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Does anyone have a picture showing how the cannon is rigged in detail? i have looked at a few and they all seem to have differences
Plus need an opinion as i am going for the wood effect do you think the canons wood is darker than the deck wood???
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Hi Allan,
There are many fine examples of cannon rigging throughout the forum, and everyone's builds will have variations according to their own personal tastes.
If you check out the magazine there are some excellent line drawings of cannon rigging, in particular issue 28, page 6 and issue 48, pages 5 - 7. I've referred to these several times myself while working on the cannon. Also, some of the forum members have some excellent photo sets and here I'm thinking in particular of Jase.
One thing to remember is that the blocks supplied with the cannon rigging kits are slightly over-scale and depending on the level of realism you'd like on your build, smaller ones can be purchased from Cornwall Models ( 2mm). One or two of us have taken this route and the result - although a matter of taste - is much more satisfactory.
As to the colour, apart from those of us who are painting Vic in original colours, it seems that the preference is for darker wood than the deck. Again, if you're using a bit of 'artistic licence' the colour would be your choice. having said that, you asked for opinions so, in my own case I am not altering the colour as i feel that the wood colour as supplied suits my needs. All I am doing is applying a coat of matt varnish to seal and protect them.
Hope this helps you a little and happy building
Daffy09
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Thanks Daffy, you answered my question before I asked it, namely what would be the size of scale blocks? I feel the those supplied are too course for the cannons and look wrong. I'm not sure whether to purchase or make my own. I came to the conclusion that 2mm would be nearer scale but are they actually scale as this would make the blocks about 7.5 inches or so at full size? If I'm going to fiddle with smaller blocks I may as well fiddle with the right size.  I hope I have not missed this topic in another post. Regards Laury
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daffy09 wrote:Hi Allan,
There are many fine examples of cannon rigging throughout the forum, and everyone's builds will have variations according to their own personal tastes.
If you check out the magazine there are some excellent line drawings of cannon rigging, in particular issue 28, page 6 and issue 48, pages 5 - 7. I've referred to these several times myself while working on the cannon. Also, some of the forum members have some excellent photo sets and here I'm thinking in particular of Jase.
One thing to remember is that the blocks supplied with the cannon rigging kits are slightly over-scale and depending on the level of realism you'd like on your build, smaller ones can be purchased from Cornwall Models ( 2mm). One or two of us have taken this route and the result - although a matter of taste - is much more satisfactory.
As to the colour, apart from those of us who are painting Vic in original colours, it seems that the preference is for darker wood than the deck. Again, if you're using a bit of 'artistic licence' the colour would be your choice. having said that, you asked for opinions so, in my own case I am not altering the colour as i feel that the wood colour as supplied suits my needs. All I am doing is applying a coat of matt varnish to seal and protect them.
Hope this helps you a little and happy building
Daffy09 Thanks Daffy Great info there and it helps a lot its nice to have lots of ideas it then gives me options  Allan
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Allan wrote:daffy09 wrote:Hi Allan,
There are many fine examples of cannon rigging throughout the forum, and everyone's builds will have variations according to their own personal tastes.
If you check out the magazine there are some excellent line drawings of cannon rigging, in particular issue 28, page 6 and issue 48, pages 5 - 7. I've referred to these several times myself while working on the cannon. Also, some of the forum members have some excellent photo sets and here I'm thinking in particular of Jase.
One thing to remember is that the blocks supplied with the cannon rigging kits are slightly over-scale and depending on the level of realism you'd like on your build, smaller ones can be purchased from Cornwall Models ( 2mm). One or two of us have taken this route and the result - although a matter of taste - is much more satisfactory.
As to the colour, apart from those of us who are painting Vic in original colours, it seems that the preference is for darker wood than the deck. Again, if you're using a bit of 'artistic licence' the colour would be your choice. having said that, you asked for opinions so, in my own case I am not altering the colour as i feel that the wood colour as supplied suits my needs. All I am doing is applying a coat of matt varnish to seal and protect them.
Hope this helps you a little and happy building
Daffy09 Thanks Daffy Great info there and it helps a lot its nice to have lots of ideas it then gives me options Allan Allen if you are interested in the detail packs referd to above please pm me your email adress. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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