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I love the title, so I borrowed from Robin :-) Looking for references upon kit bags, not too much to find out there http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/147296.htmlPAH7349; 1 May 1802, light canvas http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17771.htmlEQA0171; Kit bag. Brown canvas http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17769.htmlEQA0169; RNVR kit bag 1915 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/205925.htmlREL0799; Fragment of kitbag http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17771.htmlEQA0171; Kit bag. Brown canvas http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17770.htmlEQA0170; Kit bag. A brown canvas WWII http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/660/media-660880/preview.jpg http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/206682.htmlEQA0594: Yellow canvas kit bag WWII http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/556365.htmlZBA4956; Kit bag WWII http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17770.htmlEQA0170; Kit bag. A brown canvas kitbag WWII http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17780.htmlEQA0180; Canvas hammock But one can find plenty of sail bags ;-) http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/558261.htmlSLR1817.2; Sail bag -
02. November 2013 finishing the run out and secured guns 25. November 2013 finishing the run out guns and placing the first gun crew 02. October 2013 retrofitting the eyebolts on the inner hull for the still lingering around tackles 02. November 2014 I solemnly declare: All guns on the lower gun deck fully rigged *** ... and as always the mandatory Tic-Tac :-) ....hihihihihihi... XXXDAn PS: *** seen by the quality standards of today, 03.11.2014 ... ... PPS: But who knows ...
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- Grandfather, tell me a story ! - Alright, go and get your storybook - No, no, not one of those, a real story ! - A real story ? - Yes, tell me about when you were a boy. - Well, then I shall have to take you back with me, a long way in time... ... end of 2009 first tests November 2011 until February 2012 start of mass production November 2011 first mood pictures August 2012 trials and tests for functions November 2012 more tests, this time anchor cables ... 11.February 2013 first guns glued in ... 22.02.2013 ... to already retrofit with gun monograms only 11 days later August 2013 retrofitting the eyebolts on the carriages and the side tackles October 2013 upgrading the breeching lines for the run out guns
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Cannon Alignment
dafi replied to JohnB40's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
A bit earlier than the Unicorn: Van der Velde and others show plenty of diversity in elevation and how much run out on the single ships in their sketches and even paintings. Also sometimes they show a random pattern of tompions being in place and taken out ... Cheers, DAniel -
Even though too big for my own build, I could not resist to finish this small kit ... ... and the best: It came with two sets of decals :-) One in original english production and one as frensh bounty. As the second was rather uncommon I decided to opt for the english version. But me and decals ... ... but with loads of softener I finally succeded :-) XXXDAn
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I do strongly believe that there is the decal sheet missing in this after market kit: "Not to be used in rough seas" "Attention content my be hot" "Open here" "Oven with care" "Only one Pizza at the time" "Insert coins here" Have to contact the dealer ... XXXDAn
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Almost as important as the small mobil but too big forge is the surrounding bits (after Goodwin): Beside the gunsmith, his helpers, anvil and hammer was needed: - 3 man on the elm tree pump to pump and to keep clear the house to the forge - wetten deck nicely and spread sand - 3 buckets full of sand - 3 buckets of water for emergencies and to harden the goods - keep the fire small - the 3 fireman have to man the pump until everything is off for sure and all the ashes are lowered overboard in an iron bucket to the lee side - check everywhere if any hazards could be still found Cheers, Daniel @Keith: weevils were out, so he had to take the bug-less pizza ... @Mark: Ah, it was him who bit the waiter ... @Joe: Be asured - and thats a threat!
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Your wish - my desire :-) Here the Tic-Tac-shot. One can see the bellows underneath, just the handle broke off, still find the attachment on the left side. XXXDAn
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The chief wants to have a pizza ... ... matchwood was made ... ... and one door remains shut, we do not need family size ;-) But what will the gunner say about the ill use of his portable forge ?!? Cheers, Daniel
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I love it :-) XXXDAn
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Jan of course gave the right direction, Frank got it on the spot. It is the small mobile furnise as seen on Vic today. It was never presented as it ended up to be some 10 % to 15% too big ... ... the funnel hits the deck beams - no good idea. Will do another one in time. Perhaps this one will find a place on a 1:90 or 1:72 Vic, the size would be better for those scales :-) Cheers, Daniel
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...hihihihihi... ...took long to be discovered, it´s there already since March :-) First guess in the other forum was bar-b-q grill ... ...hihihihihihi... ... more precise guessings? XXXDAn
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... unfinished business, don´t go into the light ... ... still have to fix the outside of the side tackles ... ... but tell me how, yes how?!?! All easy? The hook already being fixed on the tackle, but the eyebolt still missing. Ok, sticky business ... ... once through the hull and ramming the sting deep into the meat! Better than drilling and no mess :-) Maneuvering the eyebolt deep inside of the hull with the help of some thin tweezers ... ... and juggle the hook with other pointed things into the eyebolt. Almost like a bottle ship - just omit the bottle and take a deep-deep hull instead ... XXXDAn PS: Hurra, there is a light at the end of the tunnel ... PPS: ... another train? PPPS: ...
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Thank you very much Gil !!! Cheers, Daniel
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If you look closely at the Flore you can see the lower rope just being one sided. This was an oledr Version on securing the rudder: The rope went through the hole in the rudder and was simply stopped by a knot. Plenty of old drawings show this. But as all the things I learned in the years of research - there was always more than one version to be correct, depemnding upon the nationality, the year, dockyard and the captain ... Still looking for some other hints on fully rigged contemporary models and drawings. I believe some more precise hints are still awaing us out there :-) XXXDAn
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That would not have been a chop, that what have been a slip from the slipway ... ;-) XXXDAn
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Thank you guys, do not worry I am already back to the path of virtue, just finished the half lids ... ... there still will come some coils over the eyebolts. Good news, the fore channels are "only" 3 mm too narrow ... ... so have to find the least messy way of fixing that as all the irons are in place and well fixed ... ... but in the meantime next parts are in preparation to be fixed ... ... and are by now waiting in the blackening soup :-) XXXDAn
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One should always stick to his original plans ... ... in a moment of fancy and craziness I decided to move the date of appearance of the model from mid August to the first minutes of the battle. "... cathead shot away ..." sounded quite interesting and with a well aimed and highly qualified chop I severed the cathead and the result was just as I wanted it to be :-) But then the disillusionment, yes even panic: I did not read the source to the end, as it was "... starboard ..." :-( OKOKOK, glued back the cathead and returned to plan A, where I know the sources better ... ... better it is ... ... ... jo! XXXDAn
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Victory! What a joy to see! You managed something that many-many other builders did not achieve: a finished HMS Victory :-) Wonderfully done, thank you for showing all the details and letting us all take part, I really enjoyed your trip. And the result is outstanding. Many thanks for sharing, all the best, Daniel PS: By the way - only 19 years !?! I will beat that! Be asured ;-)
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Oh please guys, go back to your builds :-) One can never have enough Victorys! Make Nelson proud, I know for sure each of you will do a great representation of this wonderful ship. And by the way, there are still some builds out there that could make me put my own one down ... ... but I will continue anyway ;-) XXXDAn
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@Kevin : Here :-) #810 XXXDAn
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Thank you Sirs, very appreciated! You made me blush! @Keith: Be assured, all of us liked your kind words! Appearently the draught marks were made of lead, so I tried it out and colored them grey. Fits to the ones from the Royal George http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/63420.html Looks cute :-) And as I am famous for jumping from one extreme to the other, now something completely different: After the extrem aft, now the extrem front ;-) Also colored the draught marks ... ... and build the lids of the small port. Rectangular looks different ;-) Painted ... ... placed and marked the holes of the fittings ... ... and stuck them provisorily into place. Yo, even the old witch´s house in Ludwigsburg´s fairy tale garden looks more rectangular ... ... really! XXXDAn PS: Can´t you see the witch - can´t you see the witch by my side? http://maerchengarten.de/Rundgang_Märchen.html Look for the pic of Hänsel & Gretel PPS: Can´t you see the witch - can´t you see the witch by my side? Rattles
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