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Le Gros Ventre 1767 1/48 POF from Ancre plans

Just discovered this log and am now following!

Great work and the Jarra wood is interesting. Love how it aged during your hiatus. Side note, your break was half as long as my break on the BHR, while we raised two daughters.

Your joints and deck construction is looking really good! Thanks for sharing.
 
BradNSW said:
Love how it aged during your hiatus.
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Thanks muchly, Brad. During my hiatus , however, I ventured into ancient and mediaeval waters and a number of models which are logged on MSW. During this time the Gros Ventre sat in the shed glaring at me and ultimately bullied me into getting on with it. In the meantime my three sons had shot up and were now demanding the car keys!
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Cheers
Dick
 
Hi Dick,
I'm familiar with your MSW model, nice to welcome you here too. Your choice of wood takes some getting used to, but it looks fantastic. Excellent craftsmanship.
 
Thanks everyone for the likes.

Here are the guns. The Gros Ventre had 16 4-pounder pop-guns and as I am only decking the larboard side, I have made only 8 guns. The guns were molded from resin and the carriages from jarrah according to plans. I will install them just prior to permanently attaching the maindeck
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Cheers
Dick
 
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