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  1. Ok trial number 4: Took a monogram and sank it by half into a poly ... ... broke it out ... ... and took the poly as holder to file down the backsides of the monograms down to half ... ... and bingo :-) Some other side theaters of war ... ... rolled the wire for the thread rod with the filr to give it some structure ... ... and carved the bearings of the trunnion out of Evergreen. On the last picture one can see that the sliding part has to slide over the mounts of the wheels, so it means, they have to be flush in the surface. So marked the position on the circle ... ... and used a dummy for testing. First drilled a basic hole ... ... ground a old scalpel into shape ... ... and formed the drilled hole. And the trials shows that it fits :-) So assembled the carriage and barrel, splashed some paint onto it, fitted the appropriate eyebolts and it looks ok ;-) Old and new side by side ... ... old - once state of the art - ... ... and a bit pimped ... ... and it seems quite ok :-) XXXDAn
  2. Thank you Frank! On the last picture one can see something, that I was bothering about since some time. The monogram appears sitting quite thickly on the barrel. I already used the thinnest material available from my supplier, 0,2 mm equals 2 cm in original. The original monogram is about 5 to 10 mm mm but has much more washed outlines. Time to tinker a bit and to see what still is possible :-) Two versions were spooking around my wired minds for some time - lets go for the phantoms :-) Version 1 sinking the monograms with a soldering iron. Worked surprisingly well, it was quite easy to sink it evenly ... ... until I saw the bulges of diplaced material all around. Difficult to take out, ok forget it. Version 2 were thin castings, like those I do successfully for the coat of arms of the entry port. Took two monograms and hammered them into the poly ... ... casted twice ... ... but missing a good form success was not coming. Some carvings of the form did not help. Then came version 3, gluing the monograms and filing the edges off. Looked great without color but with color splashed over ... ... merda ... ...
  3. Looking back in history, February 2010 "... and the carronades with wheels and elevation screw." For those days a vast improvement towards oob. But since then things went a bit nuts, so time to look for Carronade 2.0. The basic form fits so far quite well, fitted two more reinforcement rings on the original places, made from my tinnest Evergreen strips, but still sanded thinner and rounded with abrasive sponges. Also the iron sight was replaced and a base for the gun lock created. The bed of the carriage got the slot for the traveling part. The old coin and bearing were removed. For one of the guns a new sliding part was tinkered ... ... and I enjoyed the detail of putting in the base plate for the elevation screw flush with the surface. The rolls fitted for the carriage are 1,5 mm poly and comply to my understanding of a decent size of parts: fits into the "C" of a Cent ;-) Also the gunlocks do justice to this specification ... ... the flaps were bent ... ... and with the monograms we approach version 2.01. Cheers, Daniel
  4. Hyho, small dafi was aloud to tinker some more bits ... ... first the freshly pressed ones ... ... by the way that is the way they looked in their former lifes :-) And as dafi likes to do messes ... ... but there is nothing better ... ... than a fresh caulked deck! XXXDAn
  5. Fabulous Dirk, you win a beer next time we see :-) And we proudly announce ... ...hihihihihihihihi... ... my next modeling tool ... ...hihihihihihihihi... XXXDAn
  6. ... good old times ... ... you can leave your head on ... ... and who discovers the parts from entry of 09.03.? Cheers, Daniel
  7. Dafi was a taylor ... ... he shortened my coat and scarved my shirt ... ... he put my head right back in place, ... ... and stuck paper tails on my bum. ...hihihihihihihihihi... XXXDAn
  8. *blow*... ... waving the dust away ... ... oh really, there is a building report appearing :-0 Lots of work means loads of pennies for the building :-) The only flaw is that there is little time for the builds, the only time for forums is when hanging in a boring telefone call or while the computer is rendering or saving. But it looks like times are coming back *joy* And as everybody sayz to start with something small ... Cheers, Daniel
  9. Hy Izzy, Google pictures show the veneer pins looking as the ones that I deliver with my parts. Have a look, they sell these in the sewing shops in different thicknesses. The ones coming with shirts (here in Europe) are a tad thicker than the one I use. Also there ia a large variety of head sizes. But as seen in my report you can easily fix that :-) Cheers, Daniel
  10. A small selection "The 100-Gun Ship Victory (Anatomy of the Ship Series) " fom McKay http://www.amazon.com/100-Gun-Ship-Vict ... 229&sr=1-1 "HMS Victory: her construction, career and restauration" from McGowan with drawings from McKay http://www.amazon.com/HMS-Victory-Alan- ... 109&sr=8-1 "The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships" from Longridge http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Nelsons-S ... 365&sr=1-1 "Rigging Period Ship Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Intricacies of the Square-Rig" from Petersson http://www.amazon.com/Rigging-Period-Mo ... pd_sim_b_7 "Owners´Workshop Manual" from Goodwin http://www.amazon.co.uk/HMS-Victory-Man ... =8-1-fkmr1 Nice to have: "The Construction and Fitting of the English Man of War: 1650-1850" from Goodwin http://www.amazon.com/Construction-Fitt ... pd_sim_b_4 "Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815" from Lavery http://www.amazon.com/Arming-Fitting-En ... pd_sim_b_5 Supplementary "HMS Victory" from Hackney (German Version): because of the planset included
  11. Hello Izzy, the good thing is, even without etch parts one can make a magnificent model out of this box :-) Have a look at my build and you will find most parts described how they can be build without using after market parts. But if you wish to use some, all parts are available separate, so one can pick the things that are useful. Another useful link is http://pete-coleman.com/forum/ This site is largely dedicated to the Heller-model with many hints and tricks. I hope this helps, cheers, Daniel
  12. Do NOT make me scared! Great work, especially the pig stick is wonderful detail! Daniel
  13. Just to proove how blind we sometimes are: I do believe, most of us saw this drawing of an early 19th century first rate in Arming and Fitting page 174 plenty of times ... I stumbled over it because of Robin´s question about the panelling of the great cabins. And I discovered something on the right edge of it ... ... the extended pump, showing dales and handles on both levels. Best picture so far. So the question is, does anybody have more information about this picture including the bow section? Cheers and thanx, Daniel
  14. I do not know if it helps: There is a page of measurement calculation charts in the french Arsenal-Forum. http://5500.forumactif.org/t13-tableaux-de-calculs In some there should be a translation to english, as I did the german translations. In last case, I should have a old working copy on my laptop. Cheers, DAniel
  15. I am very conspicuous about the gun drill shown in the start of this thread ... The breech should usually be loose on the outside of the carriage to avoid chaffing. Also the use of the wedge is not really ship shape :-) There are some good contemporary instructions existing. Her is a rendition performed by some HMS Victory crew. The full crew was up to 14 men for both guns on each side of the ship. Strictly numbered, 1 gun captain, 2 second gun captain, 3 loader, 4 sponger, 5 sec. loader, 6 sec. sponger and 7 - 14 auxiliaries to pull the strings. First picture for clarity without the auxs. One can see nicely, loader and sponger within the breeching ropes, sec. sponger and sec. outside bringing the next items as wad pads or balls. The gun captain is pressing a small leather bag against the vent, for that it is air sealed, for that no smoldering ashes are pressed by air pressure into the vent and that for by retrieving the sponge a vacuum is created that will put off all smoldering bits. The second gun captain is here shown organising the tools like worm and the bars, his time will come, if he has to take halve of the crew to work the opposite gun if battle on both sides is required. As one lieutenant was always taking charge of several big guns, Lt. Williams of course is present here at this excercising the great guns. And it gets really packed, once the auxiliaries are added to pull the strings Also nice to be seen is that sec. loader and sec. sponger have to stand outside the side tackles. Also see the stick of the sponge protruding largely outboard. On the capstan one can see the powder monkee, having prepared already the next cartridge. He is supposed to stay as far as possible for security reasons and to only handle the cartridge to the loaders and to nobody else. Also this was not a job for jung boys as generally thought, in fact Captain Duff of the Mars strictly forbid this as his log states. For the boys was to clean loose powder with a wet swab. I like the two marines that were stationed on each big gun, gives a nice touch of color :-) And also if I was a sponger and loader, I really would look out for that the man on the back tackle had a good lunch and that he makes sure, that there are no 3.5 tons coming towards oneself if a big wave is moving the ship ... Some more pics to enjoy ... ... or a bit more inside the melée :-) Cheers, Daniel
  16. “You have a great Master Daniel to follow ..." Dear Lawrence, you know what? He already is beyond :-) It is lovely to see how his build is taking off even in places I haven´t touched yet. Stunning work he shows. It is a pleasure and honor to see some of my teeny bits integrated and brought to another level! Cheers, Daniel
  17. Hello Ian, I think I will have to see this one again :-) Meanwhile a small picture of my ever growing family ... Some already knew about the freshest member in the front. As I had lately some requests regarding my Victory fittings for USS Constitution, I finally managed to do a first sample. These are the oob ones, not too bad for plastic ... ... and these are the original parts from my Vic :-) Cheers, Daniel
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