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    Could tops just mean topsides? Meaning the rails? Just a thought. Gaffrig.
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    Gregory, that’s a good tip, thank you, I’ll look at build logs for those and see what I find. Gaffrig.
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    Gregory, the source is just looking at different builds here on the forum, and the thread carriage gun rigging has a few sketches. (Can’t get the link in here for some reason but search and you shall find!) Alan, thank you for the pictures, the extra ringbolt there seems closer to the gunport than I have seen in other pictures. The plot thickens… 🤣 Gaffrig
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    Could it be that in ships with equal distance between gunports, there is an extra eyebolt in the middle between two ports used by both adjacent guns for pointing? Gaffrig.
  8. Gaffrig
    Hi Gary. That is an interessting point, makes alot of sense to have both. Thank you for your input! Gaffrig.
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    Hi Alan. Yes, this seems to be the dominant way it is done. I’ll likely go for this way. Thank you! Gaffrig.
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    Hello all. I’m currently working on my model of Lynx, and would like to drill the holes and install eyebolts and ringbolts for the gun tackles and breech ropes before I start «cluttering» up the deck with various bits and pieces. My question is where do I put them? Looking around various builds here it seems to be several ways to do this. Many models have them above eachother in area 1 and 2 in my pic below, whereas some have the gun tackle eye bolts moved further away from the gunport in approx. Area 3 and 4. The plans/instructions are useless here as there is no rigging on the guns at all. Hoping to draw from the immense knowledge from this site to get an answer to this before I start drilling! Gaffrig.
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    October 21, launching day of uss constitution?
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    Hello. I found this on youtube, haven't looked through all, but maybe you can find what you need there? Gaffrg.
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    Hello. You can find the instructions at artesania latinas webpage. Tried to copy the link here, but it didn’t work. Gaffrig.
  19. Gaffrig
    Hello Dan. Thank you! I used the materials supplied in the kit. They are listed as lime tree, so I guess that it’s limewood! I used a product called finishing oil from the manufacturer Liberon, and this brought out a nice level of detail and glow in the wood. Gaffrig
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    Hello all! Thanks for looking in and commenting and liking. It’s very inspiring! I had planned to start the deck gratings/coamings but decided to try finishing the gunport lids that is closed first. Didn’t really have a plan for how to do this other than a general idea. Made the port lids of scrapwood and cut a groove where they overlap eachother. I decided to use styrene strip and rod to make the hinges. I imprinted with an awl on the backside to imitate bolts. Glued them on with ca glue, added eyebolts and painted.. And added eyebolts on the inside aswell. I think I have found the way to do these, as I think the result is acceptable. I have also given the red another coat of paint after sanding the deck. I first brushed a coat of matt varnish along the masking tape to avoid bleeding. This worked great! No bleed at all. Recomended! Gaffrig.
  21. Gaffrig
    Very nice planking. Great job! Looking forward to see the build progress. Gaffrig.
  22. Gaffrig
    Ronald-V, thank you! The nibbing is quite time consuming and fiddly work, but worth the effort I think.
  23. Gaffrig
    Tom, thank you!

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