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Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Good to see you making sawdust (and boats :)) again Mark.  A good outcome with the laser cut spiled planks; not easy to do with such small items but everything learned on this can be applied to the others.

 

cheers

 

Pat 

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Very nice Mark!

Mike

 

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Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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Nicely done Mark. Must get easier from here - if they’re smaller, there’s less wood; ergo, must be easier!😉

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29 minutes ago, gjdale said:

Nicely done Mark. Must get easier from here - if they’re smaller, there’s less wood; ergo, must be easier!😉

And I have more problems the smaller it gets ...

 

Moving along nicely Mark. One advantage of BIG tweezers ... you can squeze Sam when he is nagging you ;) 

Carl

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3 hours ago, cog said:

One advantage of BIG tweezers ... you can squeze Sam when he is nagging you ;) 

They are also useful for removing 14' splinters.

:cheers:

 

Nice work on the boat, Mark.

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Thanks for the likes, comments, and support.

 

It's slowly coming together.   Still have to repair some damage and work to convert this design to make it look "French".

 

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Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Hi Mark

 

Great to see you back at things with Licorne.  The ships boat looks marvellous.  Mistakes? what mistakes? LOL

 

All the best...and I’m so happy to hear that things have taken a turn for the better.  Onwards and upwards!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

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Thanks Patrick.  And yes, there's still damage from getting it off the build board.   For example, the stempost has some damage on the back (inboard) side and there's 4 formers down in the bilge to hold the deck up that need to be replaced.   Need a bit of laser time for that but it's coming.  I'm pretty confident I can make this one look presentable and not have to redo it as I though when it first came off. :dancetl6:

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Thanks for the "likes", the comments and the support.

 

A bit of an update.  All is not quiet in the shipyard but has been rather slow dealing with family and doggie issues.  I repaired the stempost (replaced it actually), trimmed down the transom, and then stained and installed the gunwales.  Hopefully, over the next day or two, I'll be able to re-cut the formers I need and install them along with some other bits and pieces I need.   

 

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Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Lookin' good, Mark !!

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Thanks for the likes and comments.

 

More progress.   Finished up the stern.  Not real happy and I may tear it out.  The only good thing is that this is hidden on the model.

 

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Mark, head over to here where I've explained my absences and everything else rather than cluttering things hear up a bit: 

 

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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A bit of an update....  deck planking is down, the seats are in place and some visible boo-boos have been fixed.   I still have to oarlocks, cannon posts, and the sheave on the stern.  Overall, I'm happy.   A few things I'm not thrilled about but....  we'll see when I'm done with this. 

 

I'm not sure where that black line across the last photo came from...  

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Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Sam,

They were small cannon (1 pdr's I think) for shore landings and also during battle to keep "the other side" from using there boats to board the ship.  I've not found a whole lot of info them other than the plans and some comments about how many a frigate would carry and their purpose.   The long boat was the only ship's boat that had these mounts.

 

The long boat was used for "heavy" work such as working the anchor (thus the sheave on the rear),  transferring casks of water, wine, food, and also moving crew members from ship to shore and vise versa.

 

The next size up is the "barge".  Smaller but used for personal and small caskets.

 

Then the smallest which is the "cutter" which was basically the Captain's Gig or Officer's Gig.

 

 

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Sam, 

Those posts were used for daisy cutters as the were called. (a name hard to remember: swivel guns ... gosh I'm getting old)

 

Check your lens Mark!

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"Daisy cutters?"  I didn't know that.  Seems like an unlikely name for a gun on a boat though.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Gidday all.

Mark I like your work. Is that black line a hair?

I thought a "Daisy Cutter"  was an aerial bomb that detonates above ground.

Maybe I misunderstand the term, it would not be the first time.

Maybe some more knowledgeable members can enlighten me.

All the best,

Mark.

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Hi Mark,

No... it's a line from the drawing program I use to edit and size my photos.  <sigh> I try to do better. <hangs head>

 

I thought daisy cutters were that also.  They were also artillery shells (mortars I think) with an extension the fuse so they exploded at about knee height.  I'm doing a bit of Googling and not finding anything other than bombs and artillery shell.   Nothing nautical though.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Fantastic work Mark,

 

 im unable to find any ref to Daisy Cutter in relation to yr build

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Daisy cutters were a nickname for aerial bombs fitted with fuse extenders, usually 3 feet long. Aerial bombs would normally penetrate the earth and throw up assorted debris with their usual fusing. Putting extenders on them made them better for anti-personnel use, since they'd explode above the ground.  I'd imagine the small cannons on a ship's boat would load rounds of grapeshot or similar anti-personnel loads. Grape was a pretty big slug. Eventually, shrapnel and canister shells were developed with smaller individual pellets.

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Mark,

in reference to the swivels, I too found it difficult to find specific reference to how they were mounted.  I have plenty of original info that they were used.  Especially for shore work, cutting out expeditions, boarding parties, native attacks etc.

 

I did find one blueprint in the NMM that appears to show a swivel mount.  Located centrally up forward.  I chose to model something similar on my 18th century longboat as fitted out on a merchantman in the 1790s during the PNW fur trade. I took into consideration that the weight of the swivels on the gunwale would have made the boat lean to one side or another unless they were balanced on both sides.  Another reason I mounted it centrally was to allow a clear sweep forward. Perhaps the pictures will give you some ideas how you will want to mount yours.  

 

 

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Union, 1792 - 1:48 scale - POF Scratch build

18th Century Longboat - circa 1790 as used in the PNW fur trade - FINISHED

 

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Columbia Redidiva, 1787

HM Armed Tender Chatham, 1788

HMS Discovery, 1789 Captain Vancouver

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Mark,

 

After a quick check I find the nickname for the one pounder  :pirate41:in the 1800s was called by the British an insurance cannon and was a falconet, according to Wipedia believe you were looking for something more apropos  like stinging bee, little killer, or a solid shot enema for those trying to board from  longboats.

 

I'm sure this is not what you were looking for but threw it out there anyway.

 

John Allen

 

Current builds HMS Victory-Mamoli

On deck

USS Tecumseh, CSS Hunley scratch build, Double hull Polynesian canoe (Holakea) scratch build

 

Finished

Waka Taua Maori War Canoe, Armed Launch-Panart, Diligence English Revenue Cutter-Marine  Model Co. 


 

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