Le Coureur 1776, model 1:48 by Adi

Many thanks for likes and comments. And again a week is over. After the hole for the stiffboom is drilled, the horizontal board for stiffboom attachment and the mast foot for the mizzen mast can be set. When fixing the horizontal board I followed Uwe's important hint because of the recess.
The I set the sheeves blocks and the cleats. Except for 4 cleats on the stern (Dry Dock Model), all others are original CAF. Finally, I started installing the eye bolts. I following a combination of Boudriot's and CAF's plan for both.

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Well...those little critters :p (ringbolts\cleats), add so much detail and bring the model to life, they make the deck 'busy'. Who can object to this?? Anyone? Great job, Adi!!!
I think (ringbolts\cleats), mostly underestimated details, and oftentimes omitted or presented on the wrong scale.
 
When looking at your latest pictures of this beautiful build, I noticed the tapering of the deck planks. @Peter Voogt is in the process of tapering and curving his aft deck planks of his Bluenose model, which to me is a proces only suited for the well-experienced builder.
I tried to find how you manufactured your deckplanks, but I probably overlooked it. So were the deck planks delivered with the right taper and curvature and if not, what process did you use?

PS Currently I'm inclined to go for straight planking of the decks, but I'm curious to which techniques are available for tapering and curving of deck planks, especially since the technique used for hull planking doesn't seem to apply.
 
When looking at your latest pictures of this beautiful build, I noticed the tapering of the deck planks. @Peter Voogt is in the process of tapering and curving his aft deck planks of his Bluenose model, which to me is a proces only suited for the well-experienced builder.
I tried to find how you manufactured your deckplanks, but I probably overlooked it. So were the deck planks delivered with the right taper and curvature and if not, what process did you use?

PS Currently I'm inclined to go for straight planking of the decks, but I'm curious to which techniques are available for tapering and curving of deck planks, especially since the technique used for hull planking doesn't seem to apply.
Dear RDN1954, the shape of the deck planks is already lasered in the CAF model. Shown in my blog #232. Only the waterway's I made myself #237, so the outermost planks had to be adapted.
 
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Thank you gentlemen for likes and comments. This episode is about the windlass stopper and and his tiny hinges. Here, too, the preparation of the hinges was quite tricky. For fastening I use Scale Hardware rivets with 0,8 mm head diameter.

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The rudder will be next. After gluing the 3 individual parts, the surface had to be sanded from both sides, since the rudder thickness tapers from top to bottom from 5 to 4 mm. Then I made incisions for the hinges, fitted the same, drilled them and finally added the previously mentioned rivets.

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Thank you all for likes and comment. The completition and installation of the rudder was today's task. The precise fitting of the hinges was a real challenge. Filing the rudder tiller required a lot of dexterity due to the fineness of the component.
Afterwards I set the small stairs to the aft deck.

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Thank you all for likes and comment. The completition and installation of the rudder was today's task. The precise fitting of the hinges was a real challenge. Filing the rudder tiller required a lot of dexterity due to the fineness of the component.
Afterwards I set the small stairs to the aft deck.

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Beautiful work as I nowadays experience as nothing out of the ordinary...

One question though, I noted that, instead of a smooth upward tapering of the rudder towards the pintle, a "jagged" upper rudder edge shows. Is that per the original and, if so, why would it be shaped like that?

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Beautiful work as I nowadays experience as nothing out of the ordinary...

One question though, I noted that, instead of a smooth upward tapering of the rudder towards the pintle, a "jagged" upper rudder edge shows. Is that per the original and, if so, why would it be shaped like that?

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Because I have the contemporary drawing by hand I start witzh the explanation

Yes - it is shown at the contemporary drawing and also at Boudriots drawings

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Why? - we have to think about it ......
 
A very happy birthday Adi! May the year ahead be one full of health for you and your family and plenty of time to spend on your favorite past-time.

By the way - looking at your rudder - I do not see any soldering, nor do you mention it. Was the fitment accomplished without soldering?
 
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