Le Fleuron 1729 - 64 Gun Ship PoB Scratch Build in 1:48 - (Ancre Monograph-J. Boudriot/G. Delacroix)

Good to hear that you are well and you will have some time for our common hobby
 
Gents/Ladies,
I recently shared I was back after addressing some personal challenges. Sometimes when we are in a storm and the weather clears spirits lighten and peace is restored. In some cases it's only because you're in the eye of the storm.

No more than two days after my last post, my Father took a fall. He didn't fall down a flight of stairs or anything dramatic. He just fell in his living room. But at 91 he was fragile and it resulted in a brain bleed. He departed us the day after Father's Day. He lived a full life and is now free of his dementia and with the Lord.

I will be busy with estate disposition for a while and although it will take time away from any significant modelling, reading others posts will provide a reprieve from the mundane activities.

I truly believe our Heavenly Father never gives us more than we can handle and I welcome it all.

So while I will be surfing all the wonderful posts of you talented modelers, posts of my own project will be again delayed for a little while.

Keep on modelling!
 
Hi Ken my condolences with the loss of your father. Even if somebody is already 91 it will always come as a shock. Wish you and your family all the best in these difficult times.
 
Hoss6262 said:
Gents/Ladies,
I recently shared I was back after addressing some personal challenges. Sometimes when we are in a storm and the weather clears spirits lighten and peace is restored. In some cases it's only because you're in the eye of the storm.

No more than two days after my last post, my Father took a fall. He didn't fall down a flight of stairs or anything dramatic. He just fell in his living room. But at 91 he was fragile and it resulted in a brain bleed. He departed us the day after Father's Day. He lived a full life and is now free of his dementia and with the Lord.

I will be busy with estate disposition for a while and although it will take time away from any significant modelling, reading others posts will provide a reprieve from the mundane activities.

I truly believe our Heavenly Father never gives us more than we can handle and I welcome it all.

So while I will be surfing all the wonderful posts of you talented modelers, posts of my own project will be again delayed for a little while.

Keep on modelling!
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Good morning Ken. My deepest sympathies to you and your family. He is in a peaceful place right now. Be strong in this time of sadness. Cheers Grant
 
I'm sorry for your loss, Ken. My dad is turning 90, and also suffering advanced dementia. I understand what your life has probably looked like, in this regard, and I am deeply sympathetic to the loss of the person your Dad was, and his ultimate passing. I wish you peace and healing in your grief.
 
Hoss6262 said:
Gents/Ladies,
I recently shared I was back after addressing some personal challenges. Sometimes when we are in a storm and the weather clears spirits lighten and peace is restored. In some cases it's only because you're in the eye of the storm.

No more than two days after my last post, my Father took a fall. He didn't fall down a flight of stairs or anything dramatic. He just fell in his living room. But at 91 he was fragile and it resulted in a brain bleed. He departed us the day after Father's Day. He lived a full life and is now free of his dementia and with the Lord.

I will be busy with estate disposition for a while and although it will take time away from any significant modelling, reading others posts will provide a reprieve from the mundane activities.

I truly believe our Heavenly Father never gives us more than we can handle and I welcome it all.

So while I will be surfing all the wonderful posts of you talented modelers, posts of my own project will be again delayed for a little while.

Keep on modelling!
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Hi Ken. Also from me the condolences to you for the loss of your father.
Regards, Peter
 
Hoss6262 said:
Hello Everyone,

After 8 months of research and feasibility planning, I've decided to scratch build Le Fleuron. After reading all the great build logs on SoS and benefiting from everyone else's knowledge, I have decided to share my own. For me this will be a marathon and not a sprint.

Something about me.
This will be my first build log. This will also be my first "full" scratch build. I have a few kits under my belt, each progressively larger and more challenging. In each, I've found myself being faced with the usual kit issues. Materials, fittings, sometimes design elements were less than adequate. Some were related to quality of fittings or threads, but most of them were related to components being out of scale. So some I'd replace with after market products and others I reproduced myself, which I found to be personally rewarding. So rather than start another kit, I wanted to create something all on my own.
With that said, I needed to find a balance.

I needed to find a project that enabled my current skills to contribute to the progression of the project while at the same time offer some growth opportunities for me to develop scratch skills I feel I need to sharpen.

Why Le Fleuron?
1. I love her lines.
2. She is considered the first modern ship in the French navy. I liked the fact that Le Fleuron, while being an 8th century vessel, she still had elements from the 17th century, like jeer bits and round tops, among many other things.
3. As with many of us, I was inspired by other modelers with greater skills I aspired to some day reach. For me it was our SoS member, Andrey Kudin. Not just his build log, but his dry sense of humor. His innovated ways. His humility and certainly not least, his love for his son. While I've not seen a post from Andrey in over a year, I do hope he is well and he picks up where he left off at some point.

Why a PoB Scratch Build?
As mentioned earlier, in order for me to be successful I need to be honest with myself acknowledging what skills I possess and which I still need to develop. While I can swim, I would never attempt to cross the English channel only knowing the "doggy paddle". On top of that, I may be the only 66 year old with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).

So a PoF is out of the question as I knew I am not ready. I would lose focus during the repetitive mundane task of building frame after frame, after frame. Maybe my next build. However, I still wanted to be able to create scratch internal elements that existed below decks, but normally not fabricated in PoB builds. But how could I do both? A SHELL build.

The Shell Build (Shell on Thick Frames) or (Scorlup Method)
This is a method used by many Russian and Ukrainian master builders. It allows you to create an exoskeleton of the ship's hull by planking layers of planks on bulkheads, then removing the inner bulkheads, leaving you with a shell that allows you now to build the internal structures normally only associated with PoF builds. No frames!! Kind of like "boneless chicken wings"!

Project Approach
As my primary information source, I will be following Ancre's Monograph (Jean Boudriot/Gerald Delacroix). To supplement it, J. Boudriot's 74 Gun Ship Volumes 1-4. Beyond that, I expect I will need the help of our great SoS community. So thanks in advance guys!

Disclaimer
I am a proactive planner who is deliberate and somewhat risk adverse, which is an indirect way of saying I am SLOW. Anything I've not done before, or is a skill I am developing, I test, test, test. So not very agile. You have been forewarned.

In addition, while I will attempt to follow the French design and shipwright practices and standards of the time, there will be many exceptions. This is not a true historically accurate project. I will take artistic license where it makes me happy. Please keep that in mind when noting that a bolt is not where it should be.
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Apologies for the lengthy intro and thank you for joining me on my French journey. Now let's get to it.

There are a few really great Le Fleuron build logs t can call on for reference. Thank you all for sharing your build logs. I've followed them all, First to last page, more than once. If I've missed anyone, please let me know.

@Joachim
@KUDIN Andrey
@Randy Halter

Planset review - LE FLEURON - 64-gun Ship by Joseph & Blaise OLLIVIER" - 1729 - by Gerard Delacroix and Jean Boudriot

Planset Review: LE FLEURON 64-gun Ship by Joseph & Blaise OLLIVIER - 1729 by Gerard Delacroix and Jean Boudriot in scale 1:48 / english translation by Gilles Korent This monographie is available from ancre in different languages, which can be choosen - English / French / Italian or...
shipsofscale.com

The Shell (Scorlup) Method
Some background information. Credit to Igor Kapinos for his comprehensive article on the different methods of constructing ship's hulls, particularly the Scorlup method, which he refers to the "Plank on Thick Frames", which can be found towards the end of the article.

My shell planks will not be on "thick frames" for reasons to be outlined later. I will however, follow the core principles of the method.

See his article here:
http://sailmodel.ho.ua/present/pres.htm

Igor also has a wonderful Tutorial & Tips page

More to follow shortly and thanks for joining me!
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Hallo Ken alias @Hoss6262
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Birthday-Cake
 
Hi Ken. First of all I am sorry for your loss and want to express my sincere condolences.
You won't be in the mood to throw a birthday party but I do wish you all the best.
 
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