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  • Birthday 11/04/1946

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    Just a quick summary the canopy framework effort
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  12. JSGerson
    Finally, all the canopy frames (that I’m going to make) are completed. It only took me about four and a half months from figuring out how to fabricate these structures to actually creating them. They are done, not perfect, but done. The camera reveals all kinds of flaws, but after the rest of the model is done (in the near decade), those imperfections will blend in with everything else and most won’t notice them. The frameworks are only dry fit to the deck. I still need to install the ladders and rope handrails.
  13. JSGerson
    The problem is that nothing is straight, parallel, or square. You've got angles, curves, and foreshortening from the cameras. The best I can advice I can give you, is let you eye be your guide. Here are a bunch of images from different angles which might provide some insight. Jon
  14. JSGerson
    Nice clean work as always. Jon
  15. JSGerson
    That tool looks like it's from a tool set for sculpting clay. Nice job repurposing it. Jon
  16. JSGerson
    That gangway board carving is gorgeous! You mentioned you used a "curved scraping tool." can you show us a picture of what it looks like? Jon
  17. JSGerson
    One more to go!
  18. JSGerson
    The Constitution's seats of ease are some of the hardest images to find. That's because that area is off limits to the general public and is block from direct view by the forward bulwarks. I know this, because I tried to take photos of it 2015. But over the years, I managed to accumulate a few passable but not great images. My photo below is of the port side where the grating is covered, The images of the grating on the starboard side were taken by others. Jon
  19. JSGerson
    Here are a few images of the bumkins (boomkins?) and the 1927 plan of the bow clearly showing them, should elect to install them. I did on mine. Jon
  20. JSGerson
    Yeah, I edit the logs for easy readability, grammar, spellings, etc. like you do as well, Sgt. Joe Friday!😁 Jon
  21. JSGerson
    I write my log in Word first because the way I compose, I have to do a lot of re-writes for it to make sense, check spelling, missing words, grammar, logic, etc. Then I let it sit for a bit to ferment as I call it. I do this a few times. It is amazing how many errors pop up when I read my prose fresh. Then, when I feel somewhat satisfied, I post it. Jon
  22. JSGerson
    I'm with you Peter, how do you download build logs to PDF? I've been copying and pasting to create Word copies of other people build logs, a very laborious process. Of course the upside of the Word copies is that I can word search complete logs with the click of a mouse. Jon
  23. JSGerson
    There are a few questions I have about the storage of those hammocks: Are the bundles identified so each sailor gets his own hammock back or do they get what they get? Don't the hammocks get wet from salt spray and rain? Who wants to use a wet hammock? Do the hammocks get washed or rinsed in the sea? These ships are not what you would call sanitary. Jon
  24. JSGerson
    What method are you using to the flatten the brass wire to get a consistent result ...vise, hammer & anvil, ??? Jon
  25. JSGerson
    Unegawahya, that is exactly why I was contemplating adding the hammocks to my model. If the crew was on board ship, the hammocks would be stored there during the day. How I would model them remains open at this point as I have not thought that far ahead, but I've seen a variety of methods to create them. I have plenty of time to work things out. Jon

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