Very good and accurate work on the windlass - and thanks for showing us the individual working steps - well done!
La Belle 1684 - Caf Model 1:48 by Gennaro [COMPLETED BUILD]
Absolutely love the idea of two-color planks, it made a very nice contrast! 
Thanks, Jim! I've seen such an arrangement in the number of builds and loved it. So I said, what the heck, I'll try it. Turned out nice - cherry framing and castello boxwood/holly/white maple planking.Absolutely love the idea of two-color planks, it made a very nice contrast!
Interesting, you could create all kinds of patterns in the deck using different wood types. You got me thinking...
Thank you, Daniel! Much appreciated. It's just the wood I'm not too fond off. Man, it looks like furniture. I wish I planked it in that lovely swiss pear you used on your Pegasus.
Daniel,
I did not cut gun ports, frames were installed with cut outs for gun ports. Upper/lower sills were installed on the model. Not a good idea, in retrospect. It assumes that frames are perfectly positioned on the keel. In my case, they were not. To get the right shape I had to add tiny shims on 2 or 3 gun portsand now, to cover my mistakes, I have to plank both sides! Thanks for your interest.
You are going at great speed and she is becoming a true beauty.
I also wish you all the best for your birthday, especially health.
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Happy birthday Gennaro and may there be many more so that you can delight us with your expertise. Don't be too critical of the wood - I sometimes get frustrated that these super-sophisticated woods don't look like wood anymore - I would have been very happy with that result!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday our dear friend! 
Many more years to come happy and healthy life!
Many more years to come happy and healthy life!Many thanks, my friends! Much appreciated.
@Heinrich I hear you, Heinrich. Some people go to such extent to cut only few planks out of the whole board with no visible grain whatsoever. In the end, the model looks like plastic. Thanks for your interest.
@Heinrich I hear you, Heinrich. Some people go to such extent to cut only few planks out of the whole board with no visible grain whatsoever. In the end, the model looks like plastic. Thanks for your interest.
Hello Gennaro, I just found this log and I am blown away by this tiny build and the precision and craftsmanship you are bringing to it. What you and others accomplish is mind-numbing. Congratulations! I'll be tracking your progress and cheering you on if that's alright.
Thank you Paul, kind sir. Much appreciated and inspiring. Speaking of tiny build, I'm blown away by miniature painted carvings on your Vasa. That's something I'd never attempt.