ancre La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette

[KORTES]

Dear Johann. 

Your work inspires admiration.

My best regards.

[Erebus and Terror]

On 4/24/2019 at 12:25 PM, archjofo said:

@Erebus and Terror

 

Hi, 

thank you for your positive feedback.

It´s real goatskin, which I bougt on the internet.
Since this leather is much too thick for this use, I have split it with a simple device.

You can do that here see: LINK

 

Amazing. Thank you for the tip. I will have to use it!

[archjofo]

For the bowsprit shrouds, thimbles must be spliced in eyes.
Here are the first and then the second attempt.
The rope is in the original 43 mm thick, in the scale 1:48, however, 0.9 mm.
Look at the pictures:

 

First attempt:

Second attempt:

 

[cog]

Very impressive at the size you are working in. Your tool, is that made from a syringe needle?

[archjofo]

 

@cog

Yes, I made the tool exactly from a cannula.

 

[archjofo]

Thanks for the many LIKES.

The bowsprit shrouds and the preventer-bobstay with chain have been completet in the meantime.

 

The bowsprit shrouds with eye splices, the bobstays and the preventer-bobstay with chain were installed so far. The lashings are only made firm if everything fits.

The bobstays are covered with leather.

The conclusion of the leather coats was secured with a closed band.

 

 

Edited May 1, 2019 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,

thank you very much for the LIKES.

Currently I do the bowsprit gammoning.

The left handed ropes with a diameter of 0.9 mm were made on my own rope walk.

At the respective end an eye was spliced.

 

Here is the order for attaching the bowsprit gammoning:

Quelle: Mondfeld - Historical Ship Models

 

Edited May 5, 2019 by archjofo

[Ferit]

Hi johann,

The next and the latest version of this work should be growing miniature trees in bonsai style, then cutting and using them... 🙂

I follow with admiration...

[archjofo]

Hi Ferit,
thank you for your interest and the other thanks for the LIKES.

Meanwhile, the second bowsprit gammoning was completed.

 

Edited May 8, 2019 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello friends of model making, 

 

I still had to complete the rudder pendants.
For this I needed served ropes and thimbles.

[archjofo]

Here is the starboard side:

[paulsutcliffe]

Fantastic johann

[archjofo]

Hi Paul,

thanks for the positive comment,

and thanks to the others for the LIKES.

 

The size of the blocks depends on the diameter of the rope, as stated by J. Boudriot.

The production of the blocks, I do the following
schema:

Quelle: Musée de la Marine Paris – La Crèole

 

 

[archjofo]

The ropes for the hammock cranes have to be tensioned. I did that with tiny thimbles Ø 1,1 mm and lashings.

 

The thimbles on the next image have the following diameter from left to right:

Ø 1,1 mm
Ø 2,2 mm

Ø 2,6 mm

The first attempts with seizings are not very nice.
With a "fake splice" it looks better?

Edited May 30, 2019 by archjofo

[Nenseth]

My work on La Belle have been on the back burner for a few years now, but reading your regular updates on La Créole is convincing me I have to make some time for this hobby again. Put work aside and meditate over ship construction is good for the soul.

 

Love your craftsmanship!!

[CaptMorgan]

I have never replied to this thread but have been following along for quite a while.

Your work is just crazy perfection.  A beautiful masterpiece.  I really hope this will be placed somewhere that it will get the attention that it deserves. 

I know this log is a real treat for me....

Thanks for letting us follow along..

Steve 

[archjofo]

Hi Steve and Hans Christian,

thank you for your extremely nice comments.

That does very well and motivates enormously.
And I would like to thank all the others for the many LIKES.

With a small detail it continues here.
The catblock has a very large hook so that the anchor can be fished.

Quelle: Tafel 212 des Atlas du Génie Maritime

 

 

Edited June 3, 2019 by archjofo

[billocrates]

I just have to say your work is impossibly beautiful.  What skill!  I am in awe.

William

[Gahm]

Wow! I am always in awe of your craftsmanship!

 

Thomas

[luponero]

hello Johann,
I don't want to ask how you do it, but only from which planet did you arrive? ☺️

 

congratulations, you're super

[archjofo]

Hello friends,
thanks a lot for the nice comments and the LIKES.

On my rope walk I made the shrouds as hawser laid rope.

The dimensions for the shrouds I take from Information from the monograph by J. Bourdriot and made a list.

The first shrouds on the main mast are set.
It is important that the distance between the dead eyes is usually 2 x distance dead eyes.

Edited June 21, 2019 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,

many thanks to you all for the LIKES.

 

Currently I am still working on the shrouds of the mainmast.

For this I show some pictures serving the shrouds and attaching of the dead eyes.

Furthermore, you can see a comparsion with an original seizing

Here are some pictures of the current status:

 

Edited June 23, 2019 by archjofo

[Jorge Diaz O]

Fantastic

 

[rwiederrich]

Your mastery of construction is amazing and if any small detail has been overlooked I am not aware of it.  Your attention to every detail escapes description.

I am a fan.

 

Rob

[Gahm]

This is really impressive! Fantastic work!

 

Thomas

[archjofo]

Hello,

many thanks for the comments and the LIKES !

It Always makes me  happy.

In the meantime I have completed the shrouds of the mainmast so far. They are lashed tight only when the stays are installed.

The time I prepare the mainstay and the main preventer stay.

 

The stays were all cable laid and it is wormed, as can be seen.

Quelle: Musée de la Marine Paris – La Crèole

Source: Musée de la Marine Paris – La Crèole

 

Around 1830 the stay mouse disappeared. The stays split into two parts which each had an eye for a lashing.

Source: Atlas du Genie maritime

The mainstay and main preventer stay penetrated the foredeck and was fastened under it with strong eye bolts. These had iron counter-plates on the outside of the hull.

 

Source: Musée de la Marine Paris – La Crèole

Source: Musée de la Marine Paris – La Crèo

Edited July 6, 2019 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,
Thank you for your interest and the LIKES.

Here I show the continuation of the work for the mainstay and the main preventer stay (Grand ètai et faux ètai grand mât).

First of all historical drawings for the execution of the detial can be seen.

Quelle: Manuel du Gabier 1875

Quelle: Takelung und Ankerkunde – Freiher von Sterneck 1873

 

Afterward you will see the realization for the model.

[Peta_V]

This is something and a half! I would love to see this beauty  with my own eyes. I still can't believe this is possible to create!  You are TRUE MASTER mate! So inspiring. CONGRATS 

[archjofo]

Thank you for your interesst und all others for the many LIKES.

The main stay and the main preventer stay meanwhile are set so far.

Edited July 13, 2019 by archjofo

[druxey]

I am just catching up with your work, Johann. Amazing miniature splicing!