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    MESSIS got a reaction from Kathy Teel in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Foremast sails almost done... air blows...

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    MESSIS got a reaction from Kathy Teel in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Two jib sails  (inner jib and fore mast staysail) in position. The wind blowing I think isnt bad, but the main or standing jib, is still not going to be used.
     
    Forecourse  sail is also in place (not fully secured) but the yard is fastened through the parrel and its trucks on the mast.
     
     
     



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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    It seems that the air has filled the jibsail.
     
    That was the GAC 400. Applied and dried having small rice bags on its surface  forming by gravity the air blowing in it. 



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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Yards have been formed and then prepared with a  pass of cellulose sealer and then had a fine sanding with a 240 and 320 sandpaper. After that two passes of black acrylic vallejo paint did the miracle.
     
    After drying the yards were equipped with their fine quality  double and triple blocks from Syren Model ship Co.
     
     

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    MESSIS got a reaction from Kathy Teel in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Standing rigging almost finished. Some shoe paint was used in order to clean the glue stains from the ropes.  The ''binding thread'' (auxiliary thread used to bind standing rigging ropes in position) was waxed for better adhesion. All the standing rigging  ropes (from Modellbau Tagelgarn), were excellent quality and I have not treated them in any way. Mizzen mast backstays still to go.


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    MESSIS got a reaction from Kathy Teel in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Hard work...


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    MESSIS got a reaction from ScottRC in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Hard work...


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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Hard work...


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    MESSIS got a reaction from Kathy Teel in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    The wind  is blowing in the top fore  galant.

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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Foremast sails almost done... air blows...

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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    The wind  is blowing in the top fore  galant.

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    MESSIS got a reaction from Kathy Teel in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    So I wasnt very happy with the way the wind ws blowing  the topsail, so I did some further adjustments 

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    MESSIS got a reaction from JayCub in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    The wind  is blowing in the top fore  galant.

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    MESSIS got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    The wind  is blowing in the top fore  galant.

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    MESSIS got a reaction from Zarkon in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    The wind  is blowing in the top fore  galant.

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    MESSIS reacted to Louie da fly in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50   
    Here are the shields at the current state of production. The two on the right-hand end were painted from memory and though they're similar to shield decoration common in Byzantium, they aren't based on any particular shield in the contemporary pictures. The rest in the top line are copied from shields in contemporary iconography. The two on the bottom line aren't quite finished yet - one shield formed and cut to shape, the other still in the mould.

     
    And here are the originals:
          
     
    Steven
     
     
     
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    MESSIS got a reaction from Matt D in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Two jib sails  (inner jib and fore mast staysail) in position. The wind blowing I think isnt bad, but the main or standing jib, is still not going to be used.
     
    Forecourse  sail is also in place (not fully secured) but the yard is fastened through the parrel and its trucks on the mast.
     
     
     



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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    So I wasnt very happy with the way the wind ws blowing  the topsail, so I did some further adjustments 

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    MESSIS got a reaction from JayCub in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Foremast sails almost done... air blows...

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    MESSIS got a reaction from Zarkon in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Foremast sails almost done... air blows...

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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Standing rigging almost finished. Some shoe paint was used in order to clean the glue stains from the ropes.  The ''binding thread'' (auxiliary thread used to bind standing rigging ropes in position) was waxed for better adhesion. All the standing rigging  ropes (from Modellbau Tagelgarn), were excellent quality and I have not treated them in any way. Mizzen mast backstays still to go.


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    MESSIS got a reaction from mikegr in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Foremast sails almost done... air blows...

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    MESSIS got a reaction from cog in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Two jib sails  (inner jib and fore mast staysail) in position. The wind blowing I think isnt bad, but the main or standing jib, is still not going to be used.
     
    Forecourse  sail is also in place (not fully secured) but the yard is fastened through the parrel and its trucks on the mast.
     
     
     



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    MESSIS got a reaction from JayCub in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    Two jib sails  (inner jib and fore mast staysail) in position. The wind blowing I think isnt bad, but the main or standing jib, is still not going to be used.
     
    Forecourse  sail is also in place (not fully secured) but the yard is fastened through the parrel and its trucks on the mast.
     
     
     



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    MESSIS got a reaction from chris watton in L' Hermione by MESSIS - Artesania Latina - 1/89 - 2nd build   
    @chris watton
     
    Yes you are right to be surprised,  its amazing to see even small details to be identical. But thats not the only case. J.M. Ballu in his book "Lafayette's ship of 1780" refers further to Hermione's "two very similar half sisters". That is Charmante and the Jiunon, also launched in 1777. Again as Concord class, 32-gun 12lb frigates.
     
    So it seems it was a time when France was building intensively... or better "was mass producing" war ships!
     
    La Belle Poule was launched at Basse Indre later in 1801. She belonged to the Virginie class. Was a frigate class, this time, of ten 40-gun 18lb. frigates designed in 1793 by Jacques-Noël Sané.
     
     
     
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