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  1. mtaylor
    Keith, From my 1854 Constellation build, it had 3 different size cannon so that was not unusual. Considering that the most forward ports probably weren't filled and used as bridle ports, that still leaves a bunch of ports with what Wiki says. Wikipedia isn't the most accurate source.. but a good starting point. During the refit, did they add ports? There's also the problem that in that period, they often did not fill all ports with guns. Also, they'd plan one setup and not finish it. For example, Constellation was supposed to get 2 100-pounders midships so they opened up the area between the two center ports on each side. Then, never installed the cannon. Connie's armament changed out also during and after the Civil War. Interesting problems but it appears you're on top of it.
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    Keith, All the cannon would have been the same size as the armament list on Wikipedia shows what she carried. Armament: 2 × 8-inch (203-mm) rifles 2 × 100-pounder (45.5-kg) guns 1 × 60-pounder (27.2-kg) guns 18 × 9-inch (229-mm) smooth bore guns
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    Eric, I'd go with their recommendations. Wood filler/putty, never really sets up solid. I've not used Bondo on wood but have used spackle it works.
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    Beautiful work, Mike. I agree, the macro is not our friend. Everything from here is just fabulous.
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    Indeed, what Frolick asked about pictures. And do consider doing a restoration log in the Scratch Build area. There's lots of good people here that might be able to help you with information, etc.
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    Professor, Have a look here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/20-wood-discussion/ at the pinned topic at the top for wood suppliers. There's also two on the front page as sponsors here. Quite a few of us have used The Lumberyard. He wood generally needs a thickness sanding although I do believe he still offers milled wood.
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    Absolutely beautiful, Nils. The full-length pictures really show her off.
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    Happy Holidays, my friend. I hope you, your children and, of course, the puppy are having a good time together.
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    Sweet work on the build board, Ben. And the shop looks great except for one small thing... no sawdust.
  10. mtaylor
    Looks like your methods work well and have provided me with some food for thought.
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    Tim, I don't know if these will help. I got pointed to them by another member who remembered them... http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7694-what-does-a-stunsl-boom-do/ http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/14911-location-of-stud-sails-stunsl-when-stowed http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9665-studding-booms-how-are-the-lower-booms-attached/
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    Good questions for which I have no hard, fast answers. I do think the sails would have been unbent so the yards could either be retracted or lowered, though. I do believe the sails were stowed separately, however. I hope someone with more knowledge jumps in.
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    Thanks again for looking in and liking and commenting... Not a the moment, John. That and the idea of dropping cannon balls from the air... hmm.... Not quite, Michael. There's 58 frames.. so... 116 total. Yikes!!!! I need to get busy. Yep.. Hahn style with extended frames. It's fun though.
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    I'll go out and check that again. You're probably right about the 8mm and I'm having a senior moment. It might be an earlier model.. I did some Googling and see several different models with the X0 designation. I didn't have issues using it as a drill press, but turning the knob was a bit inconvenient. My biggest issues were power and speed. Speed for the cutting and finish and power as all milling had to be done in very tiny increments.
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    I believe the booms/stunsail yards would have been left fixed to the yards, for the most part. I have seen some plans where the yards were raised with the sails, however. Sails probably would have been stored in the sail locker after being dried as they were only used in light airs. The locker would keep them out of the weather. If the booms came down, then probably either stowed with spare masts or in the hold. The issues for sorting this out would be time period, country, and ship design/build.
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    Clarence, Check Ages of Sail. I bought a bell from them and as I recall, they several different sizes.
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    Beautiful work, Jay. She'll love it.
  18. mtaylor
    Hi Chad, It's great to see a refresh of this build and it's great to see you back.
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    Just "Wow!!!" The oil really makes this section pop into pure eye candy.
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    That looks like the same one I bought from MicroMark years ago. A bit underpowered and the table is "odd" in that the slots are 4mm and finding hardwae, vices, etc. is a tough thing. Speed is limited to 2500 rpm unless you're willing to risk the bearings by swapping out the drive pulleys. There are accessories such as collets (ER-16 as I recall) but most of the other tooling such as dividing heads, rotary table, even vices are too large for the table. It can be done, but there were times it was a pain to find the tooling to fit. Pity you're not a lot closer... you could have my Micromark machine... Just sitting in the garage while I figure out what to do with it. Disclaimer... I replaced my Micro Mill with a LittleMachineShop Mill. Much happier.
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    Super looking model, Cees. I enjoyed following your build.
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    I don't want to "like" this. Sorry about cat and friend. Those things aren't good no matter what time of year. I hope your friend has a full and complete recovery.
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    Thanks for the "likes", the comments, and the encouragement. I thought briefly (and laughed out loud at the thought) of mounting a couple of Nieuports on top and calling it a carrier. Then the image of what would Nelson have thought?.... It's coming off. Mike, I'm using some ebony I picked up from Wood Workers Resource, I think you're right that there is some areas that aren't as black as the rest and the lighting maybe be playing tricks with the camera and making them more apparent. Now I know what Vader went through... The Deathstar is still down (except at very low power for testing). There's an air leak somewhere that's letting air bubbles into the tube which is a very bad thing. It's not holding me up... I'm waiting for some new tubing and few other things coming in next week.
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    Just beware of the pirated plans... Model Expo will sell their plans.
  25. mtaylor
    If the plans are original (or copies of, even 10 years old), there can be distortion due to things like humidity and temperature.

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