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"Loss Of Innocence,Will It Ever Be The Same"

I've rigged 4 ... count em ... FOUR of the Revel U.S.S. Constitution.

Seems I would just finish one and my mother would get a cleaning binge .. and invaribly she'd get a hand caught in the rigging of the ship and drag the thing to the floor where it shattered into thousands of pieces.

Of course this was when I was a kid and back living with mom and dad at the time, the good news is that every time she broke one, she'd always buy me a new kit to build.

After four of them I gave up and she never broke another. LOL.
 
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Guys,you may have noticed that I have slacked off a bit on this build.There is a good explanation for this and it is not what you may think, it is an attempt to do two projects at once.No not another diorama but something that I always promised myself to do and that is to write a little online booklet on how I rigged my 1/72 scale HMS Victory ship model.Right now there is precious little out there for the inexperienced rigger on the proper sequence to use when rigging a ship-of-the line.Lots of info on this or that but just about none on sequence and as you biplane modelers know this can be crucial to success in rigging anything.Cheers! John.
 
FABULOUS ART John Reid. Simply stunning! Bravo!

I have also rigged a four-foot long model of the USS Constitution , Snuffy, I know how
dificult that can be. All those wires drove me nuts! Later on I stuck to building a much
easier ship, like a viking Knorr. Hardly any wires on that ship :ernae:
 
The windows are finished so now it is on to the two back doors.They will be of simple design being in the backyard.I plan a single window near the top.You will notice that doors were much narrower in those days. The figure looks about right standing in the door however you will see that the back is not finely carved as it doesn't show when placed properly in the diorama.It is also now quite shiny due to too much handling and will have to be re-painted.After the doors will come the porch and stairs which should be lots of fun!
 
John,

When you get your riggin manual done ... I'd be interested in reading ...

Like I said earlier, I've rigged 4 USS Constitutions.
 
Hi Snuffy! it is now up on some of the ship modeling sites.I usually add a couple of steps a day but now I am back to concentrating on aircraft dioramas.:ernae:
 
I think I need a little change of pace for awhile so I thought that I would modify my returning war hero figure that will be going into the diorama.
I have changed the head for a more Canadian looking character rather than try to modify that hat.
I also will be removing all those wonderfully detailed medals from his chest and demoting him in rank.The rest of the uniform is of the military style of the era and needs no major modifications.
Please note : the replacement head is from my own collection and not part of the kit.
 
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