Le Saint Philippe 1693 after Jean-Claude Lemineur (Ancre) in scale 1:48

[dockattner]

Hello Friends,

Just a quick update: the copper nails and trenails on the exterior hull have been provisionally completed:







Under different lighting conditions:



Now to let the copper naturally age a bit...

This 'fastening' project took about two weeks on this stern section model. If I had planked the lower half of the hull, it would have taken me a month. If I was building the entire ship - using the same pace of play - it would have taken about four months to bolt and treenail a ship the size of the Saint Philippe. YIKES!

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Looks great Paul, but being a dentist, you should be used to drilling and filling holes......

 

[Steef66]

Looks great Paul, but being a dentist, you should be used to drilling and filling holes......

He is an orthodontist, who will rarely drill. Only fill pockets. That's a huge difference.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Hello Friends,

Just a quick update: the copper nails and trenails on the exterior hull have been provisionally completed:

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Under different lighting conditions:

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Now to let the copper naturally age a bit...

This 'fastening' project took about two weeks on this stern section model. If I had planked the lower half of the hull - and if I was building the entire ship - using the same pace of play - it would have taken about four months to bolt and treenail a model the size of the Saint Philippe. YIKES!

Those two weeks were a great investment of time that has now paid off. Chapeau, Paul.
Regards, Peter

 

[CLB]

Looks excellent - well worth it !