La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Before I start my build log some information about the real La Créole and
the data from which my model will build.
The La Créole was a 24-gun corvette of the French Navy. The corvette
carried 4 x 18 pdr guns and 20 x 30 pdr carronades.
Her plans were drawn by P. M. Leroux in 1827. She was launched in Cherbourg in
May 1829. The ship took part in the French invasion of Mexico in 1838, and most
notably in the Bombardment of San Juan de Ulloa before French troops disembarked an
Hi,
for the many nice comments, I thank you very much. It is a real pleasure to receive such a recognition. That encourages me to continue like this.
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Continuation: Guide blocks inside the bulwark
In addition to double blocks, a series of single and triple blocks must also be made as guide blocks for the bulwark. In contrast to the large single blocks with iron fittings (length 6.8 mm in the scale 1:48), the simple blocks with strops are muc
