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Very nice work Tom. The extensions for your bulwarks look to be right on target. Do you plan on planking the hull as your next step? -
Hank, how are you not going cross-eyed looking at these tiny parts??? That is excellent work! I'll have to second Mark's comments about not seeing anything different between the two.
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Rich, the openings and hatch covers look great. Very clean work indeed. We should be envious of you for such an incredible build so far.
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Sjors, the roundhouses and gunports are outstanding. Great job. I hope the template works out well for you gunports. Great progress!
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Tim, I'm not sure yet. I'm thinking possibly 1/32nd scale but I haven't measured anything out yet to see if it's what I want to accompany Connie when she's in her final display.
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Al, I appreciate the links and further information regarding the gun port lids. I am definitely planning on no gun port lids at this point. I would like to make a battle station mock-up to go along with my Connie so a lot of my questions in this area are about securing the little details. John, thanks for looking in on me. I am actually working on Connie (and some progress is being made), it's just slow going with so many other things tugging me in every direction. I'm almost finished with the bulkheads.
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DrWatson, nice start to your Phantom. Your precision will pay off down the road.
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The railing is outstanding. That's a very clean joint at the iron brace.
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Great work Augie. I'm glad you're finding some time inside to work on Confederacy.
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Rich, the transom looks great. The eagle is a big improvement over what was supplied.
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Those are great pictures! The copper is very well detailed.
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Incredible work. The stays look great! I might also mention, you work fairly fast. Niagara is looking very nice.
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Nice work Augie! I'm glad to see you back at it. I also am divided between the shipyard and the great outdoors when warmer weather comes around.
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Good process for the bow and stern blocks Mundie.
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My comment prior to this editing was ignorant of what you're seeing. Have you thought about drawing a straight line on the underside of the false deck to make sure it matches up with the false keel?
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Michael, that's a great story!!! I have an eight year old daughter too and I can actually picture her doing exactly the same thing!
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Tim, thanks for the great pictures of your battle station. What you're saying certainly makes sense. I'll keep scratching my head on this for a bit. I was looking over AOTS and thinking the cross sections would be great for creating a battle station.
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The gallery windows look nice and the entry ways look great too. From the tone of some comments on your log, I get the feeling that Constructo has run a little short of your expectations? You've managed to do well on this kit despite that.
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Tim, that's an awesome suggestion. If I can't find what I'm looking for online then I will be sure to contact some folks in Baltimore. I was thinking about how the first crew would have secured the port lids and wanted to play around with some ideas surrounding that question. I was thinking that possibly they could have put the port lids in place with some form of cloth in between them and the inner walls of the gun port and then secured with some sort of heavy slide latch. They would almost to have handles then so the crew could pull them out of place once they needed to run out the guns. I've also heard mention that the port lids may have been nailed in place, but I would think this wouldn't be an ideal solution as eventually the wood would deteriorate to the point that the lids wouldn't be tightly fastened. Another question on this would be if they were inserted from the inside or the outside. They would certainly lend more strength being put in place from the outside but how would they go about doing it? Were the port lids the same thickness as the bulwarks. That would also make them fairly heavy and unwieldy. A thinner port lid might not seal up properly though. And lastly, where would they have been stowed so as not to create a tripping hazard in the heat of battle? Maybe I need to find something better to think about in my spare time...
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Tim, I printed these off a regular printer after doing a search on google. I have the images stored on my desktop and would be more than happy to message you with them as attachments. Rich, thanks a ton for the compliments. I've got the Constitution going now; slowly but surely.
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Michael thanks for the kind words. She was a joy to build.
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Incredibly clean rigging. Very well done!
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That is a beautiful hull Nigel. Fantastic work!
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