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mtbediz

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  1. Painted or unpainted, I'm sure your model will look great either way. You are working very meticulously and cleanly.
  2. The spar deck is slowly taking shape. The unpainted parts in the photos have not been glued into place yet. After making sure that all the parts are compatible with each other, they are painted and glued.
  3. Chain bitts and stove were glued in place at this stage. Because after this stage, their passage would be blocked by the beams.
  4. Thanks Jon. The chain provided by the kit didn't feel quite right to me. I think the links are too small, but a chain with 1x3 mm links seems to be closer to the scale. I found a chain of about 3 links/cm in the pictures on a local hobby shop. I think it was made with 3D resin printing. I ordered this, it looks okay but I think I'll have to paint it black.
  5. Thank you for the information and photos, Jon. Do you have information about the size of the chain?
  6. Thank you so much for reminding me of this Jon, I had completely forgotten about that. Now it's time to look for a suitable size chain
  7. Thank you so much my friend. If I don't have anything better to do, I spend 5-6 hours a day in the workshop
  8. Even though the repetitive work is a bit tedious, I'm happy with the results.
  9. When I started building Constitution, I never thought I would go into this much detail. In fact, building the gun deck wasn't even on my agenda. I only intended to do what was stated in the building instructions for the Model Shipways kit. However, while looking at other modelers' build logs, I noticed that a few modelers had also made the gun deck, so I decided to do the same. I am now very pleased with the decision I made. Main beams and supportive beams around the foremast are in progress.
  10. Daily update. Not much progress, but this is the current state of the model.
  11. Forward bitts were installed in place. Fabricating and installing of the knees and beams continue.
  12. Thank you Greg. Of course I know it's a joke. I'm building her as it is today but I will skip the objects that represent today's technology.
  13. I completed the details of the forward bits. They are ready to be installed in place.
  14. Yes, they are a little thick and they block the view. I will make the next ones thinner and yes I will add all the supportive beams. My goal is to add as much detail as possible.
  15. I fabricated the first diagonal knees and installed them in place. Now it's time for the section on the gun deck, including the forward bits.
  16. The bowsprit bitts and the beam to which they were fixed were painted and mounted in place. The beam at the forward end has been prepared. In the meantime, I continue to prepare the gun tackles and add them to the guns.
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