USF Confederacy by Rustyj - FINISHED

[dvm27]

She's a beautiful model and the ship's boats are the icing on the cake. I hope you gave her an equally beautiful setting.

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Congrats Rusty, your Confederacy is a very beautyful model.

[Rustyj]

Popeye, Guillermo, Augie, Michael, Jeff, B.E., Greg, Christian. Thank you all for your continued

support and assistance. It is appreciated more than you know.

 

Jeff, with the great job you are doing on the Constitution I know you will build a wonderful Confederacy.

 

Guillermo, Thanks. As with all builds I always look back and say oh I could have done a better

job on this or that. But I think there is some of that in all of us. The only real change I would do

is to not use Ebony. It might look good but it’s a bugger to work with and real messy.

[sonicmcdude]

Congratulations Rusty on your beautiful build! Next project?

[modelshipwright]

Congratulations on a very fine model Rusty.

 

Regards,

Bill

[Guillermo Madico]

Thank you Rusty I was about to order some ebony.  I have seen using black stain for leather but I have not tried it.

[harvey1847]

Excelent model Rusty, Congratulations! I´ll copy the different wood you used for sure in another ship.

 

Back to the future!

 

 

Daniel.

[EdT]

Beautiful job, Rusty.

 

Ed

[Trussben]

Again Rusty, thanks for reposting your most excellent build of Confederacy.

It was a great trip watching you build her again.

I just hope mine won't look like a garbage scow next to yours.

 

Ben

Edited April 7, 2013 by Trussben

[Rustyj]

Hey all sorry I missed your posts. With so much going on they slipped by.

 

Sinan, Next ones are! Triton Cross section, Echo Cross Section and Bomb

Vessel Granado Cross Section. All in various stages.

 

Hi Bill and thank you.

 

Guillermo, I think the black dye will be the next method I will try.

 

Thanks Daniel. They are really nice woods to work with.

 

Much appreciated Ed.

 

Ben, If you think your job is a garbage scow you are sadly mistaken my friend!

 

 

[Tigerdvr]

Truly inspiring Rusty, I can see a Confederacy in my future, thanks for the log

[chizelguy]

Rusty,  I just read your Confederacy log. What a fantastic build, really enjoyed all those super pictures! Just started my

confederacy kit and will refer to your work often. Thanks so much for sharing.    Chizelguy    Pete

[SawdustDave]

My favorite build of all time. A truly magnificent job Rusty.

Now I'm enjoying your Winnie build. I will certainly have to purchase that kit once it becomes available. At my age, It may become my first kit project and my last major build.

Dave

[Rustyj]

Hi Harley, chizelguy and Dave,

 

Thanks for stopping by and dusting off this old log. It brought some great memories.   

 

Anyone who is going to build her won't be disappointed.

[yancovitch]

keep looking back at this post and am realizing that the photographs you took are fantastic...great job

[Rustyj]

Thank you Vic. She was a lot of fun to build and it looks like you're having a great time with your build too!

[janet bode]

Hi Rustyj

                                                   Been following your lovely build or Confederacy,i have this kit (future) i wondered if you could explain how you

        

                                                  fix these very small strips of wood that run above the length of the wales after you have painted and sealed the wood.

 

                                                                Regards   Janet B

[Rustyj]

Thank you for the kind words Janet.

 

The moldings and other pieces were attached with a thin coat of CA glue.

[Philippe Canniccioni]

wonderful job Rusty !!!

 

[Rustyj]

Thank you very much Philippe. She was a fun model to build.

[Ryland Craze]

Congratulations Rusty on your USF Confederacy taking the People's Choice first place award in the Sail Category at the Northeast Joint Clubs Conference and Show yesterday.  There were a lot of top notch models in that category, but yours was definitely the best and the voters got it right.  It is a beautiful model. I also enjoyed seeing you again.  If you get a chance, please post a picture of your award.

[Rustyj]

Hi Ryland.

 

Thank you for the shout out.

 

There were so many wonderful models there and it is very humbling to receive that honor.

 

As always, it's a pleasure to see you and everyone else in person as opposed to zoom visits.

 

I'm already looking forward to next year!

 

[Thistle17]

Well deserved Rusty!!!!!!!

Joe

[glbarlow]

Congratulations Rusty!  The Confederacy was an early introduction for me on what a great model was supposed to look like. 

[Rustyj]

Thank you very much Joe and Glenn. 

[Dave_E]

OUTSTANDING! 👍😀

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!

[mtaylor]

Congratulations, Rusty. That is very well deserved.

[Rustyj]

Thanks for the kind words, Dave, GrandpaPhil and Mark and also the likes. Very much appreciated! 

[VTHokiEE]

Congratulations!