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L'Orenoque Mamoli 1:100 scale

What ho, shipmates!

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

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
 
The Gavel said:
What ho, shipmates!

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

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
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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 Vauban13-couleurs-de-Vauban.webp
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

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What ho, shipmates!

My individual replies are forthcoming.

A shout out to Martin @Martin By Eye for coming through with the approved colour palette! Here's some pics of the 9.5 meter boat which is hanging from the stern davits. First mixing the color - the "steam green" was too bright. A little red and off white and I had something like the sea green from the approved color palette. I'll get to my method when I make the rest of the boats. For now, I hollowed it out and filled it with lead fishing line weights. Plenty heavy enough to make the davit lines taught! Then the "canvas" boat cover out of regular masking tape and final painting.

Yes I have more pictures. I'll post them later :p

lo boats color mixing.jpglo boats stern boat 1.jpglo boats stern boat 2.jpglo boats stern boat 3.jpglo boats stern boat 4.jpg
 
Chuck, any concerns with the adhesive on the masking tape drying out over time and coming apart?

For plastic models I have had good success using tissue brushed with a diluted mixture of latex caulking to make convincing tarps and canvas. I have a link to a good tutorial somewhere on my desktop if you are interested.
 
Namabiiru said:
Chuck, any concerns with the adhesive on the masking tape drying out over time and coming apart?

For plastic models I have had good success using tissue brushed with a diluted mixture of latex caulking to make convincing tarps and canvas. I have a link to a good tutorial somewhere on my desktop if you are interested.
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Namabiiru!

No concerns. I used this method on the boats on my Harriet Lane. So far so good . I learned about the masking tape method from a master clipper ship modeler on this forum. See posts #626 - 627 on my Harriet Lane log.

Nevertheless, happy to learn new methods!

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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GrantTyler said:
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 Explosion . Cheers Grant
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Grant!

I wish it was a swear jar thing related to moving my build forward. It wasn't/isn't. From time to time I run out of the strength it takes me to engage with the world, even with good shpmates.

Did you ever watch a Japanese adventure TV show called Ultraman? I watched reruns as a kid on channel 20 when channel 20 was UHF and had to be tuned in like a radio. Ultraman saved some city in Japan every episode. Every episode some monster showed up and Ultraman made himself giant and fought the monster. Sometimes, he ran out of strenght and the power light embedded in his chest would blink. The faster it blinked the weaker he got. Every episode, he escaped the monster's grip and flew towards the sun, recharged, returned and put the monster out of action.

Yes, kind of like Superman's fortress of solitude - but Ultraman is more accessable because he becomes vulnerable by using his strength.

So, I am in the process of flying towards the sun.

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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