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

CLB said:
Believe me one of the hardest things with this hobby is when to move on even when you've made you know you've made a mistake. If there's little to no impact on the future structure and its too risky to correct - move on ! In time it will fade into the background and no one will notice it anyway.
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Thanks, Chris. I have already put this into the: the fix would be worse than the workaround needed category. It's more frustrating than anything. Some things are very challenging to do well and I work hard to get them right. This was an easy thing to do well and I managed to get it wrong. My guess is I built to the wrong pencil line. It will be noticeable (visible) but no one will notice it once there are four more decks stacked over the top of the 1st deck...

Building out the interior was actually just for the purpose of gaining experience. The subject of this stern section is really the exterior and its associated decor (notwithstanding the fact that I will spend most of a year building out the interior :rolleyes:).
 
dockattner said:
Thanks, Chris. I have already put this into the: the fix would be worse than the workaround needed category. It's more frustrating than anything. Some things are very challenging to do well and I work hard to get them right. This was an easy thing to do well and I managed to get it wrong. My guess is I built to the wrong pencil line. It will be noticeable (visible) but no one will notice it once there are four more decks stacked over the top of the 1st deck...

Building out the interior was actually just for the purpose of gaining experience. The subject of this stern section is really the exterior and its associated decor (notwithstanding the fact that I will spend most of a year building out the interior :rolleyes:).
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Sounds like another time to "Declare Victory and move on!"
 
dockattner said:
Thanks, Maarten. Are you working on the RR this winter? I haven't seen too many model updates...
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Hi Paul, you are right. Through Christmas and New Year I spent a lot of time on the RR to refit the rear subframe.

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But also on the fluyt some progress on the treenails. Finished the treenailing sofar. Now working on the regular nails.
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dockattner said:
Thanks, Chris. I have already put this into the: the fix would be worse than the workaround needed category. It's more frustrating than anything. Some things are very challenging to do well and I work hard to get them right. This was an easy thing to do well and I managed to get it wrong. My guess is I built to the wrong pencil line. It will be noticeable (visible) but no one will notice it once there are four more decks stacked over the top of the 1st deck...
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Hi Paul. This category may be not pleasant, but sometimes there is no other way around it. We learn most from our mistakes. Besides this is still one of the top builds of Saint Philippe. Enjoy your holdays
 
dockattner said:
Yes. We are only traveling domestically in 2026. We are recovering from the year-long 40th anniversary celebration last year. Today we made the long drive down to Key West and learned we were standing at the most southern part of the US.
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Beautiful trip, guess you also go to the Mell Fisher museum in Key West.
Worth a visit.
Enjoy.
 
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Looks like the attic of uncle Barry
 
Maarten said:
Beautiful trip, guess you also go to the Mell Fisher museum in Key West.
Worth a visit.
Enjoy.
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Indeed. Lynn was saying: really? But then she loved it too.

For those who don't know, Mel Fisher was a treasure hunter who 'discovered' the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha which sank in a hurricane near the Florida Keys in September of 1622. He searched for this ship for nearly two decades. After a protracted legal battle, the US Supreme Court said that Fisher could keep everything (the State of Florida was claiming it was entitled to a portion). His take was nearly $500 million (edited) USD.

Here is one of the recovered anchors. The shaft snapped during the hurricane... must have been quite the storm.

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