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

[albert]

Masterpiece, Johann your model ship is very masterpiece, bravissimo.

[paulsutcliffe]

Beautiful work johann

[Captain Poison]

You can be very proud of your work because it is excellent, thanks for this great update!!

[Siggi52]

Hello Johann,

 

it's a really great model you have build

[archjofo]

Hello dear friends,
thank you, I am honored to read your words. I'm very happy about that.
Today I started making the double blocks for the backstays. These were attached to the channels. The detail for mounting on the channels has not yet been finally clarified. If you could provide hints and suggestions or pictures,
I would be very grateful.

Here is a corresponding photo of the model from the Musée de la Marine.

Photographed by Wefalck:

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2018 by archjofo

[Gahm]

I can only agree . . . your model is a masterpiece!

 

Thomas

[DORIS]

What a great level of details. I admire your precise work a sense for realism. Very very nice.

Best regards

[DaveRow]

What fantastic workmanship Johann.

Total admiration for your jigs and patience, the way you create all those metal parts is a credit.

[Ferit]

Beside your superior skill level, mastery, knowledge, you know what to do and how to do...

Great combination!...

[archjofo]

Hello,

Thoma, Doris, Dave and Ferit,
thank you very much for the nice comments. It is always a pleasure to receive such compliments.
Thanks to all the others for the LIKES.

    

On the occasion of my 60th birthday, I spent my holidays in Dubai with my family.
Yesterday we came back safely.
For an architect, this city already offers a lot of fascinating.

But, all that glitters is not gold ...

 

...

Also there was to see in Dubai:

In front of Al Fahidi Fort, built in 1787 and housing the Dubai Museum,
is this historical dhow to see.

So now we have to air-conditioning again, not only in terms of the weather.

Edited March 24, 2018 by archjofo

[cog]

A belated happy birthday. I can imagine you having a wonderful time in Dubai!!!

[archjofo]

 

Hello friends of model making,
thanks for the interest, especially thanks to Carl for
the last nice comment.
At the moment my job takes me a lot.
Therefore, there is little time for the hobby.
In that respect, I can only show a little.
The iron fittings of the blocks for the backstays I have as etched parts
commissioned.

Other fittings are for the double blocks for the boat davits.

These blocks are equipped with hooks.
For this my first attempt. This is not optimal yet.

 

Edited April 16, 2018 by archjofo

[albert]

Great beautiful work Johann.

[JOUFF]

Beautiful work Johann ! Are the "Etched Parts" made by you ?

 

Patrick

[michael mott]

Wonderful Metalwork/woodwork combinations Johann.

 

Michael

[archjofo]

On 16.4.2018 at 8:23 PM, JOUFF said:

Beautiful work Johann ! Are the "Etched Parts" made by you ?

 

Patrick

Hello Albert, Patrick, Michael

thanks in advance for the nice words.

 

The drawing as a template is from me.
But I have the etching parts made by a company.

 

 

 

[archjofo]

Hello,

until the etched parts arrive, I make hooks for the rigging and blocks.
These hooks are reproduced with brass castings.

Edited April 19, 2018 by archjofo

[albert]

Fantastic.

Edited April 19, 2018 by albert

[cog]

I presume you didn't cast them yourself, although it wouldn't surprise me if you did. Those look a lot more sturdy than the ones bent from wire ... very nice, and crisp looking ... a real asset to your build

 

Cheers

[deadbrotherbear]

Johann...those are the finest scale hooks I have ever seen! Magnificent! Truly up-to-par with the rest of your build.

[archjofo]

@albert

@deadbrotherbear

@cog

Hello, thanks for your interest.
Duplication makes a jewelry foundry.

I hope it works the way I hoped

[archjofo]

Hello,
finally the etched parts have arrived.

So I made another prototype for the double blocks for the backstays.
The attachment on the channels is shown here with a cross pin.

Whether that is historically provable, I do not know. But I can not do this
find information, neither in the literature nor on the Internet.
Maybe you know a solution for this?

[cog]

Naturally, and it swivels too ... it's a 1 € cent in the backgroud, isn't it! Goodness ... it's small

[archjofo]

Hello Carl,

yes correct, it is a 1 cents piece in the background.

At the moment I can show only little progress:

[albert]

Fantastic Work.

[archjofo]

Hello Albert,
Thank you for your interest.

 

And here follows the continuation of the report:
Here you can see how the bolts for the double blocks are made step by step. At the top of the fork-like shape comes a hole with 0.3 mm for the joint axis.

For the attachment of the double blocks on the channels, I have the following
solution found. I think that this could be historically correct.
This design is similar to that of attaching eyebolts for breeching ropes on french sailing warships.
The method of producing this detail I have seen in a Russian model building forum.

Edited May 1, 2018 by archjofo

[archjofo]

Hello,
Here I show step by step how to make the detail for the bolts.

In the meantime, I have made as far as all fitting parts for the double blocks of the backstays.

Edited May 1, 2018 by archjofo

[Mirabell61]

Wow!,

beautiful brass maching work Johann..

 

Nils

[EdT]

Johann. these small detailed pieces are simply superb.  Beautiful work.

 

Ed

[Gahm]

Amazing! Outstanding work!

 

Thomas