L'Orenoque Mamoli 1:100 scale

[The Gavel]

What ho, shipmates!

On one hand, I have been making progress. On the other hand, I haven't felt much like taking pictures or posting.

I have finished the port companion ladder. The port sponson is permanently attached. The stern davits are aboard. I have most of the eyebolts and cleats aboard. I made a 9.5 meter boat for the stern davits and loaded it with fishing weights so it's nice and heavy. As to that boat - anyone know the right color (or colour) scheme for French ship's boats? I'm likely to paint the boat black below the waterline with off-white gunnels and a grey canvas. @Martin By Eye - looking at you, shipmate.

Outboard, I still need to revise the catheads, get the anchor stowage devices made and attached, and the attachment points for the standing rigging of the bowsprit and jib. Inboard, I still nead to make the galley funnel, and lots of railings for the ladders and the bridge and the poopdeck. Maybe I'll feel more like posting and pictures soon. I hope so.

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck

 

[GrantTyler]

, I haven't felt much like taking pictures or posting.

Good morning Chuck. I know this feeling. At the moment I’m filling up more swear jars and making a mess more than progress. One trait of South African is we never give up so I shall prevail . Cheers Grant

 

[Martin By Eye]

What ho, shipmates!

On one hand, I have been making progress. On the other hand, I haven't felt much like taking pictures or posting.

I have finished the port companion ladder. The port sponson is permanently attached. The stern davits are aboard. I have most of the eyebolts and cleats aboard. I made a 9.5 meter boat for the stern davits and loaded it with fishing weights so it's nice and heavy. As to that boat - anyone know the right color (or colour) scheme for French ship's boats? I'm likely to paint the boat black below the waterline with off-white gunnels and a grey canvas. @Martin By Eye - looking at you, shipmate.

Outboard, I still need to revise the catheads, get the anchor stowage devices made and attached, and the attachment points for the standing rigging of the bowsprit and jib. Inboard, I still nead to make the galley funnel, and lots of railings for the ladders and the bridge and the poopdeck. Maybe I'll feel more like posting and pictures soon. I hope so.

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck

As you know i tend to get wrapped up in building and often zap the photography angle so i have nothing to say about that...! still haven't started a log on anything as yet! Busy with garden and home servicing at this period of the year.
as for paint schemes, this is the official pallette of the french navy, the 13 colours of the military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
there seems to be no strict rule for canots, it depended on the grade of the officer , experimental camouflage, and tradition (Vauban is 1650-1700) but standard would seem to be exterior in olive green , interior in one of the two blues shown. Your green is not far from the sea green shown, so would perhaps be acceptable. Always a bit of room for interpretation...
Vauban designed and built many fortresses visible throughout the land of France, they are often quite spectacular , built on cliff faces above river valleys and using natural terrain as defensive measures

 

[dockattner]

If a tree falls in the forest...
If a ship is built and no one saw it because there were no pictures, was it really built ?