Pack 3
BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions for building your USS Constitution model ship
Your model of the USS Constitution is divided into 12 packs.
You will need to follow the step-by-step assembly photos, the plans and the explanatory texts below.
Please save the leftover materials from each pack for use when instructed to do so at a later stage of the assembly instructions.
The IP sheets displayed below are drawings of laser-cut parts and photo-etched brass parts and will serve as a guide for identification of some parts.
Use the PARTS REFERENCE table to help locate the parts.
The PL-00 templates (printed at 1/1 scale) included in each pack will serve as a guide for building the frames.
Please check the list below to ensure you have all the tools required for building your wooden ship.
When removing a part, cut the ribs that join the part to the wooden plate with a cutter.
Remove the parts carefully so as not to break them.
Keep and store the parts in their frames. Only remove the parts you are working on in each step.
Extra support can be found on our forum or from the Expert Directory page of our website.
PARTS LIST
| Material | Quantity | |
| Boards 2001-17 – 2001-19 | Wood | 3 |
| Wooden Strips | ||
| 5 x 5 x 400 mm | Oak | 14 |
| 3 x 3 x 400 mm | Lime wood | 7 |
| 2 x 5 x 600 mm | Lime wood | 10 |
| Rod Diameter 10 mm x 450 mm | Mahogany | 1 |
| Other Parts | ||
| Ring (for mast MT24 – ø10 mm) | 6 | |
| Ring (for mast MT125 – ø8 mm) | 2 | |
| Templates | ||
| Assembly template PL-06 | 1 |
Tools you will need: cutting mat, pencil, cutting knife, fine-grit sandpaper or sponge sandpaper, file, white wood glue, super glue (cyanoacrylate glue), masking tape, set square, hacksaw, sanding block, 30 cm steel ruler, clamps
PACK 03 IDENTIFICATION SHEETS
PARTS REFERENCE
PART NO | IP-SHEET LOCATION | PART NO | IP-SHEET LOCATION |
| 3.1 | 2001-13 + 2001-17 | 3.8 | 2001-19 |
| 3.2 | 2001-13 | 3.9 | 2001-19 |
| 3.3 | 2001-17 | 3.10 | 2001-18 + 2001-19 |
| 3.4 | 2001-17 | 3.11 | 2001-19 |
| 3.5 | 2001-17 | 3.12 | 2001-18 |
| 3.6 | 2001-17 + 2001-19 | 3.26 | 2001-11 |
| 3.7 | 2001-19 |
Step 1
Use a pencil to transfer the numbers from the IP sheets to the wooden boards.
Step 2
Cut the ribs that join the pieces to the plates with a cutter so that they can be removed without damaging them. Only remove the parts you are working on in each step.
Step 3
Place the parts on a flat surface and sand them with fine-grit sandpaper or sponge-sandpaper.
Step 4
Place parts 3.1 and 3.2 on the figure of frame 20 to check their fit then glue the pieces together.
Step 5
Construct frames 20 to 25 with templates PL-05 and PL-06.
Step 6
Insert and glue frame 20 into the structure.
Step 7
Proceed in the same way to insert and glue frames 21 to 25.
Step 8
Cut parts 3.13 to 3.18 to length (5 x 5mm) and glue them into the lower recesses of the frames.
Step 9
Insert, without gluing, pieces 1.31, one on each side of the frame.
Cut to length the pieces 3.19 (3 x 3mm) and glue them in continuity with those already in place.
Step 10
Cut to length and glue parts 3.20 to 3.25 (5 x 5mm).
Step 11
Insert, without gluing, pieces 1.31, one on each side of the frame.
Cut to size and glue the pieces together 3.19 (3 x 3mm). It is recommended that you use white glue to glue the wooden parts together.
Step 12
Glue a 3.27 ring centred on a 3.26 piece. Repeat the process to get another set of the same.
You can check that you have the correct ring by test-fitting it onto mast MT24.
Step 13
Use parts 2.63 and MT24 to align the holes for the mast. Then glue one of the assemblies together permanently.
Step 14
Proceed in the same way to line up the holes for the centre mast, using parts MT24 and 2.68. Glue the other assembly.
Step 15
Apply varnish to all added parts.
Step 1
Cut to length and glue parts 3.28 to 3.33 (5 x 5mm).
Step 2
Cut to length and glue parts 3.34 to 3.39 (5 x 5mm).
Step 3
Cut to length and glue pieces 3.40 to 3.45 (5 x 5mm).
Step 4
Use a 5 x 5mm strip and the template for frame 19 to cut two pieces 3.46 and one piece 3.47 to size. Temporarily join these pieces together with two pieces of masking tape.
Step 5
Glue parts 3.46 to 3.53 (5 x 5mm) into the recesses of the following frames.
Step 6
Cut to size four pieces 3.54 (3 x 3mm) and glue them in place. Then cut and glue the pieces 3.19 after the previous ones.
Step 7
Continue gluing pieces 3.19 in line with the previous ones.
Step 8
A total of 92 pieces of part 3.19 must be glued in place.
Step 9
Sand the parts added to the structure with fine-grit sandpaper.
Step 10
Apply varnish to all added parts, except the top face of the parts in this area of the structure.
Step 11
In this image we show you how the structure should look like once this stage of the assembly has been completed.
