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  1. Baker
    You're welcome I grew up with the metric system. Worked for 2 years at Ford tractor in Antwerp And all dimensions were inch in decimal at Ford (example: diameter 1.2546 inch.) Every measurement system has its advantages and disadvantages. The system you grow up with is still the easiest to understand
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    Dave, Bolts, the head of the bolt is indeed about 2x the diameter of the bolt (70 a 100 years earlier Gresham shipwreck) From the same shipwreck : The filling timbers (green) were here not attached to the futtocks or the keel link : http://www.maritimearchaeology.dk/downloads/Full thesis bates.pdf
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    Clever idea to design this. And fun to follow this project. Hopefully there will be a next project
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    Well done. And Sweden is apparently not yet booted out of the world cup World cup finale : Belgium - Sweden ??
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    Welcome from Belgium
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    Hello everyone, The gun carriages. These are under deck and will not remain fully visible, only minor details will be added. First the sides are made with the electric crosscut saw. And then the bottom pieces are made with the same saw. My method uses a lot of wood in relation to what is needed. I used softwood for this. To know the dimensions a drawing has been made before i started. The bottom piece is multi-functional so that long or short, narrow or wide, carriages can be made from the same pieces. Making the wheels (the Backer way). Thin slices of wood are sawn and from these slices the wheels are "knocked out". After this I just do some sanding and make a hole in the middle. work in progress A first test Thanks for following.
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    Greetings Patrick
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    And greetings from Belgium
  9. Baker
    Great work Ondras. Enjoy the beer
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    Very educational and interesting. I can only like this, i would not know what to dislike on your drawings
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    Greetings from Belgium. Patrick,
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    Thanks Carl and Steven for the positive comments and everyone for the likes. Meanwhile, the production of the carriages is well underway.
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    Great work! Very nice detailed. Congratulations Greetings, Patrick
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    Greetings from Belgium
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    Hello everyone Cannons, main armament. A lot of information about 16th century armament can be found in the following master theses (They were free to download). http://www.academia.edu/20120786/The_Arming_of_Late_16th_century_Merchantmen._A_Masters_Thesis_from_the_Maritime_Archaeology_Programme_University_of_Southern_Denmark These smaller "private" ships and merchantmen usually had armament of 3 and 4 pounders. Mainly iron guns, bronze was too expensive. Only the navy could afford this. It was not usually the intention to sink a hostile ship. Boarding another ship was the most "profitable". Then the cargo could be captured. Step 1: Determine the locations of the guns Billing Boats and Amati guns are used as the basis (I do not have a lathe, so improvising) Adjust the shape with the drill and files. The "cannon factory" The bore is too big. These are filled with plastic and fitted with the correct bore diameter. We make 1 pounders, 3 pounders and 4 pounders. Painted in Tamiya matte black Then a wash with diluted and extra matte gun metal. The bore opening is a little accentuated with pencil Ready Thanks for following and the likes
  16. Baker
    Good luck with your first wooden shipmodel
  17. Baker
    The sea and the firing guns with the smoke are beautifully done (The ship also of course). Great work Piet, very realistic. Respect
  18. Baker
    Magnificent Very nicely done Greetings, Patrick
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    Thanks, The idea is actually Finnish. Last year seen on holiday in Northern Finland at a very old wooden church. A church, Built in the middle of nowhere. Only to be reached after a walk of 3 hours along a lake and then a walk back 3 hours (Swampy and a lot of mosquitoes...) I found this model of lock so robust and special that I wanted to use it on this model
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    Greetings
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    Hello, Further finishing the beakhead. Drawings of ships from around 1570 served as an example The photos speak for themselves. Bad luck Pre bending on a mold Strips soaked in water and boiling water just before bending The door is kept open with a wedge. ready. I think I'm starting on the canon deck now. Thanks for following and likes Build index in post 1
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    Amalio, Very nice work. Unbelievable !!
  23. Baker
    Greetings from Belgium
  24. Baker
    Did some homework / search in all my books and printed info and the gardening is done for the time being. Result Boomkins: found only 2 times (Portuguese and Spanish) The "Vasa / Revenge solution": occurs only twice, very late in the 16th century. But is quite common from the beginning of the 17th century. "Nothing" is fairly common in the second half of the 16th century. So we are going for the "nothing" solution. How it goes further here with the rigging, those are worries for later. As long as I can turn the model upside down, i can still make an adjustment if necessary. This piece of deck had already been planked Treenails and kaulking has been done before the planks are glued. Dry test But I felt that the black gave too much contrast to the light gray planks. The kaulking has been redone with dark gray paint ( German Panzergrey...) After this the deck has been polished with scotch brite. Meanwhile, the work continues Still a lot of work to do on the beakhead. Thanks for following
  25. Baker
    Thanks Lawrence, After painting and sanding. Take the pencil and place it where you want a nail. Press the tip of the pencil slightly into the wood. Turn the pencil slightly between the fingers. ready. A pencil with a harder point gives a better result. The point is "splintered" less quickly. And it gives a better metal look. Best first do some practice on some scrap wood I have been using a pencil for years in my military modeling (Shore leave : ADGZ M35 funkwagen)

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