ancre La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette

[Ferit]

Salute Johann,

Such a metal art!... Such a wood art!...

I envy you the level of skill you have reached...

[thowen]

I have seen your pictures first in our German forum so I say it here again: brilliant achievement.

Especially your Caronade. Impressive.

 

Regards
Thomas

[jaerschen]

What a love for details Johann, outstanding work

[archjofo]

Hello Dear Friends,

 

Thank you for the motivating comments.

 

Here is an update of my Report.
It's about the manufacturing of gun carriages for the carronades.

These are made of serviceberry.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 9, 2013 by archjofo

[WackoWolf]

Nice work on the gun carriages, takes time but it is worth it in the end. Keep the pictures coming.

[archjofo]

Hello friends of model building,
today I show you a further continuation for the construction of gun carriages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2015 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,

here are more pictures of the construction of the gun carriages for the carronades.

 

 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2015 by archjofo

[clipper]

Hi Johann, please forgive me if you have already covered this but where did you get or how did you make the cast brass barrel supports. AMAZING build by the way

Tony

[archjofo]

Hello Tony,

this I have made here.
The two models for casting, I made from brass like this one.

 

And here again the castings.

 

Incidentally, Thank you for your interest in my model.

 

Edited May 14, 2015 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello dear friends,
Today I will show you the comparison of my model caronade with the photo of an original French Carronade of 1840.
I think that there are many similarities.

[Michiel]

you just need to leave yours out in the rain for a winter than they're probably identical..

 

[archjofo]

Hi Michiel,
yes, you have certainly right.
The carronade model is still too clean.

[4whelr]

Johann,

I don't have the words to describe how fantastic your work is so, WOW, will have to do!!

Eddie

[mtaylor]

Yours looks better than the real thing. 

[archjofo]

Hello,

here I show the continuation of the construction of the carriages of the carronades.

First, this is about the making of the recesses for the metal fittings.

 

 

Next is the production of a metal fitting for pivoting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It also works outdoors under the sun sail on the terrace.

Because it's much more fun.

Edited May 14, 2015 by archjofo

[Ferit]

Such a pleasure to follow!...

Admiration mixed with envy!...

[archjofo]

Hello Ferit,
thank you for your nice comment.

So it goes on:

 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2015 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,

and it goes on with the details of the metal fittings for gun carriages of the carronades.

 

 

The sorting box is filling up slowly but surely with the parts of the carronades.

Edited May 14, 2015 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,

further I will show you how to make the pivot joints for the carriages of Carronaden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2013 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,
more pictures of the construction progress of the carronades:

 

 

Here the rings for breech rope are made:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[aykutansin]

gorgeous

[archjofo]

Hi Ayutansin,

many thanks for your nice comment.

 

Here an update for building of the carronades.

 

The guide pins on the top of the sliding carriage carronades is made ​​of brass.
Here some images of explaining the process of manufacture.

 

 

 

 

 

[Jeronimo]

Hello,

very good work.

Karl

[WackoWolf]

Now that is some Beautiful detail work, I love it. Thanks for posting as to how you are doing this. Keep the pictures coming.

[Alex M]

That is outstanding metal work, Johann! Just excelent!

 

Alex

[archjofo]

Hello,

many thanks for the nice comments.

It must be made ​​a total of 120 square bolt guns for the carronades.

These are made of brass.
The pictures clearly show the manufacturing process.

 

 

 

 

[archjofo]

Hello,

now finished: 120 square bolts for 20 carronades!

Look for yourself:

Edited September 12, 2013 by archjofo

[aykutansin]

very nice working

[archjofo]

Hello Friends,

the aligning the carronade was performed with an iron bar.
For this I made ​​the metal fittings.

 

Edited September 16, 2013 by archjofo

[rwiederrich]

sweet build..for sure.

 

Rob