USS Constitution by Captain.Jack.Sparrow - Scale appx. 1/220 - First large scale wooden ship I have ever built

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

My build log of the USS Constitution c. 1812.

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

First few steps complete! Cut the hull out of a solid block of wood. I cut the shape of the ship out using a handsaw and smoothed it down and into the right shape with a file. The planking (coffee sticks!  ) will go over any imperfections or mistakes. It does look rough right now, though. 

 

 

Edited June 23 by Captain.Jack.Sparrow
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[ccoyle]

Can you upload your photos directly to the forum? I can tell you that most members will not bother to open attached files -- especially in today's climate of IT security.

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

Foremast under construction!

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

More progress… 

I really don’t know what I should do: add sails from paper or just leave masts free so that the rigging can be more visible. I know it’s nowhere close right now 😂 , but just wondering. What do you guys think?

[ccoyle]

50 minutes ago, Captain.Jack.Sparrow said:

What do you guys think?

 

Totally up to you. Opinions on sails vs. no sails are usually evenly split.

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

Ahh, yes. The smell of acrylic paint 😮‍💨🥰…

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

More work done on painting. Really don’t want to continue planking the other side…

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

Haven’t posted in a while! Lots of progress on the deck.  

 

[LoydB]

I love everything about this project. 

[Captain.Jack.Sparrow]

Another week of work. The ocean is plaster strategically applied in “waves” and then painted. I have yet to apply gloss varnish to it—to hopefully make it a lot more realistic.