HIPEXEC

I'm trying to solve the same problem with my USS Constitution.

I think you have to try to do it the way the real ship wrights did it.

Nice work!

Nice work!

Nice work!

Looking good!

The bricks are a very nice touch. Well done!

WARNING!!!

Do Not Spray poly or varnish on your model !

I made that mistake trying to add just a little sheen to the single coat I'd given her. Wow! What a mess! It looked like the ship had sailed through some ice fog which left a frosty coating all over. I'm now on my third day removing the "frost". It's all almost gone. I'm a brush man from now on!

I also think all hammock nets take away from the beauty of all the ships I see. They give a cluttered look. I was even thinking of only installing one section? I'll probably stick with light brass wire, but I like to experiment.

Everything on Constructo's models is either natural woods or brass. The only black is the chimney

It looks like your doing a credible job with planking. Nobody does it with some boo boos.

I'm experimenting with different ways to make the hammock cranes. So far I've made three different kinds of "U" shaped cranes that don't seem to be very sturdy after being glued on. They tend to break loose with just a little pressure. This experiment had me buy some 1/4" mesh screen and cut a three mesh wide strip which I bent the two outside panels 90 degrees to form a "U" shaped channel. It roughly works. Now, if I can straighten it all out to looks nice and neat and then paint it brass...... it might work?  

I'm still working on the fife rails.

Working on the skylight. Constructo gave me a cylinder and told me to make it into a hexagon? As bad as I am with woodworking I couldn't figure out how to do that. While sailing in the Carribbean it struck me....I bought a hex nut and used it to mark the hex shape then sanded it to shape. It's not bad for a clumsy ox like me. 

Then they gave me a sheet of brass so I had to cut out the skylight part and bend it into shape. Good but not great. I have to idea how to make the skylight look like glass?

I can't wait to see your stairs/ladders.

Your hatches, gratings and combings look great!

No photos...just good memories!

Wow! Looks great!

Well my crew is well rested and the laundry's done from our trip to the Carribbean. No pirates, but I went aboard a three masted brig. Very nice ship with many of the old ship stuff. Now it's back to work in the shipyard. Thanks for all your nice remarks.

That's great! Build in its history!

See ya mates!     My whole shipyard crew including my Admiral have packed our sea bags and will be sailing the pirate infested waters of the Caribbean.

Trees are naturally tapered.

I'm not happy with those binnacles. My work is too rough. I'll have to look for a plan B.

Amazing work!

Happy planking. The best advise I ever got was by a member who told me to treat each plank as if it's its own model since no two are alike.