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woodrat reacted to Siggi52 in The Gokstad Ship 900 AD by Siggi52 - FINISHED - 1:50
Hello,
yesterday I set the model into the now finished show case, and thereby is the building process complete. The last picture shows the model where it stands during the building process, and that should be for the first time it's place.
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woodrat got a reaction from Mark Pearse in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
I have molded the guns in resin, although neater job might be obtained by turning them.
Here they are on their carriages. Please note that the continental practice was for the breeching rope to pass through the cheeks of the carriage
I will mount them later in the run-out positiion. Gun tackles under construction.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Louie da fly in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
I have molded the guns in resin, although neater job might be obtained by turning them.
Here they are on their carriages. Please note that the continental practice was for the breeching rope to pass through the cheeks of the carriage
I will mount them later in the run-out positiion. Gun tackles under construction.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from JacquesCousteau in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
I have molded the guns in resin, although neater job might be obtained by turning them.
Here they are on their carriages. Please note that the continental practice was for the breeching rope to pass through the cheeks of the carriage
I will mount them later in the run-out positiion. Gun tackles under construction.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Stavanger in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
I have molded the guns in resin, although neater job might be obtained by turning them.
Here they are on their carriages. Please note that the continental practice was for the breeching rope to pass through the cheeks of the carriage
I will mount them later in the run-out positiion. Gun tackles under construction.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from davyboy in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
I have molded the guns in resin, although neater job might be obtained by turning them.
Here they are on their carriages. Please note that the continental practice was for the breeching rope to pass through the cheeks of the carriage
I will mount them later in the run-out positiion. Gun tackles under construction.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Mark Pearse in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
There's no easy way to make the gun-carriages at this scale except piece by piece.
this shows the concave cutouts for the sides. Each pair of sides are held together by double sided tape during these steps and drilling.
Drilling for the axles. I do not have the skills to mill the axles so I chose a less accurate method.
a jig for aligning the front and back crossmembers during gluing.
the carriage assembled and pinned
Now for the cannon.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Archi in Carrack by Alvb - scale 1:250 - CARD - after Pieter Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"
In my build of the Trombetta carrack of 1445 :
On page 16 there is a description of a method to create a billowing mainsail from plaster of Paris and paper
You may find this of use
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from druxey in Carrack by Alvb - scale 1:250 - CARD - after Pieter Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"
In my build of the Trombetta carrack of 1445 :
On page 16 there is a description of a method to create a billowing mainsail from plaster of Paris and paper
You may find this of use
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Stavanger in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
There's no easy way to make the gun-carriages at this scale except piece by piece.
this shows the concave cutouts for the sides. Each pair of sides are held together by double sided tape during these steps and drilling.
Drilling for the axles. I do not have the skills to mill the axles so I chose a less accurate method.
a jig for aligning the front and back crossmembers during gluing.
the carriage assembled and pinned
Now for the cannon.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
Thanks Grant, Guy and 42rocker. The jarrah is working out OK as a framing material. Here is the completed stern section. I am going off air for a while as I make some more frames. A bientot.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
This post shows the construction and fitting of the last full frame aft which also abuts the fashion piece.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
The stern timbers are made and installed. Please note the is a large entry port on the
larboard side of the stern which was originally for loading of timber and
masting.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
Here is more on rebating the "counter-keel" to receive the floors for each
frame. I used the cross slide on my saw to make these. Ensure that the stem and stern frame rebates are lined up on the frame marks on the baseboard.The next job is to make the rabbets.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
further progress on the backbone of the ship
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
Here are the sternpost and stem in place on keel.
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
I will try to document each step, including the mistakes. The first step is to
make the keel from western australian jarrah hardwood. The stem and stern post
as well as keelson will also use this wood.
Cheers, Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Saburo in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
I have it in mind to build a 1:48 scale fully framed model of the french gabare Le Gros Ventre. This will be based on
the excellent plans by M. Gerard Delacroix published by ANCRE Press.
This is of particular relevance to me, as a western australian, since this vessel, under the command of
M. St. Allouarn, was part of the Kerguelen expedition of 1772. He in fact laid
claim, in the name of the french
King, to the western australian coast and left a message to this effect in a
bottle at Shark Bay 30th May 1772.
Unfortunately, M. St. Allouarn died at Ile de France 5 months later.
Le Gros Ventre ended its life as a
hulk in 1779. As a start, I present the building board.
Dick
I plan to use only western australian woods for this project.
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woodrat got a reaction from Snug Harbor Johnny in Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
I gave a lot of thought to the great arch for my model of Trombetta's 1445 carrack and certainly most of the pictures show the arch forming a sort of gangway above the waist on both sides and not onto the main deck. Certainly it would be a possible route to the forecastle. Running up a wet lapstrake surface cant have been safe so maybe some footholds were nailed into the planks, who knows! As Baker says, there is not a lot of room left in the forecastle for a hatch and ladder and I had no evidence for or against the ladder so I left it out.
I also think that framing of the arch should be strong enough to buttress the forecastle. I hope this helps the discussion.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from davyboy in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
There's no easy way to make the gun-carriages at this scale except piece by piece.
this shows the concave cutouts for the sides. Each pair of sides are held together by double sided tape during these steps and drilling.
Drilling for the axles. I do not have the skills to mill the axles so I chose a less accurate method.
a jig for aligning the front and back crossmembers during gluing.
the carriage assembled and pinned
Now for the cannon.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from BradNSW in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
There's no easy way to make the gun-carriages at this scale except piece by piece.
this shows the concave cutouts for the sides. Each pair of sides are held together by double sided tape during these steps and drilling.
Drilling for the axles. I do not have the skills to mill the axles so I chose a less accurate method.
a jig for aligning the front and back crossmembers during gluing.
the carriage assembled and pinned
Now for the cannon.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from Louie da fly in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
There's no easy way to make the gun-carriages at this scale except piece by piece.
this shows the concave cutouts for the sides. Each pair of sides are held together by double sided tape during these steps and drilling.
Drilling for the axles. I do not have the skills to mill the axles so I chose a less accurate method.
a jig for aligning the front and back crossmembers during gluing.
the carriage assembled and pinned
Now for the cannon.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from chris watton in Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
I gave a lot of thought to the great arch for my model of Trombetta's 1445 carrack and certainly most of the pictures show the arch forming a sort of gangway above the waist on both sides and not onto the main deck. Certainly it would be a possible route to the forecastle. Running up a wet lapstrake surface cant have been safe so maybe some footholds were nailed into the planks, who knows! As Baker says, there is not a lot of room left in the forecastle for a hatch and ladder and I had no evidence for or against the ladder so I left it out.
I also think that framing of the arch should be strong enough to buttress the forecastle. I hope this helps the discussion.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from yvesvidal in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
There's no easy way to make the gun-carriages at this scale except piece by piece.
this shows the concave cutouts for the sides. Each pair of sides are held together by double sided tape during these steps and drilling.
Drilling for the axles. I do not have the skills to mill the axles so I chose a less accurate method.
a jig for aligning the front and back crossmembers during gluing.
the carriage assembled and pinned
Now for the cannon.
Cheers
Dick
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woodrat got a reaction from JacquesCousteau in Le Gros Ventre 1767 by woodrat - Scale 1:48 - POF - French exploration vessel
There's no easy way to make the gun-carriages at this scale except piece by piece.
this shows the concave cutouts for the sides. Each pair of sides are held together by double sided tape during these steps and drilling.
Drilling for the axles. I do not have the skills to mill the axles so I chose a less accurate method.
a jig for aligning the front and back crossmembers during gluing.
the carriage assembled and pinned
Now for the cannon.
Cheers
Dick
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