USS Constitution by g8rfan99 - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/98

[JSGerson]

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Of course I'm already thinking of how I'm going to make any of this visible once the spar deck is in place

I too built the gun deck with a bunch of details. I made them somewhat visible by removing some of the main hatchways, spar deck planking, and beam supports. However, even with openings, a lot of the gun deck details are still obscured. Only me and the man upstairs know they are there. The image below shows the present state of my model.

 

Jon

[g8rfan]

She's a fine looking ship Jon. I'm definitely considering leaving off some of the spar deck, not sure I'll do both sides. I know most of what I do on the gun deck will only be known by me and God, but I will have some photos to show and it's the enjoyment of doing it....right?!

[JSGerson]

For me, the enjoyment is in the journey and this model has a multitudes of side trips, some seen by others, others not so much. Once the project is finished and on display, the fun, for the most part ends. My journey so far. is 8 years and still running😁!

 

Jon

[g8rfan]

I've slowly been working on the Captain's quarters. I got all the windows cut out of the doors and installed the styles for screens. I used .020" round styrene and painted them using Vallejo Air "wood" paint. This was trickier than I thought because the styles had to be just the right length. For the door knobs I used Tichy Train rivets, .020" and a touch of gold paint. Here's a pic of the forward bulkhead and the inside of the aft cabin

 

 

I had wanted to have some of the doors open, but there is such little clearance at the top, I decided this would be too difficult/ Next, I started on some of the furniture. The beds were cut out using the laser. The wood I used for these was maple veneer, which is .020" thick. In hindsight, I wish I had stuck with the persimmon. The maple is a bit softer and didn't seem to hold its edges well. Still it turned out pretty nice. If you look close in the photos, you can see the filigree carving in the footboard of the bed. I painted the bed covers grey thinking they probably would have been simple wool blankets. The dressers were actually multi components. The body was a solid piece of wood to which I glued the back board and the drawer faces, which again were cut with the laser. All the furniture was stained using VallejoAir "Mahogany". Although this is paint, it is so thin that it actually goes on like a stain. The last piece was the rudder box. This also was cut out using the maple veneer and the laser. I cut a block of wood using stock basswood and then attached the sides, top and the raised panels individually. I bought some HO scale furniture for the table and chairs in the forward cabin, but they're not painted yet. Also working on the sideboard. All that is yet to come

 

 

 

 

[Coyote_6]

That furniture is amazing!  Well done!!

[JSGerson]

Beautifully done!

 

Jon 

[g8rfan]

Thanks guys, greatly appreciated. I was pretty pleased with how they turned out. Thanks also to all the likes and smileys.

[Flyfisher]

Wow! Beautiful work on such a small scale. 
Lovin’ the detail 

Jim