HIPEXEC #781 Posted August 18, 2018 I glued the sleds to the carronade bases. I located them exactly where the drawing showed in relation to the slot 5 Mahuna, smarra, JesseLee and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #782 Posted August 19, 2018 I started to paint all the carronade parts. Still some small details left. 4 JesseLee, src, smarra and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #783 Posted August 19, 2018 I painted the brackets so they look like the original wood. I can't imagine anyone but me noticing this detail when the ship is finished. 8 smarra, GuntherMT, Dutchman and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ebomba #784 Posted August 19, 2018 Probably no one will , but the important thing is YOU WILL! 2 Pogy647 and HIPEXEC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #785 Posted August 19, 2018 I'm starting to install the carronade eyebolts. The slide eyebolts went right on with just a small pilot hole. The rear or lower eyebolt was a problem. When I started the small pilot hole the whole rear piece broke off (split). So I then gave up trying to drill a pilot hole in that fragile thin wood. I glued the eyebolts behind the rear wheels under the carriage. Looks okay to me. 6 Ryland Craze, JesseLee, Pogy647 and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #786 Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) Gun platform with all the trimmings. Carronade is next if I can figure out how to mount it. If it was any smaller I'd throw in the towel. Edited August 20, 2018 by HIPEXEC 7 rafine, Dutchman, Pogy647 and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pogy647 #787 Posted August 20, 2018 Really enjoy the creative ways that you problem solve! 1 HIPEXEC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #788 Posted August 21, 2018 Continuing the carronade production line, one of the completed gun platforms just split in half picking it up. The wood in this kit is quite inferior. These are my two types of magnifiers. One on a fixed stand with a light built in, the other is a plain Sherlock Holmes type. 3 Gahm, JesseLee and Jack12477 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
src #789 Posted August 21, 2018 Looks good Rich, I like your Macro lens!!! Sam 1 HIPEXEC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #790 Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) I finished the carronade bases. Now I have to figure out how to mount the actual guns. Again the wood is so poor that several split while I was handling them. BTW I use masking tape doubled on itself sticky side up and down to hold all these small pieces to the work bench. Edited August 22, 2018 by HIPEXEC 10 Ryland Craze, Dutchman, jablackwell and 7 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
src #791 Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) Rich, guns and carriages look good. Have you painted the bottoms of the carriages? Maybe try brushing some epoxy diluted with a bit of alcohol on the bottom? That should help reinforce the wood some. You can put them in your oven on LOW (120º?) to speed the cure time. I use my oven all the time for that but I have a pilot light. I would think the very lowest setting would work unless its in the 200 degree range, you don't want to bake your wood. Otherwise just let them sit out overnight. Sam Edited August 23, 2018 by src 2 HIPEXEC and Pogy647 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gahm #792 Posted August 23, 2018 That's a lot of tedious work. But your guns look very good! Thomas 1 HIPEXEC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JesseLee #793 Posted August 23, 2018 Quite a few of mine broke. Some glued back together, some I just recut out of better wood. Jesse 2 HIPEXEC and Pogy647 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #794 Posted August 23, 2018 Way back when I built the guns for my Connie, I built a fake gunport so I could rig the guns off the ship. I'm now using it too build the rest of each gun, 13 Tim Curtis, rafine, Peter Bloemendaal and 10 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nirvana #795 Posted August 24, 2018 Great idea!😀 I will remember that when it's time for me to do the cannon rigging. 4 src, Pogy647, JesseLee and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lambsbk #796 Posted August 24, 2018 me too... 1 HIPEXEC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #797 Posted August 25, 2018 After the glue dries when I mount the carronades to the base, I figured the safest place to store them until I rig the block and tackle is in place on the deck of the model 7 JesseLee, Ryland Craze, Peter Bloemendaal and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #798 Posted August 26, 2018 Since the carronades that came with the kit do not have a breech line ring I decided to add my own. I glued on a small ring left over from another kit. When the glue dries I'll paint it black so it looks like part of the gun. 7 Dutchman, Pogy647, Ryland Craze and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #799 Posted August 26, 2018 Carronade with its new breech line ring 9 Ryland Craze, src, Dutchman and 6 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #800 Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) The breech line rings are finished. I doubt will I fully rig all block and tackle at this scale. I'll probably do like I did on another model (see pic) Edited August 28, 2018 by HIPEXEC 6 Ebomba, rafine, JesseLee and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #801 Posted August 28, 2018 Now I'm installing some eyebolts to rig the breech lines to. The kit doesn't provide eyebolts big enough t take the fat breech line so I got my own. 4 Peter Bloemendaal, smarra, Mahuna and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #802 Posted September 1, 2018 The first carronade is glued in place and breech line installed. 15 to go! 3 JesseLee, Dutchman and Altduck reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #803 Posted September 1, 2018 All 16 carronades are glued in position and one half of each breech line attached to one side. The deck looks like spaghetti with the unattached breech lines flopping around 10 src, JesseLee, Peter Bloemendaal and 7 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #804 Posted September 2, 2018 I shape the breech lines using a small paint brush and water to soak the line and shape so it hangs naturally. 8 JesseLee, rafine, Altduck and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #805 Posted September 4, 2018 I finished rigging all the breech lines. In the process of trimming the excess line ends, I accidentally cut two "good" lines and had to re-rig them. DUH! 8 Ryland Craze, smarra, ccoyle and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #806 Posted September 5, 2018 I'm starting the rigging process for the steering mechanism by installing the eyebolts for the blocks. It's a Rube Goldberg affair that I had to modify slightly from the Syren since I now have two aft superstructures that the doors open and would impede the lines in the Syren's plan location.. 5 Ryland Craze, JesseLee, Ebomba and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #807 Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) The blocks provided with this kit are sub standard. They are not symetrical and the holes are too small to take a sturdy rigging line fitting a ship's steering mechanism. I drilled out these blocks, but if I don't like how they look I'll have to shop for better quality blocks. Edited September 6, 2018 by HIPEXEC 2 JesseLee and Mahuna reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BB_Gunne #808 Posted September 6, 2018 Just found the board this morning and registered to do some research, along the way I found your build thread here. Amazing work, and am looking forward to seeing the finished product. I did have an idea for your head door hinges, but you've already moved beyond that point! I was thinking using a pin vice to drill a small hole in the top of the door and the door frame, as well as in the bottom of the door and the deck. A bit of wire glued into the holes you drill on the door would hold it in the door frame/opening and allow it to pivot as if it were actually hinged. Hope I am explaining it clearly enough! I also saw your garage door and if you replace that refletivix foil with some foam board it will work better fighting the heat. It's about $15 for a 4'x8' sheet at one of the big box stores. I've been researching the same project for my garage since it does not have an insulated door and it can be unbearably hot in there! I left NY about 6 years ago, you'd think I would be used to the heat down here by now. 1 HIPEXEC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #809 Posted September 7, 2018 I found some high quality blocks in my "stash" to replace the kit's blocks. They are good wood with holes on center and don't shatter when reaming the hole larger. 1 JesseLee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HIPEXEC #810 Posted September 7, 2018 I installed the blocks for the steering mechanism. The degree of difficulty I had fabricating and installing these tiny blocks tells me I'm really going to struggle rigging this ship. Rigging this mechanism with one long strand of line will be a challenge. I'll try it, them move to plan "B" using two pieces of line if it defeats me 3 smarra, GuntherMT and JesseLee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites