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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 ... ...

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

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

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Fabulous Dirk, you win a beer next time we see :-) And we proudly announce ... ...hihihihihihihihi... ... my next modeling tool ... ...hihihihihihihihi... XXXDAn

Always a joy to see your progress. Cheers, DAniel

... good old times ... ... you can leave your head on ... ... and who discovers the parts from entry of 09.03.? Cheers, Daniel

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

One does what one has to do :-) XXXDAn

*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

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

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

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

Well done, love the spirit! XXXDAn

WOW, showing battle damages ?!? Looking foreward to see that ;-) XXXDAn

Simply wonderful! Daniel

Do NOT make me scared! Great work, especially the pig stick is wonderful detail! Daniel

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

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

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

Worth the wait :-) Beautiful, Daniel

Love it, wonderfully done! XXXDAn

“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

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

Never found the time to introduce somebody else quite interesting: Reverend Alexander Scott Born in 1768 as son of a lieutenant in the navy. In 1793 he assigned as chaplain to HMS Berwick an. He was fluent in French, Spanish and Italian. In the Mediterranean he met the captain of HMS Agamemnon, a certain Nelson, but refused to change to this ship, as he wanted to stay faithful to his own master and crew. Later he served abord HMS St. George and HMS Britannia under Sir Hyde Parker. 1801 was on the HMS London at the Battle of Copenhagen where he helped to draw up the treaties and helped Nelson as an interpreter. Afterwards being asked again to join Nelson, he refused a second time for the same reasons as before. Then he served in the West-Indies on HMS Topaz as foreign secretary. Admiral Duckworth used Scott's linguistic abilities to help in translating documents and to spy and eavesdrop whilst visiting foreign ports. On one occasion he brought Scott to dine with him and the French general Charles Leclerc, in order to try to ascertain the French intentions towards the Caribbean. 1803 he had a shattering experience: Topaz was struck by a lightning that passed though his cabin and igniting some powder cartridges stored above him. This did cost him some teeth, injured his jaw and affected his hearing and eyesight. He recovered but still suffered some after shocks. Nelson used the occasion of recovery to try a third time and was finally successful. From 1804 on, he served as foreign secretary aboard HMS Victory. There he spent plenty of time with Nelson reading newspapers and letters captured from foreign prizes to Nelson. Also aboard the Victory was another man named Scott, this was John Scott, Nelson's personal secretary. Nelson solved the problem by terming Alexander Scott, now installed as his chaplain, as 'Doctor Scott'. Scott was not actually a Doctor at this point. The thing he did not know yet at the time of the small gun room scene is, that he was to attend the dying Nelson, most of the time rubbing his chest to relieve his pain even after Nelson was already declared dead. He also stayed with Nelson on the way back and throughout the funeral. Afterwards he lead a quiet life, married 1807 a much yonger woman, had to daughters and a son that died short after birth and also lost his wife because of the birth. He died 1840 at the age of 72. His daughter Margaret Gatty became a best selling author, also telling his story. So far I know two portraits of him: One on William Devis´ „Death of Nelson“, him at the center, rubbing Nelsons chest. Apparently based on a real life portrait Devis did himself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Nelson,_21_October_1805#mediaviewer/File:DeathofNelsonDevis.jpg The other he is shown in his late life – possibly painted posthumously – in the background the lightning strike on HMS Topaz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_John_Scott#mediaviewer/File:Rev_Dr_Alexander_Scott.jpg Cheers and a happy new year, Daniel