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Noblenut

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That is a lot of Great infomation.I have started the San franciso ii it’s my first wooden build i also built the revel build of uss constution but never got to do the rigging. My children turned it into a toy when i was at work and destroyed it but made me love the idea of building a wooden ship now kids have left and have more time. i was looking for option on a future build and thank again

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Here's an article in the database that may help get you started.   Start simple and go from there as your skills and needs develop.    https://thenrg.org/articles/basic-tools

 

As for the Constitution... there's a lot of kits out there with only two really being accurate.   Bluejacket does one that is very accurate.  Model Shipways is also accurate.  However they do represent different period in her history.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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The Model Shipways kit is a good kit. I'm building that one right now. Just keep in mind that its not an easy kit to build and there are a lot of parts that have to be scratch  built.

Jeff

 

In progress:
Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale

USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76

HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48

HMS Sphinx - Vanguard

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If you want to assemble kits as a means of enjoyment that’s fine.  If, on the other hand you want to build a ship model that has historical value you have to do research.  Although Constitution is a well known ship, as she exists today she does not represent the frigate that battled the Royal Navy in 1812.  I don’t have the exact details at my fingertips but she has been rebuilt, repaired, restored, etc. half a dozen times.  Many of these, particularly those in the mid 1800’s made changes reflecting then current style and subsequent ones failed to correct them or added new ones.  For example, her well known bicentennial refit in the 1990’s that returned her to sailing trim failed to restore her ugly mid Nineteenth Century vintage head structure to its much more graceful 1812 appearance.

 

Before spending money on a kit, buy a book or two that shows you what she looked like during different times in her life.  Then find out if the kit that you are interested in will produce a model reflective of the period that you have chosen.  I recommend “ Old Ironsides by Thomas Gilmer.

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47 minutes ago, Noblenut said:

am wanting to do wood

Clicking the focus to a lens with a wider angle,  it would probably serve you well - to read the cautionary tale post pinned to the top of the new members forum.

Although, not as overwhelming as a first rate, a super frigate is still a major opus.

NRG member 50 years

 

Current:  

NMS

HMS Ajax 1767 - 74-gun 3rd rate - 1:192 POF exploration - works but too intense -no margin for error

HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - POF Navall Timber framing

HMS Beagle 1831 refiit  10-gun brig with a small mizzen - POF Navall (ish) Timber framing

The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842
Flying Fish 1838  pilot schooner - POF framed - ready for stern timbers
Porpose II  1836  brigantine/brig - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers
Vincennes  1825  Sloop-of-War  - POF timbers assembled, need shaping
Peacock  1828  Sloop-of -War  - POF timbers ready for assembly
Sea Gull  1838  pilot schooner - POF timbers ready for assembly
Relief  1835 packet hull USN ship - POF timbers ready for assembly

Other

Portsmouth  1843  Sloop-of-War  - POF timbers ready for assembly
Le Commerce de Marseilles  1788   118 cannons - POF framed

La Renommee 1744 Frigate - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers

 

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As many wise men and ladies have said, the only dumb question is the one unasked. A build log is the best place to ask questions as you build.  Read the FAQs about setting up your log and work away.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

Member Nautical Research Guild

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I agree with everyone's advice here. I don't think I'd ever come this far on my build if I didn't have a log. Everyone here has been of the greatest help! 

Current: 

USF Confederacy - Model Shipways (Build Log)

HMS Pickle - Caldercraft (Build Log)

 

Complete:

Virgina 1819 - Artesania Latina (Gallery)

U.S. Brig Syren - Model Shipways (Build Log, Gallery)

 

On the shelf:

Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways

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