USS Constitution by Glen McGuire - BlueJacket Bicentennial Edition - 1/96 - Repair and Completion of Construction

[BANYAN]

Nice job on those davits Glen.  I had to take a double look to check it was your model or the real deal (the blocks give it away ).

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Glen McGuire]

On 4/15/2025 at 7:37 PM, BANYAN said:

Nice job on those davits Glen.  I had to take a double look to check it was your model or the real deal (the blocks give it away ).

Thanks, Pat!  But I'm thinking it might be time for a visit to the ol' eye doctor!  😃

[BANYAN]

Been there mate, the doc says I'm two one-eyed   

cheers

Pat

[FriedClams]

Just catching up, Glen and wow!  Such fantastic work all around. Very nice,

 

On 3/27/2025 at 4:26 PM, Glen McGuire said:

I love this perspective from the bow showing off the symmetry and interplay of the running rigging.

 

Me too.

 

Gary

[Glen McGuire]

Seems like forever since I did any work on the Constitution.  But I got my Kenoshi-sen to a point where I'm comfortable I can meet my deadline with it, so now I can focus on getting the Constitution across the finish line.  I'm definitely on the home stretch here.

 

Next on the list was getting the US flags flying.  The original builder had mounted a small, paper flag on the bowsprit cap.  I had to remove it when I rebuilt the broken bowsprit, but now it's back in its original place waving proudly forward.  

 

 

 

Looking at a variety of finished Constitution models, I saw many that had a larger flag flying from a halyard rigging off the gaff.  I went to my favorite poaching box (Artesania Latina kit for the USS Constellation) and grabbed the flag from it.  I've poached so much stuff from that box that if I ever decide to build the ship, I will probably have to buy an entire new kit.  Or try and build it from scratch (YIKES!).  

 

 

 

I also found a beautiful piece of Patagonia rosewood that I'm going to use for the base.  I had a buddy of mine rout the edges and I applied a few coats of poly for the finish.

 

 

Next up is hanging the 3 whales boats from the davits.

[tmj]

27 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

Next on the list was getting the US flags flying.  The original builder had mounted a small, paper flag on the bowsprit cap.  I had to remove it when I rebuilt the broken bowsprit, but now it's back in its original place waving proudly forward. 

I don't know if this is true, but I read somewhere that while in port ships were often docked with their bow facing into the wind, if possible, for various reasons. If this is true your constitution is parked backwards, evidence via the direction that the flags are blowing. 😐

[Paul Le Wol]

Looking good Glen! Glad you could fly the original flag.

[SaltyScot]

1 hour ago, Glen McGuire said:

I had a buddy of mine rout the edges

 

Hey, I would have happily done that for you, Glen  She is looking truly beautiful, at least from what I could see oh master.

[Glen McGuire]

13 hours ago, SaltyScot said:

Hey, I would have happily done that for you, Glen  

I appreciate that, Mark!  I think the drive to my buddy's house is a little shorter than visiting you in Chesapeake Bay (may not be as scenic though!).   😃   To be honest, I do have a router myself.  But I'm not that great with it and did not trust myself on such a fine piece of wood. 

 

 

13 hours ago, tmj said:

I read somewhere that while in port ships were often docked with their bow facing into the wind, if possible, for various reasons. If this is true your constitution is parked backwards, evidence via the direction that the flags are blowing. 😐

Well, a blue norther came through and the wind changed directions after she docked!  Actually, the flags can easily be flipped.  So the family can decide how they would like them displayed.

Edited 3 hours ago by Glen McGuire

[Keith Black]

Flags denoting wind direction on models is a bit disingenuous in my view, I'm not sure I've seen an honest example and that includes my own. The wind swirls, it's not inconceivable that flags thirty feet apart would vary and that on a large ship flags at bow and stern could be flying in opposite directions. Every model I've seen with flags flying have always been inline with the keel, I've never seen flags flying perpendicular to the hull. Having said that someone will of course post photos of such examples. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Keith Black

[Knocklouder]

No matter which way the wind is blowing, that is one fantastic ship, Great job my friend.    

Knocklouder.