jack.aubrey Posted January 11, 2015 Author #121 Posted January 11, 2015 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 The installation of the guns Once terminated the work around the head described in my last messages I started the final installation of 18 guns. The image here attached shows the work in progress . . I have installed two different kind of guns: 10 in the quarterdeck 8 in the forecastle (smaller) I have not yet installed the 10 obuseros (or obusiers) in the waist area simply because I still need to build them . . I have fixed the guns to the deck with four very, very small drops of epoxy glue. Before I installed near to each gun two ringbolts where to connect the breeching tackle. The image below shows the tackle not yet fixed to the ringbolts. The deck begins to become crowded !! GuntherMT, msberkman, yvesvidal and 2 others 5 Quote
jack.aubrey Posted January 11, 2015 Author #122 Posted January 11, 2015 Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 Two old images I did not publish before . . . hexnut, msberkman, WackoWolf and 2 others 5 Quote
jack.aubrey Posted January 18, 2015 Author #123 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 The installation of the guns - Forecastle The next three images show the forecastle after the installation of the eight guns. As you can see the breeching tackle is in place and I also have tried to simulate some kind of train tackle. This last particular is not completely 100% a right train tackle because it was for me impossible to find blocks small enough to fit the right scale and I have consequently used only ropes. So, don't shot me for this non conformace to the reality. Anyway I believe it's better this solution than nothing . . To keep in the right place/shape the breeching tackle I have used diluted vinylic glue applied on the rope. Once dry this maintains the given shape. Please note also the bellfry, the bell and the galley chimney. See you soon. Jack.Aubrey cristikc, msberkman, GuntherMT and 3 others 6 Quote
jack.aubrey Posted January 20, 2015 Author #124 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 The installation of the guns - Quarterdeck These two images show the installation of 10 guns in the quarterdeck. The work is not yet completed in the right side of the images. Same processes and techniques used for the forecastle, nothing more, nothing less, only the guns are different. Regards. Jack.Aubrey CaptainSteve, msberkman, GuntherMT and 2 others 5 Quote
jack.aubrey Posted January 21, 2015 Author #125 Posted January 21, 2015 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 I have here the last two photos detailing the forecastle and the head. Regards. Jack.Aubrey yvesvidal, msberkman, GuntherMT and 4 others 7 Quote
jack.aubrey Posted January 27, 2015 Author #126 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 In addition to ship modeling, where I normally eat a lot of wood and glue, I'm also a great paper eater. I like very much history (in general) and in these latest times history about the sailship history. I have recently read the book here below depicted and I found it very interesting to understand that particular history (at a relative cheap cost). What follows is taken from a book abstract on the internet. NAM Rodger’s The Command of the Ocean, the second part of his naval history trilogy that began with The Safeguard of the Sea, describes Britain’s rise to naval greatness during the period 1649-1815 when she finally gained sovereignty of the seas around the British Isles. It ably demonstrates the importance of naval history to the life of government and the nation; links naval history with political, social, economic, diplomatic, administrative, medical and religious history and charts the naval histories of Britain’s enemies and neighbors including France, Holland, Spain, Denmark and the United States. Have no doubt, this is a brilliant piece of scholarship, cleverly organized and wonderfully written. Given the promising subject matter of naval warfare to work with it is not surprising that an historian with literary flair can produce a gripping narrative. Perhaps what is surprising is that half the book is devoted to the seemingly mundane background of naval history--how the Navy was managed, financed, directed, and supplied with materials, how the men were fed and so on--rather than the showy foreground, yet it remains a deeply engrossing read throughout. The secret of Rodger’s success is not just down to the cracking narrative and fine scholarship but partly to the way he has organized his material. The main body of the book is arranged into four parallel streams: policy, strategy and naval operations; finance, administration and logistics; social history; and finally the tools of sea-power, ships and weapons. These four themes are broken up into thirty six relatively small chapters each covering a certain time span. Constructing the book in this way has certain practical advantages for the reader. Most importantly, separating the key themes and alternating between them keeps the narrative fresh and interesting while giving the reader the best chance of taking on board the who, what, where, when, how and why of things without losing either the sense of continuity or one’s bearings. Over 100 pages of information are left outside the main body of the text: the front of the book contains several maps, a useful chart listing dates, battles and the names of the ships involved while the back contains an English glossary, a general chronology and appendixes on ships, fleets, rates of pay, Admirals and officials, manpower and naval finance. Rodger’s choice of structure along with his great story-telling abilities means we can assimilate the maximum amount of information with a minimal degree of effort while being thoroughly entertained along the way. On the whole The Command of the Ocean is one those rare specimens that will simultaneously stimulate the specialist and greatly please the general reader. To conclude: a very (for me) interesting book with a lot of informations shown in tables and maps that help very much and can be used as reference when necessary. Jack. Quote
jack.aubrey Posted January 28, 2015 Author #127 Posted January 28, 2015 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 When I discovered that "The Command of the Ocean" was only a part of a trilogy it was practically automatic to plan the next book in one of the remaining. So, having terminated the reading of the first I'm now reading the second. To be honest this book should be read before the other but I didn't now that. This is the history of the roman and middle age naval fact of Britain and its content is practically totally unknown in details to a non-specialized reader. Throughout Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of the nation: its navy. N. A. M. Rodger's definitive account reveals how the political and social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength - and weakness - of its sea power, from the desperate early campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada. Covering policy, strategy, ships, recruitment and weapons, this is a superb tapestry of nearly 1,000 years of maritime history. No other historian has examined the subject in anything like the detail found here. The result is an outstanding example of narrative history. Does anyone know the title of the third book of this trilogy ? msberkman 1 Quote
jack.aubrey Posted February 14, 2015 Author #128 Posted February 14, 2015 Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 Yesterday, Saturday, I resumed the work on the Santìsima Trinidad. But it was a day where my brain was creative so I didn't follow any established plan or instruction and I "literally" invented what you can see in the next three images. Everything started from the observation that the poop deck, looking aft, was quite empty so I remembered a photo seen on "the 100-gun ship Victory" of the Anatomy of the Ship series where in the same area are depicted the compartmented flag lockers and I decided to build them. More or less two hours of work but I am really satisfied. I have used recycled materials, so no additional cost on the budget. It should also be possible to add another small but interesting detail: the canvas shrouds, obviously pulled back. See you soon, Jack.Aubrey GrandpaPhil, WackoWolf, yvesvidal and 2 others 5 Quote
jack.aubrey Posted February 16, 2015 Author #129 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 Another small detail I have "creatively" added to the head: something callable "bowsprit bitt", made up of two bitt pins and the cross piece. I decided to apply this detail in this area in order to have something that could better strengthen the structure. GrandpaPhil, yvesvidal, msberkman and 1 other 4 Quote
jjonno Posted November 19, 2022 #130 Posted November 19, 2022 Hello Jack Do you have any photos of your finished Santisima Trinidad ? I hoping to have one to start on Xmas day Cheers jjonno Quote
jack.aubrey Posted November 19, 2022 Author #131 Posted November 19, 2022 44 minutes ago, jjonno said: Hello Jack Do you have any photos of your finished Santisima Trinidad ? I hoping to have one to start on Xmas day Cheers jjonno I'm sorry but I didn't finish this model. I sold the unfinished hull to another modeller that completed it, but I don't have photoes. Regards, Jack. Quote
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