Making Cannon

Hello,
several forumers have asked me if I would share the Royal Sun canon file for free.
There is a “slight” difference between a simple marine cannon without decorations and the Soleil Royal cannon.
A simple naval cannon requires about 1/2 hour of 3D drawing.
The decorations on the Soleil Royal cannon took me over 100 hours of 3d modeling.
I don't share 100 hours of work, I sell them...

Bernard

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When I started building my model, I thought I would make countermodels and then cast the guns from tin, apply copper and blacken. And maybe it would have been so, if the model was on a larger scale and there were 10-20 guns, but in 1:79 and more than 100 guns ... this is not a little. I was glad to find 3D technology for myself. Which became another hobby for me. I learned from scratch in Blender to model, print (a printer appeared at home) and prepare the product for further painting. The last photo is not the final version. I improved a lot, but for now I will make a spoiler here (this is not even in my thread) of what I have. I am all for making using the classical method and if I make something in a scale of 1:48, I will definitely do so, but for now I like 3D as well. So far I have recreated the gallery on my model, but there is still a lot ahead that I plan to print ...

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serikoff said:
When I started building my model, I thought I would make countermodels and then cast the guns from tin, apply copper and blacken. And maybe it would have been so, if the model was on a larger scale and there were 10-20 guns, but in 1:79 and more than 100 guns ... this is not a little. I was glad to find 3D technology for myself. Which became another hobby for me. I learned from scratch in Blender to model, print (a printer appeared at home) and prepare the product for further painting. The last photo is not the final version. I improved a lot, but for now I will make a spoiler here (this is not even in my thread) of what I have. I am all for making using the classical method and if I make something in a scale of 1:48, I will definitely do so, but for now I like 3D as well. So far I have recreated the gallery on my model, but there is still a lot ahead that I plan to print ...

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Nice prints! Beautiful work!
 
for those who want to delve deeper into the topic of "cannons and carronades" I would recommend the book "The Arming and fitting of english ship of war 1600-1815" by Bryan Lavery
Chapters 16-17-18-19 describe the above topic very well , chapters 24 to 27 describe the carriages, the arrangement of the pieces on the sides, projectiles, powder, etc.. etc..

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I have found Lavery's book to be excellent but limited when it comes to ordnance. Caruana covers 352 years and has more details on guns and carriages than all other sources that I have found combined. I cannot believe the cheap price but sometimes we get lucky. Caruana's two volumes are available at a very reasonable price at the site below. I would buy the set myself but already have volume II which covers the eras in which I have the most interest. Most of the cannon covered in Caruna's books are available in 2D and 3D drawings for free.
Allan

History English Sea Ordnance 1523-1875 - AbeBooks

The History of English Sea Ordnance 1523-1875: Volumes I & II [Two Volumes] by Caruana, Adrian B. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com.
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