Ferrus Manus
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This is the Storming of Corruna, 1445. Notice the ladders, and how they are constructed exactly how i made mine. The ladder is not glued to the sterncastle yet, and won't be until the rigging is done- too much risk of breaking it off. I also will leave the forecastle ladder off until then.
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Maybe they were just naturally stable and seaworthy vessels, which could be why we haven't discovered a wreck yet.
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Mondays and Fridays only?? Unacceptable!! My Men's Shed is in my bedroom. 😂 Your Couta looks marvelous, Steven, and i think we need many more traditional or locale-specific builds on this forum.
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While that is a sound assumption, line would not be strong enough to provide a significant bolstering of the structural integrity. The castle would have carried a maximum load of about 300lbs (the weight of two men) and as such would not need to be as bulky as the castles of, let's say, a carrack. This also brings us to the issue of the fact that the castles would not need to be tensioned, which is what line would do, but rather held up with wood beams, forming four triangles (the strongest geometric shape) out of wood.
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Ships like the Soleil Royal were used to convey royal sovereignty, as the mightiest ships of their time. They were meant to inspire awe and/or terror in those who looked upon them. I doubt a little Nef would invoke nearly the same type of emotions, especially in the era of castles and cathedrals with 400-foot tall spires.
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I did what looked realistic and didn't mess up the proportions of the ship. The tall planks come up to a man's waist. These were also not warships, and VERY pre-osha, so waist-high battlements seem right. Now all i have to do is make and install the ladders. A few oars that came in the original kit will be sacrificed to make this happen.
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The castles are done, minus the ladders and any potential other stuff i decide to put there. At this point, basically everything above the actual top of the hull itself is made out of card.
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Okay Steven, i have a theory on that. These were the most simple and ordinary merchantmen of the High Middle Ages. I genuinely believe that, regarding the ornate Gothic castles, either the artists/coin minters took considerable amounts of artistic license, or it was a running joke. As for the castles, i will be alternating 1x1 cm and 1x2 cm strips of cardboard running vertically as the walls of the castles, making it look a little bit like actual castle parapets. These will be painted off-white cream and a sort of cream/sea green, in alternation.
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The sides of the castles, as in under the deck or above it?
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Alright, second castle is done. The planking of the castles, with some intelligence and planning, were surprisingly easy, and both only took one attempt.
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You're a sick man, Steven! The Dark Side has called to me patiently and persistently, so much so that i decided to start my own huge, major scratch project (out of timber!!)
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i just finished a major part of the ship. This is the sterncastle platform (my very first scratchbuilt deck), the receiving block for the halyard, and the capstan, which has yet to be glued to the deck. Not pictured are the transversal beams for the forecastle.
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Thank you. I know about the pumps on carracks and later ships, i just don't have a solid date on when they first appeared. I am aware of the pumps you put on your Winchelsea Nef, i just don't have a solid date for the introduction of pumps.
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One more question: have they ever recovered bilge pumps from a cog? If so, what did they look like?
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Ok Steven, like you probably assumed, this is a small testbed. This is the point at which i begin to develop the techniques that will be used on the Senora Fielden.
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Your blood pressure cuff might be the most important tool in this build.
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By the way, we're long past the point of being able to haul it across the room in a fit of anger and have everything be mostly fine. That literal ship has figuratively sailed.
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The things i have gotten done are as follows: The rudder, the uprights for the castles, the transversal crossbeams for the sterncastle, the dry-fitting of the mast, and the installation of the proto-bowsprits. These are the beitasses, or sail stretchers, from the original kit. They were used by Vikings as a way to open a sail up for the wind. Landstrom depicts them as taking on a second use over the centuries, as a form of proto-bowsprit for receiving the bowlines.
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A lot of the castles of Landstrom's nefs seem to show the ladders leaning up against the front of the castle- no hole. Thank you for the Dhow image. The withy Woodrat got was in 1:32 scale, this is 1:50- quite a bit smaller. Stick around! Major update in less than an hour. PS I meant to say windlass!!
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Alright. I was going to make two square openings in the castles for the ladders, but that is going to be an issue, and here's why. The forecastle is two small for a hole. A hole (say, 2x2 feet) would considerably reduce the amount of standing space there is on a castle. And on the sterncastle, the hole would mean that the ladder goes right through the arc of the tiller swing.
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the first Mediterranean ship, or the first ship at all?
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I'm fumbling with card and attempting a partial scratchbuild in the next log over. Feel free to pop in if you don't mind! I would love to see and hear from you.
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I have actually never made a ladder before, but i can do it without a jig. I don't think i'll ruin it. (famous last words)
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I did this one just for you, Steven. The lovely girl in the background of the first picture is the Queen Elizabeth. (English Man O' War)
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Alrighty. This is the deck: I wanted to install a lot of the deck details before i glued the deck in. I added 22 eyebolts in 3 sizes, as well as 5 cleats. I will probably wait on the receiving block for the halyard until the deck is in. The only other significant piece of deck furniture is the capstan, which i have a plan for. What's with all those small eyebolts in the front? Glad you asked. Those are the rings used to lift up the removable planks, which, in the Middle Ages, are what you use in order to gain access to the below deck area. There are a grand total of 8 removable planks, and two eyes per plank.
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