GrandpaPhil

Looks really good!

Welcome!

A copier and a cardboard box is your friend for a quick mockup.

Nicely done!
 

I usually use 60-120 grit sandpaper for fairing.

If I were going to buy a scroll-saw, I would recommend getting the best one you can afford so that it will last longer and cut more accurately.

I have a Delta scroll saw that I’ve never taken out of the box.

I keep meaning to use it but I haven’t needed it yet.

Personally, I like my coping saw for cutting out parts because it’s easier to control, for me.

Lower shrouds, stays and backstays are all on.

Everything is tensioned.

I’ll tie everything off tomorrow and start the upper shrouds.

Welcome!

Very nicely done!

Mustafa,

 Constitution is looking good!

All forestays and the port backstays are up:

nothing is getting tensioned until the rest of the backstays are up.

You’re welcome!

I use the Folk Art brand clear coat.

I use a sealant on mine too.  Sometimes before assembly and sometimes after assembly.  It helps smooth out variations from printing.

Are you going to make your own carvings?

The booklets have the name of the designer in them.

All lower shrouds are up and fore stays are being installed:

Shrouds have traditionally been very difficult for me.

This is one of the quickest shroud installations that I have ever done.

The mouses are painted wood and I made them from dowel rods.

I haven’t built the Orel kits of the Orel, the Mikasa or Le Redoutable yet.  They are on my soon to build list though.

The templates for the railings didn’t look the easiest to use, but I’m overall looking forward to the builds.

I’m used to scratch building from card anyway, which actually gave me fits when building Solferino.

But, overall I don’t think the railings will slow me down too much.

I have AAMM plans for the 90-gun steam battleship Le Napoleon and the battleship La Hoche in the same or similar scale (1/192 for Le Napoleon) too.

@Loracs ,

You got this!

Main shrouds are up:

That’s why I don’t generally buy kits anymore (except card kits, which are an exception).

If there is something that I like, I usually just buy the plans, because I found that I replace most of the kit anyway.

Then, once I found Ab Hoving’s card scratch building tutorial on this forum, I never looked back.

Having said that, Vanguard’s kits look very nice.

They are produced by the gentleman who designed the model you’re building right now, but they are produced according to his standards, which are absolutely excellent.

From what I hear, the materials and fittings are superb.

What went wrong?

Welcome!

Cornwall Model Boats has the plans for the Sergal Thermopylae for £14.84.  

https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/Thermopylae-Construction-Plans-Set-961.html

Those plans have the parts sheets included.

You could always scale those plans up to 1/96 scale and modify/build at will.

They also have the plans for the Cutty Sark as well.

The research and learning is half the fun.

But, just think about how nice the fence will look and all the vegetables will taste after they grow.

I planted mine yesterday.

I have Mantua’s Victory and the Sergal set of plans for the Soleil Royal.

Their kits and plans look nice but need a LOT of help.

They can make a good starting point though.

Welcome!