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Ian. I dont know this block. Where did you come across it? I dont know of any archaeology to back its use in greek or roman craft? Happy to learn more. Dick -
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I actually used rope rungs but either way would be OK. I did use wood rungs on my carrack. The lower ends of the ladder are attached to rings in the deck. Dick
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Just a couple of points about Jacob's ladders in latin ships. Make sure the ladder doesnt foul the yard or its tackle on going about. On my round ship I positioned the rope ladder (with rope rungs) side on to the mast. Anyone who has seen circus performers use a rope ladder knows that they clamber up the side of the ladder. This minimises "bellying out" of the ladder which would be worse if the ladder were climbed face on. Cheers Dick
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The main deck completed to the midline and the bowsprit step is temporarily installed Dick
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Cat Esther by GrandpaPhil - 1/64 - CARD
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HMS Revenge 1577 by GrandpaPhil - 1/64 - CARD - from Victory Models Plans
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KOGGE van Tartane-schaal by tartane - FINISHED - 1:87 - reconstruction
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Roman Quadrireme Galley by Ian_Grant - 1/32 Scale - RADIO
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This is just another way to manage a tiller but this time from a distance. It is a rascona from the Po river in italy as depicted by Admiral Paris. Note how the tillerman is seated and effectively has a tiller parallel to the plane of the rudder. Maybe the people who used such tillers did not stand to use them? Cheers Dick
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Thanks, Steven and Thukydides. The occy is tentacles forward in attack mode so as to intimidate the villagers as the ship roars in. The croc adds to the menace. The mycenaeans were generally not all that nice. They were,after all, pirates. Dick
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I have never been happy with the figurehead which appeared cartoonish. So I have gone back the original potterry images and found this excellent image of the tragana ship The figurehead I couldnt recognise until I suddenly realised that it was in fact a stylised crocodile head with projecting teeth.. I also have done some nose art using an image of a minoan octopus which was much copied by the mycenaeans The octopus would be an appropriate animal for a ship of Poseidon So the latest figurhead is much more threatening. The crocodile would be familiar to mycenaeans who regularly traded with Egypt. Cheeers Dick
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Le Gros Ventre by ChrisLBren - 1/36
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Bonhomme Richard by Blockplane - Scale 1/48 - ANCRE
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Thanks, Mark.I believe the planking in a gun deck of a warship would be oak. As this was a merchantman, I would think elm or fir. The thickness of the central plankage was of the order of 90 - 100 mm and the outer planking 70 - 75 mm. Other members may be able to give much more detail on plankage. It is said that the old forests of europe never recovered from the stripping that occurred to make the war armadas of the 16th to 18th centuries. Cheers Dick
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The thick planking has been applied as far as the midline, Dick
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I have installed the waterways both sides. Cheers Dick
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This vessel did not have lodging knees but lodging planking, this would save money. Knees are made from grown compass timber ( this grain follows the shape of the knee) and for a humble merchant vessel would be expensive overkill. Hanging knees however were used and presumably grown. Dick
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Thanks for showing us Kroum's Video, Steven. Very useful for future builds. Let's hope more preserved wrecks are found and that nondestructive visualisation of buried parts of the hulls and rigs can be achieved with further advances in technology. Dick
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This painting of the stern of Venezianos nave shows somewhat less substantial supports for the stern castle than yours but of course it doesnt project as much as yours either. Dick
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I have installed the main deck beams and hanging knees as well as installing the bitts and all mast partners. The plan is to leave the deck largely onplanked so as to be able to see the lower cabins and the false deck. Dick
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