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  1. Unegawahya
    For the sake of not taking up too much more space on Mtbediz,s page I’ll post this to my page! From what I’ve been able to find from the Constitution’s FB page, it looks like the fore tack boomkins were removed sometime before 2011 and still not present today.I also ford a link on the Constitution Museum’s website from Nelson’s Navy describing the use of the fore tack boomkins in the era she was built. Link to the article above! From: Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793-1815 - Brian Lavery! So it leaves me with the decision of do I leave them off because they weren’t there in 2015 or do I just go ahead and put them on? Because if I want to do the full rigging I’ll need them!
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  6. Unegawahya
    I found a picture in “Anatomy of the Ship The 44-Gun Frigate USS Constitution”.It looks like if you’re not going to include sails the bow boomkin is not required. Interestingly, the stern boomkins look to still be in place.
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    I’ve seen a picture that had the Bumpkins rigged, but I’m not seeing it at the moment. I’m also wondering if they were removed because they weren’t historically accurate to 1812 or not? I can see where they would be helpful when backing with the wind to keep control and move the for mast main sale.
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    For such a fiddly struggle as the head is, yours is looking great! Just keep in mind, the artist is always the harshest critic of his own work.
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  20. Unegawahya
    To make it three! Your supports look great. Keep up the great work!
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  26. Unegawahya
    My port sea steps are done! The starboard side will be much faster because I made them at the same time!
  27. Unegawahya
    Your bow is looking really good and it’s coming along nicely!
  28. Unegawahya
    My fist two gangway boars are installed and I’ve mapped out where my sea steps are going to be located.After doing some research, it seems that when the bulwarks on the waste where removed it looks like the placement of the sea stairs where changed and one was removed. I’m borrowing mtbediz’s method for making the sea stairs and made a jig for the top 7 for each side. My first one is done. Now I have 19 more to make.
  29. Unegawahya
    I believe that’s where I got it! I just don’t remember.
  30. Unegawahya
    Sorry. This is what I’ve been using. I’ve had it so long that I had to hone the blades. I’ve been carefully using it to gently scrape away the borders in the carving on the laser cut supplied parts.
  31. Unegawahya
    I’ve finally finished stitching my hammock netting on! I’ve started carefully scratching out the background on my gangway boards. I’m using a curved scraping tool that I’ve had for long enough that I don’t even remember where I got it.
  32. Unegawahya
    Thank you! From what I remember, I did all of the supports first using the gratings as a guide. The second rail was fitted to fit the grating and the hull. It’s also been 5 years since then too!You can also see in my picture that I messed up the supports and had to patch them to get a better shape.
  33. Unegawahya
    I found the picture that I saw a wile back! But, I’m not going to pay $40 for a digital picture from Alamy! This picture looks like it may of been taken at the same time as the overhead one. It’s from on top of the bowsprit looking aft at the salute! USS Constitution bowsprit looking aft.I was also able to find these different angles for you too! It may be the way I was looking at the grates, but they look to be sloping up a little as the got forward. I’m also thinking that my gratings may slope up a little too much?
  34. Unegawahya
    Beautiful build and wonderful details!
  35. Unegawahya
    I left the bumpkins off on my model because at some point prior to 2015 they were removed. This may cause an issue for me later when it’s time to start my rigging. But, I’m hoping it I’ll be ok!Looking at your bow and mine, I think my supports are too thin and yours are closer to the correct thickness.You can also see in the instructions that there is a triangle peace of wood at the aft outboard edges of the grates on the bow. This is where I have my aft most support on my model. I believe you labeled that one #5. I also came to the same conclusion that #4,3,&2 line up with the gratings.

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