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  1. Kevin
    Fittings all galleries are metal, nothing to build at all, the detail although lacking is crisp, and no flash, of the non standard fittings most are generic (one size fits all) no im not knocking the kit, i realise that the costs have to be lowered to make her affordable, but with a couple of kits under your best some of these bits may already be in a handy to use box, blocks and belaying pins are the most noticeable not sure about the metal boats
  2. Kevin
    Lasered parts MDF keel in 3 parts Laser wood frames are are made from decent quality ply and well lasered with minimal burn lines if anything like the Belle Poule, they will slot together very well, however it looks like there is not enough of them, it is a single planked hull with a veneer covering, which to me is not double planking, just a way of covering up the way you are suggested to plank the first layer, which is full planks with infills, no tapering deck and a few other bits to make the hull up
  3. Kevin
    Good morning everyone sorry i was delayed in continuing this review, poor photos, another new puppy and real life issues wood package the wood quality looks very good, and although i am not a fan of veneers, this looks like it will be usable for 2nd planking, a large selection of strip stock sizes and dowling, made up of lime, Sycamore, Sapelli, Walnut i am, still trying to present phots better
  4. Kevin
    you have been busy Jim. looks fantastic
  5. Kevin
    The kit Scale: 1/86 Width: 320mm Height: 630mm Length: 830mm Difficulty: High i have a thing about 3 decker's, even though i have only completed the Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory, another 2 have been destroyed prior to completion by wife (ex wife) number two, along with others, so i jumped at the chance when offered the opportunity to review and build this offering form Occre like many in the range the way the kits are laid out in the generic box works, nothing moves or gets damaged so lets look in the box generic box with kit poster taped on,
  6. Kevin
    1/86 San Felipe OcCre Catalogue # 15002 Available from Occre for 449,99€ The vessel known by several names, such as "San Felipe," "El Real," or "Real Felipe," is named after Felipe V of Spain, the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. This ship, built in 1716 at the shipyards of San Feliú de Gixols, is a three-deck first-class warship. Its design includes a robust construction with double internal and external planking, providing great hull strength. The magnitude of its construction, which used over 4,000 trees, contributed to deforestation in Spain according to some historians. With 108 cannons and impressive measurements of 67 meters in length, 16.5 meters in beam, and 12 meters in height, the San Felipe, adorned with majestic sculptures, was a formidable adversary capable of facing any enemy of the time. Its service began in the Sardinia campaign in October 1717 under the command of squadron leader D. Esteban Mari Centurione. Subsequently, it participated in the Sicily campaign in 1718 under the direction of Captain D. Pedro Despoix and squadron leader D. Antonio Gaztañeta e Iturribalzaga. After completing its mission, the San Felipe was taken to Syracuse and then sent to Mahón, which was under British control. However, negligence resulted in a fire and explosion, completely destroying the San Felipe.
  7. Kevin
    Tony the link works here
  8. Kevin
    lovely work, well done
  9. Kevin
    did you ever consider going the whole way and masting her?
  10. Kevin
    another fantastic kit and great start to building her
  11. Kevin
    what a great start to another fantastic build
  12. Kevin
    we all await James to make an amazing job of Harpy
  13. Kevin
    me as well
  14. Kevin
    agreed, and i will correct , thanks for reminding me
  15. Kevin
    Stern gallery, balcony, gun port lids a bit of trimming and the stern gallery template went on without any issues, a test fit of the bacony, and some trimming is required to get it all to line up where it meets the the the wrap around to the 1/4 gallery balcony, these side pieces have been fixed and the long gallery removed for now keel fitted and the hull was the planked to the waterline, i am fitting copper tape to this build and not the cost reducing wood veneer including in the kit, an Gunports rightly or wrongly, i decided to go with all the lids shut, like in the photo and not the instructions not my photo, came from this link (Thank you @wefalckLA BELLE POULE (1834) (maritima-et-mechanika.org) but as with all these decisions i make it was not followed through very well, as the lids are removed from the lasered frets in the first place they are now undersized
  16. Kevin
    If i was @chris watton i would be real miffed at the decision he had to make, yet again the same few have nothing positive to say, and now you all go with nothing
  17. Kevin
    i enjoy looking around at what others are building, but i have to many projects on the go, Indy must be finished this summer, with Belle Poule and get San Felipe started
  18. Kevin
    did you ever complete this Mike
  19. Kevin
    @ccoyle will you ever take this build any further?
  20. Kevin
    so do I, she is only about 10 foot away, ill get this Occre hull built up and stable and get her back on the table within a week
  21. Kevin
    she is looking very nice indeed, well done
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  23. Kevin
    that would look great on my deck, but bit pricey for me
  24. Kevin
    day 5 bow and stern blanks the bow and stern blanks were put on and allowed to dry But your on yr own from there on, a couple of photos in the instruction only show which way to fair from, no guides no templates, its totally up to your self how you wanrt to mess it up so another request would be to provide a simple template in wood or card for bow and stern to be used as a guide day 6 main deck planking at this scale i decided against simulating deck joints and nails, and went for straight runs, the .6*5mm sycamore is ok to use and went down ok, i stained it with a medium oak spirit based stain day 8 bulwarks the gun port lids are removed , and kept to one side, i was very short of Yellow occre paint from the indy build, and tried several colours, the yellow desert at time of fitting don't seam right moan time, the forward laser cut bulkheads need soaking, but why do they make them so the grain is vertical, yep i snapped one and then became a pain to sort out, the other side went on ok with 5 mins in hot water also when fitting the after template they line up with the deck tabs, where as the forward ones do not and also to long by about 5mm which means the bowsprit opening is overlapped,, easy to sort though
  25. Kevin
    i need one under my backside to get some projects moving, great review @James H

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