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Love the patina.Здравствуйте, коллеги!
«Ла Флор» — 32-пушечный фрегат французского флота, спроектированный Гройнаром. Он известен своей научной экспедицией 1771 и 1772 годов, во время которой он испытывал морские хронометры, изготовленные Берту, что стало важным шагом в истории определения долготы.
Модель, скорее всего, советского производства, вероятно, 1950-1970-х годов. Как сказал бывший владелец, она родом из Севастополя, он приобрел её в конце 70-х. После этого она десятилетиями простояла в гараже со всеми вытекающими последствиями. Я хотел узнать историю модели у него, но так и не смог ничего выяснить.
Модель долгое время промывали и чистили различными средствами, постепенно удаляя грязь, накопившуюся за десятилетия. Я ничего не добавлял. В конце я использовал полусухую кисть с льняным маслом, уайт-спиритом и сиккативом в равных пропорциях.
Позолота на кормовом балконе сохранилась, но я не знаю, видно ли это на фотографии. Материал модели, скорее всего, буковая древесина. Пушки сделаны из латуни. Уферы изготовлены из какого-то композитного материала.View attachment 588380View attachment 588381View attachment 588382View attachment 588383View attachment 588384View attachment 588385View attachment 588386
Great job! Are you keeping the red or is that just primer?Cannons ready for rigging on my Wasa.View attachment 591250
There is a ton of figure that have to be painted, this will take for ever.
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A big thanks to @Kurt Konrath for his help guiding me to this ship, I am having the time of my life, Thanks so much.
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I am keeping it red, this is just the primer. I decided to paint all the figures and thought the blue hides to much they will stand out with the red.Great job! Are you keeping the red or is that just primer?



you should see my Constitution model. I am bashing it to deathThis great work of art in progress is supposed to represent "HMS Beagle", rather loosely based on a somewhat elder Mamoli kit.
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Disclaimer: any resemblances with a ship called the “Beagle”, dead or alive in past, present or future times are wholly by chance and purely based on the modeller’s fantasy and incompetence.



Jacques Cousteau -- Nice lapstrake planking on the lobster boat. It somehow makes the boat look more like a working vessel. I also like the color scheme of the lobster boat...was that based on a real Muscongus Bay lobster smack or were the colors more aesthetic choices? Looks right either way. Great craftsmanship on all 3 models.I somehow ended up with three builds at once, which probably helps explain why all of them are progressing so slowly.
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Left: Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack. Rescaled from the Model Shipways kit and modified to include lapstrake planking and other changes. About ready to start the mast. Build Log
Center: NRG Capstan Project. Scratch-build making partial use of local lumber (Manzanillo for the capstan barrel/drumhead, Xochicuahuitl for the capstan bars). Missing a bit of hardware still.
Right: Bateau de Lanvéoc, scratch-buit from Ancre monograph in alder. Currently fairing the interior. Build Log
All projects in 1:32 scale.

Thanks! Chapelle and other sources discuss that some Muscongus Bay Sloops were lapstrake planked, so I thought it would be a nice detail to include. From what I understand, black or white were the most common hull colors, but a dark "bottle green" was also relatively common (although at the moment I forget where I read that).Jacques Cousteau -- Nice lapstrake planking on the lobster boat. It somehow makes the boat look more like a working vessel. I also like the color scheme of the lobster boat...was that based on a real Muscongus Bay lobster smack or were the colors more aesthetic choices? Looks right either way. Great craftsmanship on all 3 models.

