"Scratchbuilding 28mm Naval Carriages" Topic
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| Anton Ryzbak | 08 Nov 2017 11:23 a.m. PST |
Having built a number of 28mm War of Spanish Succession Artillery pieces (Wargames Factory, now from Warlord Games) I found myself with a number of spare cannon barrels. Rather than just throwing them out I decided to build naval carriages for them to arm my starfort and pirate ships. I think they turned out rather well, take a look if you like link |
 ColCampbell  | 08 Nov 2017 12:21 p.m. PST |
Anton, Great job with constructing your own carriages! Jim |
| IronDuke596 | 08 Nov 2017 3:08 p.m. PST |
Very good instruction…thank you for possting this. |
| michaelk1776 | 28 Nov 2017 4:18 p.m. PST |
Glue thin strips of Bristol board to simulate the iron bands that hold the guns down. |
| Anton Ryzbak | 29 Nov 2017 8:12 p.m. PST |
Exactly my plan, then some bolt-heads…..I need screws for under the cascable |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Nov 2017 6:24 a.m. PST |
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| Blutarski | 30 Nov 2017 7:13 a.m. PST |
Great stuff, Anton. As they say … "waste not, want not". Re your mention of needing screws underneath the cascabel, if you are referring to an elevation screw, I would suggest that it would be anachronistic for the period represented by the guns you are modeling. A "quoin" would (I believe) be a more historically correct device for adjusting elevation; it is basically a thin wedge-shaped triangle of wood with a handle fitted to the short base. See here for an illustration –
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| Anton Ryzbak | 30 Nov 2017 1:31 p.m. PST |
Blutarski, Excellent! I can cut a wedge, I didn't fancy making tiny screws for forty plus carriages! |
| Borderguy190 | 04 Dec 2017 8:50 p.m. PST |
AR- check out this link if you ever need nuts and bolts. link |
| Anton Ryzbak | 03 Jan 2018 9:58 a.m. PST |
Border Guy, Thanks, those strap hinges would have been handy when I was making the doors! |
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