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 February 23 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 February 26 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 February 26 by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

Rigging of the carronades on the spar deck continues.

In the photos the tackle ropes look thicker than they are. I think this happens because the resolution of the photos is reduced when uploading photos to this site.

Edited Friday at 10:54 AM by mtbediz

[muratx]

Great work again, super speed, congratulations

[mtbediz]

6 hours ago, muratx said:

Great work again, super speed, congratulations

Thank you so much.

[mtbediz]

Rigging of the carronades at the rear of the ship has been completed.

[GGibson]

Excellent rigging work on these carronades, Mustafa!  Very consistent look to them all.  Did you give the blocks any stain or topcoat prior to placing them in the rigging?

[mtbediz]

15 minutes ago, GGibson said:

Excellent rigging work on these carronades, Mustafa!  Very consistent look to them all.  Did you give the blocks any stain or topcoat prior to placing them in the rigging?

Thank you Greg. Now that I think about it, it would have been better if I had stained the blocks, but I just applied matte varnish.

[mtbediz]

The rigging of all the guns are complete and I started making the fife rails. First I fabricated ridding bitt knees. To make the stancions I shaped the 4x4 mm pear bar with a file on the lathe then I opened holes and channels to represent the sheaves.
 

Edited 22 hours ago by mtbediz

[GGibson]

These fife rail stanchions are looking great, Mustafa!  Job well done, sir!  Don't remember if we've discussed this before, but which Proxxon lathe model do you have?  I have looked at both the FD150 and the PD250 but, since I would be totally new to lathe work, not entirely sure of the model differences.  If you have the FD150, have you used it for metal/brass work, as well as wood?

 

I am really enjoying seeing how you are placing the spar deck fixtures (like these fife rail stanchions) on the exposed beams so that we can still see gun deck details.  This is exactly how I would envision an "open view" to look.  Awesome detail. Mustafa!

[mtbediz]

3 hours ago, GGibson said:

These fife rail stanchions are looking great, Mustafa!  Job well done, sir!  Don't remember if we've discussed this before, but which Proxxon lathe model do you have?  I have looked at both the FD150 and the PD250 but, since I would be totally new to lathe work, not entirely sure of the model differences.  If you have the FD150, have you used it for metal/brass work, as well as wood?

 

I am really enjoying seeing how you are placing the spar deck fixtures (like these fife rail stanchions) on the exposed beams so that we can still see gun deck details.  This is exactly how I would envision an "open view" to look.  Awesome detail. Mustafa!

Thanks Greg. I have a basic DB250 and a FD150 lathe. I don't have a PD250. I used the DB250 when I made the fife rail stands. You can work soft metals like brass, aluminum and copper with all three lathes. I bought the FD150 about two years ago and haven't had much use for it. The FD150 and PD250 are lathes that require a bit more skill. If you are thinking of buying a lathe, I would recommend getting the basic DB250 first. If I had my thoughts back then I would reconsider buying the FD150. They are quite expensive machines and I still don't know how much use I will get out of them. If I had to choose between the FD150 and the PD250 right now I would choose the PD250 because the FD150 is a very short lathe and a bit of a pain to work with.

[mtbediz]

Fore fife rail completed.

Edited 8 hours ago by mtbediz

[JSGerson]

See, there is an advantage for going slow, now I got you to show me how it's done. Beautiful work on the stanchions and fife rails. Now if I can just set up my Dremel drill stand so it can perform this feat when the time comes.

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

32 minutes ago, JSGerson said:

See, there is an advantage for going slow, now I got you to show me how it's done. Beautiful work on the stanchions and fife rails. Now if I can just set up my Dremel drill stand so it can perform this feat when the time comes.

 

Jon

Thank you Jon. I was very inspired by your work when I started building this model and I still benefit from it. I would be happy if I could help others too.