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HMS Bellona Corel 1:100

FriCap said:
I have installed a fourth pair of head timbers and overlays on them, which close the grooves with regels. The overlays are made of a pear rail 0.5 mm thick. On the inside, in the overlays, I had to make small grooves, as the regels protrude a little beyond the head timbers. I like the combination of the color of natural wood and blue decor, for example, on the Charles Middleton model, and I try to use this scheme at home. On that model, these overlays are profiled and the middle part is blue. But on my model, the width of these overlays is less than two millimeters, and it's difficult to attach the tape to the edges. The paint job isn't very neat, and I'm thinking about applying thin strips around the perimeter, leaving the middle part blue. This will add extra volume and hide any imperfections at the color boundary. However, on such a small scale, it might be better to leave it as it is, especially since there's still a lot of work to be done.

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A truly masterpiece to be proud of. I thought it was impossibile to achive such an outcome at this scale. Congrats!!
 
AllanKP69 said:
The step down on the main rails looks terrific! Nicely done.
The assembly of the rails and cheeks is a challenge, but yours look to be very well done. The taper of the knee of the head is so nice to see for a change as this is usually ignored in kit instructions and in most builds.
Allan
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Allan, thank you for your feedback! In addition to the drawings, I use other sources such as descriptions, photos of museum models, and images of prototypes.
 
FriCap said:
Can they be printed on a 3D printer?
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Sorry for the late reply. I have cannon printed from the drawings in scales from 1/24 to 1/64. Please feel free to send me a PM with your email and I can forward the pattern and caliber you need. They are mostly STL drawings and I have not had any luck attaching them here.
Allan
 
AllanKP69 said:
You make a great point about the carriages. As you may be replacing the carriages, the below may be helpful to you. I used the dimensions for the trucks for a 32 pounder in this case, but the dimensions for whatever Bellona carried should be close to those on the chart below.

I would bet very few folks would notice but just in case this kind of thing is important to you, just as an FYI, The cannons do look nice but they look very much like the Bogard pattern guns which were used from 1716-1724 rather than the Armstrong Fredericks that came into use in 1760, same year as Bellona. I have 2D and 3D drawings that I can email to you if this is of interest to you. Please feel free to PM me if this is of interest.

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There were no doubt variations throughout the fleet, but lacking more precise information for Bellona specifically, the charts should be useful.
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Hi Allan, I just tried printing this info., p1 printed ok, but p2 has your reply over-laid. Any ideas, as this has happened a few times with the script printed over the illustrations?
Stuart
 
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