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Gregor

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    Lucerne, Switzerland
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    Diving, Maritime archeology

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  15. Gregor
    Well, I'm happy to report that I can take off my prescription glasses when I work on small details - one of the benefits of aging 🙂 @JacquesCousteau: Each regular frame consists of two parts, each 2.5 mm thick (frame M has three parts).
  16. Gregor
    I finally found the time to add a few details, a cat head and spill, bitts, belaying cleats and a pump. Cheers, Gregor
  17.    Gregor reacted to a post in a topic: La Mutine and La Topaze by Gregor – 1:64 scale - French Schooners - La Jacinthe Type
  18. Gregor
    And this is the current state of the work from January to July 2024: 86 grams (I apologize for the picture quality - a summer evening on the roof).. An update will follow, sometime... Cheers, Gregor
  19. Gregor
    November 2022: A reserve anchor had to be provided before the deck beams could be installed. At the same time, I built up my stock for the coming winter and had more parts milled. I failed miserably at sawing through a copper sheet, so the anchors were also milled ... ... and painted.
  20. Gregor
    Summer 2022: La Belle now weighs 71 grams. I worked on the stern decoration (with simplifications) and the starboard side. Not everything is exactly according to Boudriot - I was also inspired by alternative reconstructions (Grieco, Delacroix) and the contemporary La Volage. Here are a few impressions:
  21. Gregor
    Two months later, I can record an additional two grams: La Belle now weighs 66 of them (the kitchen scales are obviously not a precision instrument).
  22. Gregor
    When the sun shines, I'll get back to work on the trim strips - not everything works in the home office. The scraper blades from Amati don't take anything smaller than 2x2 mm - then the rest is milled away. It only takes a few minutes (it's December in Switzerland).
  23. Gregor
    December 2021: The beauty now weighs a proud 64 grams on the kitchen scales!
  24. Gregor
    September 2021
  25. Gregor
    Templates are helping to avoid manual destruction (I guess this sounds strange, but I think you know what I mean):
  26. Gregor
    At this stage the little one weighs just 51 grams. Making the bow timbers was tricky. This is the first time I have seen the hull complete:
  27. Gregor
    Relief in the home office (but it was cool and windy on the roof)...
  28. Gregor
    Stern constuction...
  29. Gregor
    What I perhaps should have done after all: Frame extensions to get a "stable" hull in the first construction phase. But at this stage the frames can be glued well to the keel. The slipway and a small auxiliary construction help with this.
  30. Gregor
    How do I assemble the parts? It's no surprise that they basically fit together. It is, however, to my enormous relief, sawing out is no longer necessary and the risk of breakage is very much reduced (the frames are just under 2.5 mm thick at this scale). I did not build them from individual parts. Based on initial experience, however, this would not be a problem. The whole project is based on the motto "Yes, does it work at all?", an exploration of the possibilities offered by such (for me) new techniques. Of course, this is not a Lego set, there is still a lot of sanding to do (outside if possible), mostly by hand. The milling machine prepares well: One starboard and one port half of such parts can be produced and glued together. Reworking is nevertheless necessary. But it is precisely the "rabbet challenge" that offers opportunities - either by milling out (stern) or by assembling in individual parts (bow). Not everything went smoothly, I always had to check whether I had understood the plan correctly. Paper templates helped with this.

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