USS Constitution by mtbediz - 1:76

[mtbediz]

I began preparing the masts with the main mast. Using my milling machine, I squared off the top and chamfered the corners, as indicated in the plan. I don't know how much work is involved in completing this task yet. I think too much

 

Edited September 21 by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

I completed the chafing fish of the main mast using 1.5 x 2.2 mm basswood strips, chamfering their edges so they fit snugly around the mast without gaps.

Edited Thursday at 05:46 PM by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

Dear friends, I have a question. I couldn't find any information on the plans regarding the size of the fighting tops on the masts. The fighting tops on all three masts are similar in design, but their sizes should be different. If you have information about their sizes in the documentation, could you please let me know? Thank you in advance.

[JSGerson]

US Navy Plans attached

 

Jon

[Der Alte Rentner]

12 hours ago, mtbediz said:

I completed the chafing fish of the main mast using 1.5 x 2.2 mm basswood strips, chamfering their edges so they fit snugly around the mast without gaps.

Did you use the mill to do the chamfering?  Or eye-ball it?  

[mtbediz]

4 hours ago, JSGerson said:

US Navy Plans attached

Thanks for the plans, Jon. They’ll be helpful to me, but the given dimensions are a bit confusing. In the plan, I see the width of the main mast’s top as 21 feet. That’s roughly 6.4 meters, which seems quite large to me. Is it really that big? Or am I misreading the plan?

[mtbediz]

16 minutes ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

Did you use the mill to do the chamfering?  Or eye-ball it?  

I did the chamfering with my sander. Of course, the strips were too thin to hold by hand, so I used metal clamps to hold them while sanding.

[JSGerson]

I'm surprised that the MS plans don't provide plans for these parts. I copied what was provided in the kit with a centimeter scale for your convenience.

 

Jon 

[mtbediz]

4 minutes ago, JSGerson said:

I'm surprised that the MS plans don't provide plans for these parts. I copied what was provided in the kit with a centimeter scale for your convenience.

Thank you so much Jon, you are the king! This is exactly what I was looking for. The definitive solution to my problem

[JSGerson]

Always glad to be of help

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

I'm still working on the masts. I've finished the chafing fish on all three masts and started mounting the iron bands. I cut the iron bands from 0.3 mm brass sheet and glued in place with CA.

Edited yesterday at 02:29 AM by mtbediz

[JSGerson]

You got the brass bands real snug to the mast without any voids and they look great. Any particular method to accomplish that? My first thought when I saw the pictures before I read the post was that you sliced up a brass tube, but you obviously didn't do that. Well done!!

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

1 hour ago, JSGerson said:

You got the brass bands real snug to the mast without any voids and they look great. Any particular method to accomplish that? My first thought when I saw the pictures before I read the post was that you sliced up a brass tube, but you obviously didn't do that. Well done!!

 

Jon

Jon, I am using Xken's method. I don't know if it could have been done any other way. The pictures are from Xken's build log.

[JSGerson]

Ken Forman is always a wealth of experience and knowledge.

 

Jon

[GGibson]

23 hours ago, JSGerson said:

Ken Forman is always a wealth of experience and knowledge.

 

Jon

 

I love Ken Foran's work and his Constitution build log, and purchased his Model Building with Brass book.  If I was only that talented!

Edited 22 hours ago by GGibson