye2sea
    Hear, Hear!! Regards, Henry
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    I have 3, 4, and 5mm dead eyes for my build. I used 2mm blocks for all the cannon rigging. I plan on 2.5mm for the smallest jewel blocks and the like while the majority of the rigging will be 3, 4, and 5mm up to 6 and 7mm for the very largest of the blocks (main stay, top ropes, and mast tackle pendants). I purchased most of what I will need already from Syren. The dimension of blocks usually refers to the overall length. I find the molded Heller blocks to be very unrealistic. I will not use them. Take a look at what I did to move the fore halyard knight head. It should not be directly behind the fore mast. If left there the main stay will foul the halyard tackle. I shifted the knight head to starboard. Regards, Henry
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    Part #162 are the four large knight heads that go in a square pattern around the mizzen mast. There will be three smaller knight heads (163?) that go in a triangle pattern around the mizzen. One centered in front of the mast and the other two in the holes outboard of the larger knight heads. Regards, Henry I replied before I read the further posts. This has already been answered. Oops!!
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    I might add that if you look at the gun port lids from the kit there are two rings molded on each for the ropes. They are at the extreme end of each hinge. Regards, Henry
  10. popeye2sea
    Topsail, topgallant, and royal square sails do not need tack lines because when they are sheeted home their lower corners are confined to the yards below them. For the lower courses the sheet serves to pull the lower corner down and aft, and the tack serves to pull the lower corner down and forward. Thus both are needed to control the lower corner (clew) of the sail. Hope that helps. Regards, Henry
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    Interesting! I'll have to look for that. Regards, Henry
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    My plan, I have not done it yet, is to not drill all the way through but to make small dimples or partial holes from the outside and then use short lengths of rope or small painted wire glued between the gun port cover and the hole. Regards, Henry
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    Reminds me of the eyeglass nose bridge handle thing from Steve Martin in "The Jerk". How many people went cross-eyed from this gizmo? Regards, Henry
  14. popeye2sea
    Not so long ago any respectable man would not be out in public without at least a waistcoat, neck cloth, and hat. Up until the early 1800's your shirt was basically your underwear/night clothes. Regards, Henry
  15. popeye2sea
    I agree with Marc. Heller does this to give an attachment point to each anchor cable. They are totally unnecessary. Regards, Henry
  16. popeye2sea
    Bill, make sure that part 266 is well secured in the hull. Your main mast angle will be determined in part by its alignment with the holes in the decks. I took some extra time to make sure the mating surfaces actually made good contact before glue up. I don't think the hull halves meet at a flat angle at that point. Regards, Henry
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    I agree with Marc, reinforcing the center seam is a good idea. I am not a fan of the Heller stand. If you do go with pedestals I would highly recommend using something like epoxy to fix a threaded nut into the base to take the bolts of the pedestals. You don't want them to come loose. Mine did and now I have to come up with another plan to secure the model to it's base. It is going to involve further surgery to the keel. Regards, Henry
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    If your intent is to show how much potential canvas they could carry then any angle will work. I think your only consideration will be with all that canvas set if you have the yards braced hard up then a lot of your hard work on the rigging will be hidden. Then again if the model is to be viewed from both sides you will have one side with a cloud of canvas and the other exposing much more of the rigging. Personally, I think clippers are beautiful with every stitch of canvas aloft. Realistically, the direction of the wind and its force would determine which of the stun's'ls would be set. If you look carefully at your diagram you can see that some of the forward sails would be blanketed by the aft sails. Perhaps in this instance on the main only the topmast stun's'l to leeward would be set. Regards, Henry
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    My profile pic is me next to a carronade on the spar deck. I hesitate to post all that stuff here because it doesn't really fit the MSW profile. But, visit us at www.1812marines.org or our facebook page USS Constitution 1812 Marine Guard for tons of photos of our group in action. Regards, Henry
  20. popeye2sea
    I found my photos of the truss pendants and tackles for Constitution. Hope they help.
  21. popeye2sea
    I did build the Revell Constitution many years ago. Long before MSW. But that model was lost, foundered in a storm of cleaning by the Admiralty Board (mom) while I was still a young lad. I have another one on deck, waiting to start construction. I am thinking of kit bashing to her as launched configuration. Regarding popping aboard for reference photos, I do that all the time. I have even done it on request for MSW members. Regards, Henry
  22. popeye2sea
    No, you heard right.
  23. popeye2sea
    Luis, Studding sails are rigged behind the regular sail on the windward (upwind) side and in front of the regular sail on the lee (downwind) side. The idea being to avoid the principal sail being backwinded by the air spilling off the studding sail. This rule was generally followed by merchant ships. Some naval vessels set stun's'ls abaft all. Regards, Henry
  24. popeye2sea
    Bill, I am the current President of a non-profit corporation called Historic Marine Education, Inc. We represent/portray the marines who would have been aboard Constitution during the war of 1812. The active duty Navy crew aboard the ship consider us to be part of the crew. We are aboard regularly throughout the year to give demonstrations and interact with the public. The ship conducts about six sailing demonstration per year out in the harbor. I have been underway on every one of them for the past 10 years or so. It never gets old. I'll probably continue to sail Constitution until I can no longer make it up the gangway. Regards, Henry
  25. popeye2sea
    R.C. Anderson has this image. He has very little information regarding the practice for non-English vessels except for a few Dutch references. Regards, Henry

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