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I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I was in model-building deprivation, with no time to do anything and not even to document what I had already built.

The version of the Launch with sails has to be stored in the back for now, as martens have damaged it by chewing on the sails ...

That's why I continued with the version equipped with a davit for anchoring and fishing. Here some pictures last stage.

First, there was the question of where to put the cable that had been hauled up. Instinctively, I had stowed it in the bow during the first test.

But in order to attach a pulley to the capstan that can only be attached forwards to the stem and the cable accordingly had to go to the rear. So I decided to store it in the middle of the boat, which is also better balanced, and you can see that this is a good solution.

But first, a little bit of small stuff, which also makes a difference http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

The pulleys are pre-assembled; this one should hang loosely, so I shaped it with wallpaper glue.

The grapnel anchor and ladles have also arrived.

To tie in the anchor rope, I clamped a pair of tweezers in my vice.


And then I built a nice bunch with the rest of the rope.

And here it is the small menagerie.

And now it got pleasantly exciting, but see for yourself...












While two lads secure the pulley, the capstan bar is being changed on the other side. The lieutenant keeps a watchful eye on the whole process, while one man checks to see if anything is happening at the back end at the cable. In the middle, one man holds the cable taut and clears it neatly. That setup certainly wouldn't have worked with the rope at the front in the bow, as crowded as it already is there.

Cheers, Daniel

I always would like to warn to take the museum ship/reconstruction in Portsmouth as a reference.
 
Actually that was the hardest learning for me to ignore this wonderful exhibit on my trip down Victory roads 🙂
Not moaning or beefing around at all those people that were and still are keeping her alive untill today, but for ressources and other reasons it is far off being a reference. It is a wonderful inspiration, it really is, but not more.
 
Showing the treenails or the covers for the nails in the model? Simply a question what one wants to achieve with the build. Do you want to show the construction principles - then show the nails. If you like a realistic view omit them. Simply a personal choice.
 
All the best, Daniel

It's more realistic to omit them on a deck, especially at scale. There was a time when modelmakers used to treenail all their decks (about 20 to 50 years ago) and it became a fashion that has been followed to this day. (I was guilty of this with my early models!)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you like painted models better, then paint them. If a paying customer wants bare wood, then leave it bare!

What's wrong with hiding mistakes in model building? I make mistakes all the time and with every next step I try to cover up what I did wrong. Is that bad? At least it challenges my creativity.
As long as one likes what he is doing every trick in the book is allowed.

She wasn’t a sister ship of Vasa, ”little sister” is a media designation because it would have visually resembled a smaller Vasa. It was a 20-gun pinnace built 3 years after the Vasa, was in service as escort and transport for about twenty years. Haven’t seen any issues with design. It was built by the same builder - Hein Jakobsson - that took over the construction of the Vasa when the original shipwright fell fatally ill. Should be noted that Hein widened the Vasa as much as he could,  so he probably didn’t like the dimensions he was handed over. Falken sank by grounding. 
 
 
By the way, ”HMS” wasn’t used by the Swedish navy at the time. The name Falken -Falcon- is still in service by the navy, and the current HMS Falken has incidently almost the same length overall as the 17th century pinnace:
 

Ok, let's talk about something we guys know more about: ze big guns.

Or at least we think we do.

In the past, model guns were mostly rotational pieces, and only larger-scale models were retrofitted with details such as ignition pans and coats of arms. These were custom-made or complex castings. With the printing the excuse of the effort involved no longer applies. That's why I finally finished the new guns for my Victory.

And here starts a new point of discussion about how to present the guns. Not saying that the classical we usually show is wrong, but as an opener for mind and possibilities. Just to stir things up 😉

The version we usually show is with an exposed touch hole and without a tompion is simply how we know these things from museums and recovered from wrecks long time ago.

But in real seafaring life this appearance was probably rather rare, it was probably mostly different:
There are enough orders, records and wreck finds that describe the guns as most of the times ‘loaded’ during the period of 1800 and before. This also means that the powder charge stored inside the barrel had to be protected from water and moisture. For this purpose, tompions, simple wooden turned parts, were used as plugs at the front. They can be seen in many paintings, mostly white.

The sensitive touch hole also had to be protected. Lead covers were used for this purpose, which protected the touch hole of dirt and, if the gun was equipped with one, the gunlock, and above all protected the hole against fire and sparks.

When the gun was made ready for battle, the tompion was removed as late as possible and the cover of the touch hole was removed also only shortly before the shot was to be fired.

Thus, in real life, there were mainly the following 2 conditions:
- Stowed, lashed down, run out with cover over the touch hole or gunlock and with tompion
- Shortly before firing, without cover over the touch hole or gunlock and without tompion

Here we have the triad of touch hole, gunlock and cover in comparison:

And here are the five gun sizes required for the Victory:
32-pounder medium lower battery deck, 24-pounder medium middle battery deck, 12-pounder long upper battery deck, 12-pounder medium aft, 12-pounder short quarterdeck.


The classic ‘pure’ representation with open touch hole
 
With gun lock. It is worth considering that the tompion could also be set if the enemy is not yet within firing range.
 
And with cover and tompion.


I adapted the colour of the lead covers to the artefacts from Thorsminde. The same applies to the fastening holes. This also results in the rear fastening via the ring, as all other types of fastening would slip off.
The colours of the tompions – natural wood, white, red – are taken from the artefacts and paintings and should, of course, be uniform on the model. The wood-coloured ones were probably the most common, as the tompions were carried as prefabricated spindles in sets of about a dozen and simply sawed off as needed. I doubt that they were painted every time.


Side discussion:
Also this involves in my humble opinion the presentation of the tackles. If stowed it is clear that those have to be properly set to hold the gun, plenty of drawings show this. If ran out but gun secured (Touch hole and muzzle protected) those tackles should be secured too but probably not laying on deck. If ran out for "clear for action“ (touchhole and possibly muzzle protected) the tackles should be open, but secured on the carriage, the free ends in a way that it wont become knotted. And just straight before the shot: no muzzle, gunlock or vent hole open and the tackles be held by the crew.

Is there any place for the nice spirals we like to show, especially with an tackle not made fast? Try this in real life and the guns will run amok at the first wave ...


To sum the theme up, here are two scale pictures of the barrels shown above  🙂
 
Enjoy 🙂

XXXDAn

I'm not sure why so many people have hit the laughing emoji for my post, as the suggestion is not intended to be humorous. I'm well acquainted with production schedules and realize that it may be too late, too expensive, too troublesome, or simply not within the capabilities of the process to incorporate this fix, in which case it wouldn't be a deal breaker, obviously. But if every effort is being made to make the pieces as accurate as possible, and the capacity to make the fix is there, then why not? It's just something to consider.

I am currently working on the CAD drawings for Surprise, these take an absolute age to do - but profiles are almost complete (need to do all these before even starting on masts, yards and rig)
 
But these three views should give a good impression of the hull and detail

But it is very tricky to take everything past ≈1860 as a referenece (if not for that very special time) as the ships were heavily reworked with view on the costs and the fact that those ships mostly went into harbour duty.
There is not "one" place for the wales as it followed the "fashion" of the times and the needs of the ship. As the internal structures were always improved, so were the outer parts too.
If I recall well, the wales on Victory changed place during the great repair in 1803. And in ≈ 1860 they were completely replaced by a smooth and cheap planking as only harbour duties were done. And even today (or at least before the last restauration) Victory´s wales were just a fake by being much thinner than the looks suggested and being invisibly augmented by steel bolts to give some distance to the frame ...
 
XXXDAn