rtfoe
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Ya, I'll try. Gonna play some chain gang music..."that's the sound of the men working on the chain..yeaieh! OOo!! Ah!!Rather you than me mate, have fun.
Cheers,
Richard
Ya, I'll try. Gonna play some chain gang music..."that's the sound of the men working on the chain..yeaieh! OOo!! Ah!!Rather you than me mate, have fun.
Day...oh!!!Looks like you are headed in the right direction......."crack on"........."Daylight come an we wan go home"........I'll get me coat!
Okay Tim, I'll switch to Wings Silly Love Songs. The starting has that factory working sound.Too loud man (apologies to Stan Freiburg)….
Yes Jim definitely a difference and easier.Hi Richard
Your get there. Definitely worth doing. It's good to find a thread that soaks up glue and doesn't have those hairy edges.
Jim
John, I'm wearing my M1 helmet just incase she tries to surprise with a slap.Richard, always impressed with your skills, but beware her self is on the way. It might tale a couple of months by road and boat, but she will strike at any moment, rather like SWIMBO.
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Thanks Jim, my next try will be more taut I hope. Actually they are adjustable if I don't lock it with CA.Hi Richard
Considering the scale of this that gun looks really good. The side ropes would always be pretty taut.
Jim
Steve, you've got me there with those ship jargon...true land lubber I am.Nice looking job so far Richard - are you about to put the cap squares on once you've adjusted the length of the breeching ropes?
Steve
Thanks John, I wasn't really patient with this one and snipped away the extra thread that was for the rolled up side ones because they were in the way.Richard
I admire your patience, for this long job. Don't forget that the rope through the blocks should have a loose end that is simply coiled down on the deck. This is the rope that the gunners clap on to in order to run out the gun.View attachment 449460
you can see the loose end in this image. You will notice that I did not have as much patience as you so I left off the recoil rope.
John
Sorry Richard! The breeching is the thickest rope that passes around the protrusion at the the end of the barrel (the cascabel) and which serves as the main restraint of the gun once in recoil; the cap squares are shaped metal pieces that pass over, and secure, the protrusions on the sides of the barrel (the trunnions) to the wooden carriage. Cap squares have a rudimentary staple hinge to the front and a simple slot to the rear . The rear fixing of the cap square comprises of a pierced staple that engages with the slot and is secured by a tapered wedge. My SWMBO is away this weekend but I'll post a schematic to show the arrangement on her return if my explanation is lacking (as I'm certain it is!). I hope I don't sound too condescending in this explanation, my apologies if I do!Thanks Jim, my next try will be more taut I hope. Actually they are adjustable if I don't lock it with CA.
Steve, you've got me there with those ship jargon...true land lubber I am.
Thanks John, I wasn't really patient with this one and snipped away the extra thread that was for the rolled up side ones because they were in the way.
Cheers,
Richard
No problem Steve, better to learn than be ignorant. The breeching is clear but capsquare is still vague. So fat the kit doesn't give the hinge that secures the barrel to the trunnion. For now its just glued on. I could make them from foil and pierce to simulate staples or nails.Sorry Richard! The breeching is the thickest rope that passes around the protrusion at the the end of the barrel (the cascabel) and which serves as the main restraint of the gun once in recoil; the cap squares are shaped metal pieces that pass over, and secure, the protrusions on the sides of the barrel (the trunnions) to the wooden carriage. Cap squares have a rudimentary staple hinge to the front and a simple slot to the rear . The rear fixing of the cap square comprises of a pierced staple that engages with the slot and is secured by a tapered wedge. My SWMBO is away this weekend but I'll post a schematic to show the arrangement on her return if my explanation is lacking (as I'm certain it is!). I hope I don't sound too condescending in this explanation, my apologies if I do!
Steve
I'll send info ASP mateNo problem Steve, better to learn than be ignorant. The breeching is clear but capsquare is still vague. So fat the kit doesn't give the hinge that secures the barrel to the trunnion. For now its just glued on. I could make them from foil and pierce to simulate staples or nails.
Cheers,
Richard
RichardNo problem Steve, better to learn than be ignorant. The breeching is clear but capsquare is still vague. So fat the kit doesn't give the hinge that secures the barrel to the trunnion. For now its just glued on. I could make them from foil and pierce to simulate staples or nails.
Cheers,
Richard
Thanks for the reference Steve, I thought as much that that was what a capsquare was. My gun and carriage is so small I may just use painted tape to simulate it. The bolts will be too small. As it is my side tackle loops are slightly over scale...so are my blocks but it gives at least an impression of a secured cannon emplacement on the deck. Shepard Paine's version of gyzmology with thread. I like a cluttered deck.Richard
Attached schematic for your delight, edification and education - at the cost of more chewed fingernails and grey hair of course!
Steve
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You're very welcome mate- I'm a bear of very little brain but if I can help please ask, I'm more than happy to help!Thanks for the reference Steve, I thought as much that that was what a capsquare was. My gun and carriage is so small I may just use painted tape to simulate it. The bolts will be too small. As it is my side tackle loops are slightly over scale...so are my blocks but it gives at least an impression of a secured cannon emplacement on the deck. Shepard Paine's version of gyzmology with thread. I like a cluttered deck.
Cheers,
Richard
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