ScottRC

Looks really nice, except it seemed to had wings added to it in one picture.

Man Bob, you are doing a fantastic job. I'm on the main mast Jeers and lifts on my 1/96 Constitution build and to me its a tight working space,  Thanks for the close up pictures, they are a help.   Your working in a smaller scale yet make it look so easy, neat, and clean.   Scott

Hi Matti,

See if you can find a copy of the Hornblower A&E episode called the Fireships.  In it there is a segment where they are loading cattle by barging them out to the boat and using the same method as Chuck's model depicts.  It also addressed cleaning, feeding, and the problem of watering large animals in such cramped conditions. 

Welcome Steven.  You may be new to shipbuilding, but judging from your shop, tools, and the work your doing so far, your talented with wood and building things.

Editing post I just remembered that I forgot to draw numbers on right side of bow and on both sides of stern ... so inpatient to leave brush and to make some wooden dust

Know exactly what you are saying here, been there, done that too many times.

thanks for your interest Kilo......it has been a bit harder lately.   there have been lags in building that I didn't anticipate on......usually I'm a one-armed paper hanger!      then there's my imagination.........that always seems to get the best of me......and that accounts for the cornucopia of builds that I have established.  would you believe........I have my second build of the Cutty Sark sitting in the hallway.....all I need to do is repair a few lines from the move we did to get here,  and do the braces and studding sails,  to finish her.  she's been in the hallway since 2009!  some knucklehead brought me a wooden kit.........and I've been a spinning top ever since!

    I do thank you for the poke......does make me smile that there is an interest in her.   I have the wooden deck clamped to their plastic counterparts,  so they don't lose their shape........I didn't like what happened to them after the last break in the build    this does give me time to see what some of the other fine builders are doing with their Connie builds......some of these features apply to the United States,  even though Revell chose not to add them in.  At the moment,  the top spins around the Andrea Gail....moving quite well and with no signs of stopping.   but as anyone knows,  poking a spinning top,  can cause it to go in another direction     you never know,  my friend.  thanks for looking in and the good word! 

 

 

Popeye,

 

You really described the behavior that many of us seem to display with this hobby.  I started my third Connie build in 2007 and am in  the doldrums on installing the mizzen yards.  I just lost interest in dealing with rigging plastic after building a wooden model.  Lately, when I'm in my workshop, I like to compare myself to a coondog in a room full of squirrels.  I run to the Connie, then look over and want to add something to the Endeavor, then oh oh! sitting on the drawing table is the plans for the Essex that I have been studying.  I spin and spin and spin like you on a top, never really getting progress done on just one project.   Now looking at your US build and a number of other builders who turned the Revell kits into composite wood/plastic builds, I want to start another one, but either the Cutty Sark or the Alabama, since I have both kits (gad, but I also still have another Connie kit).  However, then there is the Syrene kit that I want to start.  Arrgh!  No, can't because I want to build the Essex.  Oh, forgot about the CW Morgan I started a few months ago then put back into the box.  Whew!

 

Scott

From my experience, I never had lift problems with the Tamiya tape.  I have had lifting using blue 3M painters tape.

Tamiya does sell Mr. Surfacer 1000 in a spray can and its great stuff.  I cannot get Mr. Surfacer easily and prefer to use automotive spray primer from the auto store.  It comes in light gray, dark gray, black, and white and both fine and heavy filling application.  Never had any problems on styrene or resin. 

Good to hear from you as well Robbyn,

I feel for what you are going through, had My father pass away a while back and trying to finish my 85 year old house.  We gutted it as well.  Still need to do the kitchen since, well, its takes a small fortune to redo one.

Hope the smell of sawdust and fresh drywall keeps you longing to start back on the Syren.

Scott

I used a heat gun to bend mine after all the pieces were glued together but soaking in hot water might be safer.  Your correct Phillip, you will need to put reinforcement strips under the seams.

As far as the decks, I assembled them as on piece to fill the seams evenly and to set the correct deck camber, however, going this route calls for some planning and set up of the hull halves. It was not a problem to assemble the lower deck and hull halves at the same time, but had to leave the upper hull halves unglued so that the halves could flex enough to accept the upper deck.  This was a problem for me since I tied all my lower guns up so I have to assemble the lower deck and hull all at once. 

I'll follow along as well.  

I'll be following along with your build as well.  Since I am in the process of building my second Revell kit.  One kit was like yours, the 1976 version without sails and now a 1980 release with sails.    The only problem  with this kits is dealing with the deck seams.

Great work Nenad, your research and patience is really paying off. 

Great progress.  I too am also into rockets but never built the Saturn V. 

In regards to the outer hull planking, what size of strips did you plank the hull with? 

I number of us plastic builders use various types depending on where and what needs filling.

For gaps and glue seams, I like the Testors putty to use as a filler along with thick CA and the stretched sprue.  For filling low spots and rough areas, I like both Squadrons Green or White putty or Tamiya putty.

I use the Spot Glaze after priming to fill in pre-coat imperfections.  Spot Glaze has been safe on all the primers I have used where other putty brands have eaten or crazed certain primers.

Ken,

your rig is giving the model a wonderful sense of character.  It indeed is a beautiful model.

Bob,

I think many of us who are interested in building this kit will use your build log as a practicum.

Scott

Turning out to be a very clean build.  Nice work and the white stripe looks fine.

Scott

Thanks for posting this build.  I am allways interesting in seeing builds of these old kits.  I have two Marine kits in my stash.

Great build, looks devine!

Scott

Chuck,

I just joined this build wanted to thank you for sharing your thought process of developing a project.  I have had a huge mental block when it comes to faring the bow and I will try your method of beveling the rabbet after the bow frame and filler is fared.   I always went beserk trying to align the angles of two opposing planes of the rabbet and the bow filler.

As for color, I liked a dull blue, then again, the cutter, its English is it not?  So black would be more appropriate.

Scott

Oh, I'm definitely on my way over my friend.

You did a remarkable job Rob.

Lazyguy, we'd love to see another build log of this kit, so I hope that you consider starting one.  I'm sure you will get lots of help.

Scott

Yippee, its so much fun to celebrate the finishing of such a fine model, congrats Sjors.    Now secure her log and transfer your flag to the Agamemnon to oversee the fitting out of that fine ship.

The hull looks excellent Tom, I bet your kinda sad to be over this phase?