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

dockattner said:
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 :rolleyes:) 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.
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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
 
serikoff said:
No words!!!! Cooооооооооl :oops::cool::cool:
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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).

oldflyer said:
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. First Place Metal
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Now you've gone too far, John ROTF! 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... ROTF
 
dockattner said:
.... Each of these are prominently displayed in my house and are summarily ignored by most everyone who enters ROTF. Good thing I build for the enjoyment of the process rather than the response I get to the final product :rolleyes:. .....
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Paul... late to the show, sorry. I will start to read and follow your built as I am sure I will be learning a few tricks and tips considering your attention to details and how skilled you are.

I quoted your introduction because I fully identify myself with that paragraph.

When you wrote yesterday that my Bonhomme Richard hammock will be a "Discussion Started", that isn't really what will be happening. Beside my wife, everyone of my family just says "nice built, prettty," and that it is. But, as you, I built , and "post at SOS" "for the "enjoyment of the process", as you wrote, and for the enjoyment of seeing the final finished model.

Now I will continue reading your built, a lot to catch up :)

Cheers
Daniel
 
Dematosdg said:
Paul... late to the show, sorry. I will start to read and follow your built as I am sure I will be learning a few tricks and tips considering your attention to details and how skilled you are.

I quoted your introduction because I fully identify myself with that paragraph.

When you wrote yesterday that my Bonhomme Richard hammock will be a "Discussion Started", that isn't really what will be happening. Beside my wife, everyone of my family just says "nice built, prettty," and that it is. But, as you, I built , and "post at SOS" "for the "enjoyment of the process", as you wrote, and for the enjoyment of seeing the final finished model.

Now I will continue reading your built, a lot to catch up :)

Cheers
Daniel
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You are welcome to join us here, Daniel.
 
dockattner said:
Hello Friends!

Unexpected modeling time led to an expedited completion of the third deck. Here is where she sits as of today:

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This is unexpected and Beautiful! Congrats on completing the 3rd deck.
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This open-end stern section allows us to see how the construction of the decks is getting lighter the higher we go:

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Thanks for visiting!
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That is unexpected and beautiful! Congrats on completing the third deck.
 
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