La Mahonesa by KLarsen - Scale 1/48 - stern cross-section

[BradNSW]

Well done!!  Your work is so crisp and precise.  An inspiration to us all.

 

Regarding the last photo...I'm sure it was nice to not have to go to the "head" of the ship!  Especially in heavy seas.

 

Rank had its Privileges!!

[KLarsen]

I haven't posted here for quite some time, but nor have I progressed much. 

A friend of mine created the guns in 3d and I got them printed in resin, however I wasn't at all happy with the result so I got them printed in plastic instead. These turned out a lot better, but I'm not sure I'll use them. I'm considering turning them in bronze instead, though I've never tried turning metal. 


I'm now proceeding with the quarterdeck, I need this done before I can finish the rudder tiller and its rigging. 
Strangely there's a missing beam where the mizzen mast sits, I would have thought that area needed more reinforcement, although at least those beams will be supported by horizontal knees. 

[KLarsen]

I have an issue regarding the beams around the mizzen mast on the quarterdeck. According to the plans there's a beam missing here, with horizontal knees to add strength around the nearby beams. However the way the supports for the mizzen are shown on the plans frankly makes no sense to me. They are shown as resting on only one beam and the other side is basically floating free. 
Here I've colored the beams in green, the red planks are the support for the mast, which as can be seen do not reach all the way to the next beam after the wheel. The 3 azure parts are the ledges, and the yellow the middle carlings on which the ledges rest. The above quick sketch is my interpretation of the plans and the next sketch is how I believe it should be, by extending the mizzen supports all the way to the next beam, which if course would add weight on the real ship. 
I just don't understand why there's a beam missing here; maybe to allow for the rake of the mizzen to be adjusted? As it is now, there's definitely room for another beam though of course I'd have to remove the horizontal knees (I haven't added them yet).  I wonder if anyone can enlighten me, if you know of any other ship constructed like this. I've looked through contemporary plans of other Spanish frigates but they don't show the beam layout for the quarterdeck. 

Edit: I forgot to add - the missing beam is right above the gun port, which would make it very difficult for it to have knees underneath it. Maybe that's why it's missing?

Edited Saturday at 05:52 PM by KLarsen