REG Head

Guys,

Where can I find 9mm cannon balls for a 24 pounder gun, which is the size I need at 1:16 scale? rg

There is also a reported US Navy convention that all coils are "right hand," that would be clockwise. Don't know how far back that convention goes, but I would suspect it originated in the Royal Navy, from which many US techniques started. Happy sailing

rg

Black Ceramic Ball Bearings (Cannonballs)

Builders,

I am building the USS Constitution in 1:76 scale. I found that MOdel Shipways has a complete set of cannon balls, ranging from 1mm to 6mm. The shot for a 32 lb carronade is about 2.5 mm.

Now I am looking for a set of  9mm cannon balls for a 1:16 scale of a 24 pound long gun. Any idea where I might find this size cannon ball, or bird shot or BB?

Thanks,

RG Head

Coroando

rghead@san.rr.com

Model Builders,

I am a new member but an old modeler. I am building a 1:76 scale model of the USS Constitution. Below the waterline, I have attached 1100 copper plates from Blue Jacket. Before I could coat them with a preservative, MANY of them turned dirty and/or greenish. I have tried to policy with copper polish, steel wool and vinegar, to no avail. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to restore just enough shine so I can preserve the brightness. I don't like the ocean salt green for a model.

Thank you for your participation.

best regards,

RG Head

Coronado, CA

Fantastic work on the guns and gun deck. Can you tell me the size of the three sizes of cannon balls on the USS Constitution:

16 lb

21 lb and

32 lb?

thanks,

RG Head, Coronado, CA

Good afternoon, Modelers,

My name is RG Head, and I am building the USS Constitution. This is my first ship model, but I have a misspent youth building all kinds of wooden, plastic and stick & paper models. I spent a 32-year profession in the US Air Force, but also have a tailhook landing. I am a draughtsman and appreciate details plans for any model. I have just completed four aircraft models, one of which is in the Coronado Library and three are in the San Diego Air & Space Museum. The first is a five-foot wingspan model of The Red Baron's Fokker Dr. I. The second, and the most complicated, is the 1916 Albatros D. II, wingspan of 6-feet flown by Oswald Boelcke. The third is the Hawker Hurricane, Mod I, 9-foot wingspan, 1940 Battle of Britain. The last is an 18-inch wingspan model of the A-1E I flew in Vietnam. Having run out of airplanes that the museum needs, I am turning to the USS Constitution, 1815 version, 44 guns. After building the Albatros, I wrote a biography of its famous pilot, Oswald Boelcke which is now in its third printing, with the German edition soon to be on the market. I have joined this Guild, the San Diego Ship Modelers' Guild and the USS Constitution Ship Model Shipwright Guild. 

More later as we proceed.

best regards to all,

rg

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