Rattlesnake Instr. Manual - Nature Coast Hobby Shop
Rattlesnake Instr. Manual - Nature Coast Hobby Shop
Rattlesnake Instr. Manual - Nature Coast Hobby Shop
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FIG. 40 - Cannons<br />
Breech line<br />
Eyebolts<br />
in<br />
bulwark<br />
Outhaul tackle<br />
(or side tackle)<br />
Inhaul tackle<br />
(or train tackle)<br />
CANNON RIG<br />
6 POUNDER GUN<br />
Eyebolt in deck<br />
15. Quarter Badges<br />
A separate Britannia fitting is supplied for<br />
the port and starboard quarter badges.<br />
Drill a hole at the top and bottom of each<br />
quarter badge so you can insert a pin for<br />
mounting and gluing them to the hull. Fit<br />
a piece of acetate in the window and paint<br />
the back either pale blue for a reflective<br />
window or black to fake a window area.<br />
There is no actual hole in the hull where<br />
the window goes. The interior is not detailed<br />
in this area anyway and the casting<br />
fits directly on a flat surface.<br />
16. Cannons<br />
The <strong>Rattlesnake</strong> has 20 gun ports, but<br />
probably carried only 18 guns. The two<br />
forward gun ports are too confined for a<br />
gun. These ports were probably used for<br />
line handling rather than for guns. The<br />
guns carried were 6 pounder cannons.<br />
The kit provides 10 gun kits with brass<br />
barrels and wood carriages. You can rig<br />
the cannons at the open gunports on the<br />
gun deck as shown (see figure 40). If you<br />
wish to add guns at the other gunports,<br />
which have lids, the extra guns can be<br />
purchased separately, or you can buy<br />
dummy gun barrels and mount them in<br />
the open ports.<br />
Cannons inside the officer's and captain's<br />
staterooms need not be rigged<br />
since the rigging cannot be seen. These<br />
cannons should already have been installed<br />
before you completed the quarter<br />
decking as mentioned in Stage B. If you<br />
use a dummy gun barrel in the officers'<br />
quarters, you can eliminate the deck<br />
plank areas required for a full gun as<br />
shown on the P-O-B plan.<br />
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