Hi guys thx again for your compliments.
The chair is part of the kit, however I made some changes. Build this one when working the great cabin to get the proper dimensions for the benches.
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The chair is part of the kit, however I made some changes. Build this one when working the great cabin to get the proper dimensions for the benches.
Fantastic work Maarten.It has to be said there is no comparison between this kit and the Panart offering I am building.Yes it is considerably more expensive,but at least you are just adding details,not chucking most of the kit away.
Slighty off topic,what do you think to the Saint Phillipe monograph?It ain't cheap but I fancy this one,the vessel is stunning.
Kind Regards
Nigel
Slighty off topic,what do you think to the Saint Phillipe monograph?It ain't cheap but I fancy this one,the vessel is stunning.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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I need a table and sofa like this in my living room Lol,very nice work Maarten.
Hello Nigel,if you have not read it,we have a review by Uwe ot the St Philippe monograph
Planset review - SAINT PHILIPPE (1693 - 1715) - a 90 gun built by Francois Coulomb at Toulon" by Jean-Claude LEMINEUR
Planset Review: Monographie: SAINT PHILIPPE (1693 - 1715) - 90 gun built by Francois Coulomb at Toulon by Jean-Claude LEMINEUR in scale 1:48 Translated by François Fougerat many thanks to Didier Berti who made this Review possible ! This monographie is available from ancre in different...
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The sainte phillipe is fantastic. Sometimes the translation is a little bit Frenglish but that most probably its the first release.
Drawings and details are great.
I think it will be my next build in 1:48 scale a great and hudge model.
Drawings and details are great.
I think it will be my next build in 1:48 scale a great and hudge model.
Thanks Maarten
I am actually contemplating 1/36!Just don't tell my wife
Kind Regards
Nigel
I am actually contemplating 1/36!Just don't tell my wifeKind Regards
Nigel
That would be over 2mtrs. Sounds great. Ps succes with your wife.Thanks Maarten
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Nigel
Ditto from me aswell mate.
Back to the forcastle for the anchor- capstan wire there are two blocks to guide the wire around the bitt. These are carved from two pieces of laser cut pear. The sheaves are brass which I burnished black. The sheaves I fitted with a nail and a square shaped plate which I cut from brass sheet.
As my old burnishing fluid was not working anymore it was only oxidizing instead of blackening. The old fluid I used for a test on a gun barrel and I am quite satisfied with the result. I think I even sand down the burnished gun and give it this new treatment resulting in a nice brass gun barrel.
Below the three guns original and the two different burnished ones.
And the new gun on the cariage.
As my old burnishing fluid was not working anymore it was only oxidizing instead of blackening. The old fluid I used for a test on a gun barrel and I am quite satisfied with the result. I think I even sand down the burnished gun and give it this new treatment resulting in a nice brass gun barrel.
Below the three guns original and the two different burnished ones.
And the new gun on the cariage.
What can i say that I haven't said in the past?
Your canon has blown me away, with the amazing details.
Your canon has blown me away, with the amazing details.
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Psst Greg, in your box are the same canons.
If you would ask me, I like the barrel in the middle most, The first one, on the carriage, is too dark, the third one is too shiny (IMHO). The cannon looks superb with all the small details. In my build, scale 1:64 - it is really tough to show many details... 
Agree with Jimsky's comment. The middle cannon has a nice looking antique patina.
Thx gents I agree, that means sanding down the first one.
Who said it's gona be easy???? 
My next step is building the capstan.
It is build as a small kit at its own, which shows the amazing detail of this kit.
First all the laser char had to be removed which took me almost all Sunday afternoon, scraping, filing, sanding.
I decided not to leave it only in wood colours but to give it the colours according the aots book, this means red with the ring on the top black.
As I start to dislike actual thick paints I use for the red my mixed red paint with clear varnish, which is more like a wash. For the black I use a new technique, this is colouring the wood with Ecoline. This is a very thin fluid pigment like an ink which penetrates into the wood. I finish it in the end with oil to give it a nice warm black appearance.
Below the edges sanded after applying a first treatment.
Here all the parts treated with ecoline and my red stain.
And dry fitting the individual parts.
Now I have to fit all iron and finish it by adding some layers of oil.
And finally build and fit the spokes.
It is build as a small kit at its own, which shows the amazing detail of this kit.
First all the laser char had to be removed which took me almost all Sunday afternoon, scraping, filing, sanding.
I decided not to leave it only in wood colours but to give it the colours according the aots book, this means red with the ring on the top black.
As I start to dislike actual thick paints I use for the red my mixed red paint with clear varnish, which is more like a wash. For the black I use a new technique, this is colouring the wood with Ecoline. This is a very thin fluid pigment like an ink which penetrates into the wood. I finish it in the end with oil to give it a nice warm black appearance.
Below the edges sanded after applying a first treatment.
Here all the parts treated with ecoline and my red stain.
And dry fitting the individual parts.
Now I have to fit all iron and finish it by adding some layers of oil.
And finally build and fit the spokes.
...and the end result is - just great!
Well done again Maarten. Looks great!