Well off topic. Thought I'd share pics of my small scale firing cannons - Page 2

Neil Young · 02-17-2012, 11:14 PM

Thanks FNORM. She is indeed a beautiful ship and we are fortunate that she has been preserved. Hopefully our government can find the money to bring her up to par and keep her there.

Neil

FNorm · 02-18-2012, 08:59 AM

Dunno about now. But during the overhaul, they re-installed the interior bracing, new masts, etc. so she could sail under her own power again. I think I may have seen that for the first time. As we took off, she was in the channel to the bay, sails set. What a sight!

Neil Young · 04-01-2012, 05:33 PM

Okay, I said that I would post photos of the battle station when it was completed, so here it is.

Neil

lugerholsterrepair · 04-01-2012, 06:00 PM

Neil, That is truely amazing! A labor of love..Really something to see...
Thanks for showing it off.

Neil Young · 04-01-2012, 06:25 PM

Thank you Jerry. It was a labor of love, but I'm finished now and want to move on to different projects--turn the page.

Take care friend.

Neil

Went Blakely · 04-06-2012, 06:43 AM

These are so fascinating to see. Would love to see in action. Great work.

Neil Young · 04-06-2012, 09:11 AM

Thanks Went. The cannon will never shoot. To prevent the temptation, I didn't drill the touch hole.

Take care.

Neil

wlyon · 04-06-2012, 09:21 AM

Neil
Very nice work. Thanks for sharing. Bill

padredan · 04-06-2012, 11:23 AM

good job

Neil Young · 04-06-2012, 02:58 PM

Bill & Dan:
Thanks for the kind words.

Neil

02-17-2012, 11:14 PM	#21
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 552 Thanks: 567 Thanked 449 Times in 170 Posts	Thanks FNORM. She is indeed a beautiful ship and we are fortunate that she has been preserved. Hopefully our government can find the money to bring her up to par and keep her there. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

04-01-2012, 06:00 PM	#24
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Neil, That is truely amazing! A labor of love..Really something to see... Thanks for showing it off. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-01-2012, 06:25 PM	#25
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 552 Thanks: 567 Thanked 449 Times in 170 Posts	Thank you Jerry. It was a labor of love, but I'm finished now and want to move on to different projects--turn the page. Take care friend. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

04-06-2012, 06:43 AM	#26
Went Blakely User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 231 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	These are so fascinating to see. Would love to see in action. Great work. __________________ Went Blakely

04-06-2012, 09:11 AM	#27
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 552 Thanks: 567 Thanked 449 Times in 170 Posts	Thanks Went. The cannon will never shoot. To prevent the temptation, I didn't drill the touch hole. Take care. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

02-18-2012, 08:59 AM	#22
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Dunno about now. But during the overhaul, they re-installed the interior bracing, new masts, etc. so she could sail under her own power again. I think I may have seen that for the first time. As we took off, she was in the channel to the bay, sails set. What a sight!

04-06-2012, 09:21 AM	#28
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,244 Thanked 2,661 Times in 988 Posts	Neil Very nice work. Thanks for sharing. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

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04-06-2012, 02:58 PM	#30
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 552 Thanks: 567 Thanked 449 Times in 170 Posts	Bill & Dan: Thanks for the kind words. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.