CAF 1/48 Scale La Renommee 1744

[Paul132]

Inner planking....slowly...

 

[Heinrich]

Slowly is exactly the way to do it! You are on a good way!

 

[Paul132]

Been working port side bracing angle frames and ceiling...lots of learning experience, missing 1 set of angles that CAF is sending. Starting on Star Board side now. Also Tom at CAF gifted me with the La Renommee Gun kit, which I will do a separate log on

 

[Uwek]

Really a good progress with your inner planking -

 

[Heinrich]

The inner planking is coming along very nicely, Paul.

 

[GrantTyler]

Been working port side bracing angle frames and ceiling...lots of learning experience, missing 1 set of angles that CAF is sending. Starting on Star Board side now. Also Tom at CAF gifted me with the La Renommee Gun kit, which I will do a separate log on

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Good morning Paul. The inner planking looks really good to me. I look at the many POF builds going on here and I shake my head and wonder if I will ever build one. Respect. Cheers Grant

 

[Paul132]

Started inner planking on Port Side

 

[Paul132]

Port side Braces continued

 

[Paul132]

Continuing with Port inner planking/bracing

 

[Paul132]

Finishing up inner mid to bow inner planking on port side(just 1 last plank to fit. Then on to mid to stern planking on port side

 

[Paul132]

continuing on inner planking mid to stern on port side

 

[Paul132]

Finished the interior planking and floor(Barrels for scale). 3 coats of poly on. Next step is the building of the mast steps.

 

[Paul132]

construction of Foremast and Mainmast mast steps and dry fitting

 

[Paul132]

some updates

 

[Paul132]

Didn't like the sheen of the original poly i used, which was a clear satin, so I re sanded the inner hull, and applied a "warm satin" that gives it a much more period like sheen. Also began attaching Mast steps and Brest Hooks, still 3 in the stern to do. Also, of importance is the jigs that CAF included(need to be built), that are used to mark the correct height for the lower deck beams. Took me a while to figure this out, based on the directions. There will be more of these jigs as we work our way towards the stern

 

[Paul132]

Using Jigs began laying lower deck beams. Here is a learning experience, not in the plans, had I built all the jigs from bow to stern first, it would have helped with exact locations of mast steps and breast works. CAF dosent show it in this order though, so some slight re-positioning of them

 

[Kurt Konrath]

I like the new lower shine finish to inner planks, does give it a more real world look than shinny wood.

 

[Bryian]

Excellent work.

 

[GrantTyler]

Using Jigs began laying lower deck beams. Here is a learning experience, not in the plans, had I built all the jigs from bow to stern first, it would have helped with exact locations of mast steps and breast works. CAF dosent show it in this order though, so some slight re-positioning of them

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Good morning Paul. Way to go!! I definitely prefer the less shinny poly. This is great work. Cheers Grant

 

[Paul132]

Good morning Paul. Way to go!! I definitely prefer the less shinny poly. This is great work. Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant!