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Hello John, you may have a look here: https://www.preiserfiguren.de/. They offer all sorts of figures in various scale sizes. These model figures are offered by some model railway shops as well. I bought some in 1:48 scale some years ago. The can be adopted quite easily to all historical model eras. Greetings Joachim -
which table saw to get??
cotrecerf replied to kronvold's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Hi Kronvold, I purchased the Byrnes Table saw plus accessories directly from Jim in the USA mid last year. They packed all items expertly for save shipment with lots of well fitting foam parts in a big carton box and shipped by FEDEX Int'l. It took approx. 4 weeks until the shipment was finally released from German Customs and delivered to me. I would recommend to order all spares and relevant accessories with this first lot due to economising on shipment and import costs. Technically seen it is a wonderful machine in high end manufacture. I love it. Just inquire on their homepage and they will send you an offer including FEDEX delivery cost to your place. Best Greetings to Denmark -
Hello Cathead, the shield version shown presently with its arms going to the left is definitely NOT Nazi but amongst in many cultures a Scandinavian lucky (sun) sign for centuries and as it was for instance used by Finland's Armed Forces prior and during WW 2. Flipping the sign (mirroring) would bring the arms to the right and then it is DEFINITELY a Nazi symbol. So keep it as it is, so there is no ambiguity.
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Allan, thank you very much for your efforts in clarifying the matter for (not only) me. My issue of Falconers Dictionary is a reprint of "a new edition, corrected, printed for T. Cadell 1780" which I will search for finding the relevant passages you mention and will try to look up the 1765 ordnance store regulation. And yes, being a traditionalist when it comes to the original form of words, i also stick to the proper word for that splice. Great help of yours. cotrecerf
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Allan, P.S. I will check Falconer's Marine Dictionary (1780) for relevant details. cotrecerf
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Allan, as you are I am of the opinion that the Oxford Companion's entry must be based on a reliable contemporary source. I guess they would not list a very exotic and rare method. I have checked Lavery's arming and fitting but could not find a matching description. I have no access to Caruana's book, so hopefully you will find something there. cotrecerf
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Thanks all, I got it now1
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Allan, thanks for the details. I interpret the wording in the Oxford Companion as follows: " a thimble stropped to the cascabel" implies that that a separate thimble was bound by a piece of rope lengthwise onto the groove between the knob and the breech of the cannon. As the Blomefield pattern had the breeching ring as an integral part of the cast, I assume that the thimble solution was in use before 1787. I am scratch building the English cutter presented in af Chapman's drawings having 3-pdr guns at 1:50 scale and warping or c*nt seizing the breeching rope seems to look too clumsy. While searching for an feasible and elegant approach I happened to stumble into the entry in the Oxford companion.
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Hello Thomasz, I just experienced the same. Strange!?
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Hi Bob, thanks very much. It's so embarrassing for me: I "studied" the first illustration several times recently, alas, apparently not thoroughly enough, as I did not identify the separate thimble but took it as a cast thimble. greetings
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Hello Piotrek, my question has been answered now by your photos. Thanks! Your rigging work is very impressive. Greetings Joachim
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I’ve got a question to connoisseurs: In "The Oxford Companion to Ships and The Sea" I understand that the rope on cannons was also led by a THIMBLE STROPPED to the cascable. So far, I have only known about a rope spliced around the of the pommel or the rope warped once around the Pommel. These ways of attaching the breeching rope to the cannon itself I have seen on many models so depicted. I imagine the "thimble solution" as a precursor to the later cast handles, similar to the carronade irons. Has anyone ever seen the "thimble solution" presented on a ship model and who knows more about it? I haven't found any other clues on the Internet so far. Greetings Joachim
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Hi Piotrek, your rigging looks so much like the real thing! Wow, I'm amazed, especially the colour choice of the ropes and the very fine seizings please my eyes! What is your method for seizing? Greetings Joachim
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Piotrek, many thanks for naming BRADIM and showing your minute soldering method. greetings Joachim
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Hello Dali, once more: your work is fantastic! What ready-made product or which chemicals do you use for blackening the metal parts, it seems to work well on solderered spots? Would you mind describing you process? best regards Joachim
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Hi All, I have just got the full set of mini chisels I ordered with Mihail Kisanov in Ukraine about a month ago. We communicated by email using translators. There was some delay with the shipment in Ukraine due to festive season ; he helped a lot in tracking with Russian Post. Mihail started the manufacture immediately on receipt of the total order value which I payed by paypal. The tools are very nicely made, good haptic and are super sharp. I like the pear wood of the handles very much, absolutely smooth surface. The set comes in a wooden box for safe storage. Though at a price of 346 Euros not cheap I think they are absolutely worth the money. Greetings cotrecerf
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Hello Dali, my question about the final placing of the hull on the final stand was pertaining to the handling of the hull with all it's delicate inner and outer details and their potential damaging whilst mounting to the final display stand. I am pondering this question with my own model presently before I will condinue with all deck items, cannon mounting etc. in order to avoid any damaging. best regards cotrecerf
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Hello Dali, very ingenious manufacturing and a superb model. Thanks for your examples for me to follow. With the hull almost completed, do you also build the masting and rigging, or do you leave it as a hull only build? When and how will you mount the hull on the final display stand? best regards cotrecerf
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Question Sherboune 1763 Inventory Rigging and blocks
cotrecerf replied to cotrecerf's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I was thinking of a cipher in a sort of shorthand system, too... regards -
Question Sherboune 1763 Inventory Rigging and blocks
cotrecerf replied to cotrecerf's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Good evening Mark, Quote: I would be very interested in knowing your source for the rigging data table. I have not seen this before. Can you me know, please, if it's not a secret. -Unquote The source is definetely not a secret. I copied the jpg of the rigging data table on 08.01.2020 but I have not been able to retrace the source so far, as my net browser history is cleared regularly. My nearest guess would be the NMM UK, but I have not managed to trace it there today. Hopefully I will find a clue on my second PC. Sorry that I cannot be of any service right now. best regards cotrecerf -
Question Sherboune 1763 Inventory Rigging and blocks
cotrecerf replied to cotrecerf's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Hello popeye2sea, Thanks for your suggestion. There are some clearly legible "ones" in the chart. (green circles). So I think there must be another interpretation for the fishhook; zeros are clearly discernible, too. Please experts, give it a further go. thanks in advance
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Dear Fellows, I have difficulty to interpret the "fish hook-number" written by hand in many numbers of the inventory attached. I 'd appreciate your help to proceed my build of the af Chapman cutter. best regards cotrecerf
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Valery, thank very much for your good wishes! I wish you a Happy New Year, too! cotrecerf
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Your work is so inspiring, though can hardly be acheived by a part-time hobbyist! Thanks for your technical enlightenment.
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