Louie da fly
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Greetings from the Cumberland Mountains
Louie da fly replied to RandyR's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome to MSW, Randy! Having already done some ship modelling in the past you're starting from a better place than some new people. And it's like riding a bike - you never really forget how to do it; you just wobble a bit when you first get back into the saddle. Yes, certainly start a build log. There's a lot of experienced people in the group who you can turn to for advice and help as you embark on this journey. Don't be too concerned if you make mistakes - it's a learning process and your modelling improves every time you do another build. And have fun with it - that's why we do this stuff! -
Welcome to MSW, Mike. I remember when I was a kid learning that Grimsby was a fishing port. And learning later that its name was a Viking one - comes from "Grim" one of Odin's nicknames. I second Mark's advice to start a build log. It's a great way to get help and advice and encouragement. The instructions are here: And you can probably use the search bar at the top right of the page to see if anybody else has done a Caldercraft Bounty. (Actually, I just did, out of interest - there's quite a few of them, including at least two finished models. They should be helpful in doing your own build: https://modelshipworld.com/search/?q=Caldercraft Bounty&quick=1 Don't worry if you make mistakes - we all do that; the more experienced members just make more interesting ones . A lot of very friendly, helpful people here, so ask questions! LOTS of questions! That's what the forum's here for. And have fun.
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Beautiful work, Clare. Just as well your tiller was such a snug fit! And it's a shame they don't warn you in advance - DO NOT INSTALL TILLER YET!!! - you might have had to unglue it with all the associated chances of breaking something.
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Your approach, making two holes instead of a slot is better than the method they recommend in the instructions. Yours will look much more realistic.
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Probably. Apart from anything else they were used for fishing, and the Mary Rose (about 150 years later, admittedly) had boarding nettings.
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Funny I never noticed that scene in the movie. I'll have to have another look at it.
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Maybe some of the experienced people on the forum can help with that. Not me, though - I'm all thumbs.
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Usually called rubbing strakes - or fenders. Very nice work. That's a good looking model, very crisply made.
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Hmmm, 1190's? Seems a little early for a cog, but what the hey, one or two centuries in a historical movie's not too bad. The Vikings (set in the 860's AD) had quite a nice nef, more appropriate to around 1290, in one of the early scenes.
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I'm glad you were able to get to know him. And that you were able to give him those books. I'm sure he would have enjoyed them.
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I hope you're going to tie them down - otherwise they'll come loose and roll her over . .
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No, but it did make me think of the famous Science Fiction movie - "Help me, help me . . ."
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And now, after 5 years and seven months to the day since I first began planning the model . . . the final steps. I've assembled the case with a background of the Harbour of Theodosios in Constantinople, where the Byzantine galleys were found from which I got so much information in building the model. The buildings in the background are part of the Boukoleon Palace complex, the Emperor's main residence. And here are the remains of the very same buildings, in today's Istanbul. I had a bit of trouble getting the frame to fit tightly and square - one of the screw-holes had to be re-drilled. And while I had the ship on the stand and inside the case, and everything glued in place, just about to screw everything together, a fly got inside! Had to pull the perspex off and get rid of the fly. Grrr! All ready to go, just getting things adjusted so I could start screwing together, and the fly got back inside! Fortunately sanity prevailed, in the form of my lovely wife who said "You hold the case, I'll get rid of the fly." Just as well - I had visions of disaster at the last moment with me throwing the whole kit and kaboodle across the room. But now, here it is in all its glory.
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Nice work with the cargo. It looks very realistic.
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I never cease to be amazed at the quality and realism achieveable using card. That really looks fantastic!
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Roger, I'd (re-)read The Commodore not all that long ago and from it I had the impression that it was a long time (long enough for the French to besiege the town and almost capture it) between Hornblower's "incident" with the Countess and his coming down with typhus. All I did was get the book out again and work out that his time with her was the end of May and he got typhus as winter was starting. I'm glad your books went to such a good cause, and I echo your hope that he enjoyed the stories.
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Very interesting explanation, Christian. I didn't know about the cringle suspension, but it makes sense - as does angling the knight to follow the inclination of the mast (which I also did on my own model). I agree about the need for 4 sheaves on a large yard or antenna. I only used three on my own, as blocks like this had been found in Byzantine shipwreck remains.
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Brilliant work, Schrader! What a wonderful setting for the ship!
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I didn't like the Hornblower TV series. I felt they took too many liberties with Forester's stories.
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Cri-Cri, the lower "block" would be taken all the way down to the keel, if the Lomellina wreck (probably built around 1503, wrecked 1516) is any guide. In French it used to be known as a sep de drisse - in English it's a halyard knight. However this picture shows the knight for the main halyard of the ship, which would be taking a lot of weight and force. There wasn't one found for either the foremast, or (interestingly) for the lateen mizzen. Nonetheless that's how I did it for my own lateen model: There's a bit of an issue with off-centre (twisting) forces caused by the rope running from the centre of the upper block down to the far right-hand sheave of the knight, but I don't now that there's anything you can do about that except accept that it happens.
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In which case you're well on the way, with an attitude that will serve you well when you do hit the inevitable problems/stuff-ups. I also lived in Coogee (north end, up the hill from the beach) and Darlo (officially Paddo - it was just the other side of Boundary St, so supposedly more prestigious). You may already know, but I'll add it just in case - here are the instructions for starting a build log. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/24705-before-you-post-your-build-log-please-read-this-starting-and-naming-your-build-log/ Welcome to MSW!
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I think so. I don't think anybody out there - not even academics who specialise in such things - is qualified to tell you you're wrong . . .
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Me too - except that I'm missing "Hornblower and the Hotspur". Need to get it one day. I've just been going through O'Brian again - I'm up to "Treason's Harbour". I do love the O'Brian books - even better now than Forester, though it took a while to come to terms with after being used to Hornblower. I love the relationship of the two main characters - somewhat like an old married couple. Each with his faults and annoying habits - (a doctor who doesn't see the importance of washing, a sailor who's an expert at sea but a total klutz on land.) Can't be. I just checked - typhus has an incubation period of ten to 14 days. Hornblower doesn't come down with it until 5 or 6 months after his encounter with the countess. On the other hand, it could be thought of as karma, or poetic justice, a little delayed.
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