Today work about mizain mast, which was the less difficult with only six ropes (main mast will receive twelve) :
French war-ship Saint-Philippe 1693 - scale 1/72 - from Lemineur monograph [COMPLETED BUILD]
Main mast :
It was the same case with the wooden built, I've habit to begin such things out of reason, I hope to finish it 
And now, end of one difficult step of rigging, with the pics of the fore mast and ten ropes (five at each side) :
And now, end of one difficult step of rigging, with the pics of the fore mast and ten ropes (five at each side) :
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Two general views about the low ended rigging, with the the euphroes fore the three tops :
Next step :
On the real flag mast, there are two sheaves at the top and bottom, to raise the flag. At 1/72, I put two small pitons, and I will present the model without a flag
The fleur-de-lys is attached to an invisible tenon
The fleur-de-lys is attached to an invisible tenon
I just ordered for the wooden material for following works 
I received this morning my walnut material order and I can begin now the work of turning about middle masts :
Today work about the middle mast (it's not glued) :
Overviews about the middle masts (not glued) :
Three middle masts in their provisory position, before following works about high parts of rigging :
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It's my little piercing session about the upper top :
The main mast received its middle top (before and after cut, and provisory positionnned without gluing) :
Following work about the head of main mast, with upper sheave and topgallant future positions :
The two fore-masts are glued, I hope that's right, before the next step about the bowsprit and the mizain mast :
Two evening pics with sun enlightenment :
Preview of some simplifications about the flags ay scale 1/72 (those of the monograph seem to me "unrealistic") :
After some complementary historical verifications, the right flags could have rather this look :
