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In the meantime, i continued with the fore castle basis. This time I checked in time whether any problems will arise with the schrouds. So yes, my cardboard structure was much too wide at the top. Error corrected just in time. The base starts at an angle of 45° following the (few) remains of the fore castle. And then with a curve upwards. As always too high or too long, shortening later is easier than lengthening. Applying the second was a little more challenging. Additional temporary supports were then installed. And i continued with finishing the waist. Gluing done on starboard side, now on to port side. Sanding is for later.
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Since I'm starting the fore castle earlier than planned, I haven't looked at this properly yet. According to what I have read briefly, it should look like it is drawn on the cover of the MR book. 2 light cannons and all the are rest swivels, or hail shot pieces
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King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
Baker replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Seen too late, sorry. But this ring goes on top of the periscopes, and not in front of them. Your Commander doesn't see anything this way.
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happy Birthday. Is there any cake left?😉
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I've seen these images before. This isn’t a carrack. Carracks from mr. Breugel with high castles. And a wel know image of a typical Carrack In the MR book there is an inventory (from the year 1514) of the cannons and their position on the decks in several ships. All the large ships (4 of them) have at least 2 decks in the fore castle
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1) Find and buy a second ancher (Two different anchors on a ship is possible) 2) Say that the second anchor is stowed in the hold. 3) Say the second anchor is lost. 4) Make make a new one yourself (again, two different anchors is possible)
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Thanks. All help is welcome. Remember the cardboard setup is just a test for the moment. Indeed. Building my previous model, i discovered that a lot of info and paintings are incorrect.
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The last piece raised was indeed the remaines of the stempost. The MR museum website has a contact page. You can ask all what you want to know, they don't answer....
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Great paint work. Congrats.
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Furling. The easiest way is to cut the sail lengthwise, so that you still have 1/3 of it left. and then roll up and tie to the yard. first try with a surplus of your cloth
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I don't think I'll live long enough to experience an event like this 😇
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The whole idea of building the castle in cardboard first is to see if this setup is realistic. Taking into account the tactics at the time (boarding), this high structure is logical. And the aft and fore castle are of a lighter construction than the hull, so the center of gravity remains good The first intention is to determine where the fore castle starts. Let's say the foundation of the castle. Otherwise I cannot continue with further construction of the front hull.
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Back to Mary. The fore castle. How do you start building something that doesn't have a clear example of it? First I enlarge the drawing from the books from 1/100th to 1/50th. This drawing is placed on the model at approximately the "correct" position. About the right height compared with the deck of the rear castle And the base starts at about the right distance from cannon port M3 And then we continue building in cardboard There's a cardboard front castle, with a happy assistant on the top deck. Of course I don't know if this form is correct. But the idea is to roughly recreate the ship on the cover of the book.
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The Flemish army in 1302 consisted largely of volunteers from various Flemish cities. Most members had to pay for their own weaponry. The most price-conscious item is a large piece of iron on a sturdy wooden stick. The iron can have all the shapes of a thick pin, Into a ball full of small iron pins, whether or not attached to the wooden stick via a chain. The intention is simple: Get as close to the opponent as possible, give him a good whack and say hello (while staying safely away from his weapons...) In our modern times: try to shoot at the opponent without getting shot yourself. Difference??? It is as dangerous as it was 700 years ago..
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Nice sewing But. Your main sail looks too small compared with the yard and the whole ship.
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King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
Baker replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_Charlemagne Ps We're covering this entire buildlog with Tiger 2 history ... 😳
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In Flanders we call something like this "goedendag" or "good day" ... bang... Me too The cannon deck has been cleaned up a bit. Not as it once was, but a bit cleaner if someone later looked in through any openings. Before I can continue, I first have to determine the base of the fore castle. So first now thinking, searching, testing and try out
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beautiful work
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King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
Baker replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Private Baker and his Tiger 2 La Gleize, Belgium 1991
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King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
Baker replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
There were indeed Tiger 2 tanks in Berlin. Unit?
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