HMS Enterprise 1774 POF 1:48.

[Dean62]

Good morning Jim and Dean. True story. I’m at the stage in my shipbuilding career where I am building something representative vs going for a 100% replica. Maybe one day I will attempt this however right now my knowledge and skills are limited so “if it looks like a 18th century ships cannon it must be an 18th century ships cannon”.

So far I’m very chuffed with how my Enterprise is going and the fact that the Admiral says on regular occasions - “stop building ships and go make some money” says everything .
Cheers Grant

Grant, I can totally relate to your approach. As you know I’m prone to using Artistic License. One reason is because I like exercising my artistic creativity. The other reason is although I appreciate historical accuracy, I love building models more than I love doing research. So if I have to dig too deep or too long for answers, it starts to ruin my taste for building a ship model. I do enough brain work on the job, I want my hobbies to be less cranial if you know what I mean.

 

[AllanKP69]

I do enough brain work on the job, I want my hobbies to be less cranial if you know what I mean.

Well said. Everyone has their own reasons for enjoying a hobby, and every one of those reasons is the right one.
Allan

 

[GrantTyler]

Hi Grant
Are they too short or are the brackets too thick? It is hard to tell from the photos. Assuming these are 9 pounders, according to the dimension chart in the Treatise of Artillery of 1768 by John Mullar the brackets for nine pounders were 4" thick. (2.11mm at 1:48 scale) The drawings for appropriate carriages in Caruana's The History of English Sea Ordnance, based on measurements taken by S. P. Ayre in 1768, are the same. Round numbers, the trunnion diameter and bracket thickness were close to the diameter of the cannon ball for each gun, The trunnion stuck out about 4.4 inches from the barrel on the nine pounders. Yours may be spot on, hard to tell, but thought it might present an alternative solution.
Allan
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Thanks Allan. The cheeks are 2mm which is close. I measured the carriages (built from the kit) and they are a tiny bit wider than than is shown on this diagram:

The difference won’t account for the trunnions being shorter. Anyway I doubt the kit cannons and carriages will be 100% so I will just McGyver it to look cool.
Cheers Grant

 

[GrantTyler]

Grant, I can totally relate to your approach. As you know I’m prone to using Artistic License. One reason is because I like exercising my artistic creativity. The other reason is although I appreciate historical accuracy, I love building models more than I love doing research. So if I have to dig too deep or too long for answers, it starts to ruin my taste for building a ship model. I do enough brain work on the job, I want my hobbies to be less cranial if you know what I mean.

True story Dean. That’s exactly where I am at - just trying to improve my build skills…..they are taking their time tho .

Well said. Everyone has their own reasons for enjoying a hobby, and every one of those reasons is the right one.
Allan

A very true story Allan.

Cheers Grant

 

[GrantTyler]

Good morning everyone.

I get a lot of pleasure of buffing my cannons once I brass black them….weird I know….but that’s me .

Before and after - one dip only.

Check this out. The Enterprise has a cannon for shooting around corners - must be in the foremost gunport so it can hit ships in front of it :


Cheers Grant

 

[GrantTyler]

Good afternoon everyone. Been having some fun with my “quieter and mostly well behaved” mates on an off road bike trip. I’m pretty happy that my new knee is perfect. Luckily there were not too many technical sections as while my knee is good the rest of me not so much .

Here we are at the southern most tip of Africa - Cape Agulhas.


OH - more WIP on treenails, nails and cannon.

If you “joint the nails” on the wales you may see the top and butt pattern planking .


Cheers Grant

 

[Peter Voogt]

Good afternoon everyone. Been having some fun with my “quieter and mostly well behaved” mates on an off road bike trip. I’m pretty happy that my new knee is perfect. Luckily there were not too many technical sections as while my knee is good the rest of me not so much .

Here we are at the southern most tip of Africa - Cape Agulhas.
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OH - more WIP on treenails, nails and cannon.
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If you “joint the nails” on the wales you may see the top and butt pattern planking .
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Cheers Grant

I am glad and happy for you that the off-road trip went well, Grant. Always nice to get out with a bunch of friends.
And then it’s time for the Enterprise again.
Regards, Peter

 

[Corsair]

Looks like your outing was a great time ! Glad you knee is doing well. Hmm.. While you are standing, does that make it a lodging knee and while you're sitting it's a hanging knee????
your ship continues to be phenomenal !

 

[Daniel20]

Fantastic photo of you all Grant.

Good looking hull shot as well, the tree nail pattern with the temporary excess protrusions give a unique picture of a construction phase.

 

[GrantTyler]

I am glad and happy for you that the off-road trip went well, Grant. Always nice to get out with a bunch of friends.
And then it’s time for the Enterprise again.
Regards, Peter

Good morning Peter. As you know these are great times. Seeing the parts of the country less travelled on a bike is good for the soul. We had an inexperienced guy (Justin) join us on the Honda CRF 1100 and he was indoctrinated in some trail riding- shame his new 1100 didn't look so new afterwards . He loved it even though he had quite a few "offs" and can't wait for the next adventure. Very cool man. As for my Enterprise it is just more of the same.........getting there.

Looks like your outing was a great time ! Glad you knee is doing well. Hmm.. While you are standing, does that make it a lodging knee and while you're sitting it's a hanging knee????
your ship continues to be phenomenal !

Thank you Jeff. I am glad to now say my new knee now performs all the hanging and standing functions a lot better than those on my Enterprise.....

Fantastic photo of you all Grant.

Good looking hull shot as well, the tree nail pattern with the temporary excess protrusions give a unique picture of a construction phase.

Thank you kindly Daniel. I rather like all the sticky out nails and treenails of my now HMS Porcupine. Unfortunately these will be have to be sanded down and seated nicely and blackened (on the wales) so it will look something like the HMS Enterprise.

Cheers Grant

 

[AllanKP69]

Hi Grant,
Looking great in all respects. Now if I can only find an excuse to visit and see it in person. Watched a TV show with Lorna Maseko the other day about the hundreds of wineries in the area of Cape Town, including Hillcrest Wine Estate. Now I have many more reasons to get back there one day.
Allan