french 64-gunner LE FLEURON in scale 1:48 by Joachim

[shota70]

it's looks so beautiful, well done

 

[Uwek]

This is really a very good progress ->
I would like to see once your model in real - Is there any chance, that you may also come to Augsburg next March?
Would be great

 

[El Capi]

The first canon deck is finished

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Ein Supermodelo-el capi

 

[Joachim]

At the bow I put a U-shaped beam at the weekend, which stabilizes the bow and all the deck beams. It was quite labor-intensive to grind the exact shape of the beam. First I created a paper template, then glued it to a wooden board and sawed out the beam. Then a lot of fine-tuning was necessary until it fit in horizontally.

 

[Joachim]

This is really a very good progress ->
I would like to see once your model in real - Is there any chance, that you may also come to Augsburg next March?
Would be great

That depends on Covid

 

[Uwek]

That depends on Covid

So - Super - I interpret your words with a principle Yes ...... Would be great

 

[Joachim]

I continue with the planking of the floor of the second cannon deck. First, the thicker baseboards are set. These have milled cut-outs and are inserted into the deck beams. In contrast, the thinner ones only lie on top.

 

[El Capi]

That depends on Covid

Wie ich forehere fruher gesagt haben.Ein Supermodelo-el capi. es ist in the classe der hr KALIBOOT.
WILKOMMEN IN DER Covid krise. Gestren hatte ich 2 PRC TEST GEMACT -ALLE - NEGATIVI -UND VOLL GESPRITZ
Und ich wunche alles ein schones weinact .

 

[Joachim]

Happy Christmas to all and some new photos of the water drainage

 

[shota70]

Happy Christmas to all and some new photos of the water drainage

looks beautiful
merry Christmas to you and your family

 

[Joachim]

In order to be able to close the 2nd cannon deck on the port side and in the middle of the deck, the lower masts must sit properly straight. Same for the pumps and other machines, other accessories that go through multiple decks. Therefore, I properly shaped the lower mast trees on the lathe: The tapering upwards is achieved by turning many individual cones on the lathe. The square sections were created on the milling machine. Then I built the mechanism of the pumps with lever, pump rod, etc.

 

[shota70]

In order to be able to close the 2nd cannon deck on the port side and in the middle of the deck, the lower masts must sit properly straight. Same for the pumps and other machines, other accessories that go through multiple decks. Therefore, I properly shaped the lower mast trees on the lathe: The tapering upwards is achieved by turning many individual cones on the lathe. The square sections were created on the milling machine. Then I built the mechanism of the pumps with lever, pump rod, etc.

Dear Joachim
you are doing wonderful work on the lower mast trees on the lathe and with the pumps. well done

 

[Uwek]

Many Thanks for sharing with us the different working steps - very good work.
BTW: you have some very good equipment in your workshop. we can see hegner disk sander (I have also one) and the optimum mills -> are you happy with the quality of the machines?

 

[Joachim]

Yes I use some machines from Hegner ans Optimum and all work very exactly and without problems. They are heavy and that’s good.

Now I'm going to build everything that's in the middle of the second gun deck . This also includes the gratings. I saw 9mm thick blocks of wood for each hatch. Longitudinal grooves are milled 5 mm deep with a 1.5 milling cutter in distances of 1.5 mm. Then I mill 4mm deep transverse grooves. After each transverse groove, before the next milling, I insert a 1.5 mm thick strip into the block. Only then I can mill the next transverse groove without that the thin grids are breaking out in the block during milling. Then the surface of the grid is sanded slightly round on the disc sander.

 

[Joachim]

The rudder stock got its joint in the second gun deck. I turned the round joint on the lathe from a square rod. If the wooden stick is 3mm thick, you have to remove even more thickness with files while the machine is rotating. With the normal cutting blades of the lathe, the wood will break if the thickness is less than 3 mm. I've already created a winch on the bow, I don't know the exact name right now.

 

[janos]

Joachim, very nice and precise work! (German precysity?) If you want to go even further with details, remember, that the tiller was sliding up and down in that oval piece of timber (kolder?) and not fixed. Otherwise the range of the rudder movement would have been very limited (+-5 deg or even less)
No criticism, just my 2 cents...
János

 

[Joachim]

Thank you, The tiller can work

 

[Joachim]

The floor of the second gun deck is laid. The starboard side again remains partially open. To smooth the deck, I used small planes for the first time. Cleaner and faster than grinding, the two violin planes have already proven themselves.

 

[Tobias]

Hello Joachim, your work is really impressive.

 

[Frank48]

In order to be able to close the 2nd cannon deck on the port side and in the middle of the deck, the lower masts must sit properly straight. Same for the pumps and other machines, other accessories that go through multiple decks. Therefore, I properly shaped the lower mast trees on the lathe: The tapering upwards is achieved by turning many individual cones on the lathe. The square sections were created on the milling machine. Then I built the mechanism of the pumps with lever, pump rod, etc.

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Good morning, Giocchino, I ask the pissers in the gunboats I don't see them, why, on your work, I like it very much