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Hello friends,
today I will show you how to attach the upper gunports cover with hook and eyelet.
For this detail I have researched long. I hope this is the correct version.

The difficulty was to bend the small hook with eyelet from 0.3 mm brass wire.

This detail must now be implemented in the model.

Here are the corresponding images:

Hello friends,
today I will show you how to attach the upper gunports cover with hook and eyelet.
For this detail I have researched long. I hope this is the correct version.

The difficulty was to bend the small hook with eyelet from 0.3 mm brass wire.

Here are the corresponding images:

Hello,
here is another picture:

Hello dear friends,

thank you for your kind words and support, that means a lot for me.
During the weekend, I continued making the hammock cranes.
There are 152 holes with a diameter of 0,5 mm is required.

The eyelets I made out of a U-piece brass wire. These are inserted and soldered in two holes.

Here are some pics, so you can enjoy them.

Hello Karl,

what a wonderful work!

Excellent pictures.

Hello Karl,

thanks for your nice comment.

It continues with the production of hammocks cranes.
The sheet brass is 0.2 mm thick. The required strips of 1 mm width I sawed with a circular saw. By bonding the sheet to a plywood underlay you get very precise strips.
The bending of the eyelets I made with a prepared plier.
38 holders are to be made.

Hello Karl,
always enthusiastic me the excellent work from you.
The casting of cannons is a good alternative to turning.
This cannon barrels look very realistic.

Hello,

I treat today making the shot garlands.
A total of 140 cannonballs were stowed on the La Creole.
Of these, 122 for the carronades and 18 for the cannon.
As cannonballs I use balls of ball bearings
These balls were burnished.

Hello,
today I show you the carronade with a served rope.

The protection of the breeching was made ​​of a coated paper handkerchief.
It has a tarred look.

Hello Mark,

unfortunately my English is not so good.
But I try to explain to you:
It is correct that way.
The breeching rope is long enough. In this type carronade from the year 1830, the recoil was limited with a strong rope. This is called non-recoil-principle.

The operator had to go through the gun port to load the carronade from the outside.
I hope I have expressed myself correctly.

Hello,
thanks for the recognition of my work.
A couple of days later i can show you new results.

I hope you like my progress to the section model.

Looks now the pictures:

Hello,

thanks for the nice comments.

The next pictures show the preparation of the hammock cranes and other details:

Hello,

for the time I am working on a section model in 1:48 scale.
This model is used to try out different details.
In addition to stowing the hammocks and the rigging of the carronades is to be examined in more detail.

to be continued ...

Hello,

now here is the correct version.

I hope you enjoy it.

Hello,

an error has happened to me.
The la creole also has 4 cannons.
Here the passages of the cannon mouths of the gun-ports lid are smaller as for the carronades.
Then unfortunately I have not been paying attention.
The bore of the gun barrel I have now made ​​too large.
So I have to make this again.

Hello model builders,
the manufacture and assembly of the gunports lid is nearing completion.
The last two lids must still be mounted.

Hello,

thanks for the positive comments.
That makes me happy.

Here is a little update:

Thanks all!

Meanwhile, all gunports lids were fitted into the ports.
Only the last pair is still to be finished. They are for the gun port in the bow on the port side.
This gun port is a special case, because of the rounding of the bow.
The fit of this cover halves at this place requires special attention.
This couple also receives a dropfront as a protection against the armature.

To be continued ...

Hello Karl,

hard to believe what you produce.

Simply fantastic working

Hello friends,
lately I hardly have time for the model building.
Currently I'm still working on the gunports lids.

Meanwhile, a modeller colleague has created a video of the La Creole.

See here: LINK

I hope you enjoy it.

Absolutly phantastic, Alex!

Hi Karl,
the capstans are handcrafted masterpieces.
I admire your skills.
Absolutely fantastic.

Hello Grant,

thank you for your nice comment.
 

The gun port lids from the starboard side are now completed.
Here are two pictures that show how they look on the model.

To be continued ...

Thank you gentlemen for your kind words.

Today I will show to the gun ports lids a special detail.
The lids in the area of ​​bugs are doubled for protection from the anchor with planks.

To be continued ...