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Gregor

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    Diving, Maritime archeology

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  1.    Gregor reacted to a post in a topic: La Belle 1684 by Oliver1973 - 1/36
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  9. Gregor
    Thank you for all the likes, I'm humbled. After a good five years, my version of La Belle was launched today. For the most part, the project gave me great pleasure. Not everything turned out as I had dreamed - on the other hand, I didn't know whether such a model could be realized in a home office (but on its own desk). In any case, I learned an incredible amount. In my opinion, La Belle is ideal as an introduction to frame model building: not too big, not too complicated, but with all the exciting elements of 17th century French shipbuilding. You can also take a few liberties. Boudriot's reconstruction is juxtaposed with more recent archaeological research results. The beautiful decorations in particular are probably a little lavish. I have compensated for this with an extra-large flag. White Bourbon cloth would probably have sufficed - I simply treated myself and the little ship to the golden lilies. Cheers, Gregor
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    Thank you @fmartins for your kind feedback. As for craftsmanship, I'm not so sure. Look what happened recently: La Belle fell out of my hands... Luckily, all is well again. I made a small binnacle. My La Belle will now be able to find her way to her final resting place in the Gulf of Mexico. Cheers, Gregor
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    Only a small update: the galion, inspired by Boudriot and much simplified. I hope to find some time to do the deadeyes on starboard and the rudder. Cheers, Gregor
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  22. 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).
  23. Gregor
    I finally found the time to add a few details, a cat head and spill, bitts, belaying cleats and a pump. Cheers, Gregor
  24.    Gregor reacted to a post in a topic: La Mutine and La Topaze by Gregor – 1:64 scale - French Schooners - La Jacinthe Type
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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:
  28. 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).
  29. 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).
  30. Gregor
    December 2021: The beauty now weighs a proud 64 grams on the kitchen scales!
  31. Gregor
    September 2021
  32. Gregor
    Templates are helping to avoid manual destruction (I guess this sounds strange, but I think you know what I mean):
  33. 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:
  34. Gregor
    Relief in the home office (but it was cool and windy on the roof)...

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