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I have a Model Expo rope machine and, although a bit clunky, it works fine. It just takes a bit of practice to learn how to make good rope with it.
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As a bit of a side project I bought some Caldercraft 1/60 cannon kits to put on my AL Endeavour, because the ones on my AL are crappy. The Caldercraft cannon are a bit low slung though and don't look realistic. Anyway I will make them up and put them on, but I won't be rigging them, just recoil ropes. One bonus is they came with lots of small eyepins, and good capsquares that I used on my 1/48 cannons. You can see the relative sizes of the 1/60 and 1/48 cannon.
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Happy Birthday Mike
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Hi Mick
The blocks on the cannon are 3mm ones that I bought from Chuck Passaro. Yes, the "bit that holds the bowsprit" you refer to, the knightheads, are different to yours because I didn't use the kit supplied ones. There are a lot of things different about my Endeavour compared to all the others because I am not referring to any instructions or any one single reference source, I am doing my own version based on the original 1768 draught plans and many other contemporary sources. Many of the parts on my Endeavour have been purchased separately or scratch built.
There certainly are many different versions of the Endeavour because all of the reference books etc have filled in the knowledge gaps with guesses and none of them agree with each other, then the kit manufacurers adapt their kits differently depending their interpretation and which reference sources they used. Also a lot of builders are modifying their kits to look like the full size replica of Endeavour or base them on the Anatomy of the Ship book.
Cheers
Steve
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Hello Edward
Welcome to the Endeavour club, I look forward to watching your progress.
Yes those gun barrels are way too big, the actual 4 pounder guns on Endeavour were 1.82 meters long, so they should be about 30mm long, not 45mm.
Cheers
Steve
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Hi Mick
Thanks for the nice words. Yes I have to agree about the wood, its not very good, and does look a bit rough on the small parts like cannon carriages and bitts.
Steve
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Hi Slog,
Yeah its hard enough at 1:51 but yours at 1:60 scale is harder!! I had to make really small eyebolts from copper wire, and the hooks are really small. I've been practicing some more hook making today, trying to get them smaller.
Steve
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Hi Alistair
I have one of those small stands with the crocodile clips and a crappy magnifying glass, and I needed to use the magnifying glass for the first time ever when I was trying to thread the rope through those 3mm blocks. So yeah I am thinking of getting a pair of those magnifying glasses.
Steve
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Thanks Pierre, don't be disheartened it is a hobby not a contest. I too look at other builds on here and I am amazed at the workmanship but it also inspires me to do better.
Steve
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Looks really good Steve
Tell me, does your kit actually come with instructions about the roping, masts, spars etc
I say that as I am a little worried about getting to that point with mine as there are no instructions, just plans
Full size plans maybe but I have never done anything this complicated and a few pointers would have been good
No doubt when I get there there will be helpers about though
I just hope that I will be able to get mine looking as good as yours Steve
Keep it up
Mick
Hi Mick
Yes there are instructions in the partwork magazines but I am not following them or any other instructions. I am basing my rigging on contemporary sources, books such as "The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War", "The Young Sea Officers Sheet Anchor" as well as referring a bit to Marquardt's "Anatomy of the Ship" and Parkin's "HMB Endeavour".
Steve
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HMB Endeavour by Micklen32 - OcCre - 1:54
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Happy Birthday Mick have a good one