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  1. HIPEXEC
    Here's my gun assembly line. First I have to straighten the coiled wire and cut it into 10mm pieces. Then I have to glue that pin into a the hole in the cannon. I made a measured marked "jig" on masking tape to place the two vertical gun supports then glue the cannons to it. When that is set, I glue the cannons on to a 10mm by 20mm piece for the platform. Then I glue the wheels that I fabricated out of "Q" tip shafts and painted plack. Then I glue the elevation wedge with a brass pin installed. Last I'll add brass rings for the rigging.
  2. HIPEXEC
    Cannon factory is slow but sure. Two down and 20 to go.
  3. HIPEXEC
    Okay....no loose cannons for me. Thanks!
  4. HIPEXEC
    Does anyone glue or fix their deck guns so the deck remains neat?
  5. HIPEXEC
    Question?: Does anyone glue their deck guns permanently in position? I had to pin the two deck guns on my Virginia Pilot Boat since they slid all around the deck whenever I touched the ship. I can only imagine with 22 deck guns, my deck will look a total mess.
  6. HIPEXEC
    I finished a prototype of a deck cannon. I'll study it for a while and if I still like it in a few days, I'll tackle 21 more. You all get to vote.
  7. HIPEXEC
    I'm starting deck gun production. I had to make most parts from scratch with a very poor drawing and photo to guide me. I'm still making the barrel mount rod from coiled wire. Thanks to you all, I now know how to straighten it out. After I get this proto type together, I'll work on wheel design. I'm studying many different photos and drawings of deck guns to come up with a design that I think will look good.
  8. HIPEXEC
    You're right David B. & Mike, I cleaned up most of Constructo's cleats ( some were so bad they can't be cleaned up) and painted them. I'll let the paint dry while I'm snorkeling in Cancun. Thanks
  9. HIPEXEC
    Goeff is right...I never stop thinking about my ship.
  10. HIPEXEC
    Progress in my shipyard is slowed while I try to fabricate, invent, purchase, or...... cleats, hammock stanchions, deck rails and cannons. Constructo drops the ball here and I only want stuff as good as what I see on all your ships. On top of this, my Admiral insists we leave this Arizona heat for a week, so we're heading for the beaches of Cancun. We'll be leaving Saturday.
  11. HIPEXEC
    I was going to leave them off also until I found out that that were an important part of the ship's defense during battle. They made bulwarks against shrapnel, splinters and small arms
  12. HIPEXEC
    Thanks for all the tips....now I'll have to start to work on them.
  13. HIPEXEC
    Well, they look great!
  14. HIPEXEC
    While I'm shopping for high quality parts, I'm starting deck gun production. Constructo does not show any block and tackle...only lines attaching the guns, so I'll have to design a more realistic set up. I'll be looking at all your gun rigs so I can copy them. Constructo give me a lot of raw wood that I have to cut to size. At least the barrels are made.
  15. HIPEXEC
    How did you make the actual hammocks you put into the hammock nets? They look great.
  16. HIPEXEC
    It's funny...Constructo provides excellent looking wood with a great wood layout for true beauty, but all the metal parts and little extras are of very poor quality. I do not want to put these on this ship. It's too nice to hang junk on it. I'll have to go shopping.
  17. HIPEXEC
    Beautiful work!
  18. HIPEXEC
    The quality of Constructo's stanchions and cleats is poor. The brass pin is their version of a rail stanchion. Pretty puny. The small cleat in my photo is constructo's cleat which is poor quality. There's too much over flash and the parting lines are terrible and difficult to file flat and even. The dark cleat came with my Artesiania Latina Swift and is excellent quality. Any ideas where I can get good accessories?
  19. HIPEXEC
    Constructo gives me some pins with very large loops at the top to make handrails. I've never seem handrails with these very big loopes to hold rope much smaller. With this experiment I glued (CA) line to pins. I'm not sure I like this either.
  20. HIPEXEC
    Here's one of my experiments for hammock nets and stanchions. It's the strongest of all my experimenting since it stanchions are pinned deeply into the top rails. My other attempts were weak since the stanchions were just glued.
  21. HIPEXEC
    Augie, It didn't help that Nelson wore his full dress uniform with all decorations......kind of like a juicy target for snipers.
  22. HIPEXEC
    Anchor chain or line? Constructo shows I should use line to attach the anchor to the ship, while the USS Constitution in Boston has chain. I like the look of chain...what do you think? Of course I'll use line between the block and cathead.
  23. HIPEXEC
    I JUST READ THAT HAMMOCK NETS FULL OF HAMMOCKS WERE MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO STORE HAMMOCKS. IN ACTION, THE HAMMOCKS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL BULWARKS TO STOP SPLINTERS, SMALL ARMS AND SHRAPNEL !
  24. HIPEXEC
    Great ladders! Don't be so picky...they look excellent.
  25. HIPEXEC
    I evened out the chains since the port chain had too many links. I added a brass grommet to simulate a reinforced hole in the hull where the chains enter the gun deck.

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