Tobias

Hello everyone, a little update on what has happened in my little shipyard in the last few days.
 

Hello and have a nice good evening, today the second page was finished and is ready to get its first coat of paint and for the next few days I will be busy with nailing.
 

Thanks for the likes and the nice comments.  Filing the clinker is not that bad at all.  Now I would like to show you a little update about the second page.  I hope that I will be finished in the next few days and can start with the inside.  Wishing a nice evening.
 

Thank You Yves 👍

So it's September now and I've started with the second page, but I'm not going to plank this completely.
 

This is the status from the weekend, new updates will be available in the next few days.

I need about a week for the planking.  In the next step I started to provide the planks with copper nails and then blackened them.
 

It's crazy work 🤪

In the next step I started with the load compartment construction and decided to continue with the exterior planking.
 

When all of this was done I could start with the interior planking.  I would like to say that it is not perfect, both in terms of my work but also in terms of the kit because the pages are not complete and you have to fill in gaps.
 

The day came when I dared to go to the rear, very tricky, a constant removal and installation, adjustment, etc. In the end I was very satisfied with the result, even if it took two days to adjust the whole thing.

A few days later, first dry assembly
 

In the next few days I was busy filing the individual frames.  Removal of the laser carbon, beveling the individual teeth and grinding.  See for yourself 😉.

A few pictures of the first assembly work now follow

I ordered the kit from Tom in China on July 14th, 2021 and already on July 19th it was almost with me there was a number rotated in my postal code - so it was with me in Bavaria / Germany on July 21st 😉.  First of all, I checked the content and had to find out that two plates were missing.  I got in touch with Tom and thanks to the great aftersail Tom sent me the missing parts immediately.
 

1Y and 1YF not in the Kit 

First, I built a small platform with storage space.  And in addition Ancre's monograph worried about comparing the plans with one another.

Hello everyone,
Well, I'll give it a try and start my construction protocol for the Le Coureur 1776 kit from CAF. It is my second model as I beg your indulgence if it is not perfect. However, I ask for constructive criticism as well as tips and tricks.
I deliberately chose this model because it comes very close to a POF and I plan to deal with a scratch construction later.
You can choose from the HMS Beagel, the frigate Naiad, La Renommee or the La Jacinthe. However, I still need some time to practice.

Tobi

59 minutes ago, Tobias said:

Hallo Andreas, sehr schöne Arbeit, ich baue auch gerade den Le Coureur von CAF, aber was deine saubere Arbeit angeht, bin ich meilenweit entfernt.

 

 

12 hours ago, captain_hook said:

Und die zwölf kleineren auch. Sie sind mit 1,5 x 0,8 mm und 2,0 x 0,8 mm Kirschstreifen als Ersatz für die mitgelieferten lasergeschnittenen Teile belegt. Das aufgetragene WOP muss noch trocknen.
 

 

Zum Größenvergleich gibt es auch ein Bild mit einer größeren Box und ein weiteres mit einer 1-Cent-Münze.

 

 

 

Nach Abschluss dieser Nebenprojekte kann ich nun weiter am Rumpf arbeiten.

 

Bleiben Sie dran und sparen Sie.

 

Andreas

 

 

Hello Andreas, very nice work, I am also currently building the Le Coureur from CAF, but as far as your clean work is concerned, I am miles away.

The Essex was an American whaling sailing ship that was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in 1820.  Her demise is the most famous incident of its kind and served as the historical template for Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick.
 Length: 27 m
 Start: 1799
 Weight: 238 tons
 Width: 7.32 m²
 Draft: 3.96 m²
 Shipyard: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

On 11.9.2021 at 16:53, ccoyle said:

Hallo Tobias. Arbeitest du zufällig bei BMW? Das Nordamerika-Werk von BMW ist hier in South Carolina nur wenige Kilometer von mir entfernt.

No, I work for an American company that deals with aluminum recycling

Hello everyone, I'm the new one 😂.  In short, my name is Tobias and I am 46 years old and have 3 children, 21, 22 and 26 years old.  Professionally, I am the head of the automotive department in a plant.  I have been building models since January, i.e. I bought a kit that I recently completed.  How did I get into this forum, it is probably due to Ed and his excellent construction diary of the frigate Naiad whose books I bought.  I think you know where to go.