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looks like you are in for a fair bit of "bricolage" there... the swinging davit on the end is a nice bit of art deco on it's own. The sheaves seem to have strengthening plates on their sides so maybe time to bring out the soldering iron if you haven't got the heavy machinery (i know the story ! ) Either way looks like you will need quite a few profiles in brass stock if you want a fair representation as it is quite a complex mechanism, especially at 1/100 . Have you got the right sort of size sheaves ?What ho, shipmates!
Taking a couple of minutes to share plans, thoughts.
After finishing the bateaux-tambour, I noticed some additional detail. There is an eyebolt on the deck at either end of the bateaux. See red arrows. I need to add this. And, I am also considering the addition of the windlass. We'll see
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I am also thinking about the bateaux davits. You see in the plan below the method of rigging the bateaux for launching and recovery. Somehow, I had it in my head that the side view to the right meant that only one davit got usedI know. It cannot have been only the one davit - they show two and it makes sense thatboth davits were used, DUH!!! I'm not sure, however, how I will manage the sheeves through the davits and the rigging poles. I was planning on the davits being brass and I'm not well set up for metal work in my stoane age shipyard. Again, we'll see
I look forward to learning your thoughts!
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Blessings.
Chuck
Some very interesting contraction parts, Chuck. A challenge for scratch building.What ho, shipmates!
Taking a couple of minutes to share plans, thoughts.
After finishing the bateaux-tambour, I noticed some additional detail. There is an eyebolt on the deck at either end of the bateaux. See red arrows. I need to add this. And, I am also considering the addition of the windlass. We'll see
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I am also thinking about the bateaux davits. You see in the plan below the method of rigging the bateaux for launching and recovery. Somehow, I had it in my head that the side view to the right meant that only one davit got used
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Blessings.
Chuck
I’m sure they will look fine! Even if someone takes a micrometer to them, a 4% error is within the realm of the micrometer.Jeff! Just when I thought I could get away with only showing my garters you want to see my bloomers too
Well, sir, I got a bunch of their single and double sheeve blocks, some fiddle blocks, boxwood and ebony deadeyes. I also got three of their 1:96 scale capstan kits and a bunch of their photoetched hooks in the same scale. I know 1:96 and 1:100 are different scales, but given the relatively small sizes of the capstans and the hooks I think it will work out visually - I know the hooks will - I've already done that experiment and I can do some judicius sanding on the capstans if they look too tall and/or stout.
I am planning on some additional items like shroud cleats and both kinds of hearts in a variey of sizes - I'll do that when my piggy bank refills a bit
Blessings.
Chuck
