B Edward Posted August 24 #1 Posted August 24 I need to know if the two wheel cannons on the top deck of le soliel Royal were rigged to the hull. I can’t find any information regarding this subject. Year 1669. 1:77 scale wood. Thanks. B Edward thibaultron 1 Quote
kirill4 Posted August 24 #2 Posted August 24 Good day, I'm very doubt that two wheel cannons were used on SR... interesting, why do You want to find information about SR 2wheel canons? All the best ! Kirill Quote Current Build: Spanish Galleon, Lee, 1:100 https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/6262-spanish-galleon-1607-by-kirill4-lee-plastic-1100/& https://karopka.ru/forum/forum190/topic10341/ Dutch 16-17 Arts Sailing Vessels in details https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/1845326--kirill-shabanov/collections/arts
Solution B Edward Posted August 24 Author Solution #3 Posted August 24 Thanks for your reply. The top deck cannons have two wheels up front and the back of the carriage rests on the deck. Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted August 25 #4 Posted August 25 They would have needed to be rigged to the hull for handling and recoil absorption purposes. Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
B Edward Posted October 1 Author #5 Posted October 1 The cannon carriage has two wheels up front and the rear drags on the deck. There is an extended portion at the rear of the cannon that is curved up. This enables the gun crew to move the cannon for aiming. I did find pictures of the cannons that were rigged to the ship for recoil purposes. I am rigging the cannons to the side of the ship and this looks great. mtaylor 1 Quote
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