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Olli Sukunimisson
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Thanks, gentlemen! I’ve received planks from a German mill and reshaped the channels to something more or less close to the draft. This temporary lantern will stay here until my soldering skills improve.
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Throughout its long history, humanity has created many different kinds of lanterns. But this one is special — my first attempt at soldering.
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The masts are ready. I have to say, what adds a certain edge to the experience is that they were crafted in true Amish style — entirely by hand. The thing is, when I went to the store for a power drill, not a single one leapt into my arms or whispered that it had been waiting for me all along, insisting I had no right to leave without it. Perhaps that’s just how power drills are. In any case, I never bought one. The only upside is that making each mast has turned into an exciting, slightly masochistic adventure.
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First mock-up of the mount. Seems like it should work.
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Hi ccoyle, It’s on a looong pause. This paper prototype is sitting in my office. Looks promising, but I’ve bought an original speeljacht kit from Kolderstok. I suppose we can close this thread for now. I’ll get back to it sometime later
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Hello gentlemen! Great to see you again. Let's continue
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Taking a break for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2—can’t do anything until I finish it. Sorry! See you soon. :)
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Well, the fittings are more or less done. I'll set up the cannons next, and then comes the scariest stage—masts and rigging!
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Welcome! But be warned—you can never stop :) Building wooden ships is 1.2 times more addictive than tobacco! 🙂 You won’t even realize when you start your own scratch-built POF.
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Hm... I love this solution! Sure, I'll think about something like this. Thanks, Patrick!
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Well... it's closer to the reference. But I'll keep my fancy wheels—I'll set them for Koningsdag and De intocht.
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Cool. Something completely different. Now I have a reference I can use for inspiration.
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Well, the construction has changed, but I still love the wheels. They're so round! And they balance the cannon! I'll paint them black.
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Thank you, gentlemen! I didn't know there were rules here. Cool, thanks! :) Will fix
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But the cannons, along with their gun carriages, will tip forward. How do we deal with this?
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I'll think
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Hello, gentlemen! I have been dancing around tiny things—progress was slow, and I had nothing to show. But now—gun carriages! The story starts here. The provided cannons were slightly unbalanced and couldn't stand still on their given carriages. But this is ship modeling—we welcome every challenge! Let's move the cannons slightly backward. Better. And yet, my soul found no rest. It wanted something more. I made dozens of attempts to create better carriages. And now—ta-da! I’m sure that Archimedes and Alexander the Great designed wheels for their gun carriage models this way. But I knew nothing about their methods. As for me—I’m the proud inventor!
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Patrick - thanks. Very good point. I'll try to find thinner wire.
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Slightly barbaric. I know. But removable
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final lantern. more or less. for now
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Thanks, Steven! It's you who passed me this virus Well, I continue my dances around the lantern v2 vs v1
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May be not final
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Never start woodcarving—because once you do, you'll never want to stop.
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Yeah! For your Duyfken, I'd recommend covering this stuff with walnut or curving it from walnut right from the start. Or leave them as they are, look at them, convince yourself that the plywood texture is almost invisible, and then cover with walnut using near-neurosurgeon tricks.
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It was born to be here. If you're building your Duyfken, I’d recommend at least considering adding this window and including some extra details beneath it. You could place two cannons there, maybe even a couple of barrels. Heh, it feels like being a kid again.
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