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Le Requin-Zebec-1750 POF 1:48 (ZHL)

dockattner said:
My confusion over the design of this ship has no limits. But the quality of work sure is fantastic, Daniel.
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This will probably get me in trouble, but here goes anyway. The Xebec was designed by the Algerians, the French and the Spanish and combinations of those were all used by the respective navies of these countries and, of course by the Barbary pirates. So, imagine the design influences prevalent in the love child of all those nations. ROTF The one thing though, that we can all agree on, is the superb work that @Daniel20 is producing!
 
Daniel20 said:
I have more progress to show, after finally finishing the port side on deck canon port standards, it was time to lay in the "L" shaped canon deck dropdown piece which separates the lower deck from the canon deck. Achieving good symmetry here is critical for appearance's sake. First pic is a closeup of this piece.

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I used a set of dividers from my grandfather's old Dietzgen drafting set and marked off mirror offset distances about every 5 cm down the centerline deck strip to the port side.

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Even in this modern age of computer aided design, this old set still comes in handy.
Here are a couple more overall shots, you can see where I started with the canon deck support beams which toe into the "L" shaped piece. Soon I should be finished with this and be able to start on other areas such as hull planking and other internal furnishings.

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Thanks again for checking in. I'm truly humbled by your interest.
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Great to see that your grandfather’s old set helps you to build your model, Daniel. It remains a remarkable ship in terms of construction.
Regards, Peter
 
Heinrich said:
This will probably get me in trouble, but here goes anyway. The Xebec was designed by the Algerians, the French and the Spanish and combinations of those were all used by the respective navies of these countries and, of course by the Barbary pirates. So, imagine the design influences prevalent in the love child of all those nations. ROTF The one thing though, that we can all agree on, is the superb work that @Daniel20 is producing!
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Hey Heinrich, thank you for the compliment. I love the way the members of this forum lift one another and keep the fun and challenges forefront. I also appreciate the desire this hobby instills in me to always strive to improve, this is always my goal, and the members of this forum are such an important part of this.
 
Daniel20 said:
Thank you, Paul. I hope you decide to build this ship one day.
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Yep - me too…..A scratch version so we can all see exactly how these beautiful ships (still my favourite design of that era) are made in detail.

Heinrich said:
The one thing though, that we can all agree on, is the superb work that @Daniel20 is producing!
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A very true story- Daniel, this is your Magnus Opus- kudos my friend.
Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Daniel, this is your Magnus Opus- kudos my friend.
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Heinrich said:
I am not so sure about that, Grant. Have a look at Daniel's VASA. :cool: Daniel was a member off what I call the VASA Trio with @PeterG and @dockattner - the highest quality "Group Build" you can imagine!
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You two are way too kind but I love it, thank you guys for the compliments.
 
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