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Signal Lanterns Seized in the Mizzen Shrouds?
dafi replied to JerseyCity Frankie's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Hello Frankie, those were night signals, sometimes supported with false fires (flares). Adkin´s Trafalgar Companion describes those and the different variations of three to four lanterns. The lantern shown would have meant signal 22 for the british, no idea what it meant nor the significance for the french ;-) Hope this helps, Daniel- 1 reply
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Those pictures with the furled stay sails just appeared only briefly near the time, when the stay sails were introduced. Not to be seen later on. Can it be they could have been permant fixes in the start before the preventer stays were used for the downholders? Anderson describes in The Rigging of Ships: In the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720 on page 256/257 that the sails "laced to their stays with thin lines passed the opposite way of the lay of the rope. They had simple tacks and probably had downholders." And I remembered some pictures of other occasions: early way of dealing with lateen sails The Legend of Saint Ursula (Italian: Storie di sant'Orsola) is a series of large wall-paintings on canvas by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio, scene: Arrival of the Pilgrims at Cologne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vittore_Carpaccio_041.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_Saint_Ursula Or something more modern. Also this picture should be known ... ... got the small detail ?!? What the hell is this guy doing there? Cheers, Daniel PS: And a small easter egg for all of you :-)
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Oh Grant, I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry ;-) XXXDan PS: ... and you are doing grant :-)
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Hy Grant, using the last hours of holiday to catch up with your progress: Very nicely done !!! Great way of closing my free time. :-) :-) :-) Cheers, Daniel
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I already saw this in books as further protection. Normal one or just for Battle? So I would like to ask on top: When was this introduced? XXXDAn
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Already looking forward to include this in my build :-) XXXDAn
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Of course we like :-) :-) :-) XXXDAn
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Hello Dennis, thank you for your kind words. Sorry to hear that your contact did not work, strange but here is the address: webshop@dafinismus.de And yes, it would be a pleasure to provide you with parts :-) I also send you a PM. Cheers and thanks, Daniel
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Finally managed to update the assembly instructions for the resin parts that I provide for the 1:100 Vic: #43 Cheers, DAniel
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One of the best suppliers for steel balls regarding price and quantity is this shop in Germany: http://www.kugel-winnie.de/epages/62136757.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62136757/Products/010101003 You get virtually every size that you need :-) Here you see 1000 pieces of round shot in 1mm, 1,2mm, 1,5mm und 2mm Cheers, Daniel
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Wonderful pictures, thank you! "I asked the tour guide what these little holes represented. He said that the hull was copper plated. I pointed out that the Batavia was launched in 1629, and that copper plating was only invented in 1750. He said that he will discuss this with the curator. Anybody know what these holes may represent? They seem too regular to be due to marine life." Second wooden planking as food for the worms? XXXDAn
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Simply a wonderful build! What a wealth of details :-) Love it, cheers, Daniel
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Enjoyable build :-) Here is another version of how to put the name onto the stern. #24 Cheers Daniel
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All the time :-) ... to understand the others and for me to be understood ... XXXDAn
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Thank you Aussie, very appreciated :-) Hy Lawrence, it is a berry flavor, good for working! Aye Mark, finally one that understands, I think I should change the code book in the office - perhaps the official book of the Cat of nine Tails would work better. XXXDAn
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I just found a first contemporary hint to this topic: In the book "Nicolas Pocock" from David Cordingly (Conways) there is an interesting remark on page 76. Topic is the painting "The Defense at the Battle of the First of June" and it reports about the historical facts behind: "Midshipman Dillon observed that, ´The lower deck was at times so completely filled with smoke that we could scarcely distinguish each other, and the guns were so heated that, when fired, they nearly kicked the upper deck beams`" As source is given: "Diary of William Dillon, midshipman in the Defense, Quoted in Warner, The Glorious First of June, p. 79" Looks to be from Warner, Oliver, The Glorious First of June, London 1961 So perhaps really more than only an invention of modern dramatisation? Cheers, Daniel
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Woneerful, thank you for showing! DAniel
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Wonderful work! Cheers, Daniel
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Sometimes, yes sometimes I love my employees ... ... they were meant to buy new tea for the office - guess what brand they brought especially for me :-) ...hihihihihihi... XXXDAn
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One can find models where the staysails are fastened all over the length of the stay. Model of "Royal George" from 1715 with its contemporary rigging http://www.universitaetssammlungen.de/modell/2 And here some french graphics showing the same big question: How was this done ?!? - getting the sail to the top and binding it, pulling up, binding, pulling, ... - or get some monkey up to do the job up there? There are some sketches showing sailors hanging in the middle of the stays (f.e. Souvereign of the Seas) - fake or stupid idea? - other ideas? Cheers, Daniel
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That casting was not planned ... The letters where just fixed with clear varnish, that allows good positioning and leaves almost no trace. As I still opt for the 1920 Vic, I thought it could save me some work, as the figure head was already heavily overworked compared to oob. Cheers, Daniel
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Thank you all :-) @Dubz The hooks next generation are already on the way, rest is in preparation :-) Cheers, DAniel
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