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Le Requin 1/48 ZHL model [COMPLETED BUILD]
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These are not easily assembled! We fabricated similar parts for the "El Terrible" Spanish 74 at the USNA museum workshop. The task of assembling, shaping and coloring them fell to me. It was tedious and fussy in the extreme. Hard to glue up and easy to screw up.
My hat's off to you. Very well done!
My hat's off to you. Very well done!
Thanks! Glueing was indeed tricky and it came down to my fingerspitzengefühl.
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I can't speak the language, but the meaning is clear!
very good results
Hallo Chrypton,
ein sehr schön gebautes Modell,
Leider mit einem großen Fehler im Bereichs des Hecks /Gitter.
Siehe Fotos/Bilder im Anhang.
Ich baute das Modell nach den Planzeichnungen von Jean Boudriot/ ANCRE-Verlag/ Frankreich,
und habe den gleichen Fehler gemacht,
konnte den Fehler nach einer Mitteilung von Gerard Delacroix noch rechtzeitig ändern.
Eine Fehlerbehebung ist jetzt in deinem Modell sicher nicht mehr möglich.
Trotz alldem , ein sehr schönes Modell. Gratulation.
Grüße
Karl
ein sehr schön gebautes Modell,
Leider mit einem großen Fehler im Bereichs des Hecks /Gitter.
Siehe Fotos/Bilder im Anhang.
Ich baute das Modell nach den Planzeichnungen von Jean Boudriot/ ANCRE-Verlag/ Frankreich,
und habe den gleichen Fehler gemacht,
konnte den Fehler nach einer Mitteilung von Gerard Delacroix noch rechtzeitig ändern.
Eine Fehlerbehebung ist jetzt in deinem Modell sicher nicht mehr möglich.
Trotz alldem , ein sehr schönes Modell. Gratulation.
Grüße
Karl
Hi Karl,
Thank you for clarifying this and what a great model you have made. It is a pity, I did not see it before, since it would have made it much easier for me.
I'm by far not as precise as you are in building models and I'm improvising constantly as I go along. I guess, the creator/designer of this kit also did not cover all the details, and especially with the back side this is the case. As you pointed out, the rear should go in a straight line, while the railing of the kit has a nice curve in it. I do not mind this kit is lacking historical accuracy, since this is also not my goal. Also, I have been making quite some mistakes in the kit, which I would do differently next time (although it probably would not fit in my home
)Anyway, I have been closing some of the holes you pointed out and continue improving my build.
I'm sure the pulleys will finish some day, but in the meantime I have started rigging. First, I rigged the beams, where the sails will be attached to. For the fixation of the mast, I needed to create some thick and stiff rope loops to attach in between the cannons. I built some rigging jig from LEGO to help with this. Also I "blackend" the chrome sticks to give them a more wooden color. All in all, I'm really enjoying the progress.
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Most creative use of Legos ever! The finish on the spars looks great too.
Good morning. Wonderful work. I enjoy your lego rigging machine, Cheers Grant
This week it has been exactly one year ago since I started building this ship. I have not regretted investing my money and time in it for a single moment. I'm very happy with the quality and complexity of the kit and the possibilities it has to improvise and personalize its looks. The only thing that could be improved in my opinion are the ropes that were provided with the kit.
At this moment, I'm finished with most of the woodwork and I expect to finish the rigging by the end of this year. This week, I also finished preparing the pulleys and continued rigging.
At this moment, I'm finished with most of the woodwork and I expect to finish the rigging by the end of this year. This week, I also finished preparing the pulleys and continued rigging.
Stunning
This week, I have been preparing pulleys for rigging. A bit repetitive, but at least I make use of my LEGO tool 
. The colors on the picture are a bit off; the ropes have the same color in reality as in the previous pictures.
. The colors on the picture are a bit off; the ropes have the same color in reality as in the previous pictures.
I continued with the rigging. Nothing is fully fixed yet, but it's getting close. The thicky part is to have the lengths similar on both sides, so it looks a bit symmetric. Also, I'm happy with the thickness variations of the ropes.
Amazing, beutiful! great work!