Got to agree with you Marc, VDV really did capture the finer points, with many ships of the 17th Century they really do provide a valuable source of reference
Yes Marc,next job at the stern Tiller to go through transom just below line of the deck beams underside.The stern post will terminate just below this opening.The moulding needs notching and mitring (is that a word) as the trim will go across the sternpost and wrap around the rudder as per Berain.Just need to produce an identical moulding that is 0.6mm thinner as it sits on the sternpost and has no planking abutting itNice moulding! Are you planning to show the entry for the tiller? I cut this opening incorrectly on my model because I copied what Heller had done. Doing so, though, places my tiller with entry above the middle gun deck, when it should enter just below this deck.
I wonder whether that tiller slot isn’t a bit too wide, given the arc of travel where tiller meets rudder. This jaumier hole would have been a vulnerability for shipping water from following seas, so my guess is that they would have made the opening as small as possible.
At some point I found this on Pinterest, and it has always struck me as a highly plausible framing for the stern:
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That’s interesting - I’m going to go look at my pics of Michel’s models.Marc, reviewing Michael Saunier's work in this area, it looks like there is negligible projection of the sternpost in this area and the rudder is almost hard up to the transom.This would move the fulcrum closer reducing the width of the necessary slot.Food for thought
Hello ! This drawing is indeed Michel's early work. Nigel, your jaumier hole is too wide, I will post you some pics showing this detail.
Really nice work by the way, it will be a gorgeous model.
Thanks Nigel, yes if it is of some interest to you of course I will post the progression of my model on this board !Thank you Marc.Yes I found a square on view in Lemineur's book of Dauphin Royal showing a slot the same height as mine but narrower.I will amend the width to suit a shallower stern post that puts the hinges closer to the transom.
Can I tempt you to post pictures of your great work in our scratch build section?
Kind Regards
Nigel