USS Constitution by bthoe – Model Shipways – Scale 1:76.8 – 1812 era

[bthoe]

Hi Jon,

Regarding port holes, yeah, I was aware of it.  Actually, the whole thing looks to be proud of the hull surface, but only slightly - like a plate that is screwed to the outside. I just envisioned losing about 1/2 of them inside the hull if I did it the "correct" way and so I settled for what I did. If it ends up bothering me enough, I may file down the whole thing to about 1/2 thickness - we'll see.

 

I like what you did with the scuppers - I just didn't have the patience for it.  Mine, like the port holes are "too proud" of the surface.  There will be other things down the road that will require more patience and will be worth the kit bashing time for me to work out - like your canopy frames (great job!).

 

Thanks for the "likes" folks.  This weekend, I'll be putting more time into it, and will hopefully be timelier in posting to this build log🙄.