Thread: Pirate window cannons

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Thanks everybody!

Originally Posted by Terra

Oh, and hubby says he's jealous.

He prefers mini-guns though

That's a riot, Terra! I'm sure your average pirate would love to have miniguns instead of cannons, too.

A quick "lessons learned" follow-up on the tutorial...

In hindsight, I wish I cut the sonotube into 1' lengths instead of 2' lengths, so that the cannons did not project out so much. The resulting cannons would look more realistic and also be slightly easier to store.

Also, the most expensive piece of the window cannons is the metal duct reducer, which runs between $7-10 each. I sacrificed money in place of time and realism when I made my cannons.

To reduce cost, and also create a more realistic cannon muzzle that can stand up to close scrutiny, you can use rigid foam for the muzzle flare. Another user on this forum, daffy64, wrote a superb tutorial on making very realistic looking cannons - see
How to make a REALISTIC cannon! Part 2 for instructions on making a flared muzzle. I plan to follow his tutorial this spring to make a free-standing cannon for my haunt.

Hope all this helps - happy haunting, mateys!

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