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  1. Ferrus Manus
    The forecastle area is complete with the exception of the finalization of the 36 pdr's rigging.
  2. Ferrus Manus
    While the video shows how to weigh anchor on a galley, it does not show how the anchor cable is stowed. My only guess is that it must be removed and sent to some sort of rope locker, then retrieved when it's time to drop anchor. The video has been very helpful, though.
  3. Ferrus Manus
    The next thing I need to do before closing up the forecastle is the anchors. When I dry-fitted the anchors together, I was taken aback by how humongous they are. If they were made of cast iron, surely they would have weighed in considerable excess of a ton apiece. Now, this begs the question: how were they weighed? I see no form of winding gear on board the ship. Not a capstan, not a windlass, nothing. Granted, if a hundred men lined up on the catwalk and pulled, each of them would probably only have to lift 40 pounds max, including the weight of the anchor cable. I want to display the anchors fully hauled in and stowed. This begs a different question: where do you put 60+ feet of anchor line? There isn't much room for it on the forecastle, although that's what Heller says to do. This is how Heller commands one to stow anchor: After seeing the discussion on Michael D's build, my assumption that this was completely wrong was confirmed. In fact, this is so incorrect that the davits on the beakhead would snap under the weight of the anchor if they attempted this. the davits, according to an expert who informed his build, were actually used to weigh the anchors' buoys. The Landstrom book depicts the anchor stowage almost as incorrectly. The only major difference is that Landstrom belays the catting line on the huge timber heads on the forward bulkhead instead of a cleat on the davit, and runs the anchor cable off to some unknown location. This implies the existence of a rope locker on the real ship, but I am unaware as to where it would be located. Back to the anchor buoys- they are included in the kit and mentioned in the very beginning where you are instructed to set them up, but never again. I plan to show them hanging off the bulkheads just outboard of the anchor itself, with the line in a simple coil underneath the anchor, not attached to it in any way. I don't plan on setting up the anchors until I have a clear idea of how the anchor was weighed and where the anchor line goes.
  4. Ferrus Manus
    My favorite galley story is that of the two Italian brothers who attempted to find a sea route to India in the 13th century (I think?) using two galleys. They rounded the coast of Morocco and were never seen again, alive or dead.
  5. Ferrus Manus
    So, today I started on the work I'll have to do before I close up the forecastle. The first order of business was the gun rigging. Originally, I wasn't going to rig the guns, but since they gave me two out of the three sheaves I needed (and then didn't mention gun rigging in the instructions) I figured I might as well. I bashed together another sheave for the 36 pdr, then got to work. The interesting bit was the rigging of the 36 pdr. I drilled two holes for the ropes in the front of the gun carriage, inserted eyebolts, tied on the ropes, and did the exact same thing I did for the 24 pdrs. The interesting thing about it was the fact that the ropes run to the catwalk, which means they actually travel upward from their sheaves.
  6. Ferrus Manus
    Not really.
  7. Ferrus Manus
    Sometime, I want to do a model of a Medieval galley.
  8. Ferrus Manus
    The 61 footrests, painted, stained, and installed on the ship:
  9. Ferrus Manus
    With the exception of the flagpole, the forward area of the stern is done.
  10. Ferrus Manus
    Interestingly, there is a thole pin where the cooking pan is. Would there simply have been an oar/seat assembly that could be removed for cooking?
  11. Ferrus Manus
    The apostis assemblies went on far easier than I expected they would, given the imperfect alignment of the supports. The next job is to glue on the rest of the anchor equipment, followed by more decorative stuff at the stern. The ladders will be saved for the very end, as I don't trust them not to break off.
  12. Ferrus Manus
    The stern lantern and flagpole: And the ship's guns, surrounded by the forecastle deck timbers:
  13. Ferrus Manus
    Louis is the Sun King, so sunglasses might be appropriate. I guess it seems obvious that his ships would reflect his title.
  14. Ferrus Manus
    And on the ship:
  15. Ferrus Manus
    These are the golden Tritons and angels, ready to go on the ship:
  16. Ferrus Manus
    Even after reading the thread, all I can assume is that you mean "ornamental decorations at the extreme aft"...
  17. Ferrus Manus
    I have considered the idea, but gave it up as it wouldn't look the same as paint in other places, and would likely run down to the bottom, ruining the paint job. The pictures show several errors that can't be seen in real life.
  18. Ferrus Manus
    That is, unless I had just glued the one side more poorly than the other. Either way, the problem was solved. I learned that most things that weaken CA also melt polystyrene (including acetone) but there was no visible damage. 3M makes industrial chemical products, right?
  19. Ferrus Manus
    The alcohol certainly helped weaken the CA on the model.
  20. Ferrus Manus
    The painting at the beginning of this build log depicts multiple other figures, plus Triton and the angels, all of which are painted gold.
  21. Ferrus Manus
    I was blissfully unaware when choosing the paint scheme for the stern, that the extreme aft of the ship would end up being mostly light blue:
  22. Ferrus Manus
    Here is the finished stern timber assembly: There are four figures that go on the stern of the ship: two angels blowing trumpets, and two figures of Triton blowing into seashells. I can either... A. paint them gold, or... B. paint them realistic colors. Which would be better? They would have been gold on the real ship, but then again, I have deviated from the historical paint scheme in several ways on just the stern.
  23. Ferrus Manus
    For this next fiasco, I had to remove the port and starboard forward footrest supports, as I had installed them incorrectly. I had to tear them up from the frames, turn them around, and re-glue them in. Thankfully, I had used CA glue for the quick cure time, or this would have been legitimately impossible. Internet literature is conflicting as to whether or not 70% isopropyl alcohol is effective at melting CA glue. Tearing up the starboard section was extremely difficult, but achievable without significant damage, even after application of the alcohol. But then I had an idea: what if the rubbing alcohol was the reason why this stunt was even possible in the first place? To test the difference, I added far more rubbing alcohol to the port side piece. It ended up coming up with ease in about a third of the time of the first one. I guess that's one way to prove a theory.
  24. Ferrus Manus
    The filigree piece at the very back is fully painted and resting on the aft timbers. The arch assembly is glued together and is resting on the timbers as well. All that's left to do on the stern is that, the figures on the back, the other, smaller decorative piece on the extreme aft, the golden screen at the break of the deck, and the supports for the awning. I will not include the awning, as I would like the detail to all be clearly visible. Immediately forward of the aft section is another deck with railings and the ship's ladders. The piece has a globe on the bottom, interestingly enough showing the Americas instead of Eurasia. James Cook made the first European discovery of Hawaii in 1788. That means the islands shown in the Pacific would have to be islands that were theorized to exist. This is the real piece: It depicts California as an island, as well as several supposed islands in the Pacific. It's clear they didn't know how far northwest North America extended, or what really any of Southeast/East Asia looks like. This is to be expected from 1694, and is obviously a product of an age before French colonies in East Asia existed. Overall, Heller has done a great job taking data from what's left of the real ship to inform their design of the aft detail pieces.
  25. Ferrus Manus
    Looking at the pictures, I see a section of both quarter pieces that need to be painted.

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