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  1. realworkingsailor
    I'm wondering if in the sources that make this claim, there was not some literary liberty taken in the name of adding extra drama to a situation....
  2. realworkingsailor
    A lot of rope will stretch naturally under load. That is not a sign of imminent failure. Even natural fiber ropes do have some elasticity and will regain some of their shape when the load is removed. I'm sure breech rope renewal was fairly frequent, and it would not have been that hard. Run out the gun and lash the tackles, replace breech rope and retract the gun. Andy
  3. realworkingsailor
    And if anyone has any doubts... put a large heavy-ish weight at the end of a moderately long rope, shock load it (ie go from slack to fully taught as fast as you can) and watch the craziness happen.
  4. realworkingsailor
    A sledge hammer and a concrete wall.... Who could ask for a better way to spend an afternoon Andy
  5. realworkingsailor
    I think you also need to look at the physics of the breeching arrangement... Through the breech ring (above the centreline of the gun), down to an eyebolt and ring on the gun carriage (way below the centreline of the gun) and back up to an anchor point on the bulwark. In tension, the rope will want to straighten out as much as possible, resulting in a downward force on the breech of the gun, and an upward force on the carriage, the result is a torque about the breech of the gun, making it "jump". Anyone who's fired a pistol (or seen on fired) is well aware of upward swing of the barrel after the shot has been fired, the recoil is directed to the shooter's hand through the grip which is below the barrel. Same thing as above, only smaller scale. As to whether hot guns jump more than cold ones.. I think it was more to do with stretching of the breech rope, which would allow the gun to recoil further, (thus being able to develop more momentum) before being checked. Andy
  6. realworkingsailor
    I'm just emerging from under a cloud of bean dust... what'd I miss?
  7. realworkingsailor
    Excellent work... you're just flying through the rigging! Amazing what you've done on such a small scale ship..... would really like to see what you could do with one of a larger scale! Andy
  8. realworkingsailor
    Nice little work boat I think I shall join the crowd and follow along Andy
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    What? Putting one build aside in favour of another? This is unheard of.... :P Have fun Kevin, and pick up the Vic when your back in the right mindset Andy
  10. realworkingsailor
    Well.. according to the specs, that strip it 2" long... I counted 53 blocks and spaces along the strip, comes out to dentils that are roughly 0.030" (probably smaller due to the slight excess of the ends, so you're probably closer to 0.025") If it was me, they're really not that expensive, I'd order a set and see what you think in person. Otherwise you could be stuck doing a royal PITA job... Andy
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    Here, check this out: http://grandtline.com/products/arch/ho/ho_scale_architectural_trim.html Down a bit, they offer strips of dentils. I'm assuming that's what's confounding you? (It's also available in 1:48) Andy
  12. realworkingsailor
    That's 'cause you're not trying hard enough.... should be averaging one of those every 7.6 minutes......
  13. realworkingsailor
    I can see it now, Sjors posing his ship in front of the room door to take more photos next time he has some progress to report, someone unknowingly rushes into the room, slamming open the door..... and smash-o... nuthin' but kindling...... Hope you can lock the door from the inside, with something secure.... like 5/8" chain.... Andy
  14. realworkingsailor
    That's really looking nice. Great job on all those figures. Andy
  15. realworkingsailor
    I could see Augie doing a scratch build next.... Either a Lumberyard/Hahn scratch kit or he's gonna go all Swan class on us.....
  16. realworkingsailor
    Nice.... I smell planking..... Very soon.... Andy
  17. realworkingsailor
    Are you talking about Euromodels?
  18. realworkingsailor
    If it was up to me, I'd try and bring them down to about 5mm wide, leave about 1/2mm overhang outside and maybe just a little overhang on the frames. Anyway, that's all up to you so you can do what you feel you need to. Hey... you gonna get that Goth finished or what?
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    Maybe it's just me, but your cap rails look a bit on the wide side. She looks ok, but she might look even better with them narrowed down a bit. Like I said though, it could just be me Andy
  20. realworkingsailor
    Oh.. that's just a bad idea no matter which way you slice it....
  21. realworkingsailor
    <<grabs a roll of duct tape>> Don't make me use this....
  22. realworkingsailor
    Congratulations on your completion. She looks really nicely put together. (for the love of *** don't drop her! ) Andy
  23. realworkingsailor
    Very nice. *sigh* One of these days......
  24. realworkingsailor
    Gee... for all that "doom and gloom" earlier, you're not doing too badly at all.... Andy
  25. realworkingsailor
    Not a bad go on the planking so far Keep up the good work Andy

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