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hello sjors, yes it was my choice to copper the hull, and i know you have finished san ildefonso  i have read your topic 1000000 times 

well...today I finished copper plating the hull and the rudder, and I applied a first coat of blue patina, the result after one hour was this

and some photos of the copper plating, i used copper tape and a riveting tool to simulate the copper plates, this weekend i finished one side

and some photos of the paint job, as you noticed i decided to add aftermarket cannoports cause i had a majot problem to build the frames perfectly square

some photos of the planking

Hello guys, i started this ship at January 2016 and after a long brake period i decided to finish it 

here are some photos of the progress so far

hello to everyone. i am thinking to give a try to make more realistic sails for my San Ildefonso 

i have the sails plans from the kit and scanned images from  the book ''The Seventy-Four Gun Ship by Jean Boudriot Vol.3''

fortunately i know how to use photoshop, so i tried to resize the images from the book to my kit plans but i see a lot of differences to the proportions of the sails.

when the bottom of the sail is 37.5cm the top is a lot shorter (no1 & no2)....so i tried to distort the sail from the book to meet the proportions of the kit sail.....

i really dont know how to continue, if a leave the correct proportions do i have to make shorter yards ?

should i continue with distorted sail ??

sorry for my English, i dont know if you can understand me well...

I reaaly liked the brichwood black brass, in the midlle i rubbed it with paper after a one minute bath, and on the right side i rubbed it with steel wool

Hello ! any progress with this kit ?

hi ! do you remember if there was a parts list in the box ? i didnt found it in my box  ​