Rustyj
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Hi Bob, If you hadn’t put the penny there you couldn’t tell they weren’t full size. Very nice! -
Hi Jan, I'll have to get a guard who will break fingers if anyone tries to open the covers! Grant I have to payeth the tax man first then we can order the lathe so sayeth the Admiral. Thank you Dirk. That mean a lot to me.
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The cleats on the rail that are really squarish looking were made just as the plans have them drawn. They are listed as a kevel cleat. I'm unsure if I will leave them looking new and unused or I will pop them off and give them some sanding. Thanks Christian. Playing with different woods was one of the most fun parts. Ok the hatch covers have been completed, sanded and one coat of wipe on poly applied. She's now ready for the open sea! That would be if there was cannon aboard.
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Hi Mark. Sorry to hear about the need to restart the Licorne. Reading your points of learning I see that I've suffered each and everyone of them but unlike you l haven't learned from them. Good luck with Licorne 2.0.
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Joe, Colin and Antony, Thanks for the kind words! Mark That would be the start of a "really bad day". Here is the framing for the canopy. In the first picture you can see how it sets into the slots cut into the bulkhead.
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Thanks Augie, I can't imagine the shock wave that thing put out when fired! Here are the two side covers made and in place with even some saw dust slipping in the picture. Everything still needs a finished sanding and then the coat of wipe on polly.
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Hi Augie, Very well described and executed! She's looking good.
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Thanks Ben and Druxey. Well the swivel guns are drying and the chain plates are all completed so I've started building the optional mortar housing. This is the assembly that would cover the mortar to protect it. I have to make the assembly removable as I want to be able to display it with the mortar raised or stowed. Here are the transverse bulkheads and the mortar carriage set in place for perspective. Here you see the strong back connected to the transverse bulkhead as well as the fore and aft bulkheads. A notch has been cut into these pieces for the canopy and side covers to set into.
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Thanks Chuck. I wouldn't have thought of them either except I had your size sheet out when I was ordering those real swivel guns!
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OK as I said I have a beta version of the swivel guns. What I'm wondering is if the mounting bracket looks in proper proportion to everything else? Thanks
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Hi Bob, Yeah you are right about the cannon and mortar. I did cheat on the swivel guns though. Chuck’s 12 pounders were an almost exact match so I ordered them up and they will do just fine. Plus they are way nicer then anything I will ever make! I will be posting pics of the brackets that hold the swivel guns in a bit to see what people think about the look. Thanks all.
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Thank you for the kind words Paddy. Also thanks to everyone for stopping in and all the likes. The deadeyes and chain plates have been completed on the port side. I left the pin head unpainted in this picture so you could see how it simulates the bolt head. I just have to touch them up a bit, adjust the deadeyes position and then it’s on to the starboard side.
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Hi Bugra. This a very nice cross section you have going on here. I'll really enjoy following along!
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Hi Grant. That is one impressive model. I love the extra details and all the fine workmanship you put into it. Congratulations!
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Thanks Tim. I had some nice beech dowels so it made it easier. Some of the the dowels out there wouldn't be any good and I would have had to make them from my regular wood stock.
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I started from the bottom up to a designated point where you see the plates merge. Then a second belt up to the water line area and a third belt to finish it off. At least that's what I remember. When I get home tonight I'll look and see if I have more information.
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I’ve been working on the chain plates. I used a brass sheet and old 90 TPI blade on the Byrnes table saw and cut strips for the chain plates. I roughly bent them to shape and will fit them to each individual location as each one will be unique. I chose to paint the assemblies too. For the deadeyes I cut some correct sized dowel to and then using files and sandpaper shaped them.
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Hi Glenn, I don't know if these help but here are a couple of pics of my coppering the Constitution. If you need more let me know and I will get it out of the cabinet and take more.
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Well done Glenn. I find the stern can be even more challenging then the coppering of the hull. You did a great job of adjusting to make it look really fantastic and the pictures will help tremendously when I eventually crack the box open and start on her. I look forward to seeing the hull completed whenever you finally succumb.
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Ok we are back on steady seas. The oops has been corrected and onward we go!
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I wish I could say I’m stunned at the realism but you’ve spoiled us and now we expect, and receive, such fine work it would be more stunning if you did not produce your awe inspiring work. Verrrryyyyy well done!
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Hi Bob, That’s a unique way of doing the copper. It looks really good and if you find it easier then all is good. Now if we got 13” of rain up here everything on the hills would wash into the valleys and the water wouldn’t recede for months! I hope all is well with you and extra model time was the only “issue”.
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Hello all, Thank for the Birthday wishes and the likes. That was very nice. Had a good day and a nice dinner. No work either! So far doesn’t seem any worse than any other. Hey Joe when you get there let me know how it is. I may have to stop counting. Hi Michael, Yes with your projects I would see it not being an eye opener. Hi Grant and thanks for the info. Well I have cut the pedestals for the swivel guns and then notched the channels to fit around the pedestals. Glued them in place and took the pictures……….. Crap the port channel (1st pic) is *$#@ backwards! The notches for the chain plates are reversed! Oh well I guess I needed some more practice making them. Just another head slapping duh moment. Next up while I wait for my brass for the channels to arrive I will be playing around making the optional storage cover for the mortar. It has to be removable so I can show it in either state. Should be fun.
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