Ugo Crisponi

18 minutes ago, bruce d said:

Ugo, this may help:

British Smooth-Bore Artillery - English PAGE 103 - 115 CARRONADES.pdf 46.05 MB · 1 download

 

Bruce

 

 

Outstanding Bruce! Highly appreciated Sir!

5 hours ago, Lieste said:

The carronades represented on Victory for example have a quoin under their quoin patch, but are also fitted for an elevation screw on the piece (this is missing from the ordnance and carriage though, which looks to be not appropriate for the carronade they are using.

I see, thanks a lot. So it's quite possible that MANTUA Models was misleaded by this HMS Victory display, incomplete. I can see now that the piece has an hole in it.

6 hours ago, allanyed said:

Very nice display Ugo!!   Was the idea of an elevating wedge from the kit?   I had never before seen a British carronade with a wedge in  place of an elevation screw.  I checked all the carronade drawings in Caruana and Lavery's books and photos of contemporary models but none show a wedge, thus my question to you.  Hope you don't mind.

Thanks Ugo

Allan

Hello Allan, I made it stright from the Mantua box. However, I can see the same system on the carronade in the HSM Victory's 68lb display.


as well as in another document found online as well

Thanks Bob!

Nice to meet you Malazan / John

This project is based on the Mantua model '1:17 British naval carronade from XVIII century'. Compared to the 36lb French naval gun from Mantua, in same scale, this one looks more accurate. The scratch-built parts are not so many and mostly out from the box. I decided to give a 'weathered' and heavily used appearance. I am quite satisfied with the final result.

Thanks Chris,
   just a few samples of a larger collection sculpted and painted in the past.

Thanks Backer

Yes Keith, this is my idea. Will start with an easy one, as soon as my next project, a Carronade gun, is completed.

Thank You Keith, appreciate your comment.

Ciao to all members.
I am proud of being able to share my artworks with all of you. My name is Ugo. I have been an avid modeler since my childhood, focusing on military figures and miniatures after decades of static aicraft modelling. Very recently I felt to start working with the wood and metal. So my first projects started with the Naval Guns. I have posted my first project in this forum, a 36 pounder from a kit of Mantua models that had to be completely reworked. But it was a nice challenge and enjoyed every minute of it.
  My main activity is designer and technical illustrator, mainly in aerospace industry.

See you soon in these pages.
 

Will do Bruce, thanks for the suggestion

Greetings from Sardinia Island, Italy.
This is my first post here. I would like to share my project, a 36lb naval gun from XVIII century.
When I bought the Mantua kit of this model I soon realized it was very inaccurate under so many aspects. After some researches I decided to save the gun, wheels and the deck, scratch-building all the rest. The final result is quite satisfing for me, at least compared to the starting kit.
Later on will post some pictures related to some steps in building this model. Unfortunatley didn't took many pictures while progressing the work.