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

Signet said:
How did you get such a perfect quarter-round all around these fragile windows. They look like it would be automated, like with a miniature router, as they are so perfect. If you have such a router, I want it!
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WojtasS said:
Paul uses a CNC and fakes it is all made by handROTF
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My CNC machine (: ROTF:

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Hello Friends,

I don't know the exact date this build started because I wasn't going to create a build report. But I'm guessing this is just about the one-year anniversary of my Saint Philippe stern section model. I spent an hour or so looking back over my report. It's remarkable to review all the trials and tribulations overcome with the help of so many friends - my humble thanks.

Coincidently, I visited my mom after church today and she presented me with a gift she has been working on for a while. This embroidered picture of a ship is done in something called cross-stitching (basically a bunch of embroidered 'X's). This is tedious work for anyone - but this art piece was created on the lap of an 88-year-old. What a blessing!

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Here is my mom on Mother's Day with her latest great grandson (Teddy):

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Four generations:

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Yes - my mom is that short :).
 
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Jokey joke. We know is all you, besides who would want to make a rounded window on proxon mf 70. You would really have to be a masochist or liking unrealistic challenges

PS Congratulations to your Mother, beautiful stitching
 
dockattner said:
Hello Friends,

I don't know the exact date this build started because I wasn't going to create a build report. But I'm guessing this is just about the one-year birthday of my Saint Philippe stern section model. I spent an hour or so looking back over my report. It's remarkable to review all the trials and tribulations overcome with the help of so many friends - my humble thanks.

Coincidently, I visited my mom after church today and she presented me with a gift she has been working on for a while. This embroidered picture of a ship is done in something called cross-stitching (basically a bunch of embroidered 'X's). This is tedious work for anyone - but this art piece was created on the lap of an 88-year-old. What a blessing!

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Here is my mom on Mother's Day with her latest great grandson (Teddy):

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Four generations:

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Yes - my mom is that short :).
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Congratulations, Paul. With you now ‘over-the-year’ project and with the gift of your mom. She made a beautiful ‘cross-stich’ embroidery!
I know what a amount of work she has done, because my mom made 2 big ones for me.
Mothers are very good embroiderers.:)
The 2 are hanging in my living room. I am sure yours is also getting a prominent place.
Regards, Peter
 
Hi Paul

Excellent work, very nice embroidery and family pics

As you are aware my drawings are 1/36 and the quarter gallery framing is still a head scratcher…..

I would be tempted to carve balsa blocks temporarily fitted to your stern, once happy with the shape, these can then be removed.
These can then be covered in food wrap and planked. When fully set you could carefully remove these from the formers and retrofit the framing inside before permenantly fitting to the model

Just thinking out loud and this was my plan if I couldn’t get the framing of these to work

Regards

Nigel

PS watch out for the hinged sections in the stern that allow cannons to be rolled out
 
NMBROOK said:
Hi Paul

Excellent work, very nice embroidery and family pics

As you are aware my drawings are 1/36 and the quarter gallery framing is still a head scratcher…..

I would be tempted to carve balsa blocks temporarily fitted to your stern, once happy with the shape, these can then be removed.
These can then be covered in food wrap and planked. When fully set you could carefully remove these from the formers and retrofit the framing inside before permenantly fitting to the model

Just thinking out loud and this was my plan if I couldn’t get the framing of these to work

Regards

Nigel

PS watch out for the hinged sections in the stern that allow cannons to be rolled out
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Thanks for stopping by, Nigel! This has been quite a learning experience for me. Right now the plan is to take a shot at the framing but failing that I really like the idea of creating a former. I just can't believe it was so lightly framed - but what do I know, I'm just an orthodontist ROTF.
 
Herman said:
Lovely family pictures! I had some catching up to do, again:rolleyes:. Wonderful work on the gun port hinges (bookmarked) and wow those oval windows, superb.
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Thanks, Herman. Since I have mostly done very little of this sort of work the learning curve is pretty steep. Still, there are wonderful examples around the forum...
 
I'm wishing for all generation, happiness and joy,
God bless you all:) you have a lovely family
very nice embroidery
 
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