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La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette


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Your time has been time well spent over the years you have been building this ship Johann. You have my utmost admiration for the quality of your work. I would also like to compliment you on the quality of your log. It is extremely well documented and photographed and lastly a thanks for all the effort you have made to show not just what you made, but also how you made it. Just reading your log has thus far been a great learning experience and inspiration for me and it will continue to be a very valuable resource for my own modeling efforts.  :)  

Mike,

an American living in Norway

 

 

Current build:  Galley Washington - 1:48 - Scratch POF - NRG plans

 

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Wonderful as always. To have the patience to bring the model to this level of realism, well, that is something. And the results well pays off!

 

One question, not to the build but rather functionality of the real ship. Those two small guns aft look really strange: how were these positions accessed by the gunners? And yet, this "battle positions" look so unprotected compared with the main gun deck. I would not want to be the one standing on that opening during the fight :) ?

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"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."

 

Completed: Smuggler

 

 

 

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@juhu

 

Thanks for the positive note.
I assume that the two swivel guns were used only in the case of close combat.
Which means that these were actually fired only once, and probably with scrap.
I do not know another explanation.

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Hi Albert,

thanks for the nice words.

 

The next detail I have made for the backstays. The lower blocks of
Shifting backstays were fitted with a hook, which was engaged in a ring bolt on the
Channel.This ring bolt has its own small chain plate.
This part was there 3 times per ship side.
Now to the production. I hope the pictures explain so far.

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@juhu

 

Thanks for the positive note.

I assume that the two swivel guns were used only in the case of close combat.

Which means that these were actually fired only once, and probably with scrap.

I do not know another explanation.

 

Danke Johann,

das war meine Frage :) :

 

especially in close combat, I wonder if they could use those swivels at least once (providing that the opposing site uses also grape shots). Nevertheless. Beautiful work.

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"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."

 

Completed: Smuggler

 

 

 

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Hello,
for the nice feedback I thank a lot.

Regarding the question of deadeyes, whether round or pear-shaped, I follow the recommendation of G. Delacroix.
Before the production I made a drawing. The basis for this was the Atlas du genie maritime and Atlas de Poulierie in 1855.

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To make the deadeyes I need a few tools as seen in the following picture.

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Hello,
for your interest a very warm thank you, and of course also for the LIKES.
Drilling with the template has turned out to be inaccurate.
Therefore, I now drill with a dividing head. Because I can make the holes exactly.

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Good work! Precisely, I'm waiting for this tool for Christmas (well, "The three wizard kings" in Spain) and the lastest Mr Delacroix's monograph: Le Rochefort.

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I like the holding jig for polishing the edges of the dead eyes.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

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Hello,
thanks for the nice comments. It always does well.

I am still in producing the dead-eyes.
Five of Eight of the different diameters for the dead-eyes are ready.
Here are some pictures:

 

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Excellent work. The patience required to make all of those is unbelievable. As with all things you have been doing, the effort will pay out immensely in the end and we will be further amazed with the finished product. :)

"A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor"
- John George Hermanson 

-E.J.

 

Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli

                    Royal Caroline - Panart

Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery

                                           La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery

                                           Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo

                           Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark.

Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch.

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Johann,

 

I've got to hand it to you, your perseverance is astonishing. I would have found another thing to do in between sizes to get my mind from running amok. They look superb too!

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

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Grosse Klasse Johann !

 

All the deadeye making...

the holding fixture for grinding the sheave entrees is great   ;) 

thats one to remember well..

 

Nils 

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-Lightship Elbe 1

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