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almost done with the head rails.
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Working on the head timbers.
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doing bow work now.
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It was actually. Getting the spacing of the spokes is/was painstaking.
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More progress.
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Making gun tackle hooks and sky light.
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Planking and weathering the spar deck.
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Spar deck supports going in, making the main hatch beam pillars and starting the carronade carriages.
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Coppering done, making the stand.
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Quarter galleries are done, coppering the hull begins.
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Work on the stern galleries for the United States are all but done. A Shield Eagle and some stars to carve yet.
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Working on the stern and quarter galleries of the United States (1/72 scale).
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Going to be a good looking model. I used her as a reference during my build of the Dolphin.
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The USS New York in 1/72 scale is done.
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Ship's boats are on. As is the rudder and ship's name. Only the gun ports and cannon left.
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Some of the Ship's boats, the anchors, the quarter davits (installed) and the anchors installed.
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Here I have posted photos of the hull of the United States, (1/72 scale). One side is perhaps 90% done with a few imperfections needing to be fixed. The other side shows it with a thin coat of wood filler. You can compare the sides to see the difference. The hull below the water line must be as smooth as I can make it. The reason is the copper adhesive backed tape I use for the plating is extremely thin and the plank seems would show otherwise. You would not see the seems through the copper on the real ship. I have included photos of the tape.
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Some slow progress on the planking. In particular the form shaping the stern below the stern gallery.
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The New York's rope coils are on.
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I have no idea except in a general sense. I started rigging on 11/20/2023 and finished 1/11/2024. So, 52 days. Average 3 hours a day. Guesstimate around 150 hours?
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Except for the boat and anchor davits the rigging is done.
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The spirit yard on the New York is rigged.
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Starting to plank! This is the fun part!
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About 3/4 of the running rigging on the New York is done. I am making the belfry and the braces blocks will go on soon.
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I got this far on the Mizzen yards and gaff running rigging on the New York before I ran out of cord. I ordered more and it should be here in a week or so. In the mean time I had time to work on the United States Framing.
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