USS Constitution by Texxn5 (John F) - FINISHED - Revell - PLASTIC - 1:96

[Garward]

The beautiful model, is pleasant to me!   

[russ]

Your rigging is coming along well. Very nice work.

 

Russ

[texxn5]

The picture on the wood table top that shows the 2 "A" blocks with lines in the blocks is the picture of the pre build.  This really made it a lot easier to rig these lines as it is tight and congested under the Fighting Platforms.  By doing this all I had to do was tie them off  on the proper pins and the booms.  Hope this helps anyone doing this.  Just a suggestion, but worked well for me.

[texxn5]

здравствуйте garwood, спасибо thank you and hello in English. I am glad you like the build. Cpacebo

[texxn5]

Thanks Russ, things are moving along....

[AndyMech]

Your build looks great, and the photos you take are excellent.  If I was a few steps behind you, it's exactly the kind of photos I was looking for when I was doing that step of the rigging.

 

I plan on re-doing my own spanker gaff (the end is too low and it's bugging me), so we'll see how much access is retained after all the braces are in place.  I still think it's the right decision, but eventually the last line will require some tight access.  All do-able, in my opinion.

 

Keep up the good work - you seem to work much faster than I.  The work you've shown took me many days to get done.  If you're moving on to the braces, I would recommend getting all the blocks tied in prior to running any of the lines.  For me, that allowed the braces themselves to move more quickly.  Of course, quickness is relative -- it took me over 3 hours just to get the blocks in step 7 in place, and I already had the ones on the yards tied prior to mounting the yards.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Andy.

[texxn5]

Hi Andy, thanks for the comments.  I am trying to take pictures to answer questions that I had concerning the pathways of the lines and blocks so that it might help someone attempting to master this thing...lol....I agree with you on the Spanker Gaff.....a little more angle would look good.  I'll remember that when I get to that point....I'm waiting to run that when it won't be in the way.  i'm running braces now, and I agree with mounting the blocks first, it is a little more efficient.

[texxn5]

Hopefully today I will finish the Braces part of the Running Rigging.  Leaving some of the lines off from other steps as discussed previously has helped with the congestion of all the lines.   It has allowed me to get inside without causing damage to tie off the lines.  I still hit things but I haven't broken anything yet.  Once finished with most of the Braces, I'll finish up the few stragglers from the other steps.  Then I'll move to rigging the Spanker Gaff & Boom, and finally the boats.  The end is beginning to be in sight......Land Ho!  Pictures will follow.

[lambsbk]

Can't wait to see the pics John.

 

Dave

[texxn5]

Thanks Dave, I'll post some pictures this afternoon whether I finish the Braces or not.

[texxn5]

Well, the Braces are done, I also went back and rigged the lines for the Fore and Aft Running Rigging that I had decided to wait on for congestion problems. That worked out well and I didn't have too much trouble getting inside the rigging to tie off lines to Belay Pins....Here's some pictures.

[texxn5]

A couple of more showing Braces.

[texxn5]

A few more shots of the Braces for reference

[russ]

Beautiful rigging. It really brings the model to life.

 

Russ

[texxn5]

Thanks Russ, it is amazing how they start to shape up with certain rigging.   It's been fun to watch her come together after all the time put into it.  One thing I've done since the beginning is write the date and how much each step, line or specific construction took to rig it and assemble it.  This will allow me to go back and summarize how many hours have gone into the actual work.  At least I think I want to know...lol.

[texxn5]

The Spanker Boom is now mounted. I decided to Rig the upper and the lower lines to it to keep it as taut as possible. That can be a challenge the way it mounts, so I also tied a weight on the end to help get the lines run. It worked pretty good. Next comes the Spanker Gaff, and Flag Halyard, then the boats.

Edited May 5, 2013 by texxn5

[texxn5]

That's what happens when you get older, you can't remember from second to second.......oops

[texxn5]

Hopefully, I am now correct after editing the wrong names here....lol....thanks Russ....

[lambsbk]

Ha. I am not sure I WANT to know. The pics look great John. It must be great seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

[russ]

Since you edited your post, I deleted mine so that there would not be any confusion later on.

 

Your spanker boom is looking good. Nice work.

 

Russ

[AndyMech]

The boom looks good, the gaff should go well for you, I'm sure. Using weights on the gaff to keep it tight will also work, as I'm sure you realize.

 

Got any plans for a display case? After all that work and time, I'm sure you'll want to protect it.

 

Andy

[texxn5]

Thanks Russ, glad you noticed this. That's what I get for being lazy and not getting up to look at the instructions. I appreciate the conrrection.

[texxn5]

Hi Andy, thanks for the input.  Your build has helped me to eliminate unnecessary frustration.  By following your lead, I'm a much happier camper than I would have been otherwise.  The weights help to rig these "aerial yards".....the end is in sight....Your build looks wonderful, keep us posted on the future build.  I'm going to have to mount mine on a Walnut Base, not enough room for a case unfortunately, so I'm going to have a dust problem.  I'm actually doing good to even have a space to display her.  My base won't be ordinary, but not sure exactly how I'm going to do it yet.  Guess I need to start getting serious about it.

[texxn5]

Spanker Gaff is now attached

[texxn5]

These might be a little clearer

[russ]

That looks good. I think the angle is about right. Evertything seems taut enough. Nice work.

 

Russ

[texxn5]

Next is Step 4 of the Running Rigging, Lower Sheet and Tack Lines. These are mostly the first lines run in the Hull Construction....these are the pesky lines we have to put up with from the very beginning of construction. The lines that are taped together and hung under the hull for years...lol....

Edited May 5, 2013 by texxn5

[texxn5]

This is a continuation of pictures from above.....messed up hit wrong button so here is a couple of more.

[texxn5]

At this point everything is now completed up to the Step 8 which will be the boats. The end is now in sight. Possibly tomorrow.

[texxn5]

Thanks Russ, hope these are clear enough.  I'll probably get the davits glued tonight, and finish tomorrow.  Hopefully.....