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A few bulkheads have warped as well, some even in two directions. I tried to straighten them with some wooden battens.
Some needed one on the upper side, some one the lower side of the bulkhead. Some needed one above and below.
I used my mill to make to make the slots to fit it all on the skeleton.

A few bulkheads have warped as well, some even in two directions. I tried to straighten them with some wooden battens.
Some needed one on the upper side, some one the lower side of the bulkhead. Some needed one above and below.
I used my mill to make to make the slots to fit it all on the skeleton.

Your paint job makes it so real! Nice, very nice.

Superbly done!

Hi, at last an update : standing rigging (almost) completed !!
Heres's the pics (part I )
 
Cheers !

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

Moving on with the mains guns whilst the hull sets, after the primer coat, some pre shading then filling it in and overspraying.
 
Then a lighter highlight
 
Then masking to bring up sharp edges with 50/50 mix of light grey and white
 
Finally a grey filter added to tone it down.
 
next will be the blast bags and gun tubs, then washes and weathering.
 
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

Hi daddyrabbit and welcome to my log 
 
You always can look at the forum of ModelSpace for additionnal information about the construction of this kit.
It has helped me already sometimes to figure things out.
 
I've noticed some errors here and there in the instructions.

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

I've started rebuilding the ship. First i've made a building board.  Then using toothpicks i've attached the bottom of the ship to the building board.
I'm hoping it will stay straight this way.
 

 
Afterwards i've been adding the bulkheads onto the bottom plate. I've used aluminum L-profiles to ensure straight corners and rubber bands to keep te pressure downwards.
 




 
Between the bulkheads i've added some strength using pieces of pine. I hope to achieve a rigid skeleton this way.
 

 
I continue building the skeleton this way, every few bulkheads with afterwards the wooden pieces in between.
 

The next build.
 
Before to begin the construction  with wood, I want to have all the necessary information I need for the complete build.
 
-I do not want to have to do extensive research
-I do not want to draw plans
-I do not want to begin in 5 years
 
My prefered activity is to build and I want to concentrate on this particular aspect.
 
V4.0       for the forth time
74           I will build a 74 guns
1/24      I will use the biggest scale I can manage. For this one 1/24 is 8 feet long. This is
                about the maximum I can easily manipulate. I would have love to build even at
                a bigger scale like 1/12 but I do not have all the plans I need.
 
Jean Boudriot offers me everything I need. All the required information  is available in 5 books, not 4 but yes 5. I am a lazy person for this time, I will not draw the frames; JC Lemineur did and I will use it.
 
So, I have all what I need to begin :
-all the paper I need (the fifth book is in the mail)
-all the tools I bought tools for the last 30 years
-all the wood I need, at least for the frames.
 
I did build  1 version of the 74 with exotic woods. If I add the price of all the exotic woods used, you would not believe how much expensive it can be in these quantities.
 
Traditionnally, in Europe, they use pear wood  for the frames and boxwood for the carvings.
In my country, here in Quebec, there are no places to buy these woods and anyway it is too expensive for what I want to do.
 
Here in Quebec, one of the most stable wood we have is cherry wood. In addition the properties 
are similar to pear wood except for the grain; cherry has pear has not. For sanding both are identical. As a bonus, at least for my taste, I love the smell of this wood when cutting or sanding.
 

Main masts made of Ramin...
 
 
 
 
 
reinforcements ..
 

 
  
 
 
 
A small test of the sails ...
 

 
Placed cleats ..
 

 

 

 

 
 

Hi daddyrabbit and welcome to my log 
 
You always can look at the forum of ModelSpace for additionnal information about the construction of this kit.
It has helped me already sometimes to figure things out.
 
I've noticed some errors here and there in the instructions.

Great work an that painting. I really like how you did the "plating". 
It's giving me headaches in wondering how i'm going to simulate that.

Great work an that painting. I really like how you did the "plating". 
It's giving me headaches in wondering how i'm going to simulate that.

Hi daddyrabbit and welcome to my log 
 
You always can look at the forum of ModelSpace for additionnal information about the construction of this kit.
It has helped me already sometimes to figure things out.
 
I've noticed some errors here and there in the instructions.

Great work an that painting. I really like how you did the "plating". 
It's giving me headaches in wondering how i'm going to simulate that.