Ray

Guns fully mounted
 
All the guns have now been fitted and the ones that can be seen have been fully rigged. Next job to finish the gun deck fittings.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Guns fully mounted
 
All the guns have now been fitted and the ones that can be seen have been fully rigged. Next job to finish the gun deck fittings.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Guns fully mounted
 
All the guns have now been fitted and the ones that can be seen have been fully rigged. Next job to finish the gun deck fittings.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Guns fully mounted
 
All the guns have now been fitted and the ones that can be seen have been fully rigged. Next job to finish the gun deck fittings.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Hi Mobbsie nice job on the netting it is a very tricky job to get right.

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Deck FittingsAt the same time as making up the main deck guns and rigging them I also started making some of the deck fittings, hatches, bits, ladders and the stove the photos below show the progress.
 
The first hatch

 
The first hatch finished

 
Hatches and ladders

 
Hatches test fitted


 
Stove added

 
The fittings and the guns


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Half of the main deck guns are now fitted and the ones that can be seen are fully rigged, I used my normal method for making the rope coils, and lightly rubbed the completed gun on sand paper to give a slight flat on the bottom of the wheels to give a larger gluing area, then fix them with a generous amount of thick cyno, the last thing you want is to later  knock one loose when the top deck is on.
 
Guns being made up

carriges, barrels and wheels

Rigged ready to fit

Being fitted

Next stage

Next stage

Starting second side

First side done



 
 
 
 
 
 

Deck FittingsAt the same time as making up the main deck guns and rigging them I also started making some of the deck fittings, hatches, bits, ladders and the stove the photos below show the progress.
 
The first hatch

 
The first hatch finished

 
Hatches and ladders

 
Hatches test fitted


 
Stove added

 
The fittings and the guns


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Deck FittingsAt the same time as making up the main deck guns and rigging them I also started making some of the deck fittings, hatches, bits, ladders and the stove the photos below show the progress.
 
The first hatch

 
The first hatch finished

 
Hatches and ladders

 
Hatches test fitted


 
Stove added

 
The fittings and the guns


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Deck FittingsAt the same time as making up the main deck guns and rigging them I also started making some of the deck fittings, hatches, bits, ladders and the stove the photos below show the progress.
 
The first hatch

 
The first hatch finished

 
Hatches and ladders

 
Hatches test fitted


 
Stove added

 
The fittings and the guns


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Deck FittingsAt the same time as making up the main deck guns and rigging them I also started making some of the deck fittings, hatches, bits, ladders and the stove the photos below show the progress.
 
The first hatch

 
The first hatch finished

 
Hatches and ladders

 
Hatches test fitted


 
Stove added

 
The fittings and the guns


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Deck FittingsAt the same time as making up the main deck guns and rigging them I also started making some of the deck fittings, hatches, bits, ladders and the stove the photos below show the progress.
 
The first hatch

 
The first hatch finished

 
Hatches and ladders

 
Hatches test fitted


 
Stove added

 
The fittings and the guns


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hi Mobbsie she is coming along very well the gun decks and the netting look rearly good, look forward to more updates.

The side rails
 I masked at the top of the waist side rail and at the bottom of the sheer rail and painted royal blue in-between I the added the rails, making sure to leave spaces for the channels and fenders, I decided to leave the rest of the rails until after the top deck goes on, and I have worked out the position quarterdeck bulwark at how high it will be.
 
Painted section


 
Sheer rail going on

 
Gap for channel

 
Both rails on

 
 
 

The Gun Deck
 
The guns
 I decided to try blackening the barrels rather than as in the previous builds painting them.
1st attempt I tried a blackening agent supplied by a well known model shop it was a complete failure after cleaning the test barrels I tried a 50/50 solution watched it and after 40 minutes nothing added the rest of the bottle and again after a further 30 nothing more than a slight discolouration.
2nd attempt this was with Birchwood Casey brass black, another failure, it did give a sort of blackening but it was very patchy and after washing it rubbed off.
At this point I gave up with the blackening, re-cleaned up the test barrels and went back to my previous method, I used a matt black aerosol spray and did 6 at a time giving them 5 or 6 very light coats and selected the very best ones for the guns that will be seen although there were no bad ones.
The carriages were made up using the jig as in the photo, painted and the rigging eyes, and rings added, I made them up in stages, and in-between working on them made up some of the deck fittings I find this a way of making the repetitious parts not tedious, I rigged the breech rope over the top to simulate it going through the cascable ring as shown in The Anatomy of Ships I fully rigged two guns and mounted them laying the breech rope as in the book, also this also allowed me to work out the position of the rope coils at the end of the tackle.
Now back to assembling and rigging the rest of the guns.
 
The axle jig

 
 

Ready for the wheels and barrels

 
 
 
Breech rope on

 
Fully rigged

 
 
Bulwark rings

 
 
Rigging as in book

 
 
Two guns mounted on the gun deck


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

John 
 The black line is a batten 1mm x 1mm in plastic painted black. The top and butt deck planking was a challenge but came out well and worth the extra effort, one thing I would recommend is to use maple if you try this you cannot use the timber supplied as you need several different widths. 
Copper plating                          I have now completed the plating on one side about 950 of them and I am pleased with the result, and how they went on, fitting the batten first made cutting in the plates at the water line much easier than on Pegasus when I added the batten after plating. My educated guess at where to put the gore line worked out ok, next a bit more work on the galleries and then another 950 ish plates.
 
One side plated


 
triming a plate

 
Plates cut into the batten


 
Side one finished