It would turn out to be my first attempt at making one of these,and although not perfect others could be much better and bigger. Inspired by Gowans Pirate Boat,and with him in mind because he likes to scratchbuild stuff and I thought this might well aid him to dress up a few fighting ships.
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A 4 Size Paper.
One wide strip was cut off.
Three smaller strips were cut off,but one was double the width of the other two.
"So now you all know how you can cut paper up."
The larger width strip is to be wrapped around the small handle of the paint brush.
The edge needed sticking down to complete the first loop.
The trick was to not get glue on the brush handle,which would make it impossible to slide off.
The PVA glue was brushed on the paper.
Then turned some more,and so on.
In this repetitive way it was wound around and around.
" has bb, made chimney pots,again?" whispered the shy little button.
"He can`t have,this is the wrong place for clay pots."
" It is a mystery!"
That was enough rolling ,and cut off with a`Snip!' it was all stuck on.
It was given a good roll to make it neatly stuck together. Remember when you were kids rolling out that special piece of dough?
"I think bb,is going to get told off for placing this here."
Because the brush is tapered the paper must therefore wind away slightly which give s the required shape.
While I have my tea,I would like to remind you of the Title of this topic.
"I thought a Mod,was going to ask that to bb."
"It seems a right good wind up to me."
You have been most patient with me,so I will simply explain it was turned around and pushed onto the brush handle again.I would remind you of the small size strips. Yes they were wound on just in the same way. And know the cotton bud came into play.
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White glue was applied,and the bud was pushed in the back end.
With more glue applied and with wet finger and thumb gripping loosely, the entire thing was turned around like an armature giving it a smooth finish.
The end was cut off,and the cotton wool from the other end came into play and was pushed into the hole.
Glued onto the end it was turned until smooth then lightly flattened out in my palm until the required backend nob was formed.
It needs a touch hole poked in, then a cocktail stick pushed through the sides, and protruding out from both side trimmed to size. So the pivet point will thus be formed. Then the Gun Carriage can be built,and with a paint job I hope it will look the part.
The Gun in question being a short 36 Pounder,was based loosely on the Bronze Gun found on the wreck of the ,S S A`YOBONAEB', which was an American Rebel Pirate ship,sunk off the coast of Normandy in 1863,by two USA Frigates in the early spring of that year. It was located in 1968,and the location keeped secret,untill it was fully salvaged in 1995. The ship was a fast paddle steamer, a blockade runner with four and aft guns,and it being built in France was then sailed to Britain where at the Tower of London she was armed with 16 heavy 36 Pounders,and 10 swivel guns.A very successful blockade runner in the two years of its service,running guns,firing caps,mail and gold to aid the Sothern Cause,up until its sinking.
The greatest mystery of all was the ships designer who only recently came to light as its name was reversed.
BB
Building the gun carriage next step.BB