Kevin

Morning @Patrick Haw nice to hear from you, in 2021 i moved out of the garage into the conservatory, and made a display area in the empty space, there are now far more models in there, but thats where they are nowadays
 

 

Morning OC
lol some will say, oh another kit he wont finish
 

just checking that i had not messed up
these are the templets as they come off the billet. the middle sections are removed, fit the template, a blank is then fitted at the back, then the removed section is put back in to allow fitting of the dummy barrel, hope that makes sense, but seam long winded way of doing things

day 2 
full deck fitted and the camber dried ok, but today i realised i had gone to far fwd and aft, and to leave it would have thrown all the templates out, so a couple of frames both ends have gone back to the deck sitting directly on to the frames 


 
deck cut to remove section, remove camber and replace deck

sitting flat

why oh why, what a pain
instructions say lay the deck, then fit upper gun port pattern before planking, well i think thats a pants idea, as it will get knocked about, so i marked where it fits and fitted the lower template, the rear sect was fine, but front end requires soaking and the grain of the wood is vertical so breaks so very easily

this the better looking side
 

im not even going to ask why all the forward gun port are in front of the frames 

planking tomorrow

Thank you so very much for the link, and stand corrected on the name

build log day 1
 
 
the two pieces of the centre line are sandwiched between two plates
 

17 frames test fitted, no adjustments were needed
 
BUT

there is no camber

ummm

test fitting, everything lines up, all bulkheads and decks are ply, the centreline is MDF

three deck section, planked and test fitted

all frames glued in and allowed to dry with top deck in place

Camber
i decided to raise the centre line by 1.6mm as i want to restrict any long term disadvantages this might cause, but i spread the revised height over 3 planks, 1.6 *15.5mm
 

glued and pinned

it perhaps could have been increased to 2mm, but is noticeable and im happy

good evening everyone,
Indy is on the build table but since finishing the tug last week i smashed my glasses, and the spares are too out of date to make any difference, i was doing the bowlines, and was struggling doing them after a couple of hours, eye have now been re-tested and my goggles on the way, but for a few days im going to start the Occre Belle Poule, i did a kit review of her a few days ago 
 
For those interested the new boi  Apollo is fine, and a new baby has been ordered, born on Friday 24th May this is going to be Odin Minimoo (Odin as in Greek god and i served 8 years on HMS Odin, Minimoo is in tribute to Dobbie who we lost about 8 weeks ago
 
Belle Poule - Occre - 1/90 - review by kevin - REVIEWS: Model kits - Model Ship World™
Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1901 - Present Day - Model Ship World™
 
Apollo and the wife, love them to bits

Odin Minimoo

From wikki
 
Belle-Poule was a Surveillante-class 60-gun first rank frigate of the French Navy. She achieved fame for bringing the remains of Napoleon from Saint Helena back to France, in what became known as the Retour des cendres.
 
Construction and early career[edit]
 
Although construction was started in 1828, Belle-Poule was launched only in 1834. She was one of the first ships to be built in a covered shipyard, which allowed the builders to delay construction while the political and financial circumstances were not favourable. Her design was inspired by USS Constitution.[1] She was commissioned in July 1835, and displayed very good sailing properties.
On 1 August 1839, under command of the Prince of Joinville, third son of King Louis-Philippe, she left Cherbourg to join the Eastern fleet of Admiral Lalande. In October, she ran aground on the Taches Blanches, in the Dardanelles and was damaged. She was refloated and taken into Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for temporary repairs before sailing to Toulon for permanent repairs.
 
Retour des cendres
 
On 27 July 1840, she set sail with special equipment for Saint Helena to bring back the remains of Napoleon. She had been painted black for the occasion. On 30 September, she arrived back in Cherbourg, where, on 8 December, the Emperor's remains were transferred to the steamship Normandie. Normandie transported the remains to Le Havre and up the Seine to Rouen, for further transport to Paris.
The transfer of the remains from Belle-Poule to Normandie in the road of Cherbourg was executed in much ceremony, and became a subject of choice for marine and romantic painters.

 
Canada and Morocco
 
In 1841, Belle-Poule cruised along the Canadian coast, landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia and visited New York City, where the Prince of Joinville visited the President of the United States. Belle-Poule was back in Toulon on 14 July 1842.
In 1844, Joinville, then vice-admiral, was sent to Morocco to support the action of General Thomas Robert Bugeaud in Algeria, with Suffren, Jemmapes, Triton, and the frigate Belle-Poule. Tanger came under attack on 6 August, and Mogador was taken on 15 August.
Afterwards, Belle-Poule cruised the Indian Ocean, where a cyclone left her with serious damage. She was repaired in Sainte-Marie de Madagascar, and returned to Brest.
Crimean War and late career
She took part in the Crimean War, mostly as a transport; she stayed in the East until August 1856, and sailed back to Toulon on 1 September.
In 1859, she was used to transport ammunition, and was decommissioned on 19 March 1861. She was still used to store gunpowder until 1888.
Model of Belle-Poule, on display at Toulon naval museum. History  France Namesake Paule de Viguier, baronne de Fonterville Laid down 1828 Launched 26 March 1834 Commissioned July 1835 Decommissioned 19 March 1861 Fate Scrapped 1888 General characteristics Class and type Surveillante-class frigate Displacement 2500 tonnes Length 54 metres (177 ft) Beam 14.10 metres (46.3 ft) Draught 3.80 metres (12.5 ft) Propulsion sail Complement 301 Armament 60 guns 32 × 30-pounder long guns 4 × 80-pounder Paixhans guns 24 × 30-pounder carronades Armour Timber  

i have amended the comments in my conclusion, to state no copper tape or tiles is included in the kit, and if i ever get the chance to discuss with Occre i will bring some of these  "why's " up

but the frames does work well

Morning @Patrick Haw nice to hear from you, in 2021 i moved out of the garage into the conservatory, and made a display area in the empty space, there are now far more models in there, but thats where they are nowadays
 

 

Morning @Patrick Haw nice to hear from you, in 2021 i moved out of the garage into the conservatory, and made a display area in the empty space, there are now far more models in there, but thats where they are nowadays
 

 

i have amended the comments in my conclusion, to state no copper tape or tiles is included in the kit, and if i ever get the chance to discuss with Occre i will bring some of these  "why's " up

Morning @Patrick Haw nice to hear from you, in 2021 i moved out of the garage into the conservatory, and made a display area in the empty space, there are now far more models in there, but thats where they are nowadays
 

 

Morning @Patrick Haw nice to hear from you, in 2021 i moved out of the garage into the conservatory, and made a display area in the empty space, there are now far more models in there, but thats where they are nowadays
 

 

but the frames does work well

she has returned, and dragged me with her, morning everyone
 
Apollo says hi to everyone as well

welcome to the crazy world of occre upgrading Kevin 😁
 
Keith

sorry for yr loss, and i look forward to see you put my  attempt to shame, 

i will sort the camber out by placing two 1.6mm deep strips either side of the centre line, after the frames have dried, watch out for a build log

with my standard of planking, its going to be copper tape for me

just checking that i had not messed up
these are the templets as they come off the billet. the middle sections are removed, fit the template, a blank is then fitted at the back, then the removed section is put back in to allow fitting of the dummy barrel, hope that makes sense, but seam long winded way of doing things

day 2 
full deck fitted and the camber dried ok, but today i realised i had gone to far fwd and aft, and to leave it would have thrown all the templates out, so a couple of frames both ends have gone back to the deck sitting directly on to the frames 


 
deck cut to remove section, remove camber and replace deck

sitting flat

why oh why, what a pain
instructions say lay the deck, then fit upper gun port pattern before planking, well i think thats a pants idea, as it will get knocked about, so i marked where it fits and fitted the lower template, the rear sect was fine, but front end requires soaking and the grain of the wood is vertical so breaks so very easily

this the better looking side
 

im not even going to ask why all the forward gun port are in front of the frames 

planking tomorrow

build log day 1
 
 
the two pieces of the centre line are sandwiched between two plates
 

17 frames test fitted, no adjustments were needed
 
BUT

there is no camber

ummm

test fitting, everything lines up, all bulkheads and decks are ply, the centreline is MDF

three deck section, planked and test fitted

all frames glued in and allowed to dry with top deck in place

Camber
i decided to raise the centre line by 1.6mm as i want to restrict any long term disadvantages this might cause, but i spread the revised height over 3 planks, 1.6 *15.5mm
 

glued and pinned

it perhaps could have been increased to 2mm, but is noticeable and im happy

good evening everyone,
Indy is on the build table but since finishing the tug last week i smashed my glasses, and the spares are too out of date to make any difference, i was doing the bowlines, and was struggling doing them after a couple of hours, eye have now been re-tested and my goggles on the way, but for a few days im going to start the Occre Belle Poule, i did a kit review of her a few days ago 
 
For those interested the new boi  Apollo is fine, and a new baby has been ordered, born on Friday 24th May this is going to be Odin Minimoo (Odin as in Greek god and i served 8 years on HMS Odin, Minimoo is in tribute to Dobbie who we lost about 8 weeks ago
 
Belle Poule - Occre - 1/90 - review by kevin - REVIEWS: Model kits - Model Ship World™
Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1901 - Present Day - Model Ship World™
 
Apollo and the wife, love them to bits

Odin Minimoo