Very good and accurate work - she is looking very good
Hallo @jack.aubreyTuesday 11 July 2023
A few years ago I collected all the issues of "La Belle", published by Hachette. At that time it was not my intention to build the model both because I had nowhere to build it and also because I wasn't interested in building an admiralty style model.
At the beginning of the year my wife and me moved to a new house, located in Colico, on Lake Como and in the new house I was able to create a new modeler workshop where to play my hobby.
At this point, having in the meantime finished the model of the Ragusian Carrack, I found myself in the situation of starting the construction of a new model.
I had three possibilities:
1) Finish the partially built model of the Brig HMS Guadeloupe, started and never completed years ago,
2) start the model of HMS Revenge (a kit by Amati),
3) the partwork of "La Belle" by Hachette.
The choice fell on the issues of La Belle.
The booklet number one, as usual, starts with having you build the house from the roof: in fact, it makes you assemble a gun, but from the second booklet you start assembling the mounting slip. Everything passes through a dozen issues but in the end the slip is ready.
Below are a few photos to give an idea of its appearance, which we will drag on for quite some time. All in MDF and I had absolutely no problem during its assembly.
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See you soon, in the next message we will see the assembly of the gun carriage.
Jack Aubrey
Friday, May 24th, 2024
Il lavoro sul modello continua . . piccoli passi in avanti, piccoli ma importanti.
In questi giorni ho lavorato principalmente ella zona di poppa.
Ho completato la cabina del comandante. In questo caso mi sono divertito a fare porte e finestrelle.
Poi ho lavorato allo specchio di poppa, completando il fasciame sia all'interno che all'esterno.
Di seguito alcune immagini della situaione ad oggi.
Work on the model continues. . small steps forward, small but important.
In recent days I have worked mainly in the stern area.
I completed the captain's cabin. In this case I had fun making doors and windows.
Then I worked on the transom, completing the planking both inside and outside.
Below are some images of the situation today.
Le travail sur le modèle se poursuit. . de petits pas en avant, petits mais importants.
Ces derniers jours, j'ai travaillé principalement dans la zone arrière.
J'ai terminé la cabine du capitaine. Dans ce cas, je me suis amusé à fabriquer des portes et des fenêtres.
Ensuite, j'ai travaillé sur le tableau arrière, complétant le bordé à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur.
Ci-dessous quelques images de la situation aujourd'hui.
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Alla prossima . .
See you next time . .
À la prochaine . .
A small critique, but maybe one worth thinking about; your upper transom planking should have camber, and not be parallel with the horizon.