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Sam, They were small cannon (1 pdr's I think) for shore landings and also during battle to keep "the other side" from using there boats to board the ship. I've not found a whole lot of info them other than the plans and some comments about how many a frigate would carry and their purpose. The long boat was the only ship's boat that had these mounts. The long boat was used for "heavy" work such as working the anchor (thus the sheave on the rear), transferring casks of water, wine, food, and also moving crew members from ship to shore and vise versa. The next size up is the "barge". Smaller but used for personal and small caskets. Then the smallest which is the "cutter" which was basically the Captain's Gig or Officer's Gig.
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A bit of an update.... deck planking is down, the seats are in place and some visible boo-boos have been fixed. I still have to oarlocks, cannon posts, and the sheave on the stern. Overall, I'm happy. A few things I'm not thrilled about but.... we'll see when I'm done with this. I'm not sure where that black line across the last photo came from...
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It really is hard to believe that's card and paper, Danny. Wonderful work.
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Wood for decking
mtaylor replied to JamesT1's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Jim, There's no "one" answer for that. It all depends on the builder. It's usually lighter colored woods such a basswood, boxwood, yellow cedar, etc. What's the kit supply? -
Nikiphoros, I like the story behind the model because of the humanity, not the violence of the earthquake and death. Very touching as one can't really know the tragedy of of the event. In many ways, this represents the love of a man for his family. I do suggest that you make a copy (a simple cut out will work) of Joao of the proper size for the scale. This can just be a piece of cardboard, or if you feel creative, a carving. This will help with proportions and sizes as you go with the items you're planning on putting in the model. Kit bashing, as you are doing is really just cross between a kit and a scratch build. So you'll learn many things. As for AL... they're, in my opinion, one of the worst manufacturers when it comes to accuracy and scale. However, their kits are priced right and if you mess up too badly, one can always buy another kit and start over using what they learned. I'll be following along as will others on your journey. Be patient and ask all the questions you need.
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That last photo is the key one. Looks pretty darn good. In some ways, making a model ship is like making sausage... a mess but the end result is what counts. You've done well.
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Sweet work and triggering memories, Denis. BTW, mirror and windshield wipers weren't required on gassers back then. If you had them, the mirror glass has to be taped and the wipers either pulled off or taped down. I can smell the tire smoke from here.....
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Don't feel bad, Jo. I completely trashed my first version of Licorne and I was well into the build at the time. It's all part of the learning curve. Post some pictures so we can see what's happening.
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Indeed. I should have referenced that and failed. I'll go stand in the corner.
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I'm hopeful that someone can answer your question in depth with some book references. As tactics did evolve and what worked in one battle may not have worked in others. EDIT: And Vossie beat me to it... there is a book. The only book I have that discusses tactics (but only in a limited sense of the battles the ship fought) is The Billy Ruffian by David Cordingly. Per the book (greatly summerized): Generally, for much of the period you're interested in, fleet actions were pretty straight forward it seems. They'd form up a line of ships on one side (call them fleet A) and the other side would form up opposite them (call them fleet B). They would then just hammer away at each other. I'm sure there were exceptions. Per the book, Nelson changed things for fleet actions by charging the line with two lines of his ships. They would then break through the line of battle and attack on the opposite side. As they broke through, they opened fire on the unprotected sterns and bows at the break points. As for single ship actions.... maneuver and fire. When a ship was disabled and could maneuver no more, close in and board. There's an old military saying that even with the best plans, all bets are off once the first shot is fired.
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Nice work, Jo.
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Good catch on the railing, Steve. That would have been a bear to put in after the davits. Looking super from here.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
mtaylor replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I take it that this is a "double secret furlough"? Much like the "double, secret probation" from Animal House?- 993 replies
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Sweet work, and as a bonus, you and her had a project. I hope there's more on the horizon for both of you.
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Vought F4U-1D by Papa - FINISHED - Tamiya - PLASTIC
mtaylor replied to Papa's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Part of the reason that navy didn't like them was the tall landing gear with the cockpit back so far. The pilot have to side slip the bird back and forth to see that he was lined up with the carrier. Once the navy learned this and spent the extra time on training, they did order in mass. I think it was the Brits who sorted this out. -
Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I'd love to give more than one thumbsup for that. Looks great.- 4,151 replies
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You're going to make a bunch of us followers smile with that post. Looks good from here.
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Amazing how far "plastic" models have come. I remember when they only vaguely looked like the real thing with no detail.
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Maybe I'm thinking of something else than... clear, pliable, insulates (electric connections) and weather proof for the most part.
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