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Baker

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  1. Thank you everyone for following and the nice comments. The construction of the guns continues slowly. I build each cannon as a separate model, something like my military model building on a 1/72 scale. progress of the cannons, and i made metal rings of different diameters. Top left in the photo are a few (low quality) purchased cannon barrels that I wanted to use first. to be continued.
  2. It is always a pleasure to come and visit here. And enjoy your beautiful and realistic paintings. Great work!!
  3. Thanks Lawrence, Started making 4 "wrouth iron" cannons. This type of cannon was still in use during this period. The base: 4 blocks of cherry wood. A hole is drilled and a piece is cut out. The block is cut to shape and sanded. The cannon barrel. the first piece is a test, Made from a piece of plastic sprue and various pieces of plastic strip. Bolts are made from stretched sprue. No stress Ready to paint. Painted and weathered and ready. 1 done 3 more to go. Thanks for following
  4. Hello Michael, They do indeed seem quite thick. maybe make them a little narrower at the top. On the drawing it also looks as if the outside is bending inwards. This way you go from the "wide" bottom to a "narrower" top. Hopefully my "Google English" is clear
  5. Battle tactics from the time of the galleons
  6. The wreck is said to have been well preserved. And is approximately 25 meters long and 7 meters wide Some pictures of the cargo. Text is in Dutch. https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/206844/Spectaculaire-ontdekking-bij-berging-containers-MSC-Zoe
  7. Thanks Michael, The maps are really easy to do. 1 Download the images and save to a folder 2 Select what you want to print 3 Choose format 4 print I use the printer at work (don't tell my boss ) Go pro single frame ?? No no, a cheap Huawei smart phone
  8. Hello, After the historical info about Verrebroek. And what can be found in "my backyard" when you start digging A small update about the model. Because the doors of the main cabin are open. Some furniture and other items must be provided. Drawing a small sketch in advance is always handy. A table and a few beds. Made from scrap wood and paper tissue. Suitcases of the people who are allowed to "live" and work in this cabin. And some old maps downloaded with google and printed. If the visibility in the cabin remains good with the ledlights , additional items will be provided. Thanks for following
  9. Welcome to MSW, and I wish you a speedy recovery.
  10. Carl, you are not from Gelderland in the Netherlands, you are from Doel in Flanders Belgium. In my back yard...
  11. Thank you everyone for the nice comments and good advice. It looks that I am reasonably correct with my model capstan (The Mary Rose and San Juan whale ship capstans are quite identical ) Since nobody could take a photo in the 16th century and nobody neatly stated where the bars were stored. I will have to find a place myself. And no, its not made in Italy Made in Verrebroek. Btw. The meaning of the name "Verrebroek" (the town where we live). verre, means : higher dry land broek, means : wetland area So Verrebroek is founded on a higher dry land in a swampy area. Now this area is all dry land. But in the Middle Ages this area was swampy. Not so far away from our home, during the expansion works of the port of Antwerp, people even found a cog while digging a new dock. Patrick
  12. On the capstan is just where I don't want to place them permanently. Then I have no space left at all. My idea was that the guns deployed there were only in position during combat operations. So there is no place left to operate the capstan. During non combat operations secured to the side of the ship. Then there is room to operate the capstan. But that's just an assumption.
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