dragzz #481 Posted November 5, 2013 thats looking so sweet great job that u are doing keep the pic comming wow wow wow p.c thats true master peace of work 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beef Wellington #482 Posted November 5, 2013 Fantastic Daniel! I'm still wondering what is going to happen when you decide that there really is nothing else to do on the lower gun deck...surely this can't all get hidden? 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #483 Posted November 5, 2013 No words. It's not gettin boring to see your crazy mind***** stuff cheers, Dirk 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeye the sailor #484 Posted November 6, 2013 I'm sure that all this effort can be seen through the opening in the spar deck, when you go topside........ it looks very life-like....no two cannons are in the same position.......active realism. nicely done! 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtaylor #485 Posted November 6, 2013 Ah... love it. The realism, the mass confusion, the smell of gunpowder in the morning because it smells like Victory.... Incredibly wonderful work Daniel. 2 dafi and Kevin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjdale #486 Posted November 6, 2013 Fabulous Daniel - can't think what else to say. Just fabulous! 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patrickmil #487 Posted November 6, 2013 Daniel, I like these scenes where you have the figures involved. It gives us all a small sense of how things actually worked in a visual way. Please keep up with the excellent progress and detail. 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NAZGÛL #488 Posted November 6, 2013 Your model is becoming a piece of art! Your style in modelling is great. /Matti 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canoe21 #489 Posted November 6, 2013 Hi Daniel Thanks for the great pictures, they are so realistic. I watched a TV show of the HMS Victory and the death of Nelson last night, your pictures fit right in there, Enjoy. Regards Lawrence 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dafi #490 Posted November 13, 2013 Sometimes, yes sometimes I hat me for what I am doing to myself ... ... example needed? The worm hook to extract cartridge remains ... ... already I glued a nice long spiral onto a stick and just then looked into the literature ... ... bloody mental cinema ... ... it is not one long spiral but two short opposite spirals, which makes sense for the purpose. First soldering trial with the 0,3 mm copper wires went bad until I remembered that there is a protection around :-( Once removed, results became better, but still quite breakable, but then realised, the spiraling method does not work ... ... okokokokokoko ... ... back to start, rethink and resolder ... ... but how to do the double helix? Took a fitting drill with the right lead ... ... and carefully embedded the wire into the grooves. The lead still being too high, respaned the opposite way against a 1 mm mandral, and carefully readjusted the lead. And here we are, it finally worked ... ... even fits for the bore :-) That is why I sometimes hate myself, took me days to work this out until it fitted ... ... so I got really time enough to hate myself ... ... deeply contrited ... ...yours dafi 9 mtaylor, ianmajor, Beef Wellington and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubz #491 Posted November 13, 2013 Dafi you really should hate yourself .. this is all so damn boring .... Dirk 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NAZGÛL #492 Posted November 13, 2013 It turned out perfect! /Matti 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Ensign #493 Posted November 13, 2013 I shouldn't really encourage him but yet another mini masterpiece emerges from the fertile mind of Daniel, where will it all end M. 2 dafi and davyboy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amateur #494 Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) ... even fits for the bore :-) Ofcourse, we would have been disappointed in your abilities if it did NOT fit the bore. Jan Edited November 13, 2013 by amateur 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canoe21 #495 Posted November 13, 2013 Hi Daniel You are truly amazing, to take so much time on perfecting the tiniest details and making them work, Enjoy. Regards Lawrence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeye the sailor #496 Posted November 13, 2013 what comes to mind here...is all the little things that can get over looked. you certainly fill in the gaps I'm certain that this would not be left this way........would they tie cloth or burlap over this to create a swab? I also would think that an oil would come into play here as well.....would it then also be dipped into a bucket to give lubrication? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dafi #497 Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) This worm stays as it is. Its purpose is to get powder cartridges out if the charge did not ignite (lovely job this must have been) or to regularly clean the bottom of the breech from possible remains of extinguished or even smoldering cartridges after a shot. That is why it needs hard and pointed ends. The swabbing was done with a different swab, this possibly was fur and was used really wet, that is why a bucket with 9 parts water and one vinagre was always nearby. In my small diasplay you see the loader (known as number 4) is just inserting/retracting the swab, 9 tenths of the rod being outside of the hull ... Cheers, Daniel Edited November 13, 2013 by dafi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeye the sailor #498 Posted November 13, 2013 hmmmmmm.......so, they weren't concerned with scratching the bore. considering how accurate they were........rifling the bore didn't come into play until much later in the munition's race.......cannons were more accurate than their cousins, the mortar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amateur #499 Posted November 13, 2013 Rifling isn't usefull with front loaders.... You wouldn't be able to ram the ball into the gun Jan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dafi #500 Posted November 13, 2013 Also if you look at all these strange things like bar shots, chains and so on, I do believe it was negligible what the worm did ... ... funny that those guns did not explode more often ... ... just now and then ... XXXDAn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beef Wellington #501 Posted November 13, 2013 hmmmmmm.......so, they weren't concerned with scratching the bore. considering how accurate they were........rifling the bore didn't come into play until much later in the munition's race.......cannons were more accurate than their cousins, the mortar. Would 'scratching' the bore of a cast iron cannon with a likely 'softer' wormer really be that much of a concern given all the other multitude of variables? A cannon is about as low tech as it gets and other variables would likely have a much greater impact on accuracy (shot variations, wind, powder inconsistencies, small changes in the time taken to ignite the charge and the roll of the ship etc. etc. etc.) 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeye2sea #502 Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) The worm that we use on our working 1812 era cannon is made from cast iron and the head looks like a spring. The arms really do not scratch the bore of the cannon at all. The pitch of the helix is smaller than you have depicted. The 'arms' make more that 2 complete revolutions. The sponge and rammer are on opposite ends of another pole. In addition to unloading the gun the worm is used as part of the regular gun drill. Here is the drill we use. It was standard during the war of 1812 1. "Search your piece" The worm is inserted down the barrel and given several turns to snag any unburned wadding or cartridge left over from the last shot 2. "Sponge your piece" The wet sponge is run down the barrel to extinguish any burning embers 3. "Search your piece" 4. "Sponge your piece" 5. "Advance cartridge" The cartridge is brought to the loader 6. "Load cartridge" The cartridge is inserted into the barrel and rammed home 7. "Load with shot" The round shot (or other shot) is inserted into the barrel a wadding is inserted after and the shot rammed home 8. "Prick and prime" The gunner inserts the prick down the touch hole to pierce the cartridge bag and then fills the touch hole with powder. A lead apron is the placed over the touch hole to protect the powder. The gunner then sights the gun and the crew uses handspikes to train and elevate the weapon. 9. "Make ready" The gunner blows in the linstock to make sure it is burning well. The apron is removed from the touch hole. 10. "Fire" The gunner touchs the linstock to the touch hole. Edited November 13, 2013 by popeye2sea 5 themadchemist, mtaylor, lambsbk and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeye the sailor #503 Posted November 13, 2013 very interesting Henry 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dafi #504 Posted November 17, 2013 What to do if one wants to play? One remembers old kids games :-) So take a paper strip of exactemente 4,5 mm width ... ... folded once ... ... take a template to properly get the corner bent ... ... the second to come ... ... fold the lower part into the opposite way, shorten it and again bent around the corner ... ... prepared the other side ... ... flattened ... ... opened and spread the opposite way ... ... already recognise it ??? Opened once more and ... ... and ready to be hatted :-) Still have to send Lt. Williams to the hairdressers for that the chapeau sits to its designed location ... ...hihihihihihihihihi... ... sincerely yours, the dafi 9 ZyXuz, NAZGÛL, Kevin and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmajor #505 Posted November 17, 2013 Dafi, So now you add miniature Origami to your skills list! 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin #506 Posted November 17, 2013 Ah... love it. The realism, the mass confusion, the smell of gunpowder in the morning because it smells like Victory.... Incredibly wonderful work Daniel. is that the same effect as coffee 2 mtaylor and dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjdale #507 Posted November 18, 2013 Is there no limit to your ingenuity Daniel? I think not! 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeye the sailor #508 Posted November 18, 2013 now that is cool! next you'll be making the rest of the uniform! :D 1 dafi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lambsbk #509 Posted November 24, 2013 I was just introduced to your build - absolutely amazing. What a pleasure to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canoe21 #510 Posted November 24, 2013 Hi Daniel Great looking tiny caps, they sure are a a lot nicer than those that I attempted a couple of months ago, Keep up the great work and the pictures coming, Enjoy. Regards Lawrence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
