#1
|
||||
|
||||
(Pirate) ship cannon
As I am planning to do some smaller and larger ships, I thought to warm up and get the creative juices going, I'll start with a ship cannon.
First I made a very rough model, just to get the sizes right. The target is for 28-30mm figures. Here I have started refining the model a bit. Adding (optional) details like the rings on the gun barrel and fleshing out the wheels. Also I decided to use a toothpick for the barrel axle. The octagonal shape looks ok on the barrel but not on the wheels. For the next version I made the wood frame a little wider and the barrel a little larger and longer. The references I found cover different shapes but I think this is a good middle version. This time I also fleshed out the wooden frame and even added the metal holding the barrel axle. On most references I see this little knob at the rear end of the barrel but not sure how to make it in paper. Maybe form it with Fimo? Paper solutions seems too difficult at this size. Have to see if there are model spheres available in wood. Happy with the shape now, so I can start the texturing. Chris
__________________
website: http://www.papierschnitzel.com - patreon: https://www.patreon.com/papierschnitzel - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papierschnitzel |
Google Adsense |
#2
|
||||
|
||||
fantastic!!! will you design the entire pirate ship?
regards |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
I want to make a range of ships. From small to large, something in the range of rowing boat, long boat, gun boat, sloop and maybe a full galleon. I will start with the small :-)
__________________
website: http://www.papierschnitzel.com - patreon: https://www.patreon.com/papierschnitzel - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papierschnitzel |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
looks great. that little knob at the back end the area was called the cascabel. it was sometimes pierced sometimes just knobbed. it was used as an attachment point for thick ropes that were used as a recoil limiter. the ropes would absorb some of the shock and limit rearward recoil, just enough so the muzzles could be accessed for the next loading without having to haul her inboard. depending on the scale and wanting to make it from pure paper sources, (wood being paper on the hoof), you could stack/laminate layers to make it sorta ball shaped. if large the usual petal construction of 2 half spheres might work. if not a paper purist, beads, bb s, lead shot can be used. when I modeled ships of sail I used lead shot for the cannon balls. good luck, looks like a cool project.
|
#5
|
||||
|
||||
When I was in school we made little balls of paper called spitballs.
They could be thrown or shot through a pea shooter at other kids. Spitball: a piece of paper that has been chewed and shaped into a ball for use as a missile. Yes, I was a rotten kid. |
Google Adsense |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Chris, looks like it it turning out pretty good. Any ship scaled to fit that would be big and impressive.
Zakopious, I was kinda thinking the same thing about the initial procedure for forming small paper spheres, then maybe refining them by using the indentions in a dapping block.
__________________
~Doug~ AC010505 EAMUS CATULI! Audere est Facere THFC 19**-20** R.I.P. it up, Tear it up, Have a Ball |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
it was tough keeping them spit balls to a consistent caliber. in my day it was big enough to fit the barrel of a bic pen.
|
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Now you're bringing back memories Ted ...
__________________
This is a great hobby for the retiree - interesting, time-consuming, rewarding - and about as inexpensive a hobby as you can find. Shamelessly stolen from a post by rockpaperscissor |
#9
|
||||
|
||||
I remembered the spit balls in school. And them some extra homework :-)
I actually tried this approach, but I wasn't able to get them small enough. I will try to scavenge the hobby shops for something useable!
__________________
website: http://www.papierschnitzel.com - patreon: https://www.patreon.com/papierschnitzel - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papierschnitzel |
#10
|
||||
|
||||
Craft stores.
You can get small foam balls/pellets in various sizes. You can buy a bag of pellets in very small sizes. Paint em black and boom!
__________________
SUPPORT ME PLEASE: PaperModelShop Or, my models at ecardmodels: Dave'sCardCreations |
Google Adsense |
|
|