GrandpaPhil
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They look like back stays to me. There should be a set on each side. The halyards would be on the running rigging diagram.
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The prototype
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I have two prototypes. Next, they will get pounce wheeled to simulate the nail heads on the strapping. Eyebolts will then be installed. I will be using model railroad HO scale eyebolts from Tichy. I have 200 of them. Then I will paint the underside red and the top black prior to installing them. They will be fixed in place with steel pins to prevent breakage.
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Thank you, I hope you do pick back up on your build. I have been enjoying mine. I will admit that the coppering was a bit tedious, but well worth it. 😀
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Coming along nicely!
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I’ve got 98 gunport lids assembled and squared off. I only need 96, but I figured that making a couple extra wouldn’t hurt anything. I also started cutting out the strapping. So far good. I’ve cut 18 out so far.
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I have also printed out the gunport lid strapping on cardstock. I scanned the picture from Wolfram zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models. I resized it to scale and then duplicated it 250 times. This gives me a few extras. Cardstock is the right thickness, is easy to work with and is going to get painted anyways. I’ll let y’all know how it turns out. 😀
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I have 72 squared off and 26 more rough assembled.
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The spur might have been an extension of the keel. That would have ensured structural integrity and distributed the force of the collision throughout the frame of the hull. There might have been diagonal support beams that would further absorb the blow to prevent the shock from inflicting damage to the ship. Furthermore, those diagonal supports would also soak up the shear and torsional forces involved.
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My gunport lid assembly line:
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Pandora by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:52
GrandpaPhil replied to marsalv's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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Coming along nicely!
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I’ve made 30 gunport lids so far. 😀 Rough assembled anyway.
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Very nicely done! The model that is, bummer on the snipped stay.
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I’m trying to develop my scratch building skills. That is part of my objective with this model. I am fixing anything that is not historically accurate. I am also replacing a fair number of the fittings in the name of learning. My next build will be the HMS Triton. That will be my first ever scratch build. I am leaning heavily on Wolfram zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models.
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96 gunport lids, some assembly required! 😃
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I am so sorry to hear about the fall. I am happy to hear that you are going to keep going. I lost the Heller La Reale de la France a couple of years ago. It fell in storage smashing the stern decorations and breaking the masts (which were plastic anyways). I ended up declaring it a total loss. It ended up in a dumpster. Bad day.
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Thank you, I’m working on it.
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