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USS Constitution by Hipexec - FINISHED - Constructo - 1:82


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Gluing the hinges with CA is no fun. I have about 10 seconds to get them in the right spot. This is not my strong suit. I'll be lucky to get half them perfect. The other half I will put hinge side down.

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I'll get 5 minute epoxy. 10 seconds had me rushing too much. Since I had to rush  I finished all the hinges. Constructo gave not one extra hinge!  They did send the 2mm x 2mm Ayous that came today. That stuff does not want to bend! I finally finessed one piece almost to shape. I'll work on it some more tomorrow. I thought I could be more precise with the placement of the hinges, but ? They're close.

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I'm taking a break from gun port lids and working to finish the bow. Bending the 2mm x 2mm Ayous is a real chore. It requires four sharply bent trim pieces for the roundhouses.

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I installed the bow grate. Dam the bedspreads....full speed ahead! Don't tell my Admiral I said that.

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Well, since I started building my Connie, I've done a lot of wood bending, but I never ran into a more frustrating wood than 2mm x 2mm Ayous. It just won't bend without cracking. No matter how much soaking or how slow I put the bends in, the stuff keeps on splitting. I've salvaged a few pieces that will require a small amount of glue to hide the small cracks, but....what can I say?

 

I also finished the supports for the bow grate. Constructo calls for me to just glue plain dark planks, but I trimmed them out to more look like the USS Constitution in Boston. Only a small amount of them is seem under the roundhouses, but I'm trying to make it look like the real deal.

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Your support beams are not lined up. This is an easy fix. As for the As try making a male female mold? After wetting the wood put it in and apply pressure a little at a time. Keep it up.

David B

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Sorry about the bending frustration.  Sometimes, bending it halfway then a complete drying then bending further can work.  You might also try adding 10-15% household ammonia to your soaking bath.  Yes, it smells like the dickens.  Or, you can try another wood.  Step away from it for a minute and regroup!

Augie

 

Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64

 

Previous Builds :

 

US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988

Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976

Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956

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Rich,

Some combination of Dave and Augies suggestion should get you there.  There is another way with spring steel as a backer (picture below) but it seems complicated for this scale. If the Dave and Augies suggestions dont work let me know and I will explain it to you. I really think the ammonia will do it for you though.

 

 

http://www.finewoodworking.com/how-to/article/7-secrets-of-steam-bending.aspx

 

Sam

Current Build Constructo Enterprise

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I've roughed in the whole bow area. It's not exactly what I was striving to do. I broke more sticks trying to make those bends than I can count. Now I have to jury rig some crooked bends with filler and sanding to make them perfectly curved I don't know how you folks manage such precise bends. It drives me mad....kind of like golf....I know what I want to do...I just can't make my spastic body execute it. Oh well....?.

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Thanks for the support! I'll keep on truckin'. I've already started the cosmetic cover up.

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I went to finish making the gunport covers and discovered Constructo didn't give enough wood and hinges to finish. It'll take at least two weeks for them to ship the stuff to me....Oh well....I'll find other work in the meantime.

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I've been struggling with the cosmetic repairs to my botched bow construction. It's coming slow but sure. It's still not up to what all of you build. All your stuff is crisp and clean.  I feel like mine is one big jury rig.

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hmmm...there are alternatives. There is quite a discussion going on in force9's Connie build about whether they should have lids at all. Looking great on the build.

 

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/270-uss-constitution-by-force9-revell-plastic-revisiting-the-classic-196-kit/page-18

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I've heard that many frigates went without lids on their gunports. I've made more than half the lids required, so I think I'll stick to the plan and install the ones I have. I'm sanding off the one coat of varnish so the glue will hold.

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Would not the tabs on the hinges, embedded in slots in the planking, be sufficient for holding on the lids?  Just wondering about the need to remove the varnish.

Augie

 

Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64

 

Previous Builds :

 

US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988

Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976

Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956

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I'm cautious when it comes to the glue sticking. Also, she's going to get many coats of varnish and I left the sanding dust for the photo. I only removed a small strip. I made a test mount of a lid and it was so strong, I think I could hold the whole ship by that lid. Also, with my lousy carpentry skills, I have mastered the art of covering up boo boos.

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