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  1. mtbediz
    Dear friends, thanks for your nice comments and likes! All the lower mast shrouds and mast tackles are complete. I used 1mm rope for the shrouds and 0.3mm rope for the lanyards. The next task will be making the main stays.
  2. mtbediz
    From what I understand, since this is on the lower masthead, we can say it's a mast tackle. Thanks for the information Phil.
  3. mtbediz
    Thanks Greg. I can’t find what this is in the MS plans, maybe it doesn’t exist, or maybe I just missed it. That’s why I felt I had to point it out. If someone knows, perhaps they can inform us as well.
  4. mtbediz
    I mounted the tackle equipped stay on the port side of the main mast. By the way, I call this rope a stay, but I'm not sure if that's the correct name.
  5. mtbediz
    Yes Peter, I couldn't bear the thought of that beautiful craftsmanship being covered up with paint. Looking at the model's wonderful appearance today, it's clear I was right.
  6. mtbediz
    Jon, in the photos of the real ship, the triple block is connected to the eyebolt on the channel via a hook. I'll add a hook to the block as well.
  7. mtbediz
    Dear friends, thank you so much for the nice commends and likes. I am fabricating the triple and double blocks for the stays with tackle.
  8. mtbediz
    Is it just me, or is the ship starting to look like it belongs in Boston Harbor? With the rigging coming together, the overall silhouette is finally emerging. Little by little, she’s beginning to feel less like a pile of parts and more like a proper ship one that wouldn’t look out of place moored in Boston Harbor.
  9. mtbediz
    If you plan to add horizontal, vertical, and diagonal knees as I did, these stubs and even the spar deck waterways will seriously bother you and may even block your progress. I wish you had cut those stubs off completely at the start and avoided adding the spar deck waterways at this stage. Unfortunately, since there is quite a long gap between your updates, we see that you have already completed many steps, which leaves us without the chance to give timely advice.
  10. mtbediz
    Hi Greg. Are you planning to fully plank the spar deck, or will you leave it partially planked like Jon and I did, so that the gun deck remains visible? If the spar deck beams are going to stay exposed, let me remind you that if you intend to reattach the beams you cut back into their original positions, some of them will not align correctly with the hatchways on the spar deck. I recommend that you plan your approach in advance, because the spar deck beams must also be aligned with the hatchways and other details on the gun deck.
  11. mtbediz
    I hope we can follow the construction stages of your new project here.
  12. mtbediz
    Thank you so much Geoff.
  13. mtbediz
    Thank you, Henry. I used Model Shipways' kit plans to build the frames and false keel, and online images of the actual ship for other details. I also used publicly available plans from the USS Constitution Museum website. https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/discover-learn/modeler-resources/
  14. mtbediz
    I’m continuing to rig the shrouds. Since I have to make lots of knots, I can only complete one pair of shroud connections per day on each side.
  15. mtbediz
    Everything looks good, Greg. Your decision on the gratings is spot on, too.
  16. mtbediz
    Thanks, Greg. As you know, I’m working on modeling the Constitution as she appears after the 2015 restoration, so I'm not sticking to any specific plan. Online images of the Constitution show the upper deadeyes slightly above the main rail. That's what I'm trying to achieve.
  17. mtbediz
    I started on the mainmast and started adding the shroud lines that I made. I started on the forward starboard side and worked side to side adding a pair at a time. To ensure equal spacing between the upper and lower deadeyes, I use a jig. I secure the upper deadeyes onto a wooden board with a pair of nails set at the same height, and then I attach the shrouds to the deadeyes. After that, I remove the deadeyes from the jig and complete the remaining three knots outside. Once the knots are finished, I pass the shroud back over the mast and connect the upper and lower deadeyes using the lanyard.
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    I've slowed down a bit these days as I'm waiting for Peter's calendar project to be finished. I can't bear to see him fall too far behind in the race I tied some shrouds.
  19. mtbediz
    Hello Peter. No, I don't use a motor in this, it doesn't need high speed and I turn it by hand.
  20. mtbediz
    Now it's time to start rigging. There's no particular reason, but I'm starting with the main mast. I think it's just a matter of habit; I always start with the main mast, then work on the fore and mizzen. The main mast has now been set in place and glued securely. The pendants need to be prepared and hung before the shrouds. I didn't use thimbles for the pendants; I simply created a loop and stiffened it with CA. By the way, I didn't make the pendants as shown in the plans. If you compare them to the plans, you'll see what I mean. I chose a simpler method because they would be hidden under the shrouds and wouldn't be visible. When seizing the areas where the pendants are wrapped around the mast, I use the serving machine I made. Let me state now that I will not be adding the sails and therefore some of the ropes.
  21. mtbediz
    I painted the ropes I made black and added them to the hammock cranes.
  22. mtbediz
    You're right Peter, I forgot to mention Jon.
  23. mtbediz
    Thank you. I too would have liked to visit the real ship, but it seems almost impossible because I am very far away, so I have to make do with the images on the internet.
  24. mtbediz
    Thank you. Yes, there is a weight at the end of the thread going down.
  25. mtbediz
    The hammock net frames are complete and I've started making ropes. I'm using a ropewalk I made myself.

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