Gahm

Your capstan and companionway make a beautiful combination!

Thomas

Gorgeous detail!

Thomas

Your captain seems to be very satisfied with the shipyard's work . . . although he may have problems getting down the ladder to the companionway 😊

Thomas

Rigging the whole battery with all the details is a lot of work, but the end result clearly is worth the effort! It looks fantastic!

Thomas

In my opinion the capstan is always a highlight of the deck features. Yours turned out very nicely! 

Thomas 

It is an unusual hull shape . . . but it really looks beautiful! Especially when it is as well done as in your model 🙂

Thomas

This is one impressive model!!

Thomas

Beautiful!

Thomas

She looks fantastic, Bob! 

Thomas

A wonderful model, B.E.! And a highly educational build log. It is a pleasure to follow along.

Thomas

I love your pictures of the finished carronades and the the "3rd rendition" of the gratings. Everything looks really good!

Thomas

I just caught up with your amazing progress. Your battery with the finished rigging looks great!!

Thomas

You clearly  have become THE "go-to expert" for everything which is related to the Victory! 🙂

Thomas

Your cutter looks great! Beautifully done! And I love your clinker planking idea . . . it is clearly worth remembering when building the next little ship 🙂

Thomas

Your model is a wonderful example for outstanding craftsmanship and precision work.

Thomas

As far as I know rope coils were used at occasions where the ship should look good and well cleaned up, such as for example inspections (see images below). They were not used in battle (danger of jamming the recoil motion). Most of the time, when the guns were not used, the gun tackles were "stowed away" using arrangements as shown in Gregory's images, and which I used for the Syren long guns.

So as Gregory already said, what you use depends on what you want to present in your model, and also what you like best 😉

Thomas

Your gun model is just a miracle of details and precision . . . and I don't even dare to think at what scale you are doing this! Outstanding work!

Thomas

Thank you, Schooner! The kit-supplied carronades are a bit on the skinny side, also when compared to the plans. I bought the ones on my Syren from Caldercraft and modified them a little.

Thomas

I am sorry, I meant the sled of the carronade. It has an additional ringbolt right behind the elevation screw for this purpose.

Thomas

As far as I know the eye bolts were used to mount an additional tackle during battle to be able to move the gun/carronade back when needed (see image). Therefore I would adjust the location of the ring bolt on your model.

For the rope coils diluted PVA will do fine. It also has the advantage that you can easily clean away superfluous glue with water as long as it is not yet dry.

Thomas 

Beautiful work, Kevin! 

Thomas

Your batterie looks great! And to get the Caldercraft carronades exactly dead center is close to impossible on the Syren. But from most ankles it does not really show, and in my opinion these carronades are worth it!

Thomas

Good decision! And the serving machine will come in useful down the road. I use it all the time.

Thomas

Amazing work, Chuck! It will be impossible to achieve anything like this with 'normal' carving skills!

Thomas

The framing looks really good! And your progress is amazing. How is the quality of the wood?

Thomas