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  1. patrickmil
    That bulkhead looks great Augie. Very solid work.
  2. patrickmil
    Fletch, the stern framing looks good. Are you shaping your stern filler blocks next?
  3. patrickmil
    I can't wait to see Fletch. The stern timber issue is quite the hurdle to jump when converting to another version from Model Shipway's excellent model.
  4. patrickmil
    A plank on the counter and a filler block between the most outboard stern timber and bulkhead R. More will be coming when I'm not having champagne with the family for New Year's Eve. BTW, HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVERYBODY!!!!!!! Also, GO BUCKEYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. patrickmil
    Ouch, I hate that when that happens. I always hate drilling into model ship planking because of the tendency for splintering. Maybe it's just the basswood. I'm sure you'll get it turned around in no time though. Happy New Year to you as well!
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    WOW! Those sails look amazing! Great realistic weathering. Details like that are lost or forgotten so often. Outstanding work.
  7. patrickmil
    Thanks Ben. I will hopefully be following up with more pictures this evening. I have started putting counter planking in place to help me visualize where the hull planking end.
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    Fletch, I too had thought about that stern timber being cut in two when drilling for the rudder. I made the decision to go ahead anyway as the counter planking and window framing should hold everything together nicely when I do it. The planking I've started putting on the counter has been cut to shape rather than bent so there won't be any spring back action when the center stern timber is cut through. Your R bulkhead looks great and the shape of your stern timber looks good too. Great work.
  9. patrickmil
    The devil is in the details Popeye, and I'd have to sell my soul to get the results you have. Those rails are fantastic and very precise.
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    Tim, and to any that follow, I will gladly post my stern plans. I just want to clean them up a bit. My chicken scratch might not be legible to anybody outside of the admiral and kids.
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    Popeye, Just a little thickness to the sides of the last two bulkheads close to where the spar deck is ought to do the trick. The bulkheads are already wide enough and close to where I want at the gun deck level. For the upper counter (this is where the name is placed on the drawings for the original stern) I will be using planks that are more narrow. Thanks for dropping in and having a gander
  12. patrickmil
    Guys, thanks for the generous comments. Reading these is making me want to be home (and not at work) working on Connie. Sjors, I'd imagine the dark side is in your near future. Sal, I wouldn't know my a$$ from a hole in the ground without marking things up quite a bit. CaptainSteve, I'd be happy to share the plans I made on the stern timbers. I want to get them into a finished drawing before releasing them. Tim, thanks for looking in. I was in danger of over-researching myself. For Connie's earliest configuration there is no concrete, air-tight evidence of what she actually looked like so I'm just going with what feels good and looks right to me.
  13. patrickmil
    Nice work Bill!
  14. patrickmil
    Dale, shrouds and ratlines are never fun to do. Your final attempt on your main mast looks great though.
  15. patrickmil
    Great looking yards!
  16. patrickmil
    Fletch, which window configuration do you plan on using? There are many thoughts on how many are there for 1812. I'd like to see what you come up with for lighting as the electronic aspect of modeling is a not a strong skill for me.
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    Sjors, that's a LOT of cannons to squint at and rig! They look great! Aggie is getting her teeth!
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    Nigel, great work! I have to say though, don't we all have to be sane to start with if our sanity would be retained? LOL If you ask my admiral, she would tell you that we're all insane for this hobby.
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    All, thanks for stopping by and thanks for the likes. Nigel, I may be bulking up the sides of the last couple bulkheads by a 1/16" or a tad more so that the planking runs fair. The upper parts of the stern timbers and bulkheads will be nipped off though. The original plans in AOTS only show bulwarks that come to less than waist high so I will be adjusting this accordingly. George, I think this journey is going to be along the lines of Frodo's journey in Lord of the Rings, fraught with peril, danger, and violence every step of the way. Mark, I plan on joining the dark side after this build. I have big plans and need to cut my teeth with this. Sjors, isn't the dark side a good landing spot for everybody eventually?
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    Mark, thanks for stopping by and thanks to everyone for the likes. The stern timbers are finished at this point. They have been glued in place with a slight cant to outboard on each side to accommodate the rest of the natural run of the deck. I have also completed and glued into place the starboard stern filler block. Please let me know what you think and if there are any recommendations or improvements to be made, don't be shy and let me know. Thanks for looking in.
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    Mark, the counter planking looks great. I'm going to have to try some of that swiss pear.
  22. patrickmil
    Clark, I'm glad to see some bulkheads getting to their final resting place. I know from experience that cutting those bulkheads down wasn't a particularly easy task.
  23. patrickmil
    Great progress on your ship Popeye! Those railings are very nice.
  24. patrickmil
    Tom, the rivet detail is going to pay off huge. It's one of the details I love seeing in builds of the Constitution. Very nice work.
  25. patrickmil
    Dale, your rigging skill so far leaves me with the easy assumption that your shrouds will be just fine. Outstanding work!

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