Thanks Grant. I'm usually pretty level-headed but the range of emotions I put myself through last week was pretty wild. Silly really.
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Le Saint Philippe 1693 after Jean-Claude Lemineur (Ancre) in scale 1:48
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Take your time and don't do anything stupid. This does not require any re-doI've had to temporarily put all my plans away for a bit so I'm looking forward to pulling them out in a few weeks to figure out what I need to do to recover from my mistake. My wife is very tolerant, but she has claimed the dining room table for a few events we are hosting in the coming weeks, so I lost my research center.
(I don't have a dedicated model building space. I have some power tools in my garage, and I build my models on a small table in my office. Sort of sad, really.)
Soo you say 1/72 would fit
Hello Friends,
Now wrapping up the oval windows (lights)...
Milling half-lap notches in the muntins (I did try to use thinner (narrower) stock for the muntins but failed):
I then carefully fit these cross-hatched things inside of the oval framing:
The glass is a thin (0.1 mm) piece of mica. It doesn't photograph particularly well, but I think it works nicely for 17th century glass simulation.
And now we move up to the middle row...
Now wrapping up the oval windows (lights)...
Milling half-lap notches in the muntins (I did try to use thinner (narrower) stock for the muntins but failed):
I then carefully fit these cross-hatched things inside of the oval framing:
The glass is a thin (0.1 mm) piece of mica. It doesn't photograph particularly well, but I think it works nicely for 17th century glass simulation.
And now we move up to the middle row...
That looks great !
Much appreciated, Jeff. Fiddly work to achieve some semblance of symmetry and alignment.
I finally caught up on your work again Paul. From the depths of the lower holds to that last delightful top deck, not to mention a great little hinge tutorial, it's been an enjoyable review. Your stern window frames are over the top. I'll be looking forward to your window treatment next.
Thanks, Daniel. I appreciate all the likes. I have been suitably challenged by this build!
Why am I always the LAST to know when Paul is building somthing new? WTF ? 
And where is the rest of the ship ?
And where is the rest of the ship ?
You hate faux guns - you're going to really hate a faux ship modelWhy am I always the LAST to know when Paul is building somthing new? WTF ?
And where is the rest of the ship ?
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OMG. Here we go...You hate faux guns - you're going to really hate a faux ship model
