Siggi52

Hello,

I know, it's the Sliding Foot Assembly. But I don't think that that was also used in 1745. Goodwin described it too. If you find it at a model from this period, send me a picture.

Hello,

the wheels are now installed and rigged.

And that is what you later will see of it. But the shipwright is pleased and spend a beer for the crew 

Moin Matthias,

I would paint the great cabin turquoise, in a blue or green tone. That is for the rococo period a good choice. The officers cabins white and all rooms for the ordinary seamen red. Natural wood only when ist was walnut or something like this. 

Hello,

the wheels are mostly ready. The paint would't dry, so it took a lot longer then normal. I don't know why 🤔

and that is what you will see when the mast is installed. When there also the binnacle stand in front of the mast, you will see nearly nothing of the wheels 

So, here they are in there full beauty 

But there is also a last problem. The rope to the tiller. In the drawing for the 1745 establishment they draw there something what I interpret as coamings with a lid. Most models have there nothing, or just two wholes in the deck, where the rope disappeared. 

I would at least build it so, but not so large and with two slits for the rope. But not with these sliding foots. I think, that they where a later innovation. But may be, someone of you know there more. 

Hello,

it is done. At least the wheels are ready build. Next to build are the two supporters for the wheels.

Thank you Nils. 

Hello,

because today the summer ended we had here the last weeks and it rained again the whole day, I was busy at the yard. 

This is cutter No. 3 and I think now it works. The handles are a little too bulky, but when they are slimmer they would break. The spooks have a Ø of 1,6 mm!

Now are only 17+ spooks left

Hello,

the first results.  I think, tomorrow I have to make the cutter new. But it is an interesting material and cuts better then wood. 

Hello,

and many thanks for all the likes and nice comments. Today I will start making the spokes for the wheels. I hope, I could present the first spokes this evening.

Hello,

the wheels. They kept me busy this week, and other things like my garden. But now they are in the raw ready. I think I must not explain the pictures

 and then that  So, go back to start, and try again

This time I made the beads before I cut the rim loose. The shipwright is pleased.

In the foreground you see some of the spokes. They are from mammoth ivory. So, if you hear nothing from me the next weeks, I'm busy or I had thrown it all away. I hope not.

Hello Marc,

what I use to cut brass wires is a cutter for finger or toe nails. I grind one side thin, so that I could cut also small diameters. For soldering I use almost a soldering fluid. Then you needs only a small amount of tin on your soldering iron and it would flow evenly. If brass is to stubborn to bend, I would use copper wire. 

I never saw there a gangway. The only one left is the gangway from the QD to the entrance and then further to the FC. So it seems to be a mysterious!

Hello Chris,

no, I think not. It's the plan for the 1745 establishment and there the poop deck. At the QD are the cabins for the officers, and at the sheer plan is there nothing drawn. For the Tiger did't exist a plan for the poop deck. So at least I must not build there anything. 

Hello, and many thanks for the likes

Today the carpenters build the grating over the lobby. All the beams are now fast, except the two in front of the bulwark.

One question, did anybody know what these encircled parts should be? But before I start with planking, I think I build the wheels.

Hello,

the last bulwark(?) between captains bed place and the lobby is installed. 

Before I install the deck beams I have to make a decision, where to place the cannons? All sources say, there where 8 6 pdrs at the QD and 2 6 pdrs at the FC. But I never saw a model with a cannons at the FC! At least there is not so much space for cannons.

That cannon to the left has the problem with the shrouds, and the cannon to the right with the hight of the fife rail.

At least I could place all cannons at the QD, without one in the captain cabin. That would make the captain happy. And that is what you see at most of the models. If no one has a veto, I think I build it so.

Hello,

my finger is so far useable again and so I finished today the bulwark.

Hello,

today only a short sign of life. The carpenters finished the bulwark and the painter painted it. But the windows have to wait a while, because of my damaged index finger. It't not soo serious, but without a complete fingernail I could't grab these small parts. 

Thank you Ian. Yes, there will be two cut outs. 

Thank you Keith

Thank you Chuck

Hello,

the carpenters finished the great cabin for the captain. It took some time, because the oil has to dry, some days of because of eastern and the good weather we had. But now it is raining again, so we are busy at the yard.

Here the carpenters have the first bulwark allready finished in the raw.

Hello, and many thanks for all the likes

because the vegetation here is 4 weeks in advance of normal years, my garden now needed much of my time. But today it rained and so I'm back at the shipyard.

The carpenters set in the deck beams and started with the paneling of the walls.

Hello Keith,

thank you, and that are brass pins. That where the smallest and most uniform I could get from Amazon

Hello,

today the carpenters finished the screen bulkhead  

Hello Flamborough,

thank you and to your question: no, this time not.