Jack12477

24 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Both if you really want them...

I'll pass on the grits. 😝   I'll have them with scallops, pan seared in butter, garlic and a bit of wine. 😁

Are they serving that saucy shrimp with grits or scallops ? 

Welcome Ryland.

7 hours ago, lmagna said:

How can I be in the rigging???? You don't have any yet!

Oh yea ! That's right ! Well, maybe you rigged a left-handed sky hook to anchor the bos'un chair.   At any rate, welcome to the party. 

Me too! It's getting there ! 

Small progress update:  After gluing and squaring all the bulkheads to the false keel. I started on the lower decks.  Totally misread the instructions on the Mukali wood and started using the darker "walnut" veneer instead, after doing the two most aft decks I caught the mistake and switched to the pale yellowish Mukali wood.  Which they had printed photos in this kit like they've done in some of their other kits I've built.  After installing some cleats to support the outer most edges of the decks so they don't become a "teeter-totter", I installed the lowest decks first. Tried applying some stain directly to the wood but it looked to dark even tho I wiped it off immediately. So for the other decks I put some Wipe-On Poly on a cloth and went over the planks with that first then applied the stain over that, wiping off the stain almost immediately. Finish came out looking a bit weathered to my eye.  After this I glued all the lowest decks in place, added the reinforcing blocks for the masts, but left the middle deck just dry fit for now, until I double check all drawing for anything that needs to be added to the lowest decks before I paint myself into a corner - so to speak.

Photos follow

Dry fitting all decks first

Then adding the planking, staining  and gluing in place

Reinforcing blocks for masts

Nice job, Denis ! 

Well done. Interesting insignia   

18 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

Part # 30 is the dark Mukali veneer wood. 

My mistake ! It is the pale yellow wood strips. I think what that picture shows is the sort of catwalk of the main deck around the gun deck,  which would be planked with Mukali strips

8 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Jack,

I'm putting this here in your build, as well as Treesqueak's for benefit of anyone else building this model.  I know we've talked about but I really hate to a couple hundred dollars worth of kit get tossed....

 

 I do suggest that you read well ahead in the instructions.   The reason is that after they tell you to glue the main deck down, they then tell you assemble and install the guns which is impossible.  We've had way too many abandoned builds happen when they realize that they can't install the guns.

Yea, I've been watching for that step, for now I am dry fitting the decks till I can read ahead a bit. Trying to read the parts list, font is really small and hard to read, seems blurred. 

BTW  Tower Hobbies now lists the kit for $385 USD. Quite an increase. 

Hi "Albatros" ! Oh yea, you were MIA ! Sorry I missed mentioning you.  Have fun in the rigging, be careful of those bos'un chairs, don't fall out.  

10 minutes ago, toms10 said:

I hope they are of some use to you 
Tom

I have two bundles of very thin veneer - one is a yellow/white which I think is ramin  other is a reddish brown is this mukali ? It  seems to be the only one that matches the dimensions in the parts list 0.6 mm x 5 mm x yyy  mm

3 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

Yes yes sorry bout the log hijack but we is all eyes again OC 

3 hours ago, Egilman said:

WE are quick about yanking that jack handle aren't we.... {chuckle}

Just don't say that too loud in an airport !    [  hi !  jack !  ]

Came out real nice looking OC. I like the color too. Great job.

Part # 30 is the dark Mukali veneer wood. See parts list at end of picture book.  It seems to be used for all the lower decks.

Well looks like the whole gang is here plus a few new viewers, just missing OC and "Spinach man" I guess. 

@toms10  good to see you again. I will be using your logs as reference. Yours also Mark. 

28 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

My bad for discussing this on your other log. 

That's okay. Can you as a MOD move those last few posts over here. Would add to the discussion. 

29 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Jerry Todd has a scratch built one in the "extremely dark side" area

I think I recall seeing that one way back 

Okay, back to the build. I finished gluing all the bulkheads in place makin sure they are perpendicular to the false keel. Right now I am dry fitting the decks to see how they fit. I notice that 3 will need some type of blocks at the outer ends to keep them from sagging and rocking since the only support is the false keel in the middle of the deck. Photos will follow later once I finish testing. 

I bet they had bubblers in the water around the for protection.  For those who don't know what an ice bubbler is or looks like see photo below. This is one type, basically it churns the water up to such a degree that ice cannot form. 

16 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

A room of her own with a pond! Won't  freeze over in winter🤪

Putting bubblers around her would be cheaper.  That's how they protect the Clearwater sloop here. And the Coast Guard boats.

Of course maybe I could sail my scale model ice yacht Rocket on the pond with the Connie in background 

5 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

, I think you need to find her a room of her own

Or I could build a backyard pond, waterproof the hull, and float her out there. But then winter ice would be a problem.  

Finished dimensions are 

Length  40 3/4 inches  or 1035 mm

Width  6 1/32 inches  or 153 mm

Height   27 15/16  or 710 mm

The odd values are because the original measurements are given in metric

1 hour ago, Edwardkenway said:

WOW!! That's huge, that must include the bowsprit and the boom. No wonder Jack has got to rearrange to display it.

Yep ! Now you know why it sat on shelf for 9 years 

2 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

that hull must be about 2ft long!

You have a pretty good eye. It is 25 1/2 inches  as it sits on build board. Build board is 3 ft long

1 hour ago, CDW said:

Looks like the box says it's 40 3/4 inches,

Correct! Finished size. It is just over 6 inches wide before planking.

32 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Sorry for derailing the other. (it wasn't intentional)

 

 No problem! Just didn't want that discussion to get lost over there. It is worth knowing.  I did visit this ship in Baltimore a few years ago with the Admiral and our youngest granddaughter who had to explore every inch right down to keel.  It is a really beautiful ship regardless of the history of its rebuild/restoration.   

Ok guys, can we move this discussion over to my new Constellation build log. Please