French war-ship Saint-Philippe 1693 - scale 1/72 - from Lemineur monograph [COMPLETED BUILD]

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

The test of my new idea about rails - What do you think about this result ?

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Your technique is wonderful for making the curves nice and even. Making curves like this is one of the more difficult things for me to do in wood. It looks beautiful on the ship!

 

[Chris.]

Detailed process for forward rail's built :

 

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Simulation of the first pair of forward's composed down-rails :

 

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Two other pics, with materialised waterline on the general view of first one :

 

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Beginning second range of composed forward rails :

 

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Second range of rails on left side of ship :

 

[Chris.]

Test of complete left side of forward's rails (not glued and without head-timbers) :

 

[Chris.]

Down rails carved and glued :

 

[Chris.]

All left rails carved and glued :

 

[Chris.]

All rails done :

 

[Chris.]

Other pictures, after removal of the temporary clamps :

 

[Chris.]

Finition of upper rail's :

 

[Chris.]

Left rail's rear medal (not glued) :

 

[Chris.]

As usual, two pictures after gluing new parts of ship's rails :

 

[Chris.]

The other side is also done and glued :

 

[Chris.]

Today work about the first pair of head-timbers (cuting and gluing done) :

 

[Chris.]

This morning work about the second pair of head-timbers (cuting and gluing done) :

 

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This afternoon, third pair of head-timbers about four (adjusted and glued) :

 

[Stuart Little]

Simplification : I am thinking to the possibility of constructing a closed hull model, without the details of the internal frame, to keep a reasonable construction time (I shall become 77 years old next april... )

I also saw with the USS Confederacy, that most laborious details disapear when too numerous or hidden into the structure, often, only macro photography can visualise such thiny things
If I were young, as sixty years old, it could have been different....

Regards,

Christian

1945 was a good year for me also! (September)

 

[Chris.]

Bonus photo, with the sun of spring :