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AON

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    Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

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  1.    BradNSW reacted to a post in a topic: Beavers Prize 1777 by Mike Y - 1:48 - POF - Hahn style
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  3. AON
    I simplified my description some... left out steps. I mark them insitu, remove them, score the pencil marks on the fore/aft face, chisel with the grain from port to starboard then pass the file to ensure flatness. My carlings and ledges are cut square to length then with my bench sander support tilted at an appropriate angle, I sand the ends to fit the notches. I had tried cutting them on the model as I believe David Antcherl and a number of others do and it was a disaster. I tried cutting them off the model, on the bench, and they split on me a number of times, so I gave up! How I do it has extra steps but it works for me. You do you!
  4.    AON reacted to a post in a topic: St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35
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  8. AON
    I experienced the same cracking and splitting trying to notch for carlings. Ended up scoring and sanding a chamfer instead of a notch. I see people do it but they are obviously much more talented then me.
  9.    AON reacted to a post in a topic: Beavers Prize 1777 by Mike Y - 1:48 - POF - Hahn style
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  14. AON
    You need a helper you can blame it on! 😏
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  17. AON
    I don't understand why it applied so unevenly.
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  25. AON
    Heard back and emailed you his contact info.
  26. AON
    I've just sent him a note.
  27. AON
    Bruce, There is a fellow in our MSON club that 3D models and resin prints figures. He made one of me playing my fiddle sitting crosslegged for placement on my orlop deck (deep in the ship for anyone that tries to see tha far). I can ask him if he has anything suitable and have him contact you if you wish. Alan
  28. AON
    I think salt water ocean shallow and fresh water lake shallow might be two different things. Also, isnt gravity involved when cannon shots fly.... they drop. Not all shots were balls. Sometimes they might even be two balls if close enough. Chains and grenade style balls were also used. But more importantly, shots to the rigging and mast do damage to the gun deck (weather deck of the Niagara) when it all collapses. There would be quite the mess for the cleanup crew. 😉
  29. AON
    Going to the source... what a novel idea. 😉
  30. AON
    Bruce Ray (MSON) had built the GJØA. You can email and ask him. I would have thought it was gear driven... but that is from someone that has absolutely no idea! 😉 Alan
  31. AON
    Good morning Bruce I am going to send you 3 PNG photos from A Ship Modelmaker's Manual by John Bowen that might have the answer. The images are too large to post. Cable Stoppers pg 41 fig 64, pg 141, fig 252 and pg 166 fig 311. Alan
  32. AON
    agreed!
  33. AON
    Thanks for the video... I learned something from it about loading bullets! My only thoughts were for the use of the train tackle. Yes the gun would recoil on firing so the train tackle was mostly used to retract manually. I cannot envision that one getting used and wonder if I might experience the same thing on my ship, and if so what might be the resolution to the issue. I will reflect on it for a bit more... quietly in the corner! 🤔
  34. AON
    Kevin. While watching your video and seeing the train tackle that could not be used as it was already hauled in as much as possible... I wonder if they would have used the port deck eye with the starboard gun and the starboard deck eye with the port gun? This would allow them to pull the gun back all the way to the eye and possibly expose the muzzle inboard for loading. I know it will be covered and hidden from view... but I am left wondering if this was the solution? Alan
  35. AON
    I suppose that is another reason not to rig stuff no one will see! I'm taking notes.

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