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  1. fmartins
    Well... details repainted. I'm still working on a sort of underlying structure made of balsa to support the deck... balsa also offers the advantage of being easily cut so it wont be too hard to cut the ports... However, the decks on the parisian model are a lot darker with some reddish shades... Maybe I could use some dying? Any suggestions? I know now that I should've chosen a better suited wood or planned for dying it before... c'est la vie...
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    That's the problem with doing stuff from memory instead of sticking to real facts... as you can see some details I painted red are actually black... so, tomorrow it's painting time again!! What makes me mad is the fact that I had these pictures and instead of checking I decided to follow my memory... stupid me...
  3. fmartins
    Thanks for the explanation. That was really interesting! I'm loving doing this build. I'm taking so many notes about what not to do, and I really hope my next model will be better!! Thanks a lot for the help, encouragement and all the knowledge you're sharing with me!!
  4. fmartins
    After days of non stop madness, my relatives are gone, and the shipyard activity is back on track! Only my helper (cat) is still a bit crazy after days running away from children trying to catch her... However, on the other hand, my dissertation adviser wants a new corrected dissertation version by saturday so... it's gonna be a slow build in the next few days... In the next picture you can see the state of my little ship now... I've glue some balsa under the decks to support it accordingly (since my main method of glueing stuff to the sides is with rubber bands). I've also started painting some details in red as in the french museum model... Anything to stall the dreaded planking... I've also started making the carriages that will be under the decks... That's it for today
  5. fmartins
    Thanks Tom! I won't be able to play with drawing software for now (I'm in the last stages of my doctoral dissertation...) but I found out my girlfriend's younger brother works with a lot of 3D/vectorizing software. I asked him whether he could do a few projects for me. If the first one turns out fine, he'll have a job for life! I'm building a Royal Louis, and for such a naïve start it's ok, but I'd really like to take modeling up a notch or two. So I found the original plans and I'm having him scan, redraw and prepare vectorized files for laser cutting... As soon as I'm done with the Royal Louis, I'm gonna do it again, but properly and in a slightly larger scale. Again thanks a lot! Cool cannons by the way... I'm learning a lot from watching your build! Keep up the good work!
  6. fmartins
    Thank you Mark! Now I'm certain to follow this direction... I'll also look for this book you suggested. By the way what kind of issues should I be prepared for?
  7. fmartins
    Thanks Davyboy, I'll take a look and buy a copy if in a good price. Unfortunately brazilian currency has devalued quickly and too much last year so even cheap books are not cheap for us anymore :( .... EJ_L, thanks again! I'll follow your suggestions! :D
  8. fmartins
    Ah, this Goodwin fellow you wrote about, are there any books from him you'd suggest?
  9. fmartins
    Allan, thanks a lot! With the French ships it happened the same right? I'm gonna double plank this area glush to the wales. As for the width of the planks I'm quite sure it won't be in scale... I don't think I'de be able to do it, not without some serious proper equipment...
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    Hey dupress, it's certainly miles away from from being amazing but I'm glad you liked it. it's been a challenge so far, but it will become even more so as I'll have to add details on the deck and the rigging - which by the way I have no idea what to do... Allanyed, Thanks for the input. From what I can see this extra layer of planking should be flush with the wales right? I'm searching for information in modelibg books but so far nothing...
  11. fmartins
    Having relatives over can be really stressful... they don't offer any help and expect everything ready at hand... My helper (cat) flees every time she sees a child... but I still managed to finalize glueing the wales... The dreaded planking will start soon, I'm still working on how to do it. I'm thinking abou doing it a bit more in detail and with care from the first wale up. From the wales down (waterline to be morw exact) I will paint it like the parisian model. So, just a good sanding and some Tamiya putty will make it look good. Has anyone tried this putty with wood? With my plastic models it works wonders... I'll also finish the upper decks and glue them soon... just as long as my relatives don't kill me first... :angry:
  12. fmartins
    Wow... that looks incredible... I'm also building a Royal Louis, but in a smaller scale. I'll keep looking at yours for reference and details!
  13. fmartins
    Thanks Mark! I'll check that build... from what I can see in the pics I uploaded this extra planking was pretty much flush with the wales right? About scoring, I was thinking to run a pencil at the border of the planks to simulate caulking, but if I score the planks I wouldn't be able to do the simulated caulking right? Any advice?
  14. fmartins
    What do you mean by 'score'? Sorry English is not my mother language... Would it be like using a pencil or something to emulate the planks coming together?
  15. fmartins
    Hey Ulisses! Thanks for dropping by... Good to see a fellow Royal Louis modeler out there...
  16. fmartins
    Since the gunports are not really in scale, I had to trim the wales much more than in the original ship... I'll have some relatives over for the next few days so no new posts for now... I'll also try to think about the planking and figure out how to do it... any comment and/or advise is appreciated...
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    Another beautifu build, juzek!!!
  18. fmartins
    By the way, I never noticed before this detail (in green on the picture). Was it some form of double planking at the bow? In this last picture I think it is a bit clearer, there is a significant difference in depth between wales and planks before this 'doube planking' thing...
  19. fmartins
    I've never done any planking... Should I cut the strips long enough to fit the whole hull and bend them or try this 'splining' technique I read about so often?
  20. fmartins
    Oh... the wales would be painted black later to match of course...
  21. fmartins
    I was trying a few strips of veneer.. I have this beautiful yellowish wood I was thinking about using. Here I was seeing if it would look good... And the color kinda matches to color on the Parisian model... What's your opinion on that?
  22. fmartins
    Hm... I'll consider that... the wales I made were 1x1 mm cedar strips... I was also thinking about some wood veneer I have here... It is 0.6 mm or so... It would give a slight difference between wales and planks... but on the other hand, not much material left for sanding... What do you think?
  23. fmartins
    Soon I'll have to start planning for the dreaded planking phase... ... anyone tried it at this scale? advice? please jump in no need to be shy...
  24. fmartins
    Now, the same thing on the other side... Checking for symmetry... Glued... Checking again... Looks good...
  25. fmartins
    I have a question... do you think you method of hull building would work in a smaller scale (20~40 cm hull size)? Do you have more pics on the "shape" preparations and fairing? I'm a beginner and I'm reaaly interested in this different construction method!

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