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I appreciate that Al. I'm going from what information I can find online and in a couple of books. I already had AOTS for the Constitution and have ordered a couple more that should be arriving soon. I'll post pictures of these as soon as I get them, but they are called A Most Fortunate Ship and Ironsides! These look to have some pretty good information in them. I've been looking at some of the paintings online as well. -
Dave, thanks for the link. I'm checking it out right now in fact.
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Hey Popeye, thanks for dropping in.... the kit? or was it the popcorn that brought you over? Glad to have you looking on.
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Al, welcome aboard!!! You don't have to hang around in the peanut gallery. Sjors always brings plenty of popcorn for everybody. I truly am hoping to have an update later on tonight. I have to go out and purchase some 1/4" wood for my false keel and then I'm going to glue down copies of the plans I made to try and be as precise as possible.
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Sjors, glad to have you aboard. I've got plenty of front row seats available. You can bring some popcorn like usual... I'll bring the beer
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I'm definitely following along here with you as one day I'd like to start a scratch of USS Ohio. Where did you get your plans from?
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Hey Sjors, the planks look great. Very smooth and tight!
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Bob, the details on your Cutty get better and better.
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Thanks Augie. I will definitely have to check them out.
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Tom, I'm thinking of going to around the 1797-ish period with my build. I have no doubt that AOTS has many inaccuracies in it. I have also had my doubts about Corne's paintings though. It seems like there are some things missing or added from painting to painting.
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The stove and brick base are just first class. Are you planning on painting your stove?
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Wow Augie. Your transom and quarter galleries are simply stunning. The black is a very rich and contrasts nicely with the rest of her. You are making this kit look very easy.
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Hi AJ. When I crafted these I only soldered pieces together for the pieces on each end of each run. I soldered the tiny little U-shaped rail cradles to the end stanchions and a little pin to the bottom of them. I drilled corresponding holes into the caprails where they were being placed. For the remaining stanchions I measured on the stanchion railings where they were coming into contact with one another and cut a little hole into the bottom of the railings and the railings were then able to sit into place on top of the stanchions. For the look of the little U-shaped cradles with these inner stanchions I used black card paper to simulate them. It sounds a little flimsy but was actually pretty strong once all the glue dried. I hope this helps. I'm not the best at soldering so the end pieces were quite a challenge.
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Bob, thanks for that. I'm going to keep up my search for something in turned brass. I always like the look of the brass cannons that have been blackened slightly for the look of bronze.
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Well, I was planning on doing some work tonight but while I was examining the false keel I started to cut out of one whole sheet of ply I found that I was rather hasty on getting the copies of plans attached and the reference lines don't make one straight line. I'm glad I'm double checking everything (there's some sarcasm there) before cutting. I'll have to grab another piece of 1/4" wood to do this now. Maybe I'll grab something that's solid rather than a ply.
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John, the small lathe is on the wish list. I'd like to be able to construct the capstan and other parts from scratch. The 48" lathe I have will not do the trick. I'll probably just see if I can find something close and if they need modified then so be it.
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Augie, thanks for the information. It's come to my attention that I will be needing 30 24 pounders, 16 18 pounders and 14 12 pounders. I'll have to scale down measurements for the armaments to see it I can find something close.
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John, thanks for stopping by and welcome aboard. It's a virtual world so every seat is in the front row. If you're bringing beer I figure I'll request some bourbon then. The scroll saw will definitely get a lot of use. I need for the weather to warm up so I can put it through it's paces. Tonight I'll use my hand saw to start cutting out slots on Connie's false keel. On the advice of other's I ordered Commander Martin's book, A Most Fortunate Ship, and I found Ironsides! the Ship, the Men and the Wars of the USS Constitution by Charles Brodine Jr. I also was given a link to some valuable resources online from Navy records. The link is http://www.history.navy.mil/USSCTour/frDrawings.html. This has many drawings on it so I shouldn't have to order the CD ROM from the museum. The resources are piling up and I'm already starting to lean in favor on some decisions. I'm thinking the five window configuration is going to be what we'll see on my finished model. I've also found a rendering of the original figurehead courtesy of this website: http://www.civilwartalk.com/threads/winter-storm-hercules-in-boston.93938/. I'll guess we'll be putting my carving skills to the test.
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Those are really popping now with the paint. I like your choice in colors too.
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I wouldn't normally use it for bonding a non-wooden piece to wood. If you're trying to bond something like metal or plastic then I'd use CA glue.
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Augie, welcome aboard! I'm looking forward to making some sawdust later and I'm sure I'll be breaking in that scroll saw. Measurements from Chuck's cannons would be great!
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AJ, your boat looks very nice. That's some very clean and precise work. The oars are top notch too.
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Frank and Rich, I'm glad to have you aboard! I'll try not to drag this one on for too long.
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Mobbsie, glad to have you along! Trust me, I'll need all the luck and help I can get.
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Evan, thanks for that link and I just ordered Commander Martin's book. Tom, didn't mean to hijack your log. I'll just start watching now.
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