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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 -
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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In many sources it is mentioned, that guns recoiled and jumped violently when getting hot in an engagement. Any reasons known why? Cheers, Daniel
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Thank you rybakov, that is a good hint! Need to have a look. But this leaves me to the other question of mine: Why do hot guns jump and recoil that violently? http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3963-whay-do-hot-guns-jump-violently/#entry112437 Cheers Daniel
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Thank you very much Wayne, was there meant to be a link for the Wikipedia? Would like to see the picture :-) Need to have second look at the SRo1789, too. XXXDAn
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For english ship I just know the removal for using the capstans. Just to be tried out on the model, does the recoil of the guns interfere with stanchions, ladders or other items? As the Vic had a large width, there was no problem with the stanchions, on top those were in line with the coamings. Just the ladders in the waist and up to the poop had to be removed. XXXDAn
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Evan, as usual: Wonderful great performance :-) Love it, Daniel PS: Markus look here for removing the stanchions on an english ship: #6832
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What a sweet little jewel you created! Daniel
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Do not worry, I will have a close eye on him :-) Thanks Kevin, Ian and Channell
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Thank you Sirs :-) Kevin who? - Dr dafi® still around, alive and kicking !!! - Dr. Tentacle is still there to all eternity - he can´t move any more ... - Captain Hook? Who the hell is Captain Hook? Popeye: As mentioned earlier, the only source I find so far for the preventer breeching is Goodwin. But as in the rigging all important systems are with a redundancy system to get fail safe, I see it quite logical to have one on the breeching ropes too in case of breaking while firing the gun or due to battle damage. Showing it in the build is of course some kind of risky, but I would like to put this feature up to discussion by doing so. Perhaps this helps to enlighten the affair. Does anybody has any clue or where Goodwin has his sources from? Jan: The special treatment just will be just for those 6 guns that will be run out, as they still will be in the photographic focus for some future documentation. The installed lashed up ones will stay the way they are :-) But as there is always a growth in ability and know-how, there will be always new solutions and perhaps I will still find out new tricks for the guns on display on the upper deck - who knows, I am already beyond everything that I ever imagined in my wildest dreams when I started this build :-) Cheers, Daniel
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Thank you Maurice :-) And what does one do if one is bored? One starts pimping around ... ... with the gunport lids I alreadyshowed, that it is possible, to attach the needed ring onto the eyebolts, so why not doing this on a larger scale, say perhaps the breeching ropes?!? So ripped the single guidance ring for the breeching rope out of the carriage, build in the new double one and already prepared the rest. So it looks like there still was place for improvment in the old carriage ;-) And of course attached the breeching ropes - again showing the infamous goodwin´s preventer breeching rope - and here we are, gun 2.0, aka Dr. Tentacle :-) And here he comes, Dr. Tentacle´s arch enemy, the incredible Dr. dafi ® - terror of all multi-armed creatures, in his insatiable wish to bind Dr. Tentacle and confine him down onto a secure place! Cleverly Dr. dafi ® puts up a trap: ... a needle on a shish kebab skewer ... ... makes the aiming markings on the inner hull :-) Afterwards - no not the same picture again ... ... no this time ... ... there is a fine drill attached :-) Then Dr. Tentacle was lured into the trap ... ... and detained :-) ...hihihihihihihihi... ... see him fidgeting around in despair but no more escape will be his :-) Once again Dr. dafi ® wins and shows the limits to one more abominable creature of maritime navyisms! And please tune in again next week, when we will show: Who the hell is Captain Hook?!? Greetings from the tentacle-tamer, Dr. dafi ®
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Amazing as always :-) XXXDAn
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THAT is far too near, as the gun would run over. It should be just where the opening starts. Also the breeching line is far too short :-) Gruß, Daniel
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Thank you Sirs :-) Jan, the tackle in the back usually is a single one (only the French had a double tackle for 36 or 46 ponders). It was hooked into the ring that was as much at the center line as possible. At the Vic, the plans show the rings more or less at the line that coaming/gratings give. At the last picture with the reloading of the gun, the rings are situated just beside the anchor cable, which is just enough for the tackle to work. Here two more of the rings to be seen. XXXDAn
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So the pot is empty ... ... time to do something more important and worthy ... ... as both scuttles for the vent trunks were mere black holes. So they got their wooden cases and look much more in tune now :-) And here some fresh impressions from the shipyard. Good night, Daniel
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Great update! Daniel
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I got a same thougts but the different direction: How can I make the lines slag, but in a natural way ... If the build is already done, try wallpaper glue and form until it is dry. If not pleased with the result, just wetten and reform. It can look quite realistic like this :-) Daniel
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I would like to dig up these interesting bits of this thread, that have neither be confirmed or discarded. Me thinks worth to keep it up in the focus :-) Cheers, Daniel
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