USS Constitution by mtbediz - 1:76

[kmart]

Great work on your cathedral.  They look awesome!    

[Der Alte Rentner]

Drat, Looking at your photo (below), I noticed that I missed a few details on mine.  If I can find them again, I have some more work to do before installing them.   Of course, If I can't find them, I'll have a model to draw inspiration from.  

 

 

Nice work, as usual, sir.

[mtbediz]

4 hours ago, kmart said:

Great work on your cathedral.  They look awesome!    

Thank you so much.

[mtbediz]

3 hours ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

Drat, Looking at your photo (below), I noticed that I missed a few details on mine.  If I can find them again, I have some more work to do before installing them.   Of course, If I can't find them, I'll have a model to draw inspiration from.  

 

 

Nice work, as usual, sir.

Thank you Peter. Yes, these details can be added on the model, but it is easier to do it beforehand.

[mtbediz]

In the bow section, I have almost completed the interior planking of the bulwarks and the accessories on the bulwarks. I first assembled the cleats and steps made from scratch onto the planks, then glued these planks into place.

[GGibson]

Great looking cleats, Mustafa!  I assume you made them using your Proxxon mill?  Excellent work, sir!

[mtbediz]

22 minutes ago, GGibson said:

Great looking cleats, Mustafa!  I assume you made them using your Proxxon mill?  Excellent work, sir!

Thanks Greg. I made the large cleats with the Proxxon mill, the smaller ones were made by hand filing and sanding.

Edited November 30 by mtbediz

[woodartist]

45 minutes ago, mtbediz said:

I first assembled the cleats and steps made from scratch onto the planks, then glued these planks into place

The cleats are really well done!!

[mtbediz]

I started the main rail. I'm making the curved rail in the bow section differently this time. In my previous models, I did it by cutting, but this time I am making it with a different method. I cut three 2x4 mm of baswood strips according to the size and kept them in hot water for 15 minutes. Then, I clamped the strips into the mold I prepared before and waited for it to dry. Then, I applied PVA glue between the strips and clamped again to the mold, waited for the glue to dry, and removed it from the mold.

Edited December 3 by mtbediz

[Der Alte Rentner]

How opportune! I'm working on the rails myself, only I'm trying to make them out of boxwood, which does not bend well or easily along the wide side. I've already broken several small lengths in the process. I'm going to switch immediately to your laminate method.

 

This is my lucky day. Thank you Mustafa.

[GGibson]

Looks like a great way to create your main rail, Mustafa!  The jig for holding the curved form worked out well!  To create the half-lap joint (or whatever the technical term is for the continuous rail extension down the sides), did you use the mill to cut the wood on the ends for them to join?  It will all look really nice! 

[JSGerson]

Well, I got home late Monday afternoon and saw that you completed(?) fabricating the catheads, but as promised here are the US Navy plans.

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

5 hours ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

How opportune! I'm working on the rails myself, only I'm trying to make them out of boxwood, which does not bend well or easily along the wide side. I've already broken several small lengths in the process. I'm going to switch immediately to your laminate method.

 

This is my lucky day. Thank you Mustafa.

I'm glad I could contribute, Peter. In a boat building video I watched on YouTube, I saw boat builders making the stempost of a sailboat using this method. Since I experienced in my previous models that bending wide boards was very difficult or even impossible, I planned to try this method on this model. I am glad that I achieved a good result.

[mtbediz]

5 hours ago, GGibson said:

Looks like a great way to create your main rail, Mustafa!  The jig for holding the curved form worked out well!  To create the half-lap joint (or whatever the technical term is for the continuous rail extension down the sides), did you use the mill to cut the wood on the ends for them to join?  It will all look really nice! 

Thanks Greg and yes, to create the half-lap joint I used my mill. Once you start using your own mill, you will realize how much you can do with it.

Edited December 3 by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

11 hours ago, JSGerson said:

Well, I got home late Monday afternoon and saw that you completed(?) fabricating the catheads, but as promised here are the US Navy plans.

 

Jon

Thank you so much for your efforts, Jon. If I were to build the catheads according to these plans, I would have to cut the waterways. Since I didn't want to do this, I shaped the cathead according to the waterways.

Edited December 4 by mtbediz

[JSGerson]

We are making models, not miniature reconstructions. I didn't cut the waterways either. It just has to look right no mater how you do it....and you do it very well.

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

The main rails at the front of the ship have been completed. (It is worth reminding again. Since I am making a model of the ship's current state, the rail system and bulwarks are different from the ship's MS kit). 

 

Breast knee and pin rail were fabricated but not installed yet. At this point I have a question for Jon and the other friends. In the internet images of the ship, the main stays appear to be connected to the breast knee via bullseyes, but the images are not clear and the details are not visible.

 

My question is; How are bullseyes attached to the breast knee? If anyone has an image that clearly shows this detail and can share it here, I would be grateful.

 

Edited December 6 by mtbediz

[bthoe]

Hi Mustafa,

Hopefully these will help.

[Dziadeczek]

Also, there is a drawing by Ben Lankford from Model Shipways, that shows this detail - he calls it "iron fitting", which is a kind of a metal fork that is attached to a rod bolted to this breasthook, the rod - looks like, it has a hole drilled through it with a pin holding everything together, so it pivots up and down - see attached diagram and the pic (greatly enlarged).

Edited December 7 by Dziadeczek

[mtbediz]

Thank you very much, friends. These are wonderful pictures and drawing. Everything looks very clear, it will be very helpful.

[mtbediz]

Since, at this scale, it was not within my abilities to make the equipment in the images sent by friends, I settled for making it as in the photo

Edited Friday at 07:48 AM by mtbediz

[GGibson]

3 hours ago, mtbediz said:

Since, at this scale, it was not within my abilities...

 

The stirrup-type iron fitting would be hard to replicate, but I think your abilities did just fine with these bullseye attachments to the breast knee, Mustafa!  Will look sharp once the pin rail is placed.  Great work, sir! 

[JSGerson]

Just catching up on a week's worth of everyone I've following's build logs. Beautiful work as always.

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

The main rails at the stern of the ship have also been completed.

[Der Alte Rentner]

Man, you do impressive work.

Beautifully done.

[mtbediz]

4 hours ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

Man, you do impressive work.

Beautifully done.

Thank you so much Peter. Since I was not initially focused on making such a detailed model, there are some minor mistakes that is due to lack of planning and which the viewers may not notice however, overall I am happy with the appearance of the model.
 

Edited Friday at 02:47 AM by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

Midship rails completed.

[Der Alte Rentner]

will you be adding topgallant rails?

[mtbediz]

6 minutes ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

will you be adding topgallant rails?

No, I won't add them because I'm making a model of the ship as it is today.

[Der Alte Rentner]

Hmm, I hadn't thought of that - a lapse in my research, I guess.  Had the notion come to me days earlier, I might have skipped it as well.  I must admit though, that I do like the way they look.  

 

Thank you.

Edited Saturday at 02:08 PM by Der Alte Rentner
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