la belle

La Belle 1680 Scale 1/30 I bought the Hascette Kit, only the frames had been started. Kit with excellent pear wood, but several problems of difference with the project. I changed several things and added boxwood and some pieces of pear wood. I followed the Jean Boudriot project and read...

Hello Everyone, This is my scratch build model of the La Belle 1684. My plans are by Jean Boudriot. This build is completely scratch and no computer or CNC machines are being used. I started the model in November 2024 and have made some progress. Please feel free to leave questions and...

I got the La Belle POF kit after considering other kits and ships. I’ve wanted to build this ship for years so here goes. First thing I built the jig and next is cleaning the char off parts I’ll use immediately. A small ship in 1/48 is a small model. Looks great though. Clean cuts and very nice...

Bonjour, Et voilà, je me lance dans le modélisme d'arsenal avec le modèle 'La Belle' kit CAF au 1/48. Je pratique le modélisme ferroviaire à l'échelle G en vapeur vive. J'ai monté mes locomotives achetées en kit. Pourquoi 'La Belle' : c'est un petit modèle par la taille (pas beaucoup de place...

Tuesday 11 July 2023 A few years ago I collected all the issues of "La Belle", published by Hachette. At that time it was not my intention to build the model both because I had nowhere to build it and also because I wasn't interested in building an admiralty style model. At the beginning of the...

Good evening fellow modellers! Back in May, I ordered CAF's La Belle 1684, always wanted to build (assemble) her, but baroque carvings are not my cup of tea - just cannot carve. Carvings in the kit are extraordinary. Wood quality - alright, cherry, not my favorite type of wood. The model is...

Hello everyone I am from China and English is not my mother tongue. I am using Google Translate to help me. There may be many syntax errors. Thank you for your understanding. This is my second ship and the first POF model. CAF provides the basic part. I made some modifications based on Ancre's...

Hallo! I want to build a construction Model of La Belle. For this I got the CAF kit. Ancre's blueprints were extremly necessary for the construction. CAF plans are not sufficient. My Workshop. With best regards Thomas

This is my first scratch build and there is a lot of things to learn for me. First I mesured the plan a lot of hours to find any mistakes and errors. May last project i canceled because the plan was incorrect and i build the hull with a lot of errors. To avoid the same error i tried to check up...

Hi colls! Decided to introduce my current project - as in the subject. I've started this model long ago, 4 or 5 years ago, AFAIR. Now, from the view of my current experience, I would not even start this model. Several reasons - the scale is too small for me (this is why it is mostly built...

Planset Review: "LA BELLE - 1684" - 20 plates in scale 1:24 / 36 / 48 by Jean Boudriot translated by François Fougerat left the hardcover book, on the right side the softcover planset the book with planset is available from ancre at a price of 105,- Euro...

This is going to be a “semi-build” log of La Belle from H4Models, a Chinese company I never heard of before. I call this a semi-build log since I have not been taking photos of every stage of construction and many of those I did take were not intended for posting. I bought the kit on eBay. I was...

This is CAFMODEL’s La Belle kit in 1/48 scale plank on frame with interior details and rigging. This was one of French explorer Rene Roberts De La Salle’s ships during his exploration of the Texas and Louisiana coast in the 17th century. The lines and proportions of this ship make it look it...