USS Constitution by Der Alte Rentner - Model Shipways - 1/76

[kmart]

On 5/20/2025 at 10:44 AM, Der Alte Rentner said:

Exactly what I did, Thomas.

 

In the end, the planking strengthened the entire structure.  All's well that ends well. Starboard side done.  

 

 

Now I get to relive the entire adventure on the port side. Oh joy! 😁

 

P.S. Once again, a photo shows me something I didn't see with my naked eyes. I have to redrill the Gammon holes, preferably before I plank the port side. And yes, Mustafa, rope gammoning is correct. I've seen several references to it online and at this website.

 

Finally, before anyone asks, I have no idea why I put dowels in those holes in the stem..

 

[kmart]

Der Alte Rentner,  You went and finished you heardrails before i responded to you question.  Yours turned out looking great. 

[Der Alte Rentner]

4 hours ago, kmart said:

Der Alte Rentner,  You went and finished you heardrails before i responded to you question.  Yours turned out looking great. 

Thank you, kind sir..

[Der Alte Rentner]

I've asked this before, but not having received a reply, I'll ask again.  Does anyone know what triggers a new page here at the MSW site?  Is it the number of posts?  Some specific period of time?  Some number of bytes per page?  Just curious,  I seem to be cranking out quite a few pages, which begs the question, who holds the record for most pages in a build log?  0

 

At the rate I'm going, I might hit 100 well before I finish this build.  😁

[GGibson]

33 minutes ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

I've asked this before, but not having received a reply, I'll ask again.  Does anyone know what triggers a new page here at the MSW site?

 

If you want a new page, I think all you need to do is ask one of the moderators... they are happy to send you one... 🤷‍♂️🤣🤣

 

Seriously, I have no clue, but as a non-IT/website guy, I'm guessing it has something to do with the "bytes per page" with a combination of text and pictures and the size of pictures that folks post.

 

As far as most pages in a build log, you might think that the more difficult or challenging the ship, perhaps the more posts and ultimately more pages.  But, if the Constitution falls under that category, some of the best completed build logs I have been researching are barely even 50 total pages.  There is a USF Confederacy build log that hit 74 pages.  When I was building my HM Schooner Ballahoo, there was another builder who seemed to post an update after every eyebolt and nail he attached, but in looking back at it now, his was only 35 pages, albeit a smaller ship and a much less complex build.

 

If you hit 100 pages, Peter, we'll throw a party... probably just a "virtual" party, but a party, nonetheless... 👍🏆🥳🎉

[mtbediz]

6 hours ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

The only way I can get the knot to work was to adopt Hunt's technique of keeping the hook on the left of the block, for which I made a little rigging rig. (I won't bother showing pictures of the two other methods that were only semi-successful.)

I knew you would find a way to make this. Doing it without clamps is almost impossible.

[mtbediz]

Just a suggestion. If you can make the hook and the hole 90 degrees perpendicular to each other, it will look nicer and you will do it accurate.

Edited 7 hours ago by mtbediz