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Now there's a couple of really nice bow shots. I'll be referencing these myself when it comes time to rig in a couple years or so. Cheers George- 1,755 replies
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Thanks for the info Tom. After reading those posts I bored around the site a little more and found this page and the possible answer I needed. But, as they say, the proof is in the pudding, so until I try it, just won't know for sure. This was the page: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6514-blackening-britannia-metal/ Cheers George
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Nice job on the planking Tom. She's looking sweet. I've got a quick question about MS's cast cannon. Will their "Blacken It" solution work on britannia castings? Cheers George
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Hi Rich: That's your spritsail yard. It's configured quite-a-bit different than the one on my MS plans but you're right, it doesn't have a sail. It should go just behind the dolphin striker on the jib boom. I think it's for the fixed and traveling guy lines. Just mainly for support of the boom assembly. Cheers George
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Amazingly beautiful work Geoff. Really inspiring! I have a couple questions about using Bob Hunt's Practicum. It's been my understanding that he gives you the option to substitute the basswood for harder woods in numerous places and I'm probably going to be going that route at least with the hull and deck planking, rails, and some of the deck furniture. #1---About how much cash would be invested in doing this? #2---Right now,he's offering the complete practicum package for $300 US, and I'm wondering if you believe they are a worth-while investment? Looking forward to more posts of this amazing work. Cheers George
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Nice job on your planking Tom. It's turning out great despite the temporary frustrations you've said you encountered. Woodworking can get frustrating sometimes, but when it happens to me, I find walking away for a while helps snap me out of that head-space. Those planking clamps are a fantastic idea, and a Walmart, Home Depot, and Office Max, is only about a mile away from me. All these tips and tricks I've been reading about here and from other builds is going to prove to be an invaluable resource when I start mine. Thanks for posting this one. Pretty motivating. Cheers George
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I did some checking, and after taking a long hard look at Chuck's cannon and carriages, I think I'll go ahead and order the cannon kit from Model Expo, and get Chuck's carriages to put the cannon on. The brass ones sure are pretty, but I just can't justify spending $120 for brass cannon only to blacken them later. But the carriages are nicely detailed and would be the right size, or at least real close, as his 12 pounder is only 1.1mm shorter than Model Expo's 24 at 38mm, and actually, side by side, they look almost identical to each other. Cheers
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Well, it looks like those Cannon from Model Expo ARE the 24 pounders, so the only thing left is the carriages and whether or not the ones from ME are the carronade carriages or the right ones for the 24's. Don't really care for the castings myself either, but maybe after some polishing with the wire wheel, they'll clean up decently. If those are 1/2" increments on the grid for that cutting mat in the picture, then it looks like they are about 1-1/2" long and one of the cannon Chuck has there is 1-29/64" which is real close to that so the carriage for that size barrel might be what we're looking for. I'll tear mine open and measure it to be sure. The investigation begins. Cheers
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I've got the same in my kit Tim, with the 30 dummies, 20 carronades, and 2 long guns, but I'll look into trying to get the right dimensions for the 24 pounders in the right scale, then strike that against those of the ones Chuck has there and get back. Reasonably close would work for aesthetic purposes. Cheers George
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Hey thanks guys for the welcome and getting back so quick. From what I've been able to gather, originally, she had the 30 of the 24 pounders, 16 of the 18 pounders, and 14 of the 12 pounders until she was put into reserve status in 1802. Everything's subject to change, but my plan, so far, is to build her as close to that original launch state as feasibly possible. On the other hand, I might just use MS's cannon kit and ream the ends of the barrels a bit and put larger wheels on the carriages to make up for the difference because this will be my first wooden ship build, and I should probably keep it as simple as possible. Not my first model though by any means. I've done the Revell Connie and Cutty Sark each twice with full rigging and sails, but it's just not the same as the satisfaction I'll get from building them in wood. Spent all my life in the trades, doing cabinetry and finish carpentry, this shouldn't be too much different, except in a way smaller scale. We'll see. Can't wait to get started, but until I wrap up a couple of immediate projects, and finish my little workshop, it'll have to wait. Thanks again and fair winds George
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I haven't really made a post until now since it will probably be another 6 months or so before I can start my Connie build, but I've been following this build, and others with a lot of admiration and respect for the attention to detail. Especially this build, because I've been considering following a similar path of building the gun deck. The one major problem I've been noticing is the lack of availability of the proper guns and carriages for the gun deck. Since the spar deck had 12 pounders, and the gun deck had 24 pounders, (unless I'm mistaken), the size and appearance of the gun barrels is noticeable, and with so much attention to detail and accuracy, I'm thinking maybe this should be a consideration. I know Syren is supposedly working on more sizes for cannon and carriages, but does anybody have an idea as to when those might be available? George
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