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HM
Gunboat William Construction
Nelsons Navy
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| HM
Gunboat William 1795 (1:32): |
Model designed entirely in-house by Rich, Dave and John.
HM Gunboat William (1:32) as fitted in 1795. Her armament includes 2 x 12pdr
carronades (aft) and 1 x 24pdr cannon (fore) mounted on a bearing race of
cannon balls.
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The bulwark capping at the waist, note the way the capping has been pre-slotted ready to accept the stanchions. |
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Identical shot of the waist capping shown above but with a profiled stanchion dry-fitted into the locating slot. Note also that the upper end of the stanchion is profiled ready to accept the pre-slotted raised rail. |
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Forecastle stanchions and raised rail dry-fitted before painting and permanent fitting. |
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Complete forecastle stanchions and raised rail, painted and fitted. |
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The gangway capping which can be shown open or closed using the brass etched hinge strap. |
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The elm tree pump assemblies. |
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View of the elm tree pump casings, as seen through the waist hatch. Also visible just behind the casings is the magazine room. Note, this photo was taken prior to fitting the elm tree pumps to the main deck. |
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Companionway to Captains cabin. |
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Companionway to Captains cabin, note this is a working replica with sliding canopy, shown open (left) and closed (above left). |
Model designed entirely in-house by Rich, Dave and John.
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