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As there was no real charge in the drill, there was no recoil (and no jump of course) and therefor the breeching ropes where not necessarily needed ;-) So I think it was really not fixed for laziness reasons. Daniel -
Ok, also no jumping involved, but the last vid triggered Achilles from our german forum to add one more interesting bit to the collection Enjoy, Daniel
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+++breaking news+++ Mythbusters busted!!! Does one have to say more? DAniel
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I made them both for the same length, respecting some a tad shorter if fixed on the hanging knee :-) The given dimension is three times the length of the barrel, and this really is just about the right length as I could see on the model. Both have the same diameter. The positioning of the ring on the side is very clever, as it keeps the rope clear of the hind wheels. But even with both ropes I managed to find an arrangement, where both ropes can be kept clear of each other and the wheels, as looping around the back of the truck or fouling the wheels would have had very unwanted effects ... XXXDAn
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Thank you Sirs! And next Dr Tentakels wild cousins went too into the trap :-) But then dafi got trapped himself ... ... to much flue - too much nice substances - and forgot on the left hand gun to lead the breeching rope through the big guidance rings on the side of the carriage ... ... where both red squares are , gun well glued, breeching ropes well fixed on the hull ... ... okokokokok, hard way, means taking the guidance ring out, opening it, putting around the breeching rope, refixing in the eyebolt and reclosing the ring ... ... everything in there, deep-deep-down inside the bowels of the Vic ... ... tight, dark, but luckily not steamy ... ... and somehow managed to fix and even the picture looks ok :-) XXXDAn
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In the DIY-stores in the electrical or tools department they have the same ones as Andy showed for cheaper and possibly better quality. Here from wikipedia: For electronics work, special diagonal cutters that are ground flush to the apex of the cutting edge on one side of the jaws are often used. These flush-cutting pliers allow wires to be trimmed flush or nearly flush to a solder joint, avoiding the sharp tip left by symmetrical diagonal cutters. It is common for this type of diagonal cutter to be referred to by another name, such as "flush cutter" to distinguish it from symmetrical cutters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagonal_pliers I usually go to the shop with a piece of paper and try them out - good ones should even cut paper! This means not suitable for harder wires bit wonderful for sprue and etch :-) PS: I use them too for cutting off the end bits of the ropes while rigging, better than any scissors :-) Daniel Here a picture from Wikipedia:
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Warning! I will be monitoring those split lines front and aft of the funnel! Be careful! ;-) Love the parts, Daniel
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Enjoyable and clean build, love it :-) Daniel
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For some reason I like destructive people ... ;-) XXXDAn
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New place, new ship, new luck :-) Looking forward for your adventures! Daniel
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As the aft end of the forecastle looks a bit flimmsy, are you still going to smuggle a deck beam underneath now that the bits are installed? Great work, pleasure to follow, Daniel
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I think the Vade mecum is just before the time that Goodwin mentions that the third tackle was issued as a standard. XXXDAn
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Apparently Boudriot mentions for the side tackles to be taken off before firing. In the british gun instructions there is no mention of that as far as I know. If one looks at Master and commander, the guns do not run back too fast, due to their own weight. If I am not mistaken, the side tackles could have be loosened a bid before firing. Another thing I realised, is that todays Victory is displayed with left hand laid breeching ropes istead of the normal right hand ropes. Another of Goodwins small mysteries ?!? After long research I found in Nares the following http://archive.org/stream/seamanship00acadgoog#page/n34/mode/2up page 25 I chose this too for my build even though it was written down some 60 years later. But this would even give further stretching to the ropes when under strain. XXXDAn
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The sources are wide spread. Bodo from our german forum had some nice findings. - The inside bore gets smaller when heated as the barrel is not a thin ring but has massive walls. Also the barrels can loose their straightness. German wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohrkrepierer (about squib load) - Apparently the more violent recoil can also happen with old fashioned hand held guns. - Some more info/discussion also here ttp://www.go2gbo.com/forums/blackpowder...ly-hot-or-cold/ http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/t1216f220-quot-Violent-recoil-on-hot-guns-quot.html Thanks Bodo! DAniel
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Mark, Eric and all the others: Thank you tons for your feedback. For the hot guns to jump violently, I copied the answers into a new thread for not getting lost here. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3963-whey-do-hot-guns-jump-violently/?p=112437 Have a great time, Daniel
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One question I do have is the jumping: Is this result of the shot itself ot is it due to a more violent "normal" recoil and the jumping resulting from the breeching rope and tackles forcing the gun upwards? Some sources mentioning them really jumping high ... DAniel
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Amateur, rybakov, SpyGlass: I agree the diameter will change with the heat. The mast-hoops, and also train-wheels are done the same way: heated up they get larger, inside and outside diameter, the get forced over the mast/wheel and give a tight grip once cooled down and shrunk. Is this also the same with the tick walls of the guns? As they have far more material that wants to expand, can it be, that in this case the inner diameter actually decreases? Thank you all for you input, intriguing facts and discussion as always! Daniel
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Here some more entries from my Vic-Build: 1 Thank you all, Daniel
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Big boyz, big toyz :-) Wonderful pictures of a great model, thank you for the update! Daniel
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Always sad if such a nice building report is set aside and I hope that the sweet lady will not lay for thirteen years in ordinary like the original as yours became a real piece of art under your skilled hands! But also I am very keen in seeing your treatment on the other beast :-) Please show and tell and here! XXXDAniel
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Thank you all for your input! Very appreciated :-) Next cleared up the breeching ropes on both sides ... ... especially the loop ... ... and also looked at both sides that the ropes won´t be stuck underneath the wheels. Then checked the length ... ... and Jan was right, here comes Captain Hook ... ... and have him installed in all his glory. XXXDAn
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Great, Daniel
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