Kevin Posted July 10, 2013 Share #271 Posted July 10, 2013 very nice - i will be following with interest on what you find out all the best Beef Wellington 1 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted July 10, 2013 Share #272 Posted July 10, 2013 You are wrong Ferit….. They fire the cannons with cotton balls…. Looks good Jason ! Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferit Posted July 10, 2013 Share #273 Posted July 10, 2013 You are wrong Ferit….. They fire the cannons with cotton balls…. Looks good Jason ! No no Sjors!... I want molding metal mini cannon balls... Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share #274 Posted July 10, 2013 Don't really intend my log to become a historical treatise on carronades, but I thought I'd pass this on given that the subject seems to have generated so much discussion/interest. I had asked the question to the HMS Trincomalee Trust, here is the reply. On another side note, it was very interesting that the original manufacturer of the Carronades (Carron company originally in Selkirk) also made the famous British red telephone boxes and now makes kitchen sinks. Hello Jason Thanks for your enquiry about our carronades. As far as we know, they are either ‘of the ship’ or of the period and we consider them to be historically accurate. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure what metal the elevation screws are made of. They are ‘brass’ in appearance but this metal inevitably would be too soft to withstand the regular screw action. Therefore I must conclude that they are made of a high brass content alloy – one which would withstand maritime conditions and also be hard enough to withstand the screw action. For a definitive specification, it would be worth contacting the makers – Carron Phoenix in Manchester, England – www.carron.com – tel: 01324 638321 Hope that helps Best wishes, David McKnight General Manager realworkingsailor 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanh Posted July 10, 2013 Share #275 Posted July 10, 2013 Dont forget that Carron also used to make enameled cast iron bathubs. I think the screw if it were non ferrous would be a bronze rather than brass similar to thant used in cannons. Norman Beef Wellington 1 Quote Norman Current build Trumpeter Arizona 1:200 with White Ensign PE and a Nautilus Wooden Deck. Built Caldercraft Convulsion, HM Brig Badger and HMS Snake. Awaiting - Zvelda HMS Dreadnought planning to get the Pontos Deck and PE Upgrades, Panart 1:23 Gun deck model and couple of the cannon kits Manatu - French siege mortar, and American coastal cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted July 10, 2013 Share #276 Posted July 10, 2013 Very interesting... Did not know the company still exists. Based on your letter I'm suddenly thinking manganese-bronze as the metal... It has that silvery grey colour seen in your photo. Used nowadays for ship's propellors.... Although I don't know when it was first produced... Andy Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted July 10, 2013 Share #277 Posted July 10, 2013 In actual use true brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) was not used on ships because it would corrode and turn green very quickly in the salt water environment. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin which has very good resistance to corrosion and good strength but is much more reddish brown than brass. What was used was naval brass which is an alloy of copper with both tin (for corrosion resistance and strength) and zinc (for color and self-lubricating property). In my research into the Cruizers I found a definite description of Commander Peake of the Cruizer-class Peacock (which had the reputation of being a "yacht" for her tasteful appearance) keeping the "brass" elevating screws and the brackets for the traversing wheels highly polished instead of exercising his crew at the guns which resulted in USS Hornet all but sinking her in 15 minutes of battle with almost no damage received. Peacock sank shortly after striking taking several crew members of both vessels with her who were trying to save her. Manganese was not identified as a separate metal until just a few years before this period and was not isolated (it is naturally occurring in most iron ores) until a later time so there was no manganese bronze is this period. I have also seen photos of period carronades that show a threaded bushing in the cascabel that the elevating screw passes through. This bushing may have threaded into the cascabel or may have been a press or interference fit. This would be a much better arrangement than having threads for the elevating screw cut directly into the cascabel for several very technical reasons which I won't go into here. Jason, your cannons and carronades look great with the added details Beef Wellington and realworkingsailor 2 Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted July 11, 2013 Share #278 Posted July 11, 2013 Well... I guess with all that I eat my words... Regardless, the carronades look great. Andy Beef Wellington 1 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferit Posted July 11, 2013 Share #279 Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) What impress me in a model ship are transom and detailed cannon work... I envy you the work you have shown to simulate cannons... Edited July 11, 2013 by ashiponthehorizon Beef Wellington 1 Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share #280 Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) This will probably be my last update for a while, we leave next weekend for a family trip back home to the UK, its been 5yrs since I've been home and seen my sisters side of the family so should be fun. I've been spending so much time on the canons/carronades and other deck fittings that I needed a complete change of pace so decided to start tackling the bowsprit. This proved to be pretty enjoyable but had its share of 'challenge' The instructions are not overly helpful, and in some cases misleading...at least to me. Sorry for the wordy update but think this may be useful to others. First off I cut the bowsprit dowel to length and shaped the end that will sit on the deck. Its important to understand how the bits will be positioned as this anchors one end. This has to be balanced with ensuring that the angle of the bowsprit is correct, and I judged this by measuring he clearance above the highest part of the bow. Once all that was done, I measured the length of the bowsprit from the end of the bow to match the plans. Comparing this to the plans showed that the total length of my bowsprit is about 1.5cm longer than the plan, but should match the plans once installed. I suspect other's results will be a little different given the variances in each build. Next I cut the angle onto the end of the bowsprit to take the cap and started shaping the cap. The holes in the cap are round and the instructions/plan give no insight into how to do this other than 'form a tenon'. I made it round because the hole in the cap is round, which was a mistake. Basically there is no way that the hole in the cap can be angled so this fits neatly with no gap. Looking at some reference material ("Rigging Period Ship Models") I saw that the tenon should be square. To try to correct this I rebated a section and glued in some scrap wood to simulate the square tenon. Next issue was with the top hole for the flying jib. The hole is cut with 4mm diameter at 90deg to the cap, the flying jib is 4mm diameter and needs to sit at the same angle as the bowsprit Basically there is no way the hole can be angled without requiring some element of filling which I did with some scrap. Results are in photo below. Another error instructions (I believe) is that they indicate that the cap should be at 90 degrees to the keel, and as the keel is quite angled on the Snake this seemed odd, and is contradictory to the plans which the show the cap 90 degrees to the waterline. I went with the plan. Touch of paint to see how everything ended up....realized that all the work to get the square tenon correct was barely visible once painted. Next came figuring out the jib boom saddle. The supplied piece (left) was dimensionally out in a number of places, so I ended up making my own (right) which I was much happier with Dryfitted for now, but the 4mm dowel sample shows how everything will fit eventually. Edited March 28, 2014 by Beef Wellington mort stoll, hamilton and 4whelr 3 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted July 13, 2013 Share #281 Posted July 13, 2013 Looks a good result Jason, those pre- drilled bowsprit caps are a pain because as you say the cap should be in a vertical plane when viewed from the side and the hole for the jibboom needs to be angled to suit the stive of the bowsprit. To make it so the hole becomes too big. An additional problem on Pegasus was that there was no provision on the starboard side to take the Jack staff; I got around the problem by scratching a new cap and fixing angled inserts in the vice to give the correct stive for the hole before drilling. Enjoy your trip back home. Cheers, B.E. hamilton 1 Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted July 13, 2013 Share #282 Posted July 13, 2013 Very nice Jason! Have a good trip home and enjoy! When you fly over , wave to us ( if you cross the Netherlands of course ) Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort stoll Posted July 14, 2013 Share #283 Posted July 14, 2013 Bon voyage my friend. Mort Quote Current Build - Caldercraft Victory Completed - Artesiana Latina Swift, Harvey, MGS Prince de Neufchatel, Imai USS Susquehanna, Mamoli Constitution, Rattlesnake per Hunt Practium, Caldercraft Snake, Diana, Kammerlander Duke William Waiting to be Launched - Bluejacket Constitution Proud member of The New Jersey Ship Model Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share #284 Posted August 24, 2013 Feels like a long time since I've made a post. With a bit of focused effort all 16 carronades are ready for final assembly (last cannon is getting close), I'm taking maybe a rather convoluted approach but hoping it will work OK. The pedestals are all attached to the deck, but I'm leaving the slides unattached for now so I can rig the breaching ropes off the ship. It also give me a chance to align the elevations individually using the small elevation screws before attaching the turning handles. I'm not sure of the correct elevation for these, but think it would make most practical sense to have a small gap at the top of the gunport as I've tried to achieve. I'll leave off the deck fittings until everything is rigged to hopefully make this task as easy as possible. Think I'm finally homing in on the approach to the rigging which I suspect will be the next never-ending task, but hope not. Sjors, Blueskippy, Blue Ensign and 9 others 12 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCraig Posted August 25, 2013 Share #285 Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) Very nice progress! I love the clean look of your ship... Edited August 25, 2013 by CaptCraig Quote -Craig It's never too late to turn the tide... Current Build- King of the Mississippi- Artesania Latina- 1:80 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferit Posted August 25, 2013 Share #286 Posted August 25, 2013 Very very clean and nice... Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort stoll Posted August 25, 2013 Share #287 Posted August 25, 2013 Welcome back. I look forward to more posts. Mort Quote Current Build - Caldercraft Victory Completed - Artesiana Latina Swift, Harvey, MGS Prince de Neufchatel, Imai USS Susquehanna, Mamoli Constitution, Rattlesnake per Hunt Practium, Caldercraft Snake, Diana, Kammerlander Duke William Waiting to be Launched - Bluejacket Constitution Proud member of The New Jersey Ship Model Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted August 25, 2013 Share #288 Posted August 25, 2013 Welcome back from me also Jason, Nice view of the ship Looks great ! Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted August 25, 2013 Share #289 Posted August 25, 2013 Looking good both inboard and outboard Jason, nice run of carronades along the deck. Cheers, B.E. Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share #290 Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) CaptCraig, Ferit, Mort, Sjors and BE - thanks gents for the continuing support. Some slow but steady progress, finally getting a chance to try the various different things that I've thinking about for the last month or more: Have one carronade attached with breech rope. Unfortunately my seized knot ended up looking more like a baguette than a knot after all the manhandling, hopefully this will get a little easier with practice. I'll probably play with this some more to get final placement so it looks natural. Made up a couple of hooks and attached to a double and single 3mm block to see how this would look. Hooks are made from the small 0.3mm brass etch eyebolts bent to shape. Once rigged, managed to get one of the crew to test things out - thumbs up. Pretty happy with the way my first carronade is shaping up. I'm probably going to frap the tackle falls around the blocks as per current practice on HMS Victory rather than cheese them on the deck - no Admirals inspection for me... As always, suggestions welcome. Edited August 26, 2013 by Beef Wellington Ferit, Kevin, dafi and 6 others 9 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted August 26, 2013 Share #291 Posted August 26, 2013 Very nice Jason, Still a few cannons to go Beef Wellington 1 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sailor Posted August 26, 2013 Share #292 Posted August 26, 2013 Hello Jason, that looks fantastic. I also like the hooks. Beef Wellington 1 Quote Cheers, Richard. ------------------------------Current build: Mercury, Russian brig, America's Cup Yacht Endeavour (1934), AmatiCompleted build: HM Schooner Pickle, JoTiKaNext: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_smits Posted August 26, 2013 Share #293 Posted August 26, 2013 Looks fantastic there. Great detailing in the carronades. Putting me to shame.....!! Beef Wellington 1 Quote Jim-----Current builds:HMS SnakeHMS HoodMechanical Solar SystemCompleted builds:HMS Ballahoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted August 27, 2013 Share #294 Posted August 27, 2013 Fantastic work, Jason! What;s the need of the sliding bed posterior eyelets you have fixed? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share #295 Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) Fantastic work, Jason! What;s the need of the sliding bed posterior eyelets you have fixed? Thanks Thanks Stergios - Those would be for the training tackles, I'm not going to rig those however, they would also need a set of eyebolts in the bulwark as well which again I'm not going to attach - although it could look good, it could make the the whole deck a bit too cluttered. The aftermarket carronade supports are definitely longer as you've probably seen and take up more deck space that those supplied. If you haven't seen it already, you should check the photo at link below, Len's carronades are definitely something to aspire to and show the full rigging. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2107-hms-bellerophon-by-len-semi-scratchbuilt-victory-models-kit/?p=83285 Edited August 28, 2013 by Beef Wellington drtrap 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share #296 Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) A little bit of info on the technique I'm using on the breech rope, I'm using the Victory carronade photo below as reference. 1) One end of the breech rope is knotted to eyebolt and seized (I believe a 'half-hitch'). 1.0mm Amati line was used for breech rope (purchased separately) and 0.1mm Caldercraft line was used for the seizing. Used the Amati line because the supplied 1.0mm line just did not look good (flat and loosely wound). The seizing looks a bit overscale in the photos but I'm happy with how it looks in person. Dilute PVA was used to secure before trimming. 2) Threaded the unfinished end through the various ring bolts. 3) Used a spare bed as a jig and drilled holes in same place as on the ship to get correct length at 'fully recoiled' position. Note why I had spares' below. 4) Knoted and seized the unfinished end and its ready for installation. Photos below show ends both finished and untrimmed The height of the elevation screws has also been reduced as these seemed to be too high as supplied. This needed to be done after installation as screw thread gets ruined. Other side note for those considering the aftermarket CC carronades. I encountered some problems with the screw thread not being drilled correctly which resulted in a stripped elevation screw. Only solution was to buy replacement barrels/screws. Next problem was the supplied barrels were missing the screws, so had to buy yet another replacement as it was pretty hard to determine who was at fault. (These were purchased through Cornwall Model boats as there is no US supplier which means high shipping costs for trivial items) Edited August 28, 2013 by Beef Wellington hamilton, drtrap, dafi and 3 others 6 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelBoatMaker Posted August 28, 2013 Share #297 Posted August 28, 2013 Very good technique for ensuring the correct length of breaching rope, I shall adopt that for the rest of my 16 carronades!! Cheers, Pete Quote Previous build - HM Schooner PickleCurrent build - HMS Snake 1:64Future Build - Sergal Cutty Sark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_smits Posted August 28, 2013 Share #298 Posted August 28, 2013 Great work Jason! Inspiring! Quote Jim-----Current builds:HMS SnakeHMS HoodMechanical Solar SystemCompleted builds:HMS Ballahoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtrap Posted August 29, 2013 Share #299 Posted August 29, 2013 Spending my time with the aftermarket carronades assembly... Two questions for you Jason, in brief: 1] how have you created the rope-hole on the barrel (in front of the elevation screw)? I cant'r find your tip even I have read it somewhere! 2] did you glue the carriage on the sliding bed or simply you left it unglued sliding on it via its 1,5 mm rod wire? Thanks again Stergios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share #300 Posted August 29, 2013 Pete, Jim - just muddling through trying to find things that work for me... Stergios - take a look here http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/509-hms-snake-by-beef-wellington-caldercraft-scale-1-64-first-wooden-ship-build/?p=76645. Once rigged, carriages will be glued to the sliding bed so its secure on model. These are unglued while being rigged and the pin seems to hold them in position as needed together with the small piece of wood holding it in correct place. Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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