Stevied78
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Hello shipmates, I finally finished Old Ironside,,Wow lots of rigging and a learning experience. All in all a great model. my biggest problem was the flimsy plastic masts, I recommend a good pitch toward the stern so when you rig you don't pull them too much toward the Bow like I did, I straightened best I could and cheated by pitching the bow a bit higher than the stern when mounting,!, Hey, my first ship!, Now on to wood, the USS Syren , But after I finish a USS Massachusetts plastic kit for a client. Enjoy the pics below of the finished ship and the base and case I made! Also enjoy the video,,and Not to mention, I know I did not ask questions, but trust me, I went on all the Constitution builds and checked them out for ideas ,advice and inspiration, so thank you all! DSCF1090.avi DSCF1090.avi
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Hi Shipmates, sorry I have not been posting, long summer, ,the model is almost finished and I will be posting the final pictures soon,, I hope you all had a great summer!
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The standard Rigging is complete, It was not too bad, I did have a lot of bending especially at the top mast and royal, an issue with the thin plastic. I did my best with the backstays too equal them out, but they seem to have a mind of there own,,, when the model is complete I will make final adjustments, ,,,I hope,, I had plenty of black cord included with the kit for the standard Rigging, and it looks nice Tedious, but I enjoyed it,,Now on to the Running Rigging,,,,sorry it is hard to see all the rigging,,tough to photograph. the fore mast in the first pic is not as bad as it looks in the photo, and I have adjusted it since,,,
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I mounted the masts to the ship, another learning curve, since the masts are plastic , they are very flexible so I should of lands the masts slightly toward the stern so when doing the standard rigging they would be somewhat straight and not leaning forward as you'll see,,,other wise I guess this sep was not too bad,,,
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Sorry I have not updated for a while,Here is what I have been doing,, I built the masts and added the foot ropes and blocks,, Two things I would do if I had to do over again. One would be to find a better way to attach the yards, the method Revell uses looks goo on paper ,but to me its horrible, the break off and were very frustrating, I need up putting a fine pin through the center of the yards and into the masts, I then glued everything to hold in place. It worked, but I would find a better way to keep them secure. Two , I would go further into the rigging plans and attach other blocks that have to be used in running rigging, there are not a lot, but its just easier to watch the blocks to the yards while the masts and yards are not mounted yet. there wise all went well, when I fine tune the model after completion, I will add a drop of glue to the loops holding the ropewalk on the yards,,
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Thanks JCFrankie,,, very helpful, and yes I lowered the yards, very good point!
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Hello shipmates,, Im currently rigging the Revell USS Constitution model, I completed the standard rigging and an now on the running rigging,,I was wondering, do I rig everything in running rigging construction directions or do I eliminate some things where Im not using sails?,,Now, Im not being lazy and trying to make it easier, In fact, I actually enjoy rigging, as frustrating as it can get at times, I find it an enjoyable and satisfying part of building the model. I ask the question only for accuracy of the build, Thanks mates!
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sure thing Sprtsracer,,anything you need and welcome aboard,,
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Thank you Srodbro,,the model sure is fragile, one of the spar connections already broke off, not even from rigging,, I will take your advice thanks again,,
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I am on to masts and rigging, I will post more pics later,, Keep sailing my shipmates,, I love you all,,,God Bless,,,
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I assembled the canons and coranades and other deck furniture,, as I said I wanted a more realistic Capstan, and added the bell and housing,,
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On to the decks, I used model expo paints, and dry brushed different shades for the effect of wood,, I did not pick out the lines and tree nails,, maybe next time,,
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Hello,,I began this build a while ago,,as usual I had interruptions, but I have lots of pics,,I am just now getting to the rigging, so I apologize for not keeping a log earlier. so I will post some of the pics from the beginning and go from there. I did not go too far out of the box here, ,I did modify some things, like adding the bell housing etc , and changing the design of the capstan. I have gone a long way building this, without all you great shipwrites advice, and that is one big regret, as the advice and talent here, on these pages are unprecedented,,, but hey, I can't rewind time, so I'll do my best to show you my progress, jump aboard , beat me up,,that is why Im here! I really appreciate this opportunity to share this all,, with all of you! Oh! one last thing, most all of my pics were taken with a green screen background so sorry for that distraction,, The two halves attached and painted, I used Krylon copper spray paint for the hull,,
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Just what I expected,,thanks so much for the advice,,Im most likely going to buy the one at the constitution museum, as I live in Quincy ma.and will be visiting there when the weather breaks (16" of snow today) plus the proceeds also support the connie,and it is the model shipways version,,Im a long way off though, first finishing the plastic revel one, then the wooden Uss Syren,, Thanks again mates,,
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Hello ship model mates,, Im curious about the uss constitution model kit made by Italian manufacture Mamoli any info, opinions or knowledge of this kit, ,looks lke they are not on the hit list,, Thanks,,,
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Hi everyone, I have been absent a few years. I just read the "Cautionary tale" story and it is a great one. Let me first say, my disappearance was not due to taking on more than I can handle,not yet any ways,ha ha,, I got distracted with other issues, hobbies and such. Then I was asked to build the constitution for theDistrict Atty, in my area, He's a friend so I accepted, but being a novice, I decided to build the popular Revell 1/96 kit. i was working on the uss syren blue jacket kit before I vanished, I got as far as planking and then the interruptions came. So, it is possible I am one of the 12 mentioned ha, ha,,. I started the constitution and that has been a long, and interrupted project too, Im rigging it now, and will post some pics of it in the plastic model forum. Anyway, It is great to be back, I enjoy this website and when the plastic model constitution is done, I will get back to the Syren. So Happy modeling everyone Thanks! Stevie D
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