Le Saint Philippe 1693 after Jean-Claude Lemineur (Ancre) in scale 1:48

[dockattner]

But they didn't have all those wise guys standing around the construction site having all those debates; they just kept right on working.

Even worse...debating about debating .

 

[dockattner]

Outstanding work Paul!

Thanks, Daniel. I'm glad I included the horizontal knees - they add a nice visual contrast to everything around them.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Here's something unexpected - right in the middle of a lover's spat - a ship model showed up...

This is the third deck of this beast of a stern section shown as a work in progress. Ledges (and more dovetails ) are up next.


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Once again, I am on a pace for this deck to take about a month.

I thought about this for a bit today. This particular stern section model is roughly 1/4 of the total ship length. This means that each of the full decks would take something in the four-month range to complete if I was building the full ship. Multiply that by three full length decks and it turns into one year. One year just to build the full-length decks. To that we would need to add the quarter deck (which is a bit simpler) and the small poop deck (simpler still). In other words, well over a year (year and a half?) just to fabricate deck infrastructure with no waterways, decking, hatches... no staircases, rooms or doors... no deck furniture or fittings...

It's mind blowing to consider the time and effort to build a full-size POF ship of this size.

Very nice work, Paul. It’s a pleasure for the eyes. And the last picture showing the inside, gives a real impression of the inside construction.
Regards, Peter

 

[dockattner]

Very nice work, Paul. It’s a pleasure for the eyes. And the last picture showing the inside, gives a real impression of the inside construction.
Regards, Peter

Thanks for this, Peter. The deck framing is all rather complicated, so it makes for some interesting viewing.

 

[serikoff]

No words!!!! Cooооооооооl

 

[oldflyer]

Hmmmm Paul,

I think that it is now fair to say that your work belongs side-by-side with the best builders in this hobby world wide.

 

[dockattner]

No words!!!! Cooооооооооl

Thanks, Sergey. Not as cool as you, but I get pretty far with a file and XActo knife (though I did use a mill to cut the pocket in the lodging knees).

Hmmmm Paul,

I think that it is now fair to say that your work belongs side-by-side with the best builders in this hobby world wide.

Now you've gone too far, John ! Don't blame me if you get called a sycophant.

Edit: I just checked with my wife to see if what you said is true. Her response, "Why would I care about something like that?" I took that as a no...

 

[Jimsky]

Don't blame me if you get called a sycophant.

....

 

[Cpt.Barbossa]

Wonderful work, as usual perfectly executed!

Regards
Andreas

 

[dockattner]

Wonderful work, as usual perfectly executed!

Regards
Andreas

My thanks, Andreas!

 

[GrantTyler]

Thanks, Daniel. I'm glad I included the horizontal knees - they add a nice visual contrast to everything around them.

A very true story Paul.