Der Alte Rentner Posted August 12 Share #91 Posted August 12 (edited) I love all the work on the airplanes, but I'm perusing your build log for ideas on how to proceed on the gallery window construction. I wish there was more detail provided, but your photos from page 1 of your log tell most of the story. Man, oh man, did you do a spectacular job. Kudos! You've got me rethinking how might go about doing mine. Edited August 12 by Der Alte Rentner Geoff Matson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unegawahya Posted August 20 Author Share #92 Posted August 20 On 8/12/2024 at 10:52 AM, Der Alte Rentner said: I love all the work on the airplanes, but I'm perusing your build log for ideas on how to proceed on the gallery window construction. I wish there was more detail provided, but your photos from page 1 of your log tell most of the story. Man, oh man, did you do a spectacular job. Kudos! You've got me rethinking how might go about doing mine. I apologize for the delay! The glass I used was .005 Clear-lay film from Grafix. 4649400a.pdf I scaled the US Navy plans to the Constitution as best as possible. Once I had the open frames I used a pin to trace the openings onto the film. Once I had the window openings I used Testors canopy glue to assemble the windows and mullions. Onec everything was in place I used as little CA glue as possible on the window joints. Just be really careful because the CA glue can cause the film to fog up! Once everything was good and dry I was able to carefully curve each window with a lot of irritation to fit the quarter galleries frames. If I remember, I used a curved surface and a lot of pressure from my thumbs. Stevenleehills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unegawahya Posted August 21 Author Share #93 Posted August 21 Finally! I’m back to working on my Constitution! I’m working on all of the recoil ropes for my spar deck guns and then I will be setting up all of the block and tackles for all the guns.Im also going to have to loosen everything up a little once I have them all tied off. Stevenleehills, Der Alte Rentner, mtbediz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unegawahya Posted August 25 Author Share #94 Posted August 25 It’s really nice to be back working on my Constitution! I’ve gotten all the spar deck guns mounted and the recoils are done I’ve gotten one of the carronades rigged with one set of tackles each side.I’ve decided to tie off the ropes to the tackle like the USS Constitution seems to keep them. Or at least that’s the way it looks on the 2015 360 virtual tour. Stevenleehills, woodartist, Coyote_6 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unegawahya Posted September 11 Author Share #95 Posted September 11 I’ve now finally gotten my spar deck guns rigged! It seemed to take forever but I only have a couple hours a day to work. I also got my galley stack cleaned up and modified to look closer to the 2015 stack. mtbediz, Javelin, Geoff Matson and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted September 11 Share #96 Posted September 11 Very nice work! hamilton Unegawahya 1 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote_6 Posted September 11 Share #97 Posted September 11 (edited) Beautiful! Very nice. Steve Edited September 11 by Coyote_6 Unegawahya 1 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted September 11 Share #98 Posted September 11 Now I know what my model should look like! Nice job!! Jon Unegawahya 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...
Unegawahya Posted October 6 Author Share #99 Posted October 6 I finally got my first of three companionway canvas framing done! I just need to make two more.😳 Der Alte Rentner, Geoff Matson, Javelin and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted October 7 Share #100 Posted October 7 You did a beautiful job on those companion ways. How did you do it? How did you make the cube joints and the finial? I checked xKen's method but I don't have a metal lathe or the skills and experience to use it even if i had one. Jon Unegawahya 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...
Der Alte Rentner Posted October 8 Share #101 Posted October 8 Man, you do good work! Keep it up.. Unegawahya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unegawahya Posted October 11 Author Share #102 Posted October 11 On 10/7/2024 at 8:30 AM, JSGerson said: You did a beautiful job on those companion ways. How did you do it? How did you make the cube joints and the finial? I checked xKen's method but I don't have a metal lathe or the skills and experience to use it even if i had one. Jon I’m taking a lot more pictures for the other two companion ways and I’m hoping to make a better post showing all of my progresses. tonight I will hopefully have time to get back to work! I also don’t have a lathe. I used the good old finger lathe to make the finial. All the parts that I used are all brass stock that I got from TrueValue. I did use my 8” drill press with my needle files this time to make the finials. Stevenleehills, PaddyO and GGibson 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted October 11 Share #103 Posted October 11 My biggest problem is drilling into the brass. My typical manual twist drills used with a Dremel rotary just don't want to bite into the metal. So making holes into something like those block pieces is a mystery to me. Jon 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...
Unegawahya Posted October 13 Author Share #104 Posted October 13 On 10/11/2024 at 12:03 PM, JSGerson said: My biggest problem is drilling into the brass. My typical manual twist drills used with a Dremel rotary just don't want to bite into the metal. So making holes into something like those block pieces is a mystery to me. Jon I was having the same problem! I ended up using a knife sharpener honing stone to sharpen one of my broken bits. It’s been working better for me now. I also made a jig to drill the four holes in the 3/32 brass tubes. mtbediz, Coyote_6, Geoff Matson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted October 13 Share #105 Posted October 13 I don't have any honing stones or experience using them so I looked on YouTube for a how-to and found: this video using a Dremel drill and grinding disk. I'll give it a try. I figured I would need a simple drilling jig, and yours is about as simple as it gets. I had to order some brass rod and tubes, but it appears the USPS may had lost my package. But thanks for your insight. Jon 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...
Unegawahya Posted October 15 Author Share #106 Posted October 15 On 10/11/2024 at 12:03 PM, JSGerson said: My biggest problem is drilling into the brass. My typical manual twist drills used with a Dremel rotary just don't want to bite into the metal. So making holes into something like those block pieces is a mystery to me. Jon I’ve been thinking about using my Dremel, I gave it a try and I think that may be part of your problem with drilling the brass. The Dremel has a high rotation speed and is heating up the bit and brass too much and dulling your bit. It did seem to me that using my Dremel was harder than using my had drill to drill the brass. I also have to sharpen my bit after a few holes. I’ve always found going slow when drilling metal works the best for keeping the bits sharp and getting through the metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted October 15 Share #107 Posted October 15 I'm getting my materials and tools together preparing to start drilling brass blocks. Based on your comments about drilling speed, I'll switch to my variable speed Dremel in order to get the slower drilling speed. I also may have some cheap drill bits, which didn't make too much of a difference when used on wood. In the past, when applying a little drill pressure, some of my bits have bent. I can understand if a small diameter bit snaps, but to me, bending means that the metal wasn't tempered properly to make it stiff for a straight cut. It would also mean the drill tip can't hold an edge. Thanks for your insight. Jon PaddyO and Unegawahya 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...
Unegawahya Posted October 15 Author Share #108 Posted October 15 4 hours ago, JSGerson said: I'm getting my materials and tools together preparing to start drilling brass blocks. Based on your comments about drilling speed, I'll switch to my variable speed Dremel in order to get the slower drilling speed. I also may have some cheap drill bits, which didn't make too much of a difference when used on wood. In the past, when applying a little drill pressure, some of my bits have bent. I can understand if a small diameter bit snaps, but to me, bending means that the metal wasn't tempered properly to make it stiff for a straight cut. It would also mean the drill tip can't hold an edge. Thanks for your insight. Jon Yes you are correct. If the bit is not tempered correctly it’ll bend. I’ve been using a bit that I broke and I sharpened for drilling the square parts. My Dremel is a variable speed one and the slowest speed was too fast. If you have an electric drill that the small drill bit will fit, I feel that would be better. Der Alte Rentner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unegawahya Posted October 25 Author Share #109 Posted October 25 I finally got all of the connecting joints done on my USS Constitution Campanion-way Canopy Frames! I just have all of the cross bars to now put in. Stevenleehills, GGibson, Ryland Craze and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Alte Rentner Posted October 25 Share #110 Posted October 25 Your workmanship here rivals XKen. Kudos. Unegawahya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted October 25 Share #111 Posted October 25 beautifully done. I'm still in a quagmire with mine which I will explain in my next posting. 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...
helmarsowick Posted October 25 Share #112 Posted October 25 I'm impressed you can work at this scale. I had to print mine. PaddyO, Der Alte Rentner, GGibson and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unegawahya Posted Saturday at 04:10 AM Author Share #113 Posted Saturday at 04:10 AM After a lot of other distractions and work I’ve finally gotten my companion way canopy frames done! Coyote_6, PaddyO, Pfälzer and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmarsowick Posted Saturday at 04:22 AM Share #114 Posted Saturday at 04:22 AM Impressive Unegawahya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted Saturday at 02:53 PM Share #115 Posted Saturday at 02:53 PM Unegawahya - (I posted this on my log, but I'll repeat here) The finial is phenomenal, especially the spoke hub. It looks like the assembly was made from 3 or 4 pieces. What is the basic diameter? When I get to it, I would like to reproduce it, so any details you can provide would be helpful. In total admiration, Jon Unegawahya and GGibson 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...
Der Alte Rentner Posted Saturday at 06:54 PM Share #116 Posted Saturday at 06:54 PM On 10/25/2024 at 1:09 PM, helmarsowick said: I'm impressed you can work at this scale. I had to print mine. If you're that handy with a printer, could you build the windows for the galleries with a printer? Also, where do you get the detailed information to input to the printer to get these results? PaddyO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted Saturday at 07:02 PM Share #117 Posted Saturday at 07:02 PM I don't have the 3-D printer plans, but I do have the original source US Navy plans. There is a lot of detail that has to be whittled down to the resolution of the printer. That's a lot of work in and of itself. Jon Der Alte Rentner, Unegawahya and Stevenleehills 2 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...
helmarsowick Posted Saturday at 07:34 PM Share #118 Posted Saturday at 07:34 PM I had the plans scanned to pdf's by my local architect and then sent them off to my friend in Poland who builds a 3D model of the 2D drawings and prints them out. He then ships them out properly packaged and it takes several weeks to arrive. I can give you his information and he already has the complete 8 sheets of plans in digital form. He would probably still have the file to print out others. Stevenleehills and Unegawahya 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Alte Rentner Posted Saturday at 07:43 PM Share #119 Posted Saturday at 07:43 PM Thanks for the offer, but with that long a turn around time, I'll just soldier on with old school techniques, or invest in the learning curve to print my own stuff. Unegawahya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmarsowick Posted Saturday at 07:46 PM Share #120 Posted Saturday at 07:46 PM And yes that means he can print the entire model, but that wouldn't be any fun would it. I'm only having him deal with the few things I can't make because I no longer have the tools. When I was young I got familiar with wood as an apprentice cabinetmaker which didn't last too long. Before I retired from business I sold most of my tools not knowing I'd get into this hobby. So 3D printing. Helmar 415 244-9526 hsowick@gmail.com GGibson, Der Alte Rentner, Stevenleehills and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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