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Baker

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  1. Greetings, And
  2. I always build the entire chassis first and then install the wheels and tracks. Afther that the smaller parts are applied. An early Tiger I model indeed has many wheels. Complicated, but it gave a very smooth ride for such a heavy tank Making and installing wheels scale 1/1
  3. I was actually hoping for comments like this on the channels/chains, thanks Mark. Chains were certainly also in use in the 16th century. They have been found on at least 2 wrecks of Spanish ships (St Johns and San Juan) Both mid-16th century. My Pelican sailed in the period between these Spanish ships and the Vasa. Presumably both methods can be used. The Vasa iron bars look the easiest way to build. The chains with will have to be "home made" Ps, At the bottom of the text is written. "from wich they hold and secure twelve schrouds, wich are some sixty strand ropes". Then each shroud would be made of 5 ropes (60 divided by 12 ) . Correct??
  4. While surfing for info on the hatches of the cannonports I found these 2 interesting sites (1 of which is a PDF). http://www.theonrust.com/building-the-onrust1.html https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144580044.pdf The PDF is very interesting about the channels, chains and deadeyes and is mainly about a Spanish wreck sunk in the mid-16th century off the coast of Florida Of course now comes the question about the style to follow. The channels with chains The channels with iron "bars" like the Vasa. For now I continue to work on the hatches of the cannon ports. One is "ready" as a prototype (How to build will follow later) To be continued, Thanks for following, likes and the nice comments
  5. A sailing ship without sails Is like a pub without beer
  6. Painting : See page 15 of the PDF. There is a lot of variation in this time period. If you don't exaggerate, you can do little wrong. Steere-MA2004.pdf
  7. Yes, beautiful work . When can we come on board and eat paella ??
  8. Thanks, But, it should rain a little bit more. It's very dry in the garden, which is not good for the grass and plants
  9. Finished the forecastle. Made removable grating And we have a pelican on board. I never thought I'd ever get this far building this Pelican Thanks for following
  10. I thought this was the rigging of the spar/yard (Never learned English at school ) tricing-line A small cord, generally passing through a block or thimble, and used to hoist up any object to render it less inconvenient; such are the tricing-lines of the yard-tackle, &c. Got it now...
  11. Are you sure about number 49, 50 and 51 (and 52?) I am not a rigging expert. But I think it is not correct that these are attached to the shrouds of the foremast.
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