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On 1/28/2021 at 6:22 PM, chris watton said:

Yeah, I have never seen that before. I bought my Le Superb in 1992 from Model Dockyard, and this was laser cut, one of the first, I think, and very nice (for the time) and excellent manual.

Sorry, Chris, I can't agree on the manual being excellent. I bought my kit pre-owned in 2020 (laser cut), & have found many mistakes on the drawings, for instance French 74s had the jib off-set to starboard of the bowsprit, Mantua have it to port. I discarded the side galleries & stern & scratch built it all. The rigging drawing is terrible, with the yards drawn at 90* to the masts, making it almost impossible to follow. The preventer stays have been omitted. I've resorted to using Petterson's book & the plans from OcCre's Montanes, supplemented by J Boudriot's vol 3 Le Vasseau de 74 Canons.

On 1/2/2020 at 9:13 PM, Emmet said:

Thanks

I am concerned about the placement of the upper deck. Do you think it is correct to cut out slots so that it fits down on the frames?

Probably too late now, but I've just started Amati's Niña, & saw this discussion, so re-read the drawings & instructions - no need to slot deck because the planking is done first, THEN the deck is fitted after cutting of the bulkhead tips.

Hi Kevin, I've at the stage of figuring out the stern galleries, & like you, have found the supplied etchings on 1mm ply tobe utter c--p. I tried your way, but I reckon mine is a much older kit (bought pre-owned). No way could I get a decent paint finish. After three times sanding back & painting it hit the bin. I milled a piece of pear wood to 1.5mm &  scratch built the panel to my own design using walnut strip, 1mm dia. & square, 0.75mm dia. brass, & walnut columns. Next step is to redo the side galleries.

On 11/9/2020 at 7:29 PM, Procyon74 said:

Hi. I'm just  wondering. I think they have changed some of the content in the box. 

The kit that I have bought summer 2020 has plastic blocks, deadeyes and belaying pins. They certainly wasn't wood.

 

 Se for example this picture from my build:

 

 

Kind regards

Lars

I'm building the same kit with plastic bits which I intend to paint black. I also made wooden anchor stocks & a solid wood rudder (the ply was very weak & broke when sanding.

On 5/22/2013 at 2:49 PM, JSGerson said:

Once the bulkhead-keel was glued solid, I transferred the rabbet lines to it using a copy of the Hahn plan as a template

 

The next step is to finally remove the stem, stern post, and keel from the kit supplied bulkhead-keel along the rabbet line. Because the keel and stem were removed, creating the rabbet was fairly easy as there was no resulting “notch” just a narrowing of the plywood. When the new keel, stem and stern post are attached the rabbet notch line will be back

Please put a handle on that file.! As an apprentice it was one of the first things we where taught - ALWAYS fit a handle, if the file digs in the tang is sure to stab the palm of your hand!

I've just found out that it is a bag of walnut stain granules for the deck. Deck planks aren't dark, so will be put to other use. I'm thinking of trying to replace some of the transom details with brass such as dummy brass columns over the etched ones. The kit etched transom parts look more like a 3-D mural to me, but I've been spoilt with the details of Montañés! No stern lanterns in the kit,so I've ordered some with the intent of installing LEDs.

Stuart

I've just found out that it is a bag of walnut stain granules for the deck. Deck planks aren't dark, so will be put to other use. I'm thinking of trying to replace some of the transom details with brass such as dummy brass columns over the etched ones.

Hi Keven, I just laid the keel yesterday of my Le Superbe. In my kit I found a small baggy of black powder (I know it's not gunpowder for the guns😃!) to which, so far, I have not found any reference, any idea ? is it 'ready mix' for a stain? 

This will be my 4th build, having just completed Occre's Montañés, previously USS Connie (Mantua) & Blue Shadow (Mamoli). I'll be following your build.

Regards Stuart

All suggestions as to what the black 'stuff' is ill be appreciated!