CAF 1/48 Scale La Renommee 1744

I saw the ad for the CAF model a few years ago and heard no more about it. Glad to see they have the model for sale now. It looks like it will be a fine model of la Renommée when done and the wood looks pretty nice, both color and grain. What kind of wood does it appear to be? (One thing to note, CAF took the plans from Boudriot's La Renommée book published by Ancré in France. I sort of doubt they got permission to use those plans.) Please keep us informed on your progress. My progress on my scratch-build la Renommée has been collecting dust for some time now and I promised myself to get back to it this year sometime.
 
Recusant said:
I saw the ad for the CAF model a few years ago and heard no more about it. Glad to see they have the model for sale now. It looks like it will be a fine model of la Renommée when done and the wood looks pretty nice, both color and grain. What kind of wood does it appear to be? (One thing to note, CAF took the plans from Boudriot's La Renommée book published by Ancré in France. I sort of doubt they got permission to use those plans.) Please keep us informed on your progress. My progress on my scratch-build la Renommée has been collecting dust for some time now and I promised myself to get back to it this year sometime.
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The wood for the frames and keel are American Cherry, if CAF does the same as the HMS Enterprise, the planking will be White Maple, figures are Boxwood. I actually have ordered Boudriot's book from Ancre, but have not received yet. CAF will be sending the internal structure when complete in a few weeks, so I wanted the Book in order to ensure internal structures were accurate, but CAF has been very accurate thus far. Thanks for your interest, I believe I saw your scratch build on the SOS index
Paul
 
Frames 18 and 19 complete, yes only 2 a day...but the form of these must be perfect for both internal structures to line up correctly. P.S> Built the Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat, after finishing HMS Enterprise, and waiting for La Renommee to arrive. Found it on EBAY for 39.00

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Paul132 said:
The wood for the frames and keel are American Cherry, if CAF does the same as the HMS Enterprise, the planking will be White Maple, figures are Boxwood. I actually have ordered Boudriot's book from Ancre, but have not received yet. CAF will be sending the internal structure when complete in a few weeks, so I wanted the Book in order to ensure internal structures were accurate, but CAF has been very accurate thus far. Thanks for your interest, I believe I saw your scratch build on the SOS index
Paul
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I thought that looked a lot like cherry! That's what I'm building my model out of, too. Not trying to push sales here, but the reason that I stopped working on my ship build was because I got so darn interested in la Renommée's history. I started researching the ship (instead of building her!), and then wrote a series of historical fiction books about her. I also give away a free booklet on her history on my website. Go to https://stockmanbooks.com/downloads to get the booklet in PDF format. The short history of the ship they have in Boudroit's book doesn't give much detail on her long 27 year service to both the French and British. She was captained by some of the best both countries had to offer.
 
Recusant said:
I thought that looked a lot like cherry! That's what I'm building my model out of, too. Not trying to push sales here, but the reason that I stopped working on my ship build was because I got so darn interested in la Renommée's history. I started researching the ship (instead of building her!), and then wrote a series of historical fiction books about her. I also give away a free booklet on her history on my website. Go to https://stockmanbooks.com/downloads to get the booklet in PDF format. The short history of the ship they have in Boudroit's book doesn't give much detail on her long 27 year service to both the French and British. She was captained by some of the best both countries had to offer.
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Very Cool, thanks for the link, I will print up a copy!
 
Paul132 said:
So, La Renommee begins....Frame 15 was the first frame to be constructed per the plans. Showing the frame plans and construction below, Frame components labeled per plan, neat cheat diagram for assembling the frame components. A and B components laid out and dry fit together. Completed frame 15. I took the char off the inside, sanded lightly on both sides, leaving the exterior char on till I fair the hull. LaRenommee has 58 frames to her hull....so 57 to go....

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Beautiful kit, lots of woodwork. Enjoy !!!
 
Took a small detour from frames to day, and cut out and dry fit the parts for the stem. There are 28 separate pieces (doubled), so 56 pcs just for the stem. CAF does not state well that each part has 2 pieces for added thickness. CAF did a nice job of marking the rabbet line on all of the pieces for the Stem, Keel, and Sternpost. I will be using a mixture of White Glue and Black Graphite powder to glue the stem pieces together to show the "caulk" effect. Unfortunately, I am missing part # 4, and have contacted Tom at CAF. He is very good at getting these out.
PS...ok....manged frame 22 as well

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