Bummer. These sorts of weather situations are just so disruptive. I feel sorry for all the people impacted. Stay safe and don't try to cross these rivers on your bike...
Grants Xebec 1:60 (using Jabeque Cazador Occre1:60 kit) [COMPLETED BUILD]
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I live for that sort of thing. Bring on the cannons!
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my curse is PE parts. Yes they embelish the model, but are they ever a pain to work with.
Good thinking Johan!
take care of yourself
Good morning. Thanks Guys. We have had some really sunny spring days so hopefully get back to normal. The good thing is we won't have water restrictions this summer
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That is indeed a substantial amount of water to have fallen in only 10 hours and over such a widespread area. While the "times" certainly "are a changing", hopefully water restrictions will be a thing of the past for a while.
@RDN1954 No cannons on a ship, Johan? I won't go that far. Sometimes the cannons can be made into a real feature if they are somewhat out of the ordinary (take the WB's three-wheeled gun carriages for example). However, when it comes to making hordes of them - a definite no-go!
@RDN1954 No cannons on a ship, Johan? I won't go that far. Sometimes the cannons can be made into a real feature if they are somewhat out of the ordinary (take the WB's three-wheeled gun carriages for example). However, when it comes to making hordes of them - a definite no-go!
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Absobloodylutely no canons on a model I build, no sir!
Grant, will go back to catch up.
YIKEs these, now common, international weather monstrosities are so disturbing. Fires, floods, torrential rains have mostly not seen in hundreds of year
What the hell.......
Regards,
YIKEs these, now common, international weather monstrosities are so disturbing. Fires, floods, torrential rains have mostly not seen in hundreds of year
What the hell.......
Regards,
Good morning Heinrich and Ken. I’m on a small wine farm in the Karoo (Mymering) - took the company Landrover and went on a wine tasting holiday with the family. The rain has turned a very arid part of SA into a green landscape (I’ve never seen the small Karoo so beautiful Heinrich) with normally dry river beds flowing, purple flowers etc. A few detours due to washed away bridges but beautiful. The farmers are happy as the water table (they use mostly irrigation from ground water) is up for another 5 years or more - so some good news from this. Cheers Grant
Good morning Johan,Tobias and H. Yep some of you your have more intelligence than myself, First the Victory and now a Xebec- I am clearly a fool for cannonThat's why I'm sticking to frigates at most, and there are too many of them already.
. That being said once done they do look amazing…….Cheers Grant
True story John. I have a Feeling the world is going to have to get used to these crazy weather patterns ……Cheers Grant
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That is wonderful news. I always think of the farmers in these very arid areas.
Good evening
Just more cannons…..
Cheers Grant
Just more cannons…..
Cheers Grant
WOW. Love your ordnance very much! I'm impressed with the gun rigging (not an easy task) 
But...if I may....only, if you don't mind... at least I can see it on the macro view: the eye ring a bit oversized? If you compare it to the size of the block (attached to it) the eyering is bigger. Also, the diameter of the wire, you made for eyerings might be a bit smaller to create harmony for the entire gun setup.
But...if I may....only, if you don't mind... at least I can see it on the macro view: the eye ring a bit oversized? If you compare it to the size of the block (attached to it) the eyering is bigger. Also, the diameter of the wire, you made for eyerings might be a bit smaller to create harmony for the entire gun setup.
Grant, I see a striking beauty in the repetition of your canons on that magnificent deck. I love it!
Good morning Shota. Thank you very much it is appreciated. Each of my cannons are made individually from scrap wood I have available. (It is just soooooo expensive bringing supplies to SA). Non of the cannons are identical but any deviation is small and hardly noticeable. The most important part is to get the wheel axels and trunnions in the same place. I am careful with these measurements when I cut these into the carriages. I don’t have a jig other than to align the carriage. The alignment of the barrels is used placing the quoin in after I have rigged them so they are as close to horizontal as possible See post #952. Cheers GrantWell done Dear Grant
it looks very beautiful, like soldiers in a ceremony.
Iwill be happy to know how you manage to ensure that they are accurate and the same throughout the entire length of the platform?