USS Constitution by mtbediz - 1:76

[Der Alte Rentner]

      All, I can say is,  Wow!  

[JSGerson]

At first glance at your next to last photo, (post 985), you almost can't tell if you are looking at a model or the actual ship! Well done!!!!

 

Jon

[Ian_Grant]

Just stumbled across your build - what a beautiful model! Ultra-realistic looking rigging.......immaculate paintwork........

[mtbediz]

Dear friends, thanks for your nice comments and likes!

 

All the lower mast shrouds and mast tackles are complete. I used 1mm rope for the shrouds and 0.3mm rope for the lanyards. The next task will be making the main stays.

Edited December 22, 2025 by mtbediz

[Thukydides]

Fantastic work, she she is looking really good.

[mtbediz]

12 hours ago, Thukydides said:

Fantastic work, she she is looking really good.

Thank you so much!

[mtbediz]

I prepared the main stays. To make the mice, I first drilled a 1.5 mm hole through the center of a 5 mm diameter dowel, then turned the dowel on my lathe. After that, I threaded a 1.2 mm rope through the hole in the mouse and seized it using my seizing machine. Next, I attached the 5mm bullseye I had made to the ends of the ropes and connected the lanyards to the bullseye.

Edited December 25, 2025 by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

Main stays are complete.

[GGibson]

Your rigging is really coming together nicely, Mustafa.  I love your mouse construction!  Another process I need to remember!

[mtbediz]

10 hours ago, GGibson said:

Your rigging is really coming together nicely, Mustafa.  I love your mouse construction!  Another process I need to remember!

Thanks, Greg. I wish you and your family a healthy and happy new year!

[Der Alte Rentner]

Since I will be away from the shipyard for 3 weeks in february, I'll be looking for something I can work on while in a hotel room. I think there are many examples

for me to choose from above.

 

As always, thanks for the inspiration.

 

 

 

[GGibson]

16 hours ago, mtbediz said:

Thanks, Greg. I wish you and your family a healthy and happy new year!

 

Thank you so much, Mustafa!  I wish you and your loved ones a happy and prosperous New Year, as well.  Have taken a bit of a break on my build, as we were out on the beach last week and have family in this week.  But next week I should be busy again in the shipyard and will be looking for more inspiration from you and the others.  You are all so appreciated.  Happy New Year, my friend! 

[mtbediz]

2 hours ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

Since I will be away from the shipyard for 3 weeks in february, I'll be looking for something I can work on while in a hotel room. I think there are many examples

for me to choose from above.

 

As always, thanks for the inspiration.

 

 

 

I’ll also shut down the shipyard in February because my daughter and her family will be visiting us for two weeks.

Edited December 30, 2025 by mtbediz

[mtbediz]

After completing the mizzen stays, I started making the futtock shrouds. I began with the main mast futtocks. I omitted some details for a cleaner look.

 

Edited 14 hours ago by mtbediz

[JSGerson]

They look beautiful! You didn't perhaps take pictures showing the sequence of steps you took to get the Bentinck shrouds into the state shown? Are the short shrouds sections coming off the the futtock stave, looping in the big ring or are they individually tied off at the ring? I understand your choice to omit some fine details due to scale; at full scale, there is an awful lot stuff crammed in there. But whatever you did, it look great.

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

1 hour ago, JSGerson said:

They look beautiful! You didn't perhaps take pictures showing the sequence of steps you took to get the Bentinck shrouds into the state shown? Are the short shrouds sections coming off the the futtock stave, looping in the big ring or are they individually tied off at the ring? I understand your choice to omit some fine details due to scale; at full scale, there is an awful lot stuff crammed in there. But whatever you did, it look great.

 

Jon

Thank you, Jon. I initially tried to make it with all the details, but since I didn’t like the final appearance, I decided to simplify it. Unfortunately, I didn’t photograph the sequence of steps, but I hope the drawing below explains how I did it.
First, I secure rope no. 1 in its place with a hook. As indicated by the arrows, I first fix it to the futtock stave with CA glue, then pass it through the big ring, glue it again to the futtock stave with CA, and finally hang it back up to its position on the top using a hook. I repeat the same process for rope no. 2. 

For rope no. 3, unlike the others, I first secure it to the futtock stave, then pass it through the big ring and finally hang it in its position on the top using a hook.

Edited 22 hours ago by mtbediz

[GGibson]

37 minutes ago, mtbediz said:

...I hope the drawing below explains how I did it.

 

Continued great work on your rigging, Mustafa.  I, too, was having a bit of difficulty seeing exactly how your shrouds here were run and secured.  Your drawing defines it perfectly.  Thank you, sir!  Happy New Year! 

[JSGerson]

Thank you. You made a complicated rigging element look simple. Again, well done.

 

Jon

[mtbediz]

6 hours ago, JSGerson said:

Thank you. You made a complicated rigging element look simple. Again, well done.

 

Jon

You might find an easier method, but I make the final hook connection as shown in the picture, then I cut the excess. This way, both my hands are free during the final knot.

Edited 15 hours ago by mtbediz

[Der Alte Rentner]

I love that last photo that shows the scale with the men standing on the fighting top.

 

As always, I can't help but be impressed by your skill and expertise in rigging. I'm still a ways from getting there, but hope to come close to your Sterling example.

 

Speaking of photographs, I noticed you changed your profile photo. Nice to see you without the sunglasses.  😎😉

[mtbediz]

1 hour ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

I love that last photo that shows the scale with the men standing on the fighting top.

 

As always, I can't help but be impressed by your skill and expertise in rigging. I'm still a ways from getting there, but hope to come close to your Sterling example.

 

Speaking of photographs, I noticed you changed your profile photo. Nice to see you without the sunglasses.  😎😉

Thanks for the compliment, Peter, but I don’t really see myself as that talented. There are many modelers who do this work far better than I do. The only thing I consider myself good at is designing how to accomplish tasks in the simplest yet most precise way.

 

As for the fighting top photo, as you can probably guess, it came from the best source: JON!

 

My profile picture was at least 10 years old. It was time to update it