USS Constitution by mtbediz - 1:76

[mtbediz]

On 2/15/2025 at 8:06 AM, GGibson said:

Spar deck is really coming together.  Starting to get a better feel of how it will look.  Excited for you!

Thank you so much Greg.

[Der Alte Rentner]

Once again Mustafa, beautiful work!

 

I can hardly wait to see how you rig the long guns, given that the long guns do not have that ring at the cascable.  I just decided to jettison the MS kit carronades and go with the set I got from Czechoslovakia. So, my plan will be to steal your rigging Technique.  😁

 

Edited February 18 by Der Alte Rentner

[mtbediz]

14 hours ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

Once again Mustafa, beautiful work!

 

I can hardly wait to see how you rig the long guns, given that the long guns do not have that ring at the cascable.  I just decided to jettison the MS kit carronades and go with the set I got from Czechoslovakia. So, my plan will be to steal your rigging Technique.  😁

 

I think there's been a misunderstanding Peter. I was talking about the rings at the cascabel of the carronades, not the long guns. There shouldn't be rings at the long guns anyway. As far as I see, the carronades you bought from Czechoslovakia do not have those rings. I was wondering how you would add these rings to the carronades. By the way, I started preparing the long guns.

Edited February 19 by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

All the guns on the spar deck are now in place. I'm now going to start making blocks for the gun tackles. Since the blocks will be quite small in size, a tough challenge awaits me. The blocks will be 3x2 mm in size, let's see if I can make it. 

[GGibson]

Long guns look great up front, Mustafa! Very interested in learning how you approach the gun tackle rigging, and how much you do "off-ship" vs. directly on the spar deck.  Awesome work, sir! 

[mtbediz]

9 hours ago, GGibson said:

Long guns look great up front, Mustafa! Very interested in learning how you approach the gun tackle rigging, and how much you do "off-ship" vs. directly on the spar deck.  Awesome work, sir! 

Thank you Greg. If I understand correctly what you mean; I prepare the gun tackles outside the ship. It remains only to attach them to the eyebolts on the carronades and bulwark.

Edited February 20 by mtbediz

[GGibson]

6 hours ago, mtbediz said:

Thank you Greg. If I understand correctly what you mean; I prepare gun tackles outside the ship. It remains only to attach them to the eyebolts on the carronades and bulwark.

 

Perfect!  Will be interested in your process. 

[mtbediz]

Gun tackles will look like this, the smallest blocks I can make are this size. Now I need to make lots of blocks and hooks.

 

Edited Sunday at 04:17 PM by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

I would like to show how I produce these 3 mm blocks for those who are interested. I have shared this method before, but I wanted to share it again for friends who do not know. First, I turned the wooden dowel with a diameter of 3 mm into an ellipse bar with my milling machine. Again, using my milling machine, I drilled holes with a diameter of 0.6 mm on this elliptical rod and then cut slots to represent the pulleys. After these procedures, I separated the blocks from each other by cutting them with my circular saw. I got rid of the excess with my sanding machine and cut slots on both sides of the blocks with my milling machine.

Edited 9 hours ago by mtbediz

[GGibson]

These blocks look amazing, Mustafa!  Nice, detailed work.  Hope you don't think any less of me if I buy my blocks from Syren! 🤷‍♀️🤣

[mtbediz]

9 hours ago, GGibson said:

These blocks look amazing, Mustafa!  Nice, detailed work.  Hope you don't think any less of me if I buy my blocks from Syren! 🤷‍♀️🤣

Thanks Greg. You spent bunch of money and bought a milling machine. You no longer need to purchase anything. We expect you to produce everything yourself. Enjoy your own work!  

Edited 1 hour ago by mtbediz