To HMS Victory and beyond

[dafi]

Thank you Bosco!

Slow tinkering ahead ...

... creating more questions ...

... in the front the movement is limited by the eye bolts ...



... but in the back is the question how much overhang there was.





Where was the limitation by the breeching rope?

[dafi]

For the model I used a second guide ...



... and a breeching rope of 20 feet as this was indicated for 32 pounders.



Fixed it gives a realistic looking overhang ...



... while in the front ...



... the radius is surprisingly limited.



Cheers, Daniel

[dafi]

Thank you Sirs,

had still some more rounds in the NMM, checked all available carronades, found them all different, but found some similarities.

- The bolt of the lower part as near to the wall as possible, gives 2mm
- Shortened the front of the sled gives 1,5 mm
- makes 3,5 mm
- no feed for higher flor plate

Ok let�s go for the infamous Texas carronades massacre ...

... new hole in the floor plate, new bolt on the lower part and shortened sled ...



... pushed back ...



... and now fits in the front ...



... also the radius fits much better



Have to admid the timberheads being quite close to each other.

Now still is the mystery of the turning sled ...



... but I am sure we will find that out

XXXDAn

[dafi]

And what would be a successful tinkering weekend without decent damage reports ...

Adaptations on the second carriage ...



...



... together with the almost oob version.



And then reworking carriage 1 ...



...

...

XXXDAn

[LE BOSCO]

Hello Daniel

Your attention to detail is an example for me an example to follow!!!!
cheers from France
Nicolas

[dafi]

... meanwhile preparing big things ...



... the resin saw found a new duty


Hooked in the pulleys ...



... using some brown yarn to keep things together.





And then the great moment ...



... down the ties ...











... but the big question still to come ...

XXXDAn

[dafi]

... Pandora�s box is slowly opening ...



...

XXXDan

[marijn van gils]

Amazing stuff Dafi!
And fun!

[dafi]

Thank you!!!

... and here it comes, the final question of great fascinating weekend quiz:

Can you recite the dialog of these pictures??











...hihihihihihihihi...

XXXDAn

[dafi]

...

... I am getting desperate ...

... heave ...

... was mixing so long to get the color of that fancy hat right ...

... heave ...

... I tell you he�s got us lost ...

... heave ...

...

XXXDAn

[dafi]

Heave!
(Quist:) Five years hard labor,
the judge says to me...
...or honorable service
in His Majesty's Navy.
What did I pick? Hornblower.
...
(Sailor:) What are we doing in the Pacific, anyway?
I tell you, he's got us all lost.
...
(Quist:) There's islands there
where we could have a picnic.
Brown-skinned girls, bread growing
on trees, where the Bounty went.
Why don't you ask Hornblower
to take us there?
What's wrong with our cargo
doing the asking?
Muskets and ammunition.
Who for? Why not for us?

Look at the still from about 3:00 min

Harrison: Come on, get on with your work. Get on with it.



These are the things that makes a little dafi happy



XXXDAn

[ModelMonkey]

Absolutely brilliant work, Daniel!

Your very helpful techniques I will use on the Heller Victory and 1/96 Revell USS Constitution, but not nearly as well as you.

[dafi]

And the pressgang was in town ...



... and the first ones already had to report to duty ...











... dirty bastards ...

XXXDAn

[Bill Code]

inspired work! great looking figures for your Victory.. Do you know if Pete Colemen is still active ?? I have tried to get in contact with him to no avail.. Would like to post to his Victory web site but Im having trouble.

[dafi]

Hello Bill,

he is personally a bit quiet at the moment, but the forum still running

I will send you a PM asap.

And thank you for the kind words!

XXXDAn

[K494]

Great work on Victory's guns and her crew.

Scott

[dafi]

It can be difficult to be on holidays with the small ones.

- Are we already there?
- I have to do pipi!
- I am Hungry!
- I am bored!

*bitchingaround*

But this has not to be like this! The trick is to get the small ones interested into the trip and get them enthusiastic about it. With a little bit of commitment it is not that tricky ...

... so I showed my small one the landcape ...



...explained where I was the day before ...



... and promised to take her there the day she will be big enough.



Also zoos are a winner ...



... she especially liked the two rheas.

Or just doing a bit of sport together ...



... ping-pong was the favorite ...

... but the most important ...



... was ...



... just to spend time together ...



... telling stories ...



... about god the universe and everything ...



... and both of us already found a good and relaxing sleep together

It is a tough and responsible job to be a good ship-dad, but I hope that I am on the right way, are you too?

Cheers, Daniel

[LE BOSCO]

HI Dan

this complicity , is really touching !!!
cheers
Nicolas

[Goodwood]

You, sir, are completely mental...

...in a good way!

[JIM BAUMANN]

I have never taken a ship model of mine outside...

arghh !--the wind would un-rig it and the UV light could bleach it...



Du bist sooo brave !