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La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF
Tobias replied to Tobias's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Another section has been completed, the rear timbers have been completed. I'm not 100% satisfied with the result, there are still a few corrections to be made and I hope that the result will be better, otherwise I'll have to build it again.
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Thank you Mark. You say it took a lot of time, plus the 1:36 scale makes it very tight.
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La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF
Tobias replied to Tobias's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
A small update. In the next picture a small idea of what it could look like later.
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Hello everyone, thank you for your likes and comments. The planking is complete and Le Rochefort is going on its summer break. It will continue on La Palme in the next few weeks. The plans have already been put up again.
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La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF
Tobias replied to Tobias's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Hello everyone, a little update for the weekend.
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La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF
Tobias replied to Tobias's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Good evening everyone, thanks for all the likes, much appreciated. In the next step I decided to open the gun ports. In order to get a reasonably straight recess, I built a small tool that I can adjust exactly to the opening. There will be more pictures when the starboard side is finished, until then have a nice time.
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Hello Greg, the idea of pre-cutting the wood, gluing it and then cutting out the whole piece is clever, looks very good.
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La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF
Tobias replied to Tobias's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
I wish everyone a nice weekend. It's time I send Le Rochefort on summer break, now it's on to La Palme. In the last few days I have made some preparations and measurements, different heights have been marked. In the following step the cannon ports and the whales were marked, for the whales I use black hornbeam which I ordered from Vahur in Estonia (visit the hobbymill.eu website if interested). I soaked the first two boards of the whales and put them in position to dry with clamps. The window in the rear was opened and the cross members inserted as this has to be done before attaching the whales as the window is almost flush with them. I'll keep you posted and wish you a nice weekend.
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Hello Marc, thank you for the compliment, as I already mentioned at the beginning, it is your construction that made me start this additional project.
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During the drying times, I am busy with preparations such as the fattening store, pump shaft and the loading area floor. Now that is the current status after 6 months of construction. The plan is that the floorboards will still be laid, then Le Rochefort will take a summer break and I will devote myself to La Palme again. Thank you for looking, see you soon.
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After the scaffolding was in place I could start with the inner floorboards, it should be mentioned here that the monograph states that these floorboards were additionally sealed to keep the cargo area absolutely dry. I made two patterns, one with brown tissue paper and one with red-brown tissue paper. I finally decided on the brown. Laying the floorboards is very time-consuming because I water and adjust the floorboards in the bow and stern areas, and add the tissue paper.
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Next, I fitted the keel, fastened it, and attached the nails. The Balkweger was marked and adjusted in the following step. The Balkwegers are also interlocked.
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Completion of stern and bow
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A little insight into my workshop, Le Coureur is in the top right of the display case, next to it on the shelf is my first model of the whaler Essex, on the bottom right is La Palme and on the left is Le Rochefort. The next step was to grind or scrape the inside. This is only done with various scrapers, then I inserted and adjusted all the wedges.
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In the following pictures I have marked the spacers in the frames, as a reference I use plan no. 11 (red arrows) they are embedded a little in the frame. Milling and nailing was the order of the day for a while.
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After a few weeks, the framework of frames is ready and the next step comes, the individual nails that connect the double frames. In the last picture the comparison to La Palme both on a scale of 1:36.
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When building the frames, I made a small tool, I call it the "auxiliary keel", which I use when milling the floor wood and when assembling it. The width of the frames on the scale 1:36 is 5.3mm, my wooden boards are 5.5mm wide, which means I have to reduce them to 10.6mm after gluing. I use a wooden board to which I attach sandpaper (120 grit) with double-sided adhesive tape.
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Construction of the stern.
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The first frame finds its place and is adjusted.
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Beginning of the construction of the frames, I have already used this principle at La Palme and I copy the attached plan in which the frames can be seen in profile and mark the frame halves with different colors. On French ships, the direction of construction often changes in the middle and it is a relief to make as well as to install.
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A few more pictures of the construction of the keel, front and stern stem.
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Hello everyone, some know me from the construction of La Palme. On December 24, 2022, I received two more monographs from Ancre, Le Gross and Le Rochefort, from my wife and my two daughters. There was also another package under the tree containing a few pear boards, this was my son's contribution. My loved ones have known for a long time that I am very interested in both ships and have decided to make me very happy for Christmas. Many are now wondering why do two projects at the same time? Well I want to use Le Rochefort to learn more so as not to mess up La Palme. Yes, I admit it is not easy to close both projects at the same time and requires a high level of concentration and you have to separate the two. Anyway, Le Rochefort started on December 26th, 2022 and I don't want to withhold it from you. A very big inspiration and role model is @No Idea, who with his wonderful construction is also a little guilty that I build this beautiful harbor yacht. Now some pictures of the construction.
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USS Constitution by mtbediz - 1:76
Tobias replied to mtbediz's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
I look forward to a new masterpiece, Mustafa. -
It's always a feast for the eyes to see new updates from you. For me it is very helpful to see how you show and describe the individual steps, I can only learn for my construction of Le Rochefort.
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Hello Greg, great to see you have chosen L'Invention. I will follow it with great interest and I am also happy for GD that it is the first publication of his latest monograph.
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