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Andy, The key is to use a very slow speed and to support the other end of the piece. You'll need to clamp the drill down to something and then work on the other end. Actually, about 1" in from the end of the piece. You can put a block of wood (again clamped down) for that 1" or less bit at the end to spin in. Otherwise, grab some sandpaper, and rotate the wood in it by hand. Slow going but you do other things, like sip a beverage, watch a movie, yell at the dog.
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Sjors, you got the answer. You need to drill holes in the cross-trees for the deadeyes. On your San Ildefonso, look ahead at the rigging drawings. I'll bet you'll have to drill holes there also. If you can, drill them before you put them on the masts. I hope you had a nice day off to watch the Coronation.
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A beautiful build, Jim. Love the cargo and the detailing.
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Have a good trip (but since it's work related, can it really be "good"?), Larry. The hull is fairing up nicely.
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Aldo,since your doing the POB, you could probably get away with fairing the bulkheads with a heavy hand. The POF is a different story.
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Andy, Looks great. You're almost to the finish line.
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Pierre, It would probably be best if you started your own log. The more the merrier.
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Sarah, Incredible work on something so tiny. I'll bet it will make your next ship seem huge.
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Easy to miss something, in my opinion. These things aren't simple beasts but quite complex even by today's engineering standards.
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John, It's good that you caught that one early. I'm looking forward to seeing this beauty rigged.
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Henry, The short answer is "yes". You'll also see some Spanish ships with that method also.
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I'd say, go with the one that interests YOU the most. You'll enjoy it more, do a better job, and also raise your chances of finishing it by at least a magnitude of probability. If you build one that we talk you into and it's not in your heart...it won't be any of those things.
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Sjors,
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Nice progress, Robbyn. I know it's hard not to look in the box, do and inventory, and then start checking fit... just in case you need to contact ME to get parts. However, pretty soon, you'll establish your "working space" with several builds lying about. Hmm... on second thought, that could be a win-win.
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Great news on your feeling better. Now call the boss.. cough a lot... take another day off and make some blocks. See.. that was easy. Nice looking yard jig you made. Looks like it will do the job in spades.
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Wow.. pictures. It's real.. it's alive!!!!!!!!! Sjors, Garward is asking about the chainplates. I suspect that instructions show it the way you did it. Garward is pointing out the way they were done. Seems sometimes those pesky gunports get in the way.
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Gil, Sorry to hear of the health scares. But as others have said, there's always next year and both of you can celebrate.
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Ulises, Put your offer in the Traders and Dealers section. You get more traffic on it than here.
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This kit makes a pretty nice model out of the box. But there are issues. This model is a work of fiction and not by AL (for a change). Once upon a time, the fine folks in Baltimore were hoodwinked into thinking they had the original frigate USS (or USF) Constellation from 1797 when what they had was the USS Constellation of 1854. Completely different ship with different lines and dimensions. Much of the this history can be found on-line and is well known. However, AL took pictures or drawings of what was being displayed in Baltimore at the time and made the kit. If you look closely at the kit after it's built, it even has the hog in the hull that was there at the time. To their credit, they tried but had bad input information. There are the common issues of deck furniture being incorrect for the published scale. The cannons are for lack of a better word "funky". The biggest issue as I saw in building the kit from the box would have been installing and rigging cannon on the gundeck. They have you doing that after the foredeck, quarterdeck and walkways are installed. The kit cannot be bashed into the 1797 Constellation. Period. Wrong hull lines and wrong dimensions. Round stern vs. flat stern. And the list goes on. If a frigate is what you want, put your time and money into a different kit. There's plenty of "real" frigate kits out there for just about the same money. On the other hand, with some effort, it can be bashed into the 1854 Sloop of War Constellation. The rigging plan is close but needs some modifications. The decks/cannons need attention and rework. But the hull lines are right and without too much effort the hog can be taken out.
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William, Please open this in the Build Log area. This area is more for discussion, questions, etc. I'm looking forward to seeing this build.
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Go for it! There are variants in just about everything. Who's to say you're right or wrong?
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Thanks for reposting your log, Aykutansin. Beautiful work and some wonderful contrast on the wood selection.
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