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Great looking, Bob! This will look spectacular when you're done. Clear skies and sharp tools, Gabe

Final (?) product. 1:64 6-pounder Royal Navy Cannon - George III era I printed these at 0.03mm resolution in Anycubic ABS+. If anyone wants the .cbddlp file created for these prints (with supports) just send me a message. If anyone chooses to print these out I would appreciate a photo! I hope this helps, Gabe 6-pounder cannon_.stl

Hello everyone, In response to people who have warned that there might be a split in the .stl where I created the complicated curved bodies I checked the meshes in Fusion 360 and I do believe that they are stitched correctly: Thanks for your input, folks. I will be posting the .stl for this file shortly. Clear skies and sharp tools! - Gabe

Thanks, Phil. I do use Chitubox on occasion so I'll make a point of checking for these errors. Regards, Gabe

Thanks! I had spotted that earlier and they were placed on the end like you recommend on this version. Regards, Gabe

I'm sorry, Lieste - I don't quite follow you. The lines on the cascabel and the muzzle appear to be artefacts of the drawing (Fusion 360), not seams in the model. I'm printing in resin at 0.03mm resolution and have yet to see the line and there isn't any kind of infill. In the slicer (Lychee), here's what the model looks like:

LOL! I'll go 20 cannons for 10lbs, Bob!

Hello folks, Based on suggetions from @thibaultron and @allanyed, I've made some more modifications to the 6-pounder. Namely, I added the trough, reshaped the cascabel, and adjusted the breech rings. Here are a couple of screen shots. Once people are good with these latest changes I'll post the .stl and .cbddlp files for everyone to use. When I feel up to it I'll make a gunlock for this cannon. Regards, Gabe

Looking great, Bob!

I actually just guessed at the vent diameter because the drawing I referred to in AotS Diana only showed the barrel with the gunlock. If you have diagram with the trough I can easily add it. To be honest, I knew that this detail would be almost invisible at 1:64 so I didn't fret too much. - Gabe

Thanks for posting this, Ron!

Thanks, Gary And they're on my list! Stay tuned. Regards, Gabe

In answer to @Lieste 's rebuke of my first attempt at a cannon barrel, I have corrected the muzzle to what I hope is a more acceptable shape. I admit that I had incorrectly shaped the muzle. The lines you see in the muzzle would not be printed - they are simply artefact lines from revolving the complex shape of the muzzle. You see the same lines on the pommelion. These would not be printed as you see them. Please let me know if these are acceptable. Attached to this is the .stl file for you to download. I will post a ready-to-print, supported model once people are satisfied that I have a correct cannon barrel. Kind regards, Gabe 6-pounder cannon - amended muzzle.stl

I based this model on diagrams that were supplied to me, which I quite obviously didn't even follow all that faithfully. Yes, I can see the hideous mistakes, particularly at the muzzle. My apologies for sharing something so inadequate. I won't bore you with some of the mitigating circumstances that contributed to this failure. Thank you for your corrections. Please disregard my work.

Thanks, Andrew! I'm pretty sure that my grandson be immersed in models…whether he likes them or not! 🤣. That and fishing! 🎣🤣

Fourth trip to the cottage Wanting to be close to home for the birth of our grandson and the subsequent visit from my sister and mother have happily kept us away from the cottage. By the way, here's our little admiral, Duncan: (and because of the modeller in me I have already researched and located plans of the Royal Navy Admiral Adam Duncan's flagship at Camperdown, HMS Venerable, and purchased the Trumpeter model of the modern day HMS Duncan…) On to the HMCS Agassiz/Wetaskawin… We only stayed at the cottage long enough to mow the grass (and much taller month-old poplar trees) and a few chores so in the lulls I managed to attach the bulwark stays(?). This is when I the laser cut kit that I purchased paid for itself…again! I almost think it is a necessity to get the kit if you want to build this model. These tiny parts were painful enough to install without having to worry about cutting them out accurately, etc. The thicker card stock of the laser kit made these pieces nicely stiff and resistant to the somewhat ham-fisted manoeuvrings I put them through. Their thickness also helped in squaring them to the bulwarks. Outboard of the transom were two flanges similar to the bulwark stays that likely support the depth charge chutes. In real life these are likely thinner than the bulwark supports so they weren't included in the laser cut kit…but I thought it would be advantageous to make them thicker. So, I sliced off a couple of these from the edges of the laser cut card. (OMG! Getting in close sure shows off my crummy workmanship!) I had time to glue in the stem… And that's how she sits until our next visit… Clear skies and sharp tools! - Gabe

Hello modellers, My friend and fellow Manitoban, @Knocklouder , asked if I could print up some 6-pounder cannons for his HMS Pegasis (Amati, 1:64). I based the following design of the 6-pounderm found in Anatomy of the Ship: The 24-Gun Frigate Pandora. I did not include a gunlock in this design - just a simple touch hole. The emblem on the cannon is George III but I think it could pass for the very similar George II - particularly at smaller scales. This file was created in 1:64, but can be scaled up or down as needed. Attached are the .STL and the .cbddlp files for anyone who wants to print it off themselves. The .cbddlp is pre-supported. I used Anycubic ABS+ on an Elegoo Mars printer and had very good results - I can supply the print parameters on request. Hope this helps, Gabe 6-pounder cannon.cbddlp 6-pounder cannon.stl

Third trip to the cottage Tiny steps… The next pieces, according to the plans, were the ladders to the forecastle. These would be the first pieces from the laser cut set to be used. I am very impressed with this set as it is well labelled and has an index and diagrams of all the sheets to help you search. After carefully fussing for over an hour with the first tiny ladder, attempting to bend those blasted minuscule treads into place I was not in the mood to bend the second one right away. Nonetheless, I carefully glued the first into place and as I saw those delicate rails sticking up above the forecastle I knew they would certainly be crushed as I continued with the rest of the model. I carefully took it off before the glue dried and stored it in a pill bottle for now. Big steps… At this point I had a choice of which of the four ships I wanted to build so I read over one of my reference books on flower-class corvettes that I had brought up to the cottage. I have purchased several books on these ships because I will be building the Revell 1:144 HMCS Snowberry kit in the near future - my first plastic model in 50 years. HMCS Wetaskawin was mentioned as having sunk a u-boat early in the Battle of the Atlantic, so I went with that ship for this model and cut out the lower hull and gunwale pieces. Clay modelling tools were used again to create curves to match the deck shape. Over two days I alternately glued hull sections. First the lower hull, one side at a time. To thicken the gunwales and provide printed details on the inboard view, the model requires an inner gunwale be glued to align with the outer section. And then I made the stupid mistake of trimming off some lower hull that was sticking slightly above deck on the port side before gluing down the gunwales. This has left a little gap that I may have to address.🤬Fortunately, there are three more gunwales that I have to try and patch/fix the issue. I should mention that I debated at length about cutting out the scuppers. I regret my decision not to. I think the model would have looked better and now that I completed these steps it will be too difficult to do a good job of cutting them out. And this is how the model sits until next visit: Clear skies and sharp tools! - Gabe

Beautiful work, Bruce! Simply masterful. Clear skies and sharp tools, Gabe

Thanks, Andrew! Much appreciated. I see you have a Mosquito in your builds…I've got one on the shelf that's itching to be built! It's either the Mossie or the HMCS Snowberry sitting right beside it that I'll open up soon. Clear skies! - Gabe

Thanks, Chris! Kind regards, Gabe

Thank you, Eindride! Your comments are much appreciated. Kind regards, Gabe

Thanks, Bob! Seriously, I don't think I would have finished at this time without you egging me on! Much appreciated. Off to Rona for a few more things for the case. Talk and see you soon! - Gabe

Welcome aboard! Yes, this is a great site for advice, ideas, tips, etc. I can't think of building a model without MSW at hand. Clear skies and sharp tools, Gabe

A mad dash… The last few weeks have been…busy. We couldn't ignore our cottage so it beckoned us for several days (still did some modelling, but on another ship: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34723-hmcs-agassiz-by-gabek-hmv-card-model-1250/) Months ago we booked a trip to visit my parents in British Columbia…always a pleasure. And on our return a devastating storm hit the park where our cottage is so we had to inspect damage (Nothing, incredibly…just some clean up. Not so for many up there😢) These all added to my panic in finishing this model. So, pardon me for a lengthy catch up post… First off, I tightened up the running rigging, re-rove many lines to make a bit more sense, and created coils by soaking line in dilute PVA glue and forming them on sticks. By this point the AL "plans" were completely ignored. While I liked the shape of the sails I didn't like how the foot of the main sail, in particular, rested against the mast and main shrouds. I first thought of using wire as a tack line to hold the sail off the mast. But right beside me on my bench was my 3D resin printer and the curing station…so I thought I'd try something: I soaked some lines in clear UV resin, brushed off excess, then hanged them with weighted ends in the curing tank to see if I get a solid tack rope to push the sails where I wanted. And it sort of worked. I anticipated that the stiffness in the lines would make knot-tying nearly impossible so I made loops in the ends using a beading needle before soaking, which then cured into a solid ring through which I could tie them to the clews. IMG_7455.mov Longer pieces sagged, unfortunately. I thought of a second coat of UV resin but then I was ok with the results. The wind just dropped a little and the tacks went slack…that's my story. After gluing on all the coiled ropes I then turned to the remaining objects that needed painting. By this time I was literally exhausted with this model and all the hours of sitting were killing my back…so I have to admit I was impatient and cranky. I should have taken more photos. Painting the anchor stock went ok but I refused to just leave the anchors hooked on the gunwales like AL depicts. I quickly checked a few resources and found a rig in AotS Blandford that looked easy and doable. At this point an 18th century anchor rigging on this 15th century ship could hardly look out of place! Unfortunately, I somehow misinterpreted the drawing and somehow ended up with this nonsense: I hated the lantern. It was chunky and not elegant at all. I added some brass wire and painted the interior "baffles" silver, with an overcoat that was a blend from yellow to orange. Over brushing brass acrylic on black primer of the housing turned out ok for me. To simulate glass I used Micro-GLAZE. Results were…meh. I showed you Higref and Thonk in an earlier post…these are a couple of heroic characters that have meaning to my son and daughter-in-law. I created them in HeroForge - an online 3D character builder - and then printed the files to scale on my 3D resin printer. Painting figures is another hobby so this was enjoyable. The little splash of colour and scale they bring to the model is very pleasing to me. I posed them looking outward and forward…on their journey of discovery! I added only one of the kit-supplied flags… …and I was finished! Started on the case today. Clear skies and sharp tools! - Gabe