USS Constitution by SawdustDave - FINISHED - 1:60th Scale

[yancovitch]

aha......

Edited February 15, 2019 by yancovitch

[BANYAN]

She looks great Dave; very nice job.  As you said she looks particularly good with the backdrop painting, but as others have said keep the dust off her.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[xken]

Dave, Great job! Now your mornings are free to exercise! 

[dvm27]

So what's next, Ken, something in metal? I assume you've had enough rigging for awhile! Hope you'll post any non-ship model builds in the appropriate area on our site.

[billt]

Excellent job!

[SawdustDave]

2 hours ago, xken said:

Dave, Great job! Now your mornings are free to exercise! 

“Exercise"....Hmmmmm

Naaaaa

[xken]

Greg, I have been busy on a couple of projects for Model Expo kits. Cannot post until authorized but it does involve some rigging. 

[SawdustDave]

TYING UP A COUPLE OF LOOSE ENDS THIS MORNING.....

So after taking a couple of "victory laps", I began studying the model for any tweeks needed to make it better.
First thing I discovered was the absence of the ships bell. 
Here's the big brass wood screw I used to create the bell.

OK, so I wasn't able to etch the lettering seen here in this photo of the real bell.

Mounted on the fore side of the main mast.

 

Now, I can begin creating a few dozen rope coils to hang on all those belaying pins

 

Edited February 16, 2019 by SawdustDave

[Geoff Matson]

Great job and congratulations on a great model. I look forward to your next project. 

[Geonas]

Great Job!!!👏👏👏

[cmitchell1945]

I have been looking at a website called blurb and I came across a book about the scratch building in 1/60 scale of the USS Constitution and was wondering if that is your book that sells for $80.00.   I am currently struggling through Bluejacket's model of this ship.

 

Thanks

[SawdustDave]

Not me sir, but I would be interested in knowing more about such a book.

 

[Sea Hoss]

Beautiful "Old Ironsides" amazing! Makes me look sort of , disappointedly at my plastic Revel Constitution... but it was really my first large ship model, just hadn't found the joy of wooden models yet.

[Omega1234]

Hi Dave

 

Congratulations!  What a masterful job you’ve done. 

 

If you aren’t sitting back with a big smile on your face, then you should be!

 

Well done. 

 

Cheers. 

 

Patrick

[cmitchell1945]

Dave...the book I mentioned can be found at:

 

www.blurb.com

go to the Bookstore

search for USS Constitution

 

Dave F. McCann has photographically documented his build

[SawdustDave]

Went to that link.  The book by Dave McCann appears to be a photo documentation of his build.... doesn’t say what scale, but I’m guessing it is likely a 1:72 kit.

I am not aware of another 1:60th model.

[SawdustDave]

So why pay $90 bucks for a book when we can enjoy the entire build logs by such master modelers as KenX right here on MSW?

[SawdustDave]

NEXT PROJECT.... DECISION

After careful consideration, and discussion with an old friend, I ordered my first manufactured kit ever today.

Chuck Passaro’s English Pinnace is my clear choice for a beautiful model that does not require rigging shrouds and tying rat lines.

 

While I'm not exactly sure if this will be achievable, my plan is to increase the scale to at least double the size of the completed model..... (from roughly 12" to 24")

Should be quite a challenge. 

 

Very excited to be able to, once again, be working with the clear instructions written by the Master.

Dave

 

 

Edited February 25, 2019 by SawdustDave

[Omega1234]

Sounds like a plan, Dave. And, a good one at that. 

 

I’ll be in. 

 

Cheers. 

 

Patrick

Edited February 25, 2019 by Omega1234

[mtaylor]

A real kit bash then?     Sounds great, count me in to watch this.

[Piet]

Fantastic looking finish on your ship Dave.  I'll try to keep up with your next build.

 

Cheers,

[SawdustDave]

Thank you

10 hours ago, Piet said:

Fantastic looking finish on your ship Dave.  I'll try to keep up with your next build.

Thank you my friend.  Always great hearing from you.  Hoping you and Gwin are still doing well.

[luidolftec]

Hello Dave,

 

greetings from Germany. I'm currently building the 1:98 Mantua kit version of the U.S.S. Constituition and took many ideas and hints from your sensational realization.

Well, my documentation is in German and still underway (there is some way to go until I can start masting and rigging; hull is ready and spardeck is equipped say two thirds). If someone wants to see the pictures here we go: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ai8WwbJTHkuTjaEppjc5VjYLqxW46w?e=2R9niN

 

Winfried