Gabek

Mounting her, (to a base), get your minds out of the gutter.
 
Now it was time to get the ship mounted on its permanent base from its temporary construction mount.  I was terrified to drill the mounting holes for the screws through the keel and into the interior of the ship.  I measured and measured and planned and planned how to do this critical step. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
I searched for the best possible screws to do the job since I thought the ones that came with the kit were too long.  The kit supplied a beautiful piece of wood for the stand, already routed on the edges.  It just needed a little sanding, some stain and good gloss varnish.  The brass mounts were terribly tarnished after being in the box for almost 50 years, so I gave them to a neighbor to clean up with his Brass-o since he was so interested in the model.  He brought them back shiny as new a couple of days later, thanks Rob, so I never touched them with my bare fingers and gloss varnished them as soon as I could.  Next onto drilling holes in the stand for the mounting screws.  I measured two points along the centerline of the stand equidistant from the ends of the stand and at points on the ship that broke the keel into thirds. 
 

 

 

 
 
 
After searching for better replacements for the kit screws, I went with the originals but had to cut off a little from the end of each so they wouldn’t go into the interior of the ship but stop in the keel.  I had to find a shorter screw to hold the brass stands in place while the ship sat in them so I could use them as a drilling guide to drill into the keel from below.  I countersank the holes on the bottom of the stand where I’d tested the stains so the screw head would be flush with the base. 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Once it appeared level side to side, I clamped the ship to the base and flipped it on its side.  I them removed the temporary shorter screw and drilled the final sized hole into the keel through the base and brass stands, holding my breath all the way in.  I only had a mm or so of clearance on each side of the keel. 

 

 

 
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Having gone well, I screwed the permanent screws in and done.  So glad to be done with that, it was stressful but I managed and it looks great. 
 
Thanks for reading! More to come when I get not lazy enough to write about it.  Model on!
 
 

Nice work, Scotty.

This looks like an Armstrong Frederick pattern  (circa 1760-1794) which came about when George was made king.  There was also the Blomefield pattern which is quite different but also in the George III era as it was introduced in the early 1790's and replaced the Armstrong Fredericks.  
Allan
 
 
 

Those look really good , everyone will be sending you 20 lbs of Potatoes  for sure lol

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

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

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

Nice work Bob, over my head though:-)  It’s great to know you’re still ticking properly:-)

Good to hear you are okay!

For another treatise on coppering the hull of a Swan class model check Ohla's YouTube vide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD26-IABJvc&list=PL2yU7nOqNxV_yrgdgu5zFnqVRu-RQlMKJ&index=7&ab_channel=OlhaBatchvarov
She's done a beautiful job.

Nice work on that helicopter, Bob!  And your priorities are in good order - kiddos first!!  Keep that ticker in good order too!
 
If he ever changes his mind, the longhorns here will welcome him to the herd.

Sorry about the delay,  a trip to the ER for my ticker , I am ok just to high reading of blood pressure, very high lol Plus the Grandson wanted this doneSo now the second planking is finished  🙌.  I did pretty good  this time.  I ended up having to put a stealers on the Bow and stern but it's  planked.
 

Because I did the Sea of Galilee boat the planks on that kit came pre tapered, I thought  that I would do the same so,
I tapered 10 planks and after the first three planks were on. Then started at the keel and work up. It worked out well  except for the stealers but they are under the copper. 
 
 


Now its on to the coppering.  @Keith Black I value your opinion very much, but I like shinny things lol I have no intention of using @aliluke method for his copper  lol sorry.  The shinnier the better  for me . I even intend on keeping it shiny  by polishing it yearly  lol. If it turns out well , if not I will scrape it all off and paint it white. So I am off to learn how to copper, I used my third hand and at the 60 mm mark  I drew the water line, I will tape it before I start. But I don't know when I get to that so I will leave it off till I start.
  I can't thank everyone enough for all their help , but here is another  thankyou. 
  Later my friends 😚
PS  captain Marvin  says he staying lol

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

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 have seen this problem with Chitubox. With a single surface (like an "O") with a hole in it the hole is often filled in. But if I cut it into two "C" shaped surfaces fitted together to enclose the hole there isn't a problem. The gap between the two surfaces is zero thickness so it doesn't appear in the printed part.
 
Since this seems to be a problem with different CAD programs and different slicers I suspect it is a problem in the STL file format, or at least the description telling how to create the STL object.

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

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

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: