Artesania Latina Anatomy of Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory 1805

[AllanKP69]

Maybe just for securing the guns against rolling seas and such???

 

[giocomail]

Thanks for you comments. The site is
HiSmodel.com

Hi, I'm looking at the site you recommended. There are some great products. Can you help me choose? Which blocks and which hooks and eyes should I order? Thanks for your help.

 

[AlanOES]

Hi, I'm looking at the site you recommended. There are some great products. Can you help me choose? Which blocks and which hooks and eyes should I order? Thanks for your help.

First off, which kit and scale

 

[iutar]

I was wondering what the two eyes are for on the back of the carriage bracket. Thanks

Allan, these eyes are designed to aim the gun horizontally. Some guns were difficult to aim manually, using special levers, especially when the ship was listing or the sea was rough. Or assistants died in battle.
That's why tackles were used.

 

[iutar]

Sailors used these levers to aim the gun horizontally, pushing the rear of the gun carriage to the right and then to the left. If this wasn't possible, gun hoists were used—they were simply hooked onto other lifting eyes.




Previously, the ship exhibited a variant of the gun hoist mounting for turning the gun, including on the carronades:

 

[AlanOES]

Allan, these eyes are designed to aim the gun horizontally. Some guns were difficult to aim manually, using special levers, especially when the ship was listing or the sea was rough. Or assistants died in battle.
That's why tackles were used.

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That makes a lot of sense, thanks

 

[AllanKP69]

these eyes are designed to aim the gun horizontally.

Common sense applies, but alas, I sometimes overthink things......
Thanks Iutar
Allan

 

[giocomail]

First off, which kit and scale

Artesania Latina Scala 1:84

 

[AlanOES]

Artesania Latina Scala 1:84

Ok
On their main menu click on accessory kits
Scroll down to Hms Victory 1/84-1/87 click on that them choose the items you want
Unfortunately it looks like I got the last set of standing and running blocks for the moment
If you know exactly what you want click on ship accessories from the main menu then click on rigging blocks and choose from the list

 

[ERSRich]

Just found your log. Great work, and thanks for taking the time to post. Much appreciated.

-Rich

 

[giocomail]

Ok
On their main menu click on accessory kits
Scroll down to Hms Victory 1/84-1/87 click on that them choose the items you want
Unfortunately it looks like I got the last set of standing and running blocks for the moment
If you know exactly what you want click on ship accessories from the main menu then click on rigging blocks and choose from the list

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Thank you How much for each block? Did you get the other rope too? Anyway they told me that the missing production will be available in 15 days. Thanks

 

[AlanOES]

Thank you How much for each block? Did you get the other rope too? Anyway they told me that the missing production will be available in 15 days. Thanks

The price is listed when you choose the size from the drop down list
No I didn’t get the rope set I have already upgraded the kit ropes with polyester non fuzz ropes from Ropes of Scale , according to them the AL threads aren’t that accurate in scale size so I’ve got some sorting out to do when it’s time for rigging