Thank you for your kind words my friend.
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Thank you for the kind words my friend
they are not kind words, BUT REALITY.
I have 60 years plus, behind me with wooden ships (30 plus)
and before that about10years about on plastic- flight 2nd World War, commercial flight MC MacDonal and Boing- before Airbus. Then Cutty Sark, Termopyle, Horner, Wisconsin, Old Iron Ship. Fletcher I built a few years ago, and transformed it, to one of the 5 fletcher we had in Spain
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Just a quick status post--- Before In stalling the 8 cannons, I am building the 2 Pissdales and need to install these before the cannons go in. I have attached some pics of a few models that show them and a real one.
More to come on this.........................................................................................
Just a quick status post--- Before In stalling the 8 cannons, I am building the 2 Pissdales and need to install these before the cannons go in. I have attached some pics of a few models that show them and a real one.
More to come on this.........................................................................................
Thank you. Sadly the pissdales are very rare on models, usually because of the stigma of showing urinals.Absolutely superb detailing. I wonder how many modelers have that on their models!Your rigged cannons look like the real thing; the cannon rigging is the best I have seen.
I love the details and mostly the details on the cannons. Being a rebel I just can't whithold two questions to that:
- The breaching ropes seem to be too thick
- I think the black surfaces on the carriage wheels represent an iron ring on them. But there was no such a thing. The iron would have damaged the deck in no time.
I hope you don't take this as a criticism, it does not mean to be!
János
I fully agree with you -have 5 more buildings on my back - especially I like your start with Keel and False Keel together. There are so many details to comment on, but as they are already done, it is a little late but only one thing to mention and that is, that I never did insert the deck or decks before the hull was planked totally.-el capi
Hello Janos & sorry for the delay replying to your comment. I did make a mental mistake with the Breeching lines & they are slightly too large as you observed. I had a senior moment and got crossed up between circumference vs diameter size rope. In 1742, breeching cables were actually enlarged. I am in the process of redoing all of the breeching lines. I am using 1.3mm vs the original 2mm. At 1:30 scale, the 1.3mm makes the breeching lines approx. 1.5 inches thick. As far as the black color I used around the carriage wheels---I wanted to only emulate details as shown on some real cannons. They are NOT meant to reflect any type of metal band because you are correct, they would have caused enormous damage to a ships deck. As far as actual rope sizes/dimensions, there was usually no difference between a 6 pound gun & a 4 pound gun (see actual pre 1742 chart).
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The new ropes are much better - good decision to change!
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Hi Ric, sorry I called you Ric, I ask:in the Kit what design is construction?Thanks . Frank
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Hello everyone. Some pics showing the work status of the two Pissdales & Ladders. Still in the set-in stage and finalizing.
More to come...............................................................
Hello everyone. Some pics showing the work status of the two Pissdales & Ladders. Still in the set-in stage and finalizing.
More to come...............................................................
The pissdale and the outlet is looking very good - great detail
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Sorry, this detail of the "pissdales" are from Kit or from YOUR initiative?Strange that I can't see them on the original plans, Thanks for YOUR feedback.Frank
I added these to the model because the real ship would certainly most likely have these in order to support the large number of crew aboard. I am not aware of any kit manufacturer that include any pissdales. No one is really sure as to why but historians believe it could be to the stigma of showing any type of urinals and the uncleanness of such?????
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Very nice Rick.
Maybe not on the drawings but a great addition. Think I keep it in mind for mine also.
This build is insane!!! After looking at the detail and craftsmanship compared to my build I must look like an absolute hack!!! Worldclass. I'll try to up my game.
Scott
Scott