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All of the guns on the main gun deck were fully rigged on the prototype and sufficient rigging has been provided to allow you
to do the same. If you wish to rig these guns it should be done now.
There is one brass etched eyelet (167) directly behind each carriage secured into the deck as shown on
Fittings', a 0.5mm locating hole for each eyelet should be drilled and the eyelets, painted matt (metal) black fitted.
Attach two 2.5mm single blocks to the brass eyelets on each cannon carriage, one either side of the carriage as shown (Photo
024). Attach another 2.5mm single block to the brass eyelet in the deck behind each cannon. Do not secure any other blocks at
this stage.
Position each cannon at their gunport and adjust the height of the cannon with the quoin (48) until you are happy with the
appearance. Glue the quoin at this position and rig the cannon.
The Breeching Rope:
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The breeching rope
is from 0.5mm natural thread. It is secured directly to the lower outer brass eyelet in the bulwark, passes
over and loops once around the cannon cascable
opposite side (Photo 038).
The Gun Tackle:
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The gun tackle
is formed from 0.1mm natural thread. Attach two 2.5mm single blocks per carriage (one each side) to the
upper, inner brass etched eyelets in the bulwark at each gun location, the falls
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the arse
of these blocks at the same time. The running end then passes through the 2.5mm single block in the carriage side,
back and through the 2.5mm single block in the bulwark and then down as a cheese
method for forming a cheese is described below).
Note: The gun tackle is rigged 'over' (outside) the breaching rope.
Note: The orientation of all blocks with respect to their arse and crown
Arrangement'.
The Training Tackle:
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The training tackle
is formed from 0.1mm natural thread. Attach a single block to the brass eyelet in the after face of the after
axle of each carriage, the falls of 0.1mm natural thread should be secured into the arse of this block at the same time. The
running end passes through the 2.5mm single block attached to the brass etched eyelet in the deck, back and through the
2.5mm single block in the carriage axle and down as a cheese of rope on the deck (Photo 038).
Cheeses:
The simplest method of forming a cheese for use on a model is as follows:
1.
Secure an upturned piece of masking tape onto a flat surface (sticky side up).
2.
Pierce a small hole into the middle of the masking tape just large enough to pass the rigging thread through.
3.
Push approximately 10mm of thread through this hole.
4.
Slowly, turn the thread in an anti-clockwise direction, down onto the sticky masking tape surface until you have
built up a sufficiently large cheese of rope.
5.
Cut the thread and secure the end to the masking tape as a continuation of the cheese.
6.
Brush watered down PVA glue over the cheese.
7.
When the PVA glue has dried, peel the cheese of rope away from the masking tape and trim the central tail
(previously pushed through the hole in the masking tape).
8.
Secure the cheese to the deck with PVA, noting that the previously PVA'd side should be to the top.
9.
Bring the end of the falls to the outer end of the cheese and secure with PVA.
This method can be applied to the production of all cheeses on this model (Photo 038).
Once the rigging is in place, brush watered down PVA over the ropes and blocks. Again, time effort and patience is required
for best results.
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Rigging of the 4pdr Guns
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, then is secured directly to the lower outer brass eyelet in the bulwark on the
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2006 JoTiKa Ltd.
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of 0.1mm natural thread should be secured into
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of rope on the deck (Photo 038). (The
is critical as illustrated on
Plan Sheet 2, 'Deck
Plan Sheet 6, 'Block
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