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SawdustDave
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SawdustDave reacted to JSGerson in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Only the most discerning eye would know that there should be a plate and that it was missing. 99.99% of the observers of your model wouldn't have a photo of the real ship to compare and be observant enough to note the omission. You however are in that 0.01%. If this is something that will eat away at you, then by all means fix it. If however, you claim artistic license, well then, beautiful work, you should be proud.
Jon
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SawdustDave reacted to yancovitch in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
i don't know dave...you seem to have a way of making your models so realistically dynamic..like i can actually imagine myself standing on that deck.....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Ondras71 in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Inboard Stern Bulwarks....
Along with installing the skylight fixture, I just finished wrapping up the various fixtures found on the bulwarks of the stern as well as a few deck trimmings.
One note regarding the skylight....
I found the overall circumference of the brass rail surrounding the skylight is slightly undersized, which prohibits the placement of the brass sheet on which the skylight base should be mounted. Haven't decided yet whether to simply leave as is, or remove the entire rail assembly and e-make larger. Not real crazy about that option to say the least.
Otherwise, I am ready to begin working on the three davits.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Ondras71 in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Thanks for the visit Jon. Interesting questions -
The wood I used to build the panels is indeed very thin.... 1/64th thick.... it is a single ply taken from a piece of 1/16th" plywood I found in my boneyard pile.
Of course, the thickness is so thin it allows very little edge surface to glue the tiny frame butts, so I simply reinforced the back side with a strip of paper.... seen below.
This shot taken of the back side of the two panels I was unable to use.
Note the thickness of the paper on the left panel vs. the paper on the right after I have peeled the paper away from the CA leaving very thin remains.
Also note the outside rails on the left panel are noticeably wider than the rails on the right panel. I made the rails a little oversized to allow for trimming and sanding to custom fit into place.
Hard for me to say the best technique for building this fixture. I used auto cad to work out the geometry and it came pretty darned close in spite of the need to re-cut the two panels.
You're so right about the slightest bit being off making a huge issue at this scale.
Just allow for, and be prepared to make some very small tweaks in the assembly process.
Hope this helps Mate.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Ondras71 in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight progress....
Fitting the six wedge shaped light panels to the base has proven to be a little tricky. After creating all six panels geometrically identical, I was able to get four of them to fit fairly tight As careful as I was in laying out the geometry of the six panels, I just couldn't make all of them come together in assembly.
Seen in the second pic, I have cut the paper patterns which will be used to re-make the last two panels.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Piet in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Thanks for the visit Jon. Interesting questions -
The wood I used to build the panels is indeed very thin.... 1/64th thick.... it is a single ply taken from a piece of 1/16th" plywood I found in my boneyard pile.
Of course, the thickness is so thin it allows very little edge surface to glue the tiny frame butts, so I simply reinforced the back side with a strip of paper.... seen below.
This shot taken of the back side of the two panels I was unable to use.
Note the thickness of the paper on the left panel vs. the paper on the right after I have peeled the paper away from the CA leaving very thin remains.
Also note the outside rails on the left panel are noticeably wider than the rails on the right panel. I made the rails a little oversized to allow for trimming and sanding to custom fit into place.
Hard for me to say the best technique for building this fixture. I used auto cad to work out the geometry and it came pretty darned close in spite of the need to re-cut the two panels.
You're so right about the slightest bit being off making a huge issue at this scale.
Just allow for, and be prepared to make some very small tweaks in the assembly process.
Hope this helps Mate.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Canute in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Thanks for the visit Jon. Interesting questions -
The wood I used to build the panels is indeed very thin.... 1/64th thick.... it is a single ply taken from a piece of 1/16th" plywood I found in my boneyard pile.
Of course, the thickness is so thin it allows very little edge surface to glue the tiny frame butts, so I simply reinforced the back side with a strip of paper.... seen below.
This shot taken of the back side of the two panels I was unable to use.
Note the thickness of the paper on the left panel vs. the paper on the right after I have peeled the paper away from the CA leaving very thin remains.
Also note the outside rails on the left panel are noticeably wider than the rails on the right panel. I made the rails a little oversized to allow for trimming and sanding to custom fit into place.
Hard for me to say the best technique for building this fixture. I used auto cad to work out the geometry and it came pretty darned close in spite of the need to re-cut the two panels.
You're so right about the slightest bit being off making a huge issue at this scale.
Just allow for, and be prepared to make some very small tweaks in the assembly process.
Hope this helps Mate.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Piet in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight progress....
Fitting the six wedge shaped light panels to the base has proven to be a little tricky. After creating all six panels geometrically identical, I was able to get four of them to fit fairly tight As careful as I was in laying out the geometry of the six panels, I just couldn't make all of them come together in assembly.
Seen in the second pic, I have cut the paper patterns which will be used to re-make the last two panels.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Geoff Matson in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Thanks for the visit Jon. Interesting questions -
The wood I used to build the panels is indeed very thin.... 1/64th thick.... it is a single ply taken from a piece of 1/16th" plywood I found in my boneyard pile.
Of course, the thickness is so thin it allows very little edge surface to glue the tiny frame butts, so I simply reinforced the back side with a strip of paper.... seen below.
This shot taken of the back side of the two panels I was unable to use.
Note the thickness of the paper on the left panel vs. the paper on the right after I have peeled the paper away from the CA leaving very thin remains.
Also note the outside rails on the left panel are noticeably wider than the rails on the right panel. I made the rails a little oversized to allow for trimming and sanding to custom fit into place.
Hard for me to say the best technique for building this fixture. I used auto cad to work out the geometry and it came pretty darned close in spite of the need to re-cut the two panels.
You're so right about the slightest bit being off making a huge issue at this scale.
Just allow for, and be prepared to make some very small tweaks in the assembly process.
Hope this helps Mate.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from tasmanian in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight progress....
Fitting the six wedge shaped light panels to the base has proven to be a little tricky. After creating all six panels geometrically identical, I was able to get four of them to fit fairly tight As careful as I was in laying out the geometry of the six panels, I just couldn't make all of them come together in assembly.
Seen in the second pic, I have cut the paper patterns which will be used to re-make the last two panels.
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SawdustDave reacted to BANYAN in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Very nice work Dave, the skylight looks great.
cheers
Pat
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SawdustDave got a reaction from JesseLee in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Thanks for the visit Jon. Interesting questions -
The wood I used to build the panels is indeed very thin.... 1/64th thick.... it is a single ply taken from a piece of 1/16th" plywood I found in my boneyard pile.
Of course, the thickness is so thin it allows very little edge surface to glue the tiny frame butts, so I simply reinforced the back side with a strip of paper.... seen below.
This shot taken of the back side of the two panels I was unable to use.
Note the thickness of the paper on the left panel vs. the paper on the right after I have peeled the paper away from the CA leaving very thin remains.
Also note the outside rails on the left panel are noticeably wider than the rails on the right panel. I made the rails a little oversized to allow for trimming and sanding to custom fit into place.
Hard for me to say the best technique for building this fixture. I used auto cad to work out the geometry and it came pretty darned close in spite of the need to re-cut the two panels.
You're so right about the slightest bit being off making a huge issue at this scale.
Just allow for, and be prepared to make some very small tweaks in the assembly process.
Hope this helps Mate.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Canute in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight progress....
Fitting the six wedge shaped light panels to the base has proven to be a little tricky. After creating all six panels geometrically identical, I was able to get four of them to fit fairly tight As careful as I was in laying out the geometry of the six panels, I just couldn't make all of them come together in assembly.
Seen in the second pic, I have cut the paper patterns which will be used to re-make the last two panels.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from JesseLee in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight progress....
Fitting the six wedge shaped light panels to the base has proven to be a little tricky. After creating all six panels geometrically identical, I was able to get four of them to fit fairly tight As careful as I was in laying out the geometry of the six panels, I just couldn't make all of them come together in assembly.
Seen in the second pic, I have cut the paper patterns which will be used to re-make the last two panels.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from CaptainSteve in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight progress....
Fitting the six wedge shaped light panels to the base has proven to be a little tricky. After creating all six panels geometrically identical, I was able to get four of them to fit fairly tight As careful as I was in laying out the geometry of the six panels, I just couldn't make all of them come together in assembly.
Seen in the second pic, I have cut the paper patterns which will be used to re-make the last two panels.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight progress....
Fitting the six wedge shaped light panels to the base has proven to be a little tricky. After creating all six panels geometrically identical, I was able to get four of them to fit fairly tight As careful as I was in laying out the geometry of the six panels, I just couldn't make all of them come together in assembly.
Seen in the second pic, I have cut the paper patterns which will be used to re-make the last two panels.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from tasmanian in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from BANYAN in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Piet in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from usedtosail in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from mtaylor in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Canute in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from CaptainSteve in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Ryland Craze in USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale
Skylight fixture....
Progress on the skylight fixture is coming along very slowly. The brass railing has not been cleaned up yet, and I haven't added the stanchion footings.
After I finish gluing the brass bars in place, I'll try to find a way to assemble all those little parts.
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