dputzler Posted September 8 Share #961 Posted September 8 Where does one get U.S. Nave plans for the ships boats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodartist Posted September 8 Share #962 Posted September 8 On 6/29/2024 at 6:29 AM, JSGerson said: No one I knew made models and therefore I was self taught. Well you were one hell of a good student and teacher! GGibson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted September 8 Author Share #963 Posted September 8 Dputxler, you can get the US Navy plans here: https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/discover-learn/modeler-resources/ Jon GGibson 1 Quote Current Build: Model Shipways USS Frigate Constitution Past Builds: Bob Hunt's kitbash of the Mamoli Rattlesnake Model Shipways Typical Ship’s Boat for the Rattlesnake Mini-Mamoli solid hull British Schooner Evergreen Model Airways Albatros D.Va - 1917, The Red Baron's Forgotten Fighter Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGibson Posted September 8 Share #964 Posted September 8 2 hours ago, dputzler said: Where does one get U.S. Nave plans for the ships boats? 54 minutes ago, JSGerson said: Dputxler, you can get the US Navy plans here: https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/discover-learn/modeler-resources/ Jon Be careful what you wish for, @dputzler! LOL Jon has ALL the resources! 👍 Speaking of which, though, Jon, been meaning to ask you... Have you had many of those plans from the USS Constitution Museum reprinted in larger formats at like Kinkos or other places? Any issues with doing that? I assume that makes them more "readable" and useful. PaddyO 1 Quote Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (Couldn't help myself when it was on sale) H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted September 9 Author Share #965 Posted September 9 Gregg, well I don't have ALL the resources, but I do have a bunch😛 As for printing them out full size, I haven't done that as it is costly and inconvenient. I did have the kit's plans copied full size so I could mark them up, fold them in torturous ways, and if they get damaged, no worries. I print out what I need on a regular inkjet printer on standard paper using PowerPoint. When I need to print to model scale, it's by trial and error because PowerPoint can't print to a given scale on command. Additionally, I may need to tape together multiple sheets to get the desired printed image, which I admit is a crude method. Most of the time I just zoom in and out on the computer screen. The US Navy plans have the actual full scale dimensions so it's just a matter of scaling down the numbers for a lot of things. Jon GGibson 1 Quote Current Build: Model Shipways USS Frigate Constitution Past Builds: Bob Hunt's kitbash of the Mamoli Rattlesnake Model Shipways Typical Ship’s Boat for the Rattlesnake Mini-Mamoli solid hull British Schooner Evergreen Model Airways Albatros D.Va - 1917, The Red Baron's Forgotten Fighter Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Matson Posted September 9 Share #966 Posted September 9 Looks like thiings are going well. Lots of detail really makes the model shine. GGibson 1 Quote Geoff NRG member #2666Current build : USS Constitution Finished builds: Armed Virginia Sloop (in gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dputzler Posted September 11 Share #967 Posted September 11 Geoff, thanks for the plan information. I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted 11 hours ago Author Share #968 Posted 11 hours ago This post shows more of the same. I added more spar deck beams, gun deck columns, both the white square cross section ones and the natural wood round ones, knee braces, and the main hatch framing support beams. You will notice that the starboard side is missing some beam sections. I realized that even though I did not add all the spar deck structure, viewing the gun deck was getting a bit obscure. To alleviate this a little, I made it look like the beams were cut out. However, I made this discission after I had installed three whole beams supporting the main hatch. The beams were cut, the leftover stubs were left in place. Where I intentionally installed partial beams, I added little stubs to make it appear they were cut after most of the picture were taken. Additionally, you may have noticed that the beams under the main hatch do not run straight across. This is my solution to the problem I discussed in an earlier post about the structure of the main hatch. The laser cut grids making up the main hatch do not conform to any plan I’ve seen including the kit plans. In keeping with the idea of the cut-away look, the top surfaces of the structural beams and supports were not painted so it would look like the spar deck planking was removed revealing raw timber below. A side effect of this is where there will be planking and other things items attached to them, the glue works better on bare wood. Some of the pictures below show the main hatch dry fitted in position Nunnehi (Don), GGibson, Ryland Craze and 2 others 3 2 Quote Current Build: Model Shipways USS Frigate Constitution Past Builds: Bob Hunt's kitbash of the Mamoli Rattlesnake Model Shipways Typical Ship’s Boat for the Rattlesnake Mini-Mamoli solid hull British Schooner Evergreen Model Airways Albatros D.Va - 1917, The Red Baron's Forgotten Fighter Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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