Belle Poule 1780 by Donnie

Hi Donnie!

The pumps.

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Seal on the gun deck.

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The upper part of the pump is weighted to keep the pump piston down. This is also the end of the pump. At the top you can see a hook. A rope is attached to it, which is passed through the deck above.

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The pump handles are attached to the mast and then pull the pump piston upwards via the rope.

Best regards
Thomas
 
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Thank you Thomas and Uwe - it is greatly appreciated :)
. . . and here are the pumps as strange as they look. Some of this will be covered up by some of the upper deck planking (of which I am only going to partially do)

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Latest:
preparing the cannon ball trays. I used a brown "wash".

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This next group is the Capstan. The instruction are kind of confusing - so - I color coded the parts to make sure I have the correct order. More information to follow as I build this thing. You might want to check all of this yourself - I hope that I have the SEQUENCE correct.

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Donnie said:
The only thing I wish that it looked more used and aged. Not sure how to do that.
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I did alot of weathering in plastic modeling. The problem is unless you're going to do many tests to see how it'll end up you can ruin a great model. Also key is don't treat the entire model as an object to be weathered. Each component must be looked at individually and weathered or you end up with a great model that has just been made to look dirty and that's a disaster even more so since your work is so neat and clean. Wood is difficult to weather as it absorbs and once it has you're stuck with it. I would really think about if you want to go that route. JMO
 
Thank you all for the likes. It is appreciated. Continuation of the Capstan - slow going - Remember that M8 is on the bottom while M7 has two of the same. It is M7 alone that will be beveled !!!

So, I know that not everyone has a lathe, but if you do, this was my method. You can use a drill and find a way to mount the lower part of Capstan in it. I used a wooden dowel trimmed down to where there is a tight fit.

I only used a "cutting tool" to trim the entire 'wheel' off evenly. This is what the first two images are showing.

BEFORE TRIM

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AFTER TRIM

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I decided to use a file to dress up the part. Using a lathe tool is a little too rough on this part. Course sand paper will also work.

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Lovely work Donnie. That would have taken me hours to do.
 
Donnie said:
Thank you all for the likes. It is appreciated. Continuation of the Capstan - slow going - Remember that M8 is on the bottom while M7 has two of the same. It is M7 alone that will be beveled !!!

So, I know that not everyone has a lathe, but if you do, this was my method. You can use a drill and find a way to mount the lower part of Capstan in it. I used a wooden dowel trimmed down to where there is a tight fit.

I only used a "cutting tool" to trim the entire 'wheel' off evenly. This is what the first two images are showing.

BEFORE TRIM

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AFTER TRIM

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I decided to use a file to dress up the part. Using a lathe tool is a little too rough on this part. Course sand paper will also work.

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Nice work! Right now I'd have to use a wood lathe but certainly doable with a Nova chuck...great ideas Don!
 
Thank you everyone for your support - well, Heinrich, it is taking me hours to do !!! LOL. This Capstan I don't think can get anymore smaller and tedious and to have so many parts to it. --- Moving onward. The upper portion of the Capstan will need the same beveling, but different angle.

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Starting to combine the lower and upper. I found it best to mount the assembly on the dowel to keep it still and from moving around.

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Changing directions a little bit - I decided to mount the ball trays while the glue is setting on the Capstan. I thought it was best to do this as the Cannons might be in the way.

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And now for a wide of the whole thing so far.

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Donnie said:
Thank you everyone for your support - well, Heinrich, it is taking me hours to do !!! LOL. This Capstan I don't think can get anymore smaller and tedious and to have so many parts to it. --- Moving onward. The upper portion of the Capstan will need the same beveling, but different angle.




Starting to combine the lower and upper. I found it best to mount the assembly on the dowel to keep it still and from moving around.




Changing directions a little bit - I decided to mount the ball trays while the glue is setting on the Capstan. I thought it was best to do this as the Cannons might be in the way.




And now for a wide of the whole thing so far.

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Great looking ship. Just curious about the capstan, how did you make those holes so square? Did you drill holes and then filed the hole?
 
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Finally, the Capstan.
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Such awesomely made Capstan required stylish bars, below are some examples of capstan bars used on Baunty and Catty Sark for references.

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The capstan is made up of 6 "plates". each plate has a notch that is equal spaced. Therefore, when all the plates are "sandwiched" it produces the effect of a square opening.

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Jim,
yep, I should have made mine more sylish - but most all of this is going to be covered up with beams and stuff. But, the unit has not been glued in yet. I might do a little more to them to make more appealing. A pretty nice Capstan with UGLY as heck bars.
 
This is really good work, Donnie! I have noticed that it seems like you are making an extra effort with this build - you must be enjoying it! Your Belle Poule is really looking excellent!
 
You've created a real work of art with the Capstan! I don't have the skill yet to allow me comment on the bars.
The picture of the ship from above is beautiful. You should be one happy and content person.
 
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