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

[Der Alte Rentner]

Well, well, well!  Thanks for chiming in with that interesting nugget of information, Mustafa.  That settles it for me then - and makes my life easier.  Now I don't have to form that dado at the end of most of the battens for the other two tops. 

 

Nevertheless, given that I just washed my truck yesterday - of course this prompted the snow storm overnight, and being reluctant to get salt back on it with the drive to the shipyard today, I'll take another day or two to ponder why there's only one guard rail on each of the tops.  

 

And, to answer Gregg 's question, you might be better off asking Geoff Matson about the quality of the rigging portion of the Hunt practicum.  From what I gather, the rigging portion of the practicum is text heavy and picture light. The very last chapter is all text - no pictures, and there's not a single photo of the Constitution with the rigging anywhere in the practicum. I've been counting on Geoff to deliver the goods on this front.

 

Finally, how on earth did I fail to consult Xken's build log for this?

 

 

(P.S. this is something that may probably only resonate with Geoff. I'm mourning the loss of my beloved Riverside Bake Shop in McHenry, IL.  I had what may have been my very last chocolate iced cake donut Sunday morning. The bakery burnt down Sunday afternoon. I'm absolutely devastated.)

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Der Alte Rentner