Amazing work my friend, I really hope you're planning another model ship or plane and I hope to see a little more of the actual work... Maybe like a 10 part series, we wouild all LOVE to watch it!
Just wanted to chime in here and ring a few bells of thank you for posting this video and especially of one of my favorite ships. Seen your completed project, which falls in the category of: "Ship Shape in Bristol Fashion". Again, Thank You. Michael Freeman Elizabethtown Kentucky USA
Nice video, beautiful job. I am making the Nepomuceno right now, so encouraging to see someone else complete one of their model's to such a standard. Appreciate the materials tips too.
From Marin County California , Congratulations on a job well done. You sound like My Father in Law who is from New Zealand now living in Castle Rock Colorado. Also a sailing enthusiast. My Mother in law purchased some nice looking race boat models to decorate their Homes. Since Childhood I have always been fascinated with the warships especially Frigates of this era . I wish models of the various frigates of the same scale could be displayed together in order to show different hull configurations , armaments and relative sizes of 12, 18 and 24 pounder main battery classes as well as to scale models like HMS Cyane and Levant Ship Sloop’s. I grew up reading Horatio Hornblower books and about the Naval Heroes like Hull , Bainbridge , Decatur , Dacres , Lambert and many more. My nieces went to school with a friend who I met at Wells Fargo Bank who told Me that He was related to Captain Carden of the Macedonian.
Excellent work and a very nice finished model. I really like the fact that it is all wood instead of plastic. I built a similar ship, the USS Constitution and added the extra sails on each side of the mains. So much detail and tedious work with the rigging. The further along I got, the harder it was to find a way to reach in to route and tie the working rigging off. Mine took me about 600 hours. It was plastic and turned out very nice but this wooden one looks so much more authentic, especially with the fabric sails. Again, awesome work.
I have been modeling with wood and plastics since I was a young boy! However, never attempted anything to this caliber and sophistication. Now after watching your journey I may attempt it! I'm currently in the building stages of a balsa Sky master aircraft by Dumas; however, the instructions are terrible, once complete a ship may be next by a different company. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you sir for sharing your modeling experience. I think the ship looks outstanding. I plan to build this very model in the near future. It will be my first ship model but I intend to do allot of research and proceed slowly. I am an experience modeler and I have always thought about building a wooden ship model.
What a Excellent job and a good video! A question though: Where there no instructions about bowlines, reeflines, buntlines and clewlines? They seem to be missing on your model. No critisism, just curious. Cheers!
My GG Grandfather was Joshua Humphreys, hull designer for this fleet. I am making my sirst artesenia latina Black prince. Agree instructions are lacking. Esp with planking layout. Thanx for video. I am exploring how too video. Marc
Excellent work. The ship looks very beautiful. I like your choice for using stain instead of paint. I think the ship looks more realistic. P.S. Because i start working on this ship a week ago. I have question about type of stain you use :) P.S. 2. Im sorry english is not my native language.
Billings Boats and Artesania latina probably have the biggest range. I would suggest starting with a smaller kit but make sure it involves planking the hull.
Components for ladders and cannons were in the kit. I always adapt how I make parts like these as sometimes the methods in the instructions are complex.
Wrong. The original Constellation was completely dismantled. The current Constellation may have used a few of the fittings and timbers, but she is a completely different ship. Different dimensions, different lines, different ship. That question has been settled years ago.
thanks for the reply, i’m an old guy to, 75, starting on my first ship, OcCre Albatros, difficult with no experience, you haven’t by chance built an Albatros
I like your videos. This is the second one I have seen. The Marie Jeanne was a beautiful model as well. Are the rigging blocks and pulleys plastic? Anyone? Thanks.
Some kits use wood, others use plastic for the blocks and pulleys. This Artesania Latina kit uses wood. Plastic ones are much better as the tiny holes are more uniform.
This is not met as a criticism, I’ve built a few wood ship models and my work is no where near as yours. But I’ve seen this on many model builders that do fine pieces and I have to ask why. Why do you set your sails square to the mast instead of on an angle as they would be in life.
Thanks for the question. I suppose the answer is that model ships are static displays and can be viewed from left, right, front or back so displaying everything square means that they are easier to view.
Thank you for your reply.I have just finished the Santa Maria and am looking for another model to make. Were there any parts missing ? A few parts were missing on the Santa Maria.
All parts were there. It was a great kit, and a challenging model to make. I too have done the Santa Maria and also the Pinta, See calros3 for the videos. I am nearly finished the Nina - will be nice to have all three Columbus ships.
Your model skills are awesome. Would the Artesania La Provencale boat 1/20th scale be good boat to start with? Thanking you. Be a good boat to start with.
Yes La Provencale would be a perfect one to start with. It has some basic planking and some nice accessories to be made, which will give you a good introduction to model ship building. Good luck with the build!
Sorry to say, the 1798 frigate Constellation and the ship currently in Baltimore harbor are not the same ship. Look it up on Wiki. The original Constellation was dismantled in Gosport in 1853 and the sloop of war Constellation was built in 1854, possibly as an accounting trick to build an unauthorized new ship. Rounded sterns on warships were not introduced until the 19th century, along with rounded bows. This model looks to be a mash up of the two ships. Rounded stern of the 1854 sloop but bow, upper deck and cannons of the 1798 frigate. Oh well, I know the kit was only built as designed, and it is a beautiful model. Just a heads up to anyone thinking about building this kit in the future.
Thanks for this. Yes I know the model is different from the current one in Baltimore. I tried to say that in the intro when I said the current one is a "new version". It was fun model to build though!
I am looking for written instructions to build the U S S Constellation American Frigate 1798. Scale 1:85. Does anyone know where I can get them. My kit did not have any written instructions.
The kit should have three documents. The first is the "instruction" booklet which has a line drawing of the Constellation on the front. Inside is an explanation of the way the "instructions" work, a parts list so you know the dimensions and materials for each part, and then a series of photographs of the model at each stage of construction. There are no other written instructions and I quickly adapted to this way of getting instructions. I rarely looked at the parts list and found the photographs adequate. If you don't have this document I can email photographs of it to you and you will be able to get the instructions that way. The other two documents are very large double sided plans of the hull and rigging. If you don't have these it would not be possible to make the model. They couldn't be photographed as they are so big and to scale. Even though it seemed that very little guidance was provided by the three documents I found that actually they did give all the instruction I needed to make a fantastic model - as long as I used lots of common sense. Every step there was a problem to be solved or a challenge to be overcome but I enjoyed that part of the build very much. (So much so that I then made another ship model from scratch - with no plans or instructions at all). The aol email address you gave me was rejected so I couldn't reply by email.
Nice work mate I'm Building the HMS Victory from Artesania Latina premiershipmodels.com.au/historical-tall-ships/609-hms-victory-5-model-ship-kit I'm 2 months into the build, Artesania Latina is by far the best brand when it comes to detailed wooden ships.
Amazing work my friend, I really hope you're planning another model ship or plane and I hope to see a little more of the actual work... Maybe like a 10 part series, we wouild all LOVE to watch it!
Thanks for sharing this. I have been tempted for a long time, things like this help me make a go at it.
A joy to watch …
Without words
You are amazing
Beautiful job.
With your skill and enthusiasm you are an inspiration. Lovely model.
Just wanted to chime in here and ring a few bells of thank you for posting this video and especially of one of my favorite ships. Seen your completed project, which falls in the category of: "Ship Shape in Bristol Fashion". Again, Thank You.
Michael Freeman
Elizabethtown Kentucky USA
Brilliant work! Thank you for showing us!
Well done!
Nice video, beautiful job. I am making the Nepomuceno right now, so encouraging to see someone else complete one of their model's to such a standard. Appreciate the materials tips too.
From Marin County California , Congratulations on a job well done. You sound like My Father in Law who is from New Zealand now living in Castle Rock Colorado. Also a sailing enthusiast. My Mother in law purchased some nice looking race boat models to decorate their Homes. Since Childhood I have always been fascinated with the warships especially Frigates of this era . I wish models of the various frigates of the same scale could be displayed together in order to show different hull configurations , armaments and relative sizes of 12, 18 and 24 pounder main battery classes as well as to scale models like HMS Cyane and Levant Ship Sloop’s. I grew up reading Horatio Hornblower books and about the Naval Heroes like Hull , Bainbridge , Decatur , Dacres , Lambert and many more. My nieces went to school with a friend who I met at Wells Fargo Bank who told Me that He was related to Captain Carden of the Macedonian.
Wow ! That rigging is beautiful ! Beautiful ship
This is really impressive. Beautiful build .
Fantastic quality build and attention to detail. Congratulations on your model.
Fantastic and helpful video. Really great to see your pride in the ship. Congratulations.
Great video and thank you. I'll start my model next week.
Excellent work and a very nice finished model. I really like the fact that it is all wood instead of plastic. I built a similar ship, the USS Constitution and added the extra sails on each side of the mains. So much detail and tedious work with the rigging. The further along I got, the harder it was to find a way to reach in to route and tie the working rigging off. Mine took me about 600 hours. It was plastic and turned out very nice but this wooden one looks so much more authentic, especially with the fabric sails. Again, awesome work.
God job.
Well done! Beautiful job!
Thanks for a great video! I've ordered a cheap small one on ebay to start off on. Hopefully the rigging and the sails is easier than it looks.
Very very beautiful!
I just retired and I'm thinking about trying to get into model ship building
I just started get a small and easy one first as it is a trial and error hobby
Really beautiful.
thank you and very nice way to show us the détails ... your video helped me a lot to build the same ship ... .it will be ready soon ...
Beautiful job
wow this is awesome!! I just started being interested by ships today and different models. I really enjoy looking your videos. :) keep going
Отличная работа !!!
Amazing and well done job!
The rigging is fantastic as is the rest of the ship.
Congrats!!
I have been modeling with wood and plastics since I was a young boy! However, never attempted anything to this caliber and sophistication. Now after watching your journey I may attempt it! I'm currently in the building stages of a balsa Sky master aircraft by Dumas; however, the instructions are terrible, once complete a ship may be next by a different company. Thanks for sharing!!
Awesome job mate. It was a pleasure to watch your vid. You have done some very beautiful work.
Thank you sir for sharing your modeling experience. I think the ship looks outstanding. I plan to build this very model in the near future. It will be my first ship model but I intend to do allot of research and proceed slowly. I am an experience modeler and I have always thought about building a wooden ship model.
I will be watching the build
The stain looks great, more natural than the real thick super glossy varnish.
Agreed. The stain looks great.
Great job! This will be my next project. Your video will be handy. Well done!!!!!
Great job sir!!
Wonderful video. So logically described.
It looks so nice I am so interesting
Its very fine work. Amazing
Nice work, Brother.
You've got some skills there sir.
Nice kit. I haven't done the Albatross. Principles for building are similar with all kits.
What a Excellent job and a good video!
A question though: Where there no instructions about bowlines, reeflines, buntlines and clewlines? They seem to be missing on your model. No critisism, just curious.
Cheers!
Thanks. None of the kits I have done have had the smaller sail lines. I suppose it is to ensure the model doesn't end up too cluttered.
beautiful
Love this!!
Great work!
My GG Grandfather was Joshua Humphreys, hull designer for this fleet. I am making my sirst artesenia latina Black prince. Agree instructions are lacking. Esp with planking layout. Thanx for video. I am exploring how too video. Marc
Fantastic lovely model will you be getting a glass case? 👌
Excellent work. The ship looks very beautiful. I like your choice for using stain instead of paint. I think the ship looks more realistic.
P.S. Because i start working on this ship a week ago. I have question about type of stain you use :)
P.S. 2. Im sorry english is not my native language.
I am just getting started in this hobby. Is there a specific brand you would recommend?
Billings Boats and Artesania latina probably have the biggest range. I would suggest starting with a smaller kit but make sure it involves planking the hull.
It's a tricky one to do as your first model but I'm sure you will enjoy the build.
are you saying the ladders and canons were not in the kit, and hade to be hand made, thanks
Components for ladders and cannons were in the kit. I always adapt how I make parts like these as sometimes the methods in the instructions are complex.
Awsome, that one i want to build.
Wrong. The original Constellation was completely dismantled. The current Constellation may have used a few of the fittings and timbers, but she is a completely different ship. Different dimensions, different lines, different ship. That question has been settled years ago.
The photo you show in the beginning is of USS Constitution. The worlds oldest warship afloat.
thanks for the reply, i’m an old guy to, 75, starting on my first ship, OcCre Albatros, difficult with no experience, you haven’t by chance built an Albatros
I like your videos. This is the second one I have seen. The Marie Jeanne was a beautiful model as well. Are the rigging blocks and pulleys plastic? Anyone? Thanks.
Some kits use wood, others use plastic for the blocks and pulleys. This Artesania Latina kit uses wood. Plastic ones are much better as the tiny holes are more uniform.
@@calros3 Thank you for your reply. I interested to hear that you prefer plastic ones.
This is not met as a criticism, I’ve built a few wood ship models and my work is no where near as yours. But I’ve seen this on many model builders that do fine pieces and I have to ask why.
Why do you set your sails square to the mast instead of on an angle as they would be in life.
Thanks for the question. I suppose the answer is that model ships are static displays and can be viewed from left, right, front or back so displaying everything square means that they are easier to view.
Yes the Constellation is in Baltimore.
Thank you for your reply.I have just finished the Santa Maria and am looking for another model to make.
Were there any parts missing ? A few parts were missing on the Santa Maria.
All parts were there. It was a great kit, and a challenging model to make. I too have done the Santa Maria and also the Pinta, See calros3 for the videos. I am nearly finished the Nina - will be nice to have all three Columbus ships.
Great job.Is she single or double planked hull?
Double planked.
Your model skills are awesome. Would the Artesania La Provencale boat 1/20th scale be good boat to start with? Thanking you.
Be a good boat to start with.
Yes La Provencale would be a perfect one to start with. It has some basic planking and some nice accessories to be made, which will give you a good introduction to model ship building. Good luck with the build!
@@calros3 thx mate I really appreciate that my aim is one day to do the HMS Bounty.
@@calros3 would I need an iron to bend the planks for this one would you reckon?
That's one way. I use a soldering iron with the planks dipped in water. My video of the Santa Maria shows it being done.
@@calros3 thank you mate sorry for all the questions.
You showed the constitution not the sloop constellation
Sorry to say, the 1798 frigate Constellation and the ship currently in Baltimore harbor are not the same ship. Look it up on Wiki. The original Constellation was dismantled in Gosport in 1853 and the sloop of war Constellation was built in 1854, possibly as an accounting trick to build an unauthorized new ship. Rounded sterns on warships were not introduced until the 19th century, along with rounded bows. This model looks to be a mash up of the two ships. Rounded stern of the 1854 sloop but bow, upper deck and cannons of the 1798 frigate. Oh well, I know the kit was only built as designed, and it is a beautiful model. Just a heads up to anyone thinking about building this kit in the future.
Thanks for this. Yes I know the model is different from the current one in Baltimore. I tried to say that in the intro when I said the current one is a "new version". It was fun model to build though!
Toop Toop
now as I did get the period crew from germany
Congratulation
Step by step. SOOOO, here's the completed hull. Hmmmmm
I am looking for written instructions to build the U S S Constellation American Frigate 1798. Scale 1:85. Does anyone know where I can get them. My kit did not have any written instructions.
I still have the instructions and could photograph and email to you. Is your kit Artesania Latina, and do you have the plans?
The kit should have three documents. The first is the "instruction" booklet which has a line drawing of the Constellation on the front. Inside is an explanation of the way the "instructions" work, a parts list so you know the dimensions and materials for each part, and then a series of photographs of the model at each stage of construction. There are no other written instructions and I quickly adapted to this way of getting instructions. I rarely looked at the parts list and found the photographs adequate. If you don't have this document I can email photographs of it to you and you will be able to get the instructions that way.
The other two documents are very large double sided plans of the hull and rigging. If you don't have these it would not be possible to make the model. They couldn't be photographed as they are so big and to scale.
Even though it seemed that very little guidance was provided by the three documents I found that actually they did give all the instruction I needed to make a fantastic model - as long as I used lots of common sense. Every step there was a problem to be solved or a challenge to be overcome but I enjoyed that part of the build very much. (So much so that I then made another ship model from scratch - with no plans or instructions at all).
The aol email address you gave me was rejected so I couldn't reply by email.
the sister ship of the uss constitution
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Nice work mate I'm Building the HMS Victory from Artesania Latina premiershipmodels.com.au/historical-tall-ships/609-hms-victory-5-model-ship-kit I'm 2 months into the build, Artesania Latina is by far the best brand when it comes to detailed wooden ships.
Beautiful job! That is on the build and your video presentation.
Nice job Carlos3, tell me please what kind (colour) of stain did you use?
I retract the question (you said mahogany stain) ;)