Good morning group - and welcome the rebirth of this build log !
I paused this build back in 2022 out of frustration after failing at the hawse timbers several times. I stored all of the frames and parts and a few years later I began La Renommee in 1/48th as many of you know who have followed my build log. After completing the frame, I wanted to start another build to apply some of the skills I picked up framing La Renommee.
Rather than starting a new build I decided to relook at some of the work completed on the LGV and decided to once again attempt the hawse timbers - which were also not to my satisfaction on La Renommee.
Here are the results. Maybe its experience or the larger scale, but this time I was successful. I have also added a photo of both assemblies, stern and bow side by side as they both were extremely challenging from me to complete.
I am going to proceed with framing the LGV - I am really enjoying the larger scale and all of the frames and keel along with the build board were already completed several years ago.
This one will look very different than La Renommee, not only in scale, but also approach. Right now my plan is to build it entirely in pear, with no dye or paint - the "Belgian school" of admiralty modeling.
I paused this build back in 2022 out of frustration after failing at the hawse timbers several times. I stored all of the frames and parts and a few years later I began La Renommee in 1/48th as many of you know who have followed my build log. After completing the frame, I wanted to start another build to apply some of the skills I picked up framing La Renommee.
Rather than starting a new build I decided to relook at some of the work completed on the LGV and decided to once again attempt the hawse timbers - which were also not to my satisfaction on La Renommee.
Here are the results. Maybe its experience or the larger scale, but this time I was successful. I have also added a photo of both assemblies, stern and bow side by side as they both were extremely challenging from me to complete.
I am going to proceed with framing the LGV - I am really enjoying the larger scale and all of the frames and keel along with the build board were already completed several years ago.
This one will look very different than La Renommee, not only in scale, but also approach. Right now my plan is to build it entirely in pear, with no dye or paint - the "Belgian school" of admiralty modeling.
