foxy Posted December 30, 2014 Share #1411 Posted December 30, 2014 Fine work shipmate. Admirals, 'Don't you love them' . Frank GLakie and HIPEXEC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share #1412 Posted December 30, 2014 Frank gave me a good tip a while ago on how to trim and clip small parts and line. He said use a straight edge nail clipper and believe me it works great, Well I just found an even better trimmer...a cuticle trimmer I found in the dollar store for a dollar! It really gets you tight and close. dgbot, augie, src and 2 others 5 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted December 30, 2014 Share #1413 Posted December 30, 2014 Great idea. Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted December 30, 2014 Share #1414 Posted December 30, 2014 Rich, I bought a pair of cuticle cutters several weeks ago and have had mixed results. Probably because I paid the extra three dollars for the "Pro" version. I should have known better. HIPEXEC 1 Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #1415 Posted December 31, 2014 Happy New Year everyone! src, GLakie, foxy and 1 other 4 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted December 31, 2014 Share #1416 Posted December 31, 2014 I hope you and yours have a Happy New Year as well Rich! Cheers HIPEXEC 1 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul0367 Posted January 1, 2015 Share #1417 Posted January 1, 2015 Sorry I missed the question, yes I'm doing build log as for the Constructo Victory kit, there is non that I've found on MSW for new guys like me to use for help. HIPEXEC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share #1418 Posted January 1, 2015 Paul, Just start one in "forum". Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul0367 Posted January 2, 2015 Share #1419 Posted January 2, 2015 I have in model kit build foxy and HIPEXEC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share #1420 Posted January 3, 2015 The ratlines are finally finished! I feel like I tied 50,000 knots. If I had to do it over, I would have chosen a thinner guage line for the ratlines. These appear a little too heavy for my taste, but that's what Constructo told me to use. Live & learn. Now I'm working on the various stays GLakie, dgbot, augie and 13 others 16 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted January 3, 2015 Share #1421 Posted January 3, 2015 They turned out real good Rich. Great job! Cheers HIPEXEC 1 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted January 3, 2015 Share #1422 Posted January 3, 2015 Looking really good. Now you come to the fun part of rigging. GLakie and HIPEXEC 2 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted January 3, 2015 Share #1423 Posted January 3, 2015 Nice job Rich, they look great! Next build you will be calling Chuck for some of his rope. Uh Oh....... The fun part starts after the ratlines???? I haven't even finished rigging my guns yet...... Sam GLakie and HIPEXEC 2 Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share #1424 Posted January 4, 2015 I'm working on the stays. I'm also trying to improve on my attempt at seizing as I tried to attach each stay to its mast. I've tried pre-making neat seizings only to have them turn into a rats nests when attempting to use them. Maybe in my next life. SkerryAmp, GuntherMT, WackoWolf and 11 others 14 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted January 4, 2015 Share #1425 Posted January 4, 2015 The shrouds and ratlines look great Rich. Your stays loo good too. Nice work! GLakie and HIPEXEC 2 Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 Current: Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted January 4, 2015 Share #1426 Posted January 4, 2015 It is looking good Rich. The ratlines was one of the areas where I opted to go plan and go with almost the smallest line I could find. I say almost because I do have Fly tying line but that would have been nearly invisible. HIPEXEC 1 Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share #1427 Posted January 4, 2015 Typical Constructo....They gave me detailed plans to build the spars, but no plan as to where they go or their names. There's one very small picture with bo names or details. GLakie 1 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted January 4, 2015 Share #1428 Posted January 4, 2015 On the Mamoli plans the detailed drawings of the spars were labeled with a part number. I had to cross reference this part with the full ship diagram to see which spar went where. I labeled the details as I found them. GLakie and HIPEXEC 2 Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share #1429 Posted January 4, 2015 I'll keep looking? GLakie 1 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtdoramike Posted January 5, 2015 Share #1430 Posted January 5, 2015 The ratlines look good, I use the heavy thread for the horizontal lines and a thinner thread for the steps going up the ratlines. It makes a cleaner knot. Floquil used to make and sell liquid tar that I would use to paint on the ratlines once completed, which took away the fuzziness of the thread and gave it a nice appearance. But you can't buy that stuff anymore. HIPEXEC and GLakie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted January 5, 2015 Share #1431 Posted January 5, 2015 Well done Rich with those ratlines ! I know what you mean after a few 1000 of those things I have a little bit more on the Aggy when the time is there. Sjors HIPEXEC and GLakie 2 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Biles Posted January 5, 2015 Share #1432 Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Rich, I have the plans out for my kit. Page 2 has the side view of the rigging of the whole ship, The cross trees are a little circle with the rigging to each on each mast with the #s 274-277 going up the formast. On page 3, the #s are marked to the top view of each cross tree, with the for/aft view just below each one. That should give you a clue how to find the rest. I highlighted around each cross tree # on both plans for quicker Identification. My kit is a long way off yet until I get more experience reading plans and working with kits. The only boats I have done are self drawn plans, and scratch built. Funny, but that way I seem to know just where to look for my parts, go figure! I started with scratch and am working toward using kits and plans. I never was one to go the normal way on things. Have fun! Great job so far! Walt Biles Edited January 5, 2015 by Walter Biles HIPEXEC and GLakie 2 Quote Current: America Schooner https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/10887-america-schooner-pof-by-walter-biles-radio-pof-scale-148-from-blue-jacket-plan/ Prior: MERIDEA https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/140-meridea-by-walter-biles-radio-34-scratch-cad-of-boat-at-usn-severn-river-repair-station-ca-1969/ SAMSON First build: Scratch POF Spanish Galleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share #1433 Posted January 5, 2015 Walter, I saw the circles on the side view and marked each mast accordingly. I laid out all the sails to match them with each spar. I got the sail names from the internet. The plans to make the spars are excellent, though. Walter Biles and GLakie 2 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavrogin Posted January 6, 2015 Share #1434 Posted January 6, 2015 Hi Rich, just finished your log (to this point). Your ingenuity gave lots of insight and inspiration to a beginner like me. I will be starting my first build/log in the coming weeks, and I am now slightly less daunted by it being a Constructo as well (The Gjøa). All the best on the home stretch, and thanks for sharing your experience so thoroughly! Simon HIPEXEC 1 Quote Simon The Gjøa - Constructo - Scale 1:64 (first wooden build) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share #1435 Posted January 6, 2015 Good luck, Simon. I'm looking forward to watching your build log. GLakie 1 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share #1436 Posted January 6, 2015 One picture will be worth a thousand words if some one can get me a picture of how a single spar (yard) is attached to the mast. Constructo gives none! GLakie 1 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted January 6, 2015 Share #1437 Posted January 6, 2015 This is typical of the lowers Rich but this is the MS version The rest aren't blown up but the pics are higher res so you can put them on your desktop and zoom in. Hope these help Cheers Sjors, augie and HIPEXEC 3 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted January 6, 2015 Share #1438 Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner Rich, but I have my Connie's instructions in PDF that are/were freely available on the ME website for download. I put a copy in my Dropbox account and here's the link to that file. There's a lot of good info there and where your at, start on page 40. (Note: The sling is part of the STANDING RIGGING for the LOWER yards only, and trusses and jeers are part of the RUNNING RIGGING). The rest of the yards are hung in the running rigging sections. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/65746799/MS2040%20-%20Constitution-Instruction%20Manual.pdf Cheers Edited January 6, 2015 by GLakie HIPEXEC and lambsbk 2 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Biles Posted January 6, 2015 Share #1439 Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Rich, I was doing some catchup on your log. I really like your rigging line dispenser on page 99 post 1471. That is really a great idea, Would you mind if I use it? I might make some modifications to it to fit my needs, but that is a great way to avoid the lines from becoming all scrambled up, and I see it would lend itself to labeling the line positions for size and content. Walt Biles Edited January 6, 2015 by Walter Biles HIPEXEC 1 Quote Current: America Schooner https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/10887-america-schooner-pof-by-walter-biles-radio-pof-scale-148-from-blue-jacket-plan/ Prior: MERIDEA https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/140-meridea-by-walter-biles-radio-34-scratch-cad-of-boat-at-usn-severn-river-repair-station-ca-1969/ SAMSON First build: Scratch POF Spanish Galleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share #1440 Posted January 6, 2015 Glaxi...Great drawings...just what I need!!! Thank you. GLakie 1 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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