tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post6160213592738621267..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Deck Guns and GunboatsDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-24543696814688014632021-05-04T09:33:06.097+01:002021-05-04T09:33:06.097+01:00Hello there Archduke,
I must admit that having as...Hello there Archduke,<br /><br />I must admit that having assembled the first eight of these deck guns I am sure that there are many other applications for the same technique!<br /><br />When I eventually get to Madasahatta again some armed Dhows/Xebecs or similar will certainly feature although I would look to get a differently shared carriage cut - something more asking to the standard Napoleonic style carriage.<br /><br />I shall look out for their exploits in the Indic Ocean!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-9076484738608058092021-05-04T09:18:25.760+01:002021-05-04T09:18:25.760+01:00Hi David -
Uh... maybe I ought to have looked at t...Hi David -<br />Uh... maybe I ought to have looked at this posting BEFORE arming with S/B cannon a xebec-rigged sloop of war (that's what I'm calling it). In 1876, rather obsolete globally, but on the remote east Aithiops coast of the Indic Ocean still able to hold their own...<br /><br />Maybe...<br />Cheers,<br />Ion Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-39312669783656343872021-05-04T09:11:24.940+01:002021-05-04T09:11:24.940+01:00Hello there Peter,
Thank you kindly old chap - mu...Hello there Peter,<br /><br />Thank you kindly old chap - much appreciated. The technique is not really original as using layers to build up hull is an old method going back years - I can remember building up the hull of the Goeben using layers of plastic card back in the late 1970s - but using MDF as an alternative works really well. It also has the big advantage of being cut to a uniform size.<br /><br />All I have done is to make use of what materials I have to hand and then just getting creative!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-71596062710164199182021-05-04T08:51:32.826+01:002021-05-04T08:51:32.826+01:00Really enjoying reading your posts on your ship bu...Really enjoying reading your posts on your ship building activities. A very clever approach.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-82893862806561103942021-05-03T18:18:26.076+01:002021-05-03T18:18:26.076+01:00Hello there Jolly Broom Man,
You may think that.....Hello there Jolly Broom Man,<br /><br />You may think that....I couldn’t possibly comment....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-17619906773182364142021-05-03T18:17:43.357+01:002021-05-03T18:17:43.357+01:00Hello there Steve J,
Many ships had a system of f...Hello there Steve J,<br /><br />Many ships had a system of folding bulwarks when in action although I did read that the Confederates, for certain vessels, felt that not having any protection was actually safer than having wooden fixtures due to the possibility of splinter injuries.<br /><br />A gun and crew would be a smaller target than the hull of a ship although as you rightly point out - it must have felt dreadfully exposed!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-55031181680657703292021-05-03T18:12:07.181+01:002021-05-03T18:12:07.181+01:00Hello there Bob,
They are quite generic looking b...Hello there Bob,<br /><br />They are quite generic looking but certainly look the part and so fit in well with the building style I am using.<br /><br />They are quite fiddly to assemble - the pieces are small - although simple to do so.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-15755132011049734662021-05-03T18:10:21.380+01:002021-05-03T18:10:21.380+01:00Hello there Mr Manley,
That is exactly right. The...Hello there Mr Manley,<br /><br />That is exactly right. The gun barrels will come it two sizes so for the 90 Day gunboats it will be one one large gun on the pivot and three smaller types. I also have a ‘frame’ style carriage but that will be for fortress guns methinks.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-36813444587326309742021-05-03T17:51:58.493+01:002021-05-03T17:51:58.493+01:00So then...catapults, trebuchets...?So then...catapults, trebuchets...?The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-91123248734336013332021-05-03T16:58:40.144+01:002021-05-03T16:58:40.144+01:00Very nice work David, but it must have felt terrib...Very nice work David, but it must have felt terribly exposed when on deck.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-17096870473801379012021-05-03T16:21:15.454+01:002021-05-03T16:21:15.454+01:00David,
I think that your deck guns are ideal for ...David,<br /><br />I think that your deck guns are ideal for your ACW ships. They look relatively simple to put together but have the right look.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-41188988469629655732021-05-03T15:39:30.154+01:002021-05-03T15:39:30.154+01:00Very nice! I'm guessing you can represent larg...Very nice! I'm guessing you can represent larger or smaller guns simply by varying the length of cocktail stick used.David Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618853603602429096noreply@blogger.com