J11
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Great images, thanks for posting those, very helpful in constructing those parts mentioned. Your build is coming along nicely!
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Another update for the chains added as the original plan shows them. Plus i'm starting to see different mounts for her, this mount was supplied by the kit and will probably use it.
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Historical information of surviving flown flags which where on board CSS Alabama. This massive ensign is attributed to the CSS Alabama. Reportedly given as a gift by Semmes during the war with provenance. Here's a First Navy Ensign also of the CSS Alabama
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My deepest condolences also for your father's passing.
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Coming along very nicely! Look forward to future updates.
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Looks great!!
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@ScottRC, here's some older plans for her which might be helpful. I am having a hard decision on changing the Jib sails to this configuration on the old plans, plus they also show the boom sails implemented. I have used the "Blue Jackets" sail plan but for some odd reason I feel this plan is better for the Jib sails placement. I need yawls opinion also on this. Should I change the bowsprit jib locations to this older plan or keep with "Blue Jackets" plan?? Older plans being discussed: Here's a crop of the Blue Jackets bowsprit sail plan: I'm leaning toward the older print as it looks more historically correct. What do you think?
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Here's the corrected patterns which will be adjusted a couple mm in height to match the rigging block mounts already installed. I will be gently be sewing the finished sails in place as I install them. But this procedure is further down the road as I have more rigging to do before sail installing begins.
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Scott, glad your enjoying the build and really appreciate the interest! That's great to have held on to her and then wanting to bring her back out and fix her up. I agree on the price's for these kits now; it's incredible they keep going up in price and they seem to be disappearing quickly so they interest in them is there. What year is your kit? Iv'e got the preliminary sail rigging done for the bowsprit and sizing sails now, here's test image for the sails along with telling me what size adjustments I need to make with my paper note book patterns. I'll work on enlarging them and show the pattern image corrected size soon. I do have a private sail maker as I mentioned before. We are working on the sails and different material for the delicate mounting on this rigging so not to overwhelm the rigging in weight of the sails. I don't want any sagging going on and we will probably do them in paper sails which are available in different types. To produce exact cloth sails I am looking at about $300.00 which is way to high and they are way to heavy. These are some unique model parts of her which must be exact along with size and historical shape in the implementation of them. Time consuming but a high quality model is worth it!
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Gentlemen if you have have the time threw my research I had found this very informative video. Basically a private class about these historical ships in the "Age of sails".
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@CDW, I agree about the box art. Been thinking on cutting mine out and framing it but then I destroy the box completely. hard decision!! The 1961 kit is gorgeous art!
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Here's the current ads for the Alabama for those interested from Ebay: (Hope I'm not violating any rules by posting these) If so please remove this post. https://www.ebay.com/itm/revell-CsS-alabama-vtg-model-kit-1988-1-96-scale-rare-used-good-clean-parts-htf/401928709685?hash=item5d94d16635:g:5pkAAOSwpj1drMJd https://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-CSS-Alabama-Vintage-1961-1-96-Sailing-Ship-Kit-Sealed-Part-bags/143418649874?hash=item21646aed12:g:xZsAAOSw74RdrkzW
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Very unique vintage kit, excellent progress and representation so far!
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@popeye the sailor, thanks!! There is one on ebay for 165.00 right now. Hint, hint, hint.
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Very nice! Hopefully one day I can do just that, have been wanting to see her in person for quite some time and would be a honor of a lifetime to go aboard. Then to have a re-enactor member escort me around her would be fantastic!
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Check this beauty out: USS Constitution 222 years old and still going!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZAJjpGnegk
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Yep they were a pain but turned out half decent. Here's all of them completed and some sail lines on the bowsprit which I will have to redo because of a length mistake sadly. ( Their in white ) Thanks for all the likes!!!
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Outstanding!!
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Researching sails and proper rigging and comparing research to the Blue Jacket prints I have gotten a excellent consensuses for an application. I'm working out a sequence of installation now and will post some standing rigging image pictures later on. Here's a some wonderful reference images which has helped tremendously. I have spent days going over these as I don't have installation instructions on what I am trying to complete; but that's part of scratch building these kits. I cannot say enough about accumulating as much data as possible on the ship your working on as my Alabama file alone is 1.25 GB. The sails will be probably the worst fragile installation I have ever done, working out the exact dimensions of the sails and attachments to the yards. These drawings also help. I can't post the Blue Jacket prints I am using, but I will say that without them there would be no way to complete this model with full sails and the boom sails. I have posted this data for future modelers of this ship from the Revell kit company if they choose to tackle her in the same detail as I am working to implement.
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@RickyGene : ( I sure hope I have not hi-jacked this current thread.) Not at all, when you do have the time start a build blog on your model. I am also interested in seeing the build and ship. Sounds like a wonderful kit and representation.
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Some historical facts to add to the blog: My personal favorite which didn't make the cut:
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