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I haven't posted here for quite some time, but nor have I progressed much. A friend of mine created the guns in 3d and I got them printed in resin, however I wasn't at all happy with the result so I got them printed in plastic instead. These turned out a lot better, but I'm not sure I'll use them. I'm considering turning them in bronze instead, though I've never tried turning metal. I'm now proceeding with the quarterdeck, I need this done before I can finish the rudder tiller and its rigging. Strangely there's a missing beam where the mizzen mast sits, I would have thought that area needed more reinforcement, although at least those beams will be supported by horizontal knees.
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The structure of the side galleries is finished. Later I'll create all the decoration. Oh, and the most important part:
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Thanks! And don't worry, I won't forget about them , they are a very important part of the ship! 💩
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I'm continuing with the stern and side galleries. I decided to make the stern piece out of one piece only, even though on the real ship it would probably have been planked. The sheet I used has a lot of grain so it's not easy to see that it's just one piece. I just think it looks better this way. For the side galleries, the plans are not very specific. There are only side and top views, and no indication of how it's built up. I'm building it the way I imagine it was built originally, more or less. Almost everything will be covered by moulding strips, which I'll make much later out of boxwood.
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During the last couple of weeks I finished all the rudder hinges, they weren't easy to make but I'm happy with the result. I haven't decided what to do with the upper hinge on the stern, the rest have a piece of planking beneath them but this one has a lot of curvature so I'm not sure if it'll look good. Also, keeping in mind that the planks would go across the hinge, not along it. By the way, the rudder turns just fine on the hinges. 😄 I've also been working on the main deck, much of what you see is only loosely attached until I install the rudder and the tiller (I'll need access below in order to seize the rigging). After finishing the tiller I'll most likely start working on the stern and side galleries, I'm getting a bit tired of making decks so the stern deck will have to wait.
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Very nice work, it's coming along great! However, when you lay out the frames to cut, try and use the curved part of the sheet to your advantage: some of the frames could have had the veins running all along them instead of across them. I always try to maximise the curved veins in a sheet when I'm lucky enough to get them 😁
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I finally got around to working on the rudder. Metalwork is something I'm very bad at, and I've been struggling a lot with the rudder hinges. In the end they turned out fine and I think the solder is strong enough so the pinion won't break off. 🤞
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There are only some low resolution photos on the Ancre website: https://ancre.fr/en/monograph/123-la-mahonesa-fregates-espagnoles-1789-9782382820131.html#/langue-1_2_serie_de_canons_au_1_48 Anyway I've got a friend of mine to create a 3d model of the cannons from the Ancre monography, if they turn out well I'll get them printed locally. Thanks everyone!
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Thanks, however the Spanish guns on that page are almost 100 years too early, so I'd need to create the 3d model myself from the Ancre plans. And as I said, I don't have the skills to do that. That's why I don't mind paying a higher price for 3d prints of the correct cannons from Ancre, if the quality is worth it.
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Sorry for reviving this thread, but has anyone bought any of the cannons offered by Ancre and can tell if they are of good quality? I'm thinking of buying some for my La Mahonesa cross section, and Ancre has confirmed that I can buy them piecemeal without having to buy a full set. They charge 4€ per cannon, which seems reasonable. I would make them myself, but my Blender/3D skills are basically non existent...
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Great start to a very interesting boat, I'll be following your log! 😄
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I finished the knees over the weekend and also created and installed the curved rail for the rudder tiller. Although I'm still missing the rearmost angled knees which are tricky to make. I had some difficulty installing the curved rail at the correct height under the beams, I opted to install it under a riser so the ends were at the correct height and the rail perpendicular to the keel. I looked at some photos of the HMS Victory for comparison. Next I will be partially planking the battery deck and preparing the pulleys for the tiller. Also, you might have noticed my photos are better quality, I just bought a new phone. 📷
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Continuing work on the deck beams and the knees. Before I can install all the beams I need to deviate a bit and build the rudder and its mechanism.
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I installed the inner planking and the huge curves tying the yoke together with the frames. With this I can begin fitting the gun deck beams, though before installing those I need to make the rudder and the tiller mechanism.
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By the way, I realise the way I've done the inner stern planking and the water way is wrong: it shouldn't be this wide but should have been more curved. I'm not sure why I didn't realise this earlier. Anyway I'm not going to redo it, I'd destroy more than I could fix, I'll just take it as yet another lesson learnt.
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