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    Thanks Marc !! Concerning the blue, it's quite hard to tell. But yes, it would be something like this one below. Here are also some general shots. I hope you like them !! I find that it reproduces quite faithfully the images of the engravings and paintings of the time... Which is the purpose of this model. Not to give all the details of a construction but to reproduce the overall image that this type of ship could give. Anyway, it's nice to have a model that progresses quickly !
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    For the rudder fittings I really hesitated to use what the kit provided...... To go faster... But it was still a little too disproportionate and it didn't require so much effort to redo, so I redid. The stern is finished, I'll do some shots tomorrow. In the end I'm pretty happy with what I managed to get out of the parts, there were quite a few modification, but the image is quite faithful to Berain's drawings and the general impression is really nice !
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    I continue working on the stern and I did little improvements. I focused too much on the contour of the galleries and I didn't pay much attention to the alignement of the different elements inside them. Making all this fit correctly is really a pain but it's worth it, The final result will not be perfect but I think it will be nice enough.
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    Wow, congrats for the face, smile, and toes at this scale !!
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    Thanks Marc ! You’re right, following the manual would have been quite easy but the result was not there. Modifying the structure to make the shape correct made the assembly much more difficult but it was worth the time and work ! The metal parts are really awesome, they are really close to the drawing and the sculptures are marvelously done… 😃
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    Wonderful !! You're a wizard !
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    Great work !!
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    Hello Jorge ! I just discovered your build, thanks to the link in your signature. It's a great work, impressive !
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    Hi Jorge ! Congrats for your build, it's a very neat work !! The ship looks great !
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    Hi fellows ! I'm currently building the stern, I knew it would require a lot of adjustment and I've not been disapointed. Every single piece of metal has been grinded, the wood parts have been vastely customized, but I'm quite happy with how it turned. I think I managed to make the stern look like the Berain drawing (more or less) better than the manual did. The main work was making the galleries less wide, and trying to respect the continuity in the structure and between the different parts. The work is going on !
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    Can't wait to see the bow fulfilled !
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    Yes, exactly ! It's mainly due to the fact that I First set the wales and then the planking. Altaya tell us to fully cover the hull with planking, and finally glue the wales. It's more difficult to get a correct result this way. I Continue the work and it's a real pleasure to see the ship take form. The first metal parts are glued and they are perfect. This kit is a real good surprise !
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    Thanks Vic ! About the wood, it's the wood of the Sergal kit of the Soleil Royal. Which I didn't ever built because of poor quality. It's ok but it makes a lot of crumbs when sanded so I had to fill the gaps with wood paste. Yes it's quick build, I won't say I rush it but there are a lot of imperfections I would not allow on my Soleil Royal. Here, it's for fun.
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    L'Ambitieux is progressing well these last weeks, and shows nice volumes and curves. Of course I slightly modified what Altaya planned but not that much. The wood of the decks was too yellow for my taste, so I sand the decks and painted them with a very diluted brown/grey mix. I like the result quite well. It's only a kit but it's very rewarding to see something that already looks like a ship of the line after a few hours spent on it. I would not say I rush the build but I do it as quickly as possible and it's very different to the Soleil Royal, on which I want every piece to be as perfect as possible. L'Ambitieux is a perfect funny and entertaining project. I hope you like it.
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    Wow, I hope everything is alright for you and your family now ! Very impressive and interesting work, as usual.
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    Nothing. Gerard is more involved into XVIIIe ships, and I know he wont't speak until he's sure about what he tells. I may ask to M.Lemineur, he maybe will have an idea.
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    Hello Peter, thank you for your message. I don’t know who made the kit, the back of the first issue only said « in collaboration with Project MC » but I didn’t found anything on them on the internet. Unfortunately the kit doesn’t sell anymore, so I think the only way to get one would be finding one on eBay… Vic, thanks for your message, cheers !!
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    I asked on the Gérard Delacroix forum, maybe he or anyone else will have a good answer.
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    Maybe not an error, quite surprising -and I hadn't payed attention before- but if you look at the Berain drawing it may be a walkable balcony. (that's what Berain drawn, but it's strange for a 1691 ship). I was used to Boudriot Monograph and Frölich/Zakimor models that have closed balcony and never noticed the Berain drawing on this point.
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    I didn’t saw this question. It’s a good one and it’s an error from the kit, you’re absolutely right. Maybe I will try to correct it if it’s simple enough, but that’s not sure. I have not decided yet, I will see when I’m there. 🙂
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    Thanks Marc ! Yes it will have a final planking with walnut (not the sapelli provided by Altaya) and it will absolutely not be accurate at all under the waterline. Everything will be painted so I will go the easy way. (But the positioning of the wales and the planking between them will be correct) 🙂
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    And after the fastidious step of sanding, the hull is correct and shows nice volumes. I used the parts provided for the bow, the keel and the sternpost, they fitted perfectly.
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    For the planking of the hull I managed to do it very quickly (three or four days) so it's far from perfect but it's sufficient since it will not show at the end.
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    Concerning the guns, Altaya provided guns to prick and I really dislike this solution. So I had to enlarge the guns with brass cylinder, make them mini carriages, and modify the inner structure of the frame. I also had to drill the guns. It was made very quick but I'm happy with the result, it's not great but clean enough for what I want. The bronze guns were painted the same way I did for the Soleil Royal.
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    Then comes the planking of the decks, with sycomore wood. At first I draw on the deck frame and then glue the planking, with some pencil on the sides to simulate the caulking. Finally I plant the nails (brass wire) according to the monograph. The doors were painted red, and two pieces of wood were added to fit the curvature of the deck. Altaya didn't made any inner planking, but I did. The first lath of wood next to the deck is wider. I made some final tries of golden paint but I wasn't still happy with them so here is the color I chose for the decoration.

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