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Siggi52
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Jason, that was the plan and it's nice to hear from others that it works. Thank you. Yes Druxey, it's a verge watch with a fusee. But that was or is not the only problem with this watch. I read in one book that women made the chains 300 years before and therefor we should leave them to the women. I would't do it more often! Regards, Siggi -
Thank you Mark, I think, I have convinced the captain, the only question is wich color. I'm for a darker green, but we have some time left for this. To speak about building in a small scale, yesterday I repaired the chain for a pocket watch from the 1720th. I build a new hock and riveted it to the chain. The rivet is 0,2 mm in diameter! Regards, Siggi
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Hello again, I think I upload some pictures in a higher resolution. The captain is really spendable this evening. At the balcony you could see the color the captain wants for his cabin! We are in a hard discussion if there should be a second color in the paneling. It's because of the extra money he has to pay. Cheers, Siggi
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Hello, now it is done, the upper gun deck is ready! That was a lot of work and research and not always easy. I will not write much, because of my english, but I think the pictures say all. Regards, Siggi
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Ok, the trent goes to nano technic! May be the next ship. Then I would't have a problem with space, only to find them Siggi
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Hello Sam, they did't have lights for starboard and port side in those day's. LANTHORN, a well-known machine, of which there are many used in a ship, particularly for the purpose of directing the course of other ships in a fleet or convoy: such are the poop and top-lanthorns, &c. TOP-LANTHORN, (fanal de hune, Fr.) a large lanthorn placed in the after part of the top, in any ship where an admiral or commodore is personally aboard. (William Falconer's Dictionary) So most ships had only the poop lanterns at the stern. I hope I could help you with this. Even in the 19th century sailing ships had only two lanterns, one in the fore mast and the poop lantern. Only steamers had the red and green lanterns to make them different. Sailing ships then had the right of way. The lanterns are ≈ 3 mm wide and 6 mm high. At my wish list for next christmas is a microscope Regards, Siggi
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Hello, I'm not very busy at the shipyard, but more in the garden. But I told the workers to build some lanterns for the wardroom and the cabin of the captain. They had there wooden lanterns with candles. Unfortunately they forget to build in doors, so we can't light the candles For those who are interested, the wire has a diameter of 0,5 mm Regards, Siggi
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Hello, yes, the glasses are acrylic-, or as we say plexi glas. Here some more pictures and also some originals from the British Museum. The decanter and tablet is made from copper. The thick fingers are mine Regards, Siggi
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Mark, I turned them just normal on my lathe. Smoothen them with needle files and after that polished them. I'm sorry, but I made no picture working them out. Regards, Siggi
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Sam, it's acrylic / plexiglas. They are 4 mm high and have a diameter of 2 mm. Siggi Plexiglas |ˈpleksiˌglas| (also plexiglas or plexiglass) noun trademark, chiefly N. Amer. a solid transparent plastic made of polymethyl methacrylate (the same material as perspex or Lucite).
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Hello, I was't very busy the last time, but finished the interior of the ward room. So the next thing to do is to install the deck beams. Today I turned some wine glasses from plexiglas and a decanter for the officers. In front of the ward room the match tubes for this side of the deck are waiting to be stored. This is the driest part, outside the ward room, of this deck, so that is the reason why they where stored here. Regards, Siggi
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The cannon looks great Mark, at least you got it. Regards, Siggi
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Thank you for the compliments. Sam, I do my very best I read about the trouble with your side galleries, I did mine three times! Regards, Siggi
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Sam, thank you for your efforts. I tried it yesterday, but it did't work so as in the picture. So I build a hybrid of my first version and that seen in the picture. You may see it here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8505-hms-dragon-build-by-siggi-scale-148-english-74-gunner-1760/page-10 Regards, Siggi
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Hello, just for trying the other method of lashing the cannon alongside, I went for an hour to the shipyard. The plan was to use this version: That looked in reality so: I could't get the cannon nearer to the wall, because the bolts are too close together. So I made some improvements, a mix of my first version and the new. I think that could work. Regards, Siggi
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Hello Sam, cog posted me a link to your posting #423 about gun lashings. From which source is that picture with the different lashings? Regards, Siggi
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Mark, I would't change with you. I'm glad to have only five cannons here. I found that the tackles are the most painful work and these polyester ropes not really cooperative. With the location I have no problems. According to this anonymous captain we have great freedom how to do this or that and the captain of this ship decided to do it this way. Did you read that book? It's really interesting. How fare are you with your cannons? I think you got the pewter too hot. Somewhere I read, that the surface of the pewter shod look light yellow before casting. Then you would't have this burned surface at your melting pot and don't forget the talcum. Regards, Siggi
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Hello, I installed the cannons. I don't know if this is the right way to do it, but I think it would work. Did anyone know if the cannons, there where are no port lid, where in or out? The muzzle of the right cannon I would later lash to the deck clamp and/or deck beam. Regards, Siggi
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Hello, thank you for your kind words. I think that 3 years of building and I'm not ready now, is a long time. I'm glad that I have not to build the whole ship, that means it would take 10 years to finish! May be I would't believe the ready ship Here is now spring and I'm not so often in the cellar building. After that long and rainy winter (we had here 3-4 days with snow) it's a fun to go outside in the sun. Even when that means working in the garden. Regards, Siggi
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Hello, today my ship has it's 3. anniversary. Three years ago we laid down the keel. That was a time I would't forget, sometimes it was stress, but mostly enjoyable. I learned a lot about these ships and still learning. The last weeks I read much in these old book from the 18th or 19th century. One book I will everyone advise, who want to know where they stow this or that. Only my question is't answered. „Observations and Instructions for the use of the Commissioned, the Junior, and other Officers of the Royal Navy“ Google books http://books.google.de/books/about/Observations_and_Instructions_for_the_Us.html?id=5WlGAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y There is the question answered where the capstan bars where stored: between the beams! But really new to me was, that in 1804 there was no rule from the admiralty for all ships. So every captain made his own rules how this or that was build, handled or done. If the ship has 2 or 3 watches and so on! Between reading I build the pillars for the guardrail of the stairways. A very frustrating job. It took me two days to build this pile of junk But at least I got enough pillars ready Regards, Siggi
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Zeh, that I do not know. May be for ventilation, but normally these things would then be in the port lid. Regards, Siggi
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Hello Zeh, for me it looks like the cabin of the 3. officer or lieutenant in the wardroom. What did you mean with the light in the bulwark, the thing above the cannon could be a mirror. Regards, Siggi
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Thank you Daniel, that are great news. It's as I think the only way to stow the cannons within the cabins and I had done it that way even without this information. But now it is more official. I read the last days a lot of these old books, but about this I could't find anything. Regards, Siggi
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Druxey, that picture should be a joke. It shows a cabin out of scale. That is the information from the NMM, not my interpretation.
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