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The lower part of the skylight: Here’s how I made the structure, in case someone else wanted to make one from card. I did the same thing for the deckhouses for the Prince de Neufchatel.
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Yes, soon. I am thinking about how to make the cubbyholes.
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The large rigging fittings are the staghorns. I will work more on those later. I am currently working on the poop deck fittings because the poop deck is completely empty and that is annoying me. Here is the start of the skylight: It should look more or less like this when done:
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I just used a dry cloth and very lightly wiped it down.
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The oils in your fingerprints will prevent the oxygen from reaching the copper and that part will not age. The more the copper oxidizes, the more the markings will be apparent. Sealing the copper (after wiping down), will prevent those marks from forming and prevent more fingerprints from being deposited directly on the copper. I sealed both copper hulls that I made. One was done last year and the other two years ago. Both have a nice patina.
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Well done on the coppering! A quick word of advice, I would wipe down the hull to remove oils from fingers and seal the copper plating. I may or may not have left a thumbprint oxidized in the copper plating of a model that I didn’t wipe down properly prior to sealing. It will still get a nice patina in a couple months.
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I made mine out of dowel rods for my last two builds. I just carved them with a scalpel. It sounds difficult, but it isn’t. They took me about an hour apiece starting out and between 30 to 40 minutes each, with the last few I made.
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Danny, Amazing recovery on the model. I can only pray that someone would be that generous to my family if I left something unfinished.
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ancre Belle Poule 1765 by j.guydal
GrandpaPhil replied to j.guydal's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Can't be THAT different from knitting... (New Member)
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Congratulations! Well done!
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I’m very sorry to hear about the loss of your son. You have my family’s greatest condolences. The amount of rigging for a cannon is a personal choice. I personally tied the rigging directly to the eyebolts in my last couple of builds (I’m still learning and getting better). I have never tried to make my tackles removable. There is an Anatomy of the Ship published for Granado. I would strongly recommend it for detail information, including positions of davits and ship’s boats, which may not be readily apparent from the plans that come with a kit.
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Thank you very much, Richard! Thank you all for the comments and the likes! The bitts are installed and progress has been made: I made part of another rigging fitting that I do not know the name to. It looks like a large cleat. I will post pictures the next time I work on Victory (soon).
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