Works on beakhead (my new order for wales is done, I wait for) :
French war-ship Saint-Philippe 1693 - scale 1/72 - from Lemineur monograph [COMPLETED BUILD]
Evening pics with down beakhead planking done :
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Testing coloration with a natural wax light oak, without preparation of wood :
I received my order of walnut for wales, and I've soon glued first part of middle wale :
For rear part, I am waiting a response from J-C Lemineur (Does the wale run behind the quarter-gallery, or does'nt ?)
For rear part, I am waiting a response from J-C Lemineur (Does the wale run behind the quarter-gallery, or does'nt ?)
You would expect it does run behind the ballustrade as this is a platform build against the side of the hull. First the wale and planking were fitted before the gallery was build so I would expect the wale inside the gallery.
See below the inside of the stern gallery of the Batavia. Here you see the wales inside the galkery.
On the inside of Vasa s stern gallery the same.
Pity those swallows or house martins cant aim for the toilet when they using the gallery Maarten
Allthough I like your thought. The white has nothing to do with bird droppingsPity those swallows or house martins cant aim for the toilet when they using the gallery Maarten
.It is actually a reaction of the poly glycols used to preserve Vasa with the high Iron and sulphur content in the wood. This creates an acidic white yellow deposit on the outside of the wood.
Sorry no swallows here.
J-C Lemineur has given the same answer : the wales are provided for enforcing the hull, so
they run along the structures, except some rare cases, like the door of access to the toilets
they run along the structures, except some rare cases, like the door of access to the toilets
Middle wale done, with interruption for the door of access to the toilets :
New look of the ship, after gluing of middle wale and removal of clamps :
Good progress. Is this model will be the only layer of planks or you plan the second?
I don't use second planking
OK, thanks.
It's the other side of ship for the middle wale to be glued in place :
Following Sunday work with beakhead resizing, drawing third gun-port line,
note that the plan of the frames included the railings, I've a a large reserve :
note that the plan of the frames included the railings, I've a a large reserve :
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great progress and beautiful results
Here, beginning of third wale-lines, less thick than the middle one, I follow my little path :
The wales first ship's side are finished, other side will be done at end this afternoon :
And so one, the last wale is glued, we can move on something else :
