La Belle 1/36 - Plan by Jean Boudriot / myself

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

I have finished the clamps. It was more work than it looks. I create a drawing on CAD for the position of the deckbeams. Then i did the cuttings with the milling maschine, finaly the conture.

 

[NMBROOK]

Very nice set up to get around this horrible job Oliver.My only question is should these notches be dovetails rather than a parallel channel?

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

Thanks Nigel.
Now i know the english term for it. They have to be dovetails.

 

[Uwek]

Very clever idea to solve this very special problematic element !

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

Some informations about the history of the La Belle.

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

The last week i spend a lot of hours to find out the routine of the planking in the inside. Only for one corner.....
For this step i measured the spaces between the clamp and the keelson drawn a pattern on cad. But to mark the frames is very difficult because there is not space inside to work with a pencil and any tools.
So good so far. I will plank only tree or four lines on each side. But for me was important to understand the system behind this work.

 

[NMBROOK]

Oliver looking at your template,are you going to cut the planks as straight tapers?Due to the tight curves at the bow,you will have to cut curved tapered planks to avoid excessive edge bending.I have managed to edge bend pear this tight before but it has resulted in severe deformation of the planks cross section and I have ended up discarding the piece.
It may seem obvious but if you can't get in with a pencil,simply saw it to a length that will fit in and resharpen

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

Hi Nigel,

1/36 is too small. You know what i mean . My little La Belle is a sloop from your Saint Phillip.
The curves are my tamplates for the planks. I will saw them in a bow.

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

La Belle: A small update. The last two weeks i worked on the workaround to get the lines for the ceiling. I redrawn them three times. It was a painful, but a good lession.

 

[Uwek]

Hallo Oliver,
we can see the huge commitment you are investing in this build - I can not imagine how great will be your next future project.
I think you learn with this model more than others like me with three models - Great to see and my compliments for your enthusiasm
And I am happy to see your model life in March

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

Thank you Uwe for you kind and open words.
The La Belle is my learing project. I want to learn the maximum on this little ship to avoid errors in future projects.
But it´s true. Without a higher level of enthusiasm its impossible to build a POF-Building.

 

[Gilles Korent]

Well done!
G

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

Thanks Gilles

 

[Norway]

Oliver, smart way to label the interior planking, has already added it to my to-do list,

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

A short update. The ceiling is done. I will only add the plank for the waterway on both sides from the keelson. Then the realxing work with the bolts of the ceiling will start.

 

[Uwek]

So you will show the "thick stuff" planks and will leave the other areas unplanked?
Looking very good

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

Yes @Uwek. Only three lines on every side. Its too much work for poor Oliver. But i need to show whats inside the ship when the model arrive in his case. This way is as well a good support for the interior stuff.

 

[Uwek]

Yes @Uwek. Only three lines on every side. Its too much work for poor Oliver. But i need to show whats inside the ship when the model arrive in his case. This way is as well a good support for the interior stuff.

Just a stupid hint - do not forget to remove the pencil marks you made for the planking - I just forgot mine on my section model and realized it very late
Also radieren nicht vergessen !!!

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

Thanks Uwe. It better one hint to much than one important is missing. I have my eyes on the lines. I have to do a great clean up on the wood before i put the sealing on the surface. The wood is grey and ugly. As well there a any points of glue that i have to remove. I will sand all again to give him a good shape for the last sealing. But this part is faaaaaar away in the future.

 

[Olivers Historic Shipyard]

At this point there are round about 1800 Nails and Bolts in the Hull.