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

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

On 9/12/2020 at 6:53 PM, archjofo said:

Hello,

the first of these blocks was attached to the main shrouds. 
As an aid I used a wooden strip which was covered with a double-sided adhesive tape.
Nevertheless it is a very difficult job to tie up these tiny pieces with Japanese silk yarn.

 

 

Archjofo, Beyond words , fantastic 

[archjofo]

@Vladimir_Wairoa

Hello,

thank you very much for the kind words and thanks to all the others for the many LIKES.

 

Continuation: Ratlines - Enfléchures
It's been quite a while since I finished the ratlines for the main mast shrouds. Especially with monotonous work, it is good for motivation to deal with other details, such as the signpost blocks, in between and thus provide variety.
Meanwhile I am again dealing with the ratlines, namely those of the mizzen mast shrouds, as you can see on the following pictures. The binding of the eye splice at the first and last shroud I have already described in detail in previous reports.

 

 

[archjofo]

Continuation: Ratlines - Enfléchures
With the lashing of the shroud ladder, the mizzen mast shrouds of the French corvette on the port side, including ratlines, could be completed. 

 
Now we continue with the ratlines for the starboard mizzen mast shrouds.
See you soon ...

[garyshipwright]

Outstanding Johann, it so nice to wake up seeing your outstanding work.  Thank you Gary

[archjofo]

@garyshipwright

Hello,
I thank you for the recognition. 
Of course I also thank you for the many LIKES. Both motivate and give me confidence to continue.

 

Moques de conduits: Mizzenmast
I almost forgot about them, the signposts blocks for the mizzen masts:  

[archjofo]

With the autumnal weather, the motivation to do less popular work comes back,
even if they are supposed to have a meditative character, at least that's the opinion of some of my fellow modellers ...😁

 

[Keith Black]

Golly that's beautiful. 

[archjofo]

@Keith Black

Thanks for nice comment. Also many thanks for the LIKES.

Another small stage of the standing rigg of La Créole has been completed: the ratlines of the mizzen mast are finished.
The integration of the shrouded ladders and the signpost blocks is still missing.

In the meantime, a small detail needs to be clarified once again. The side davits for the "Petit Canoes" of the corvette were made of iron and were lifted with a topping lift. These were shorn by single blocks on the mizzen mast.
How these single blocks were attached to the eyes of the ring fitting on the mizzen mast still needs further clarification. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of the original model of the relevant area, where one can see more details. In the documents available to me I could not find anything meaningful about this either.

In this respect a question to the experts here in the forum: How could the fixing of the single block/lead block and the continuation have looked like, e.g. as shown below?

 

I would be very pleased if I could get answers or hints and suggestions. - I would be very grateful if you could send me your comments.
See you soon ...

 

[Jorge Diaz O]

Que genial maestro.

[archjofo]

@Jorge Diaz O

Thanks ! 

Also thanks to you all for the LIKES.

The ratlines for the mizzen mast are ready.

The preparations for the futtock shrouds are in progress.

[archjofo]

In the meantime, not much has happened to the model.
But in this autumnal weather you spend more time inside again.
The futtock shrouds for the mizzen mast have already been prepared. The catharpins are now fixed.
The rear futtock shrouds have been fixed provisionally for the binding.

 

[archjofo]

The futtock shrouds were meanwhile attached to the shrouds of the mizzen mast.

I have already started with the fixing of the ratlines.

 

[archjofo]

The ratelines for the futtock shrouds of the mizzen mast are completed.

 

Furthermore I mounted a single block next to each trestle tree. These are used for the topping lifts of the mizzen boom. 
Soon I will continue with the ratlines of the foremast.

Edited November 8, 2020 by archjofo

[archjofo]

At the moment I am dealing with the ratlines of the foremast. The first picture shows a section of the shrouds of the main mast.

 

[Jorge Diaz O]

Bravo!!! Bravo!!!!

 

[archjofo]

@Jorge Dias O
Fhank you very much for your positive remark.
The opening for the rope ladder is already visible.

Edited November 15, 2020 by archjofo

[Dowmer]

Marvelous work as usual Johann. 

[archjofo]

@Dowmer

Hello,

thank you very much for your positive comment.
Also for the many LIKES I would like to thank you all very much.

 

Four years have passed again !

[archjofo]

The ratlines of the formast shrouds have been completed in the meantime, as can be seen on the following pictures.

 

[archjofo]

Hello, 

after a short break, I'm continuing with the ratlines on the port side of the foremast shrouds.

 

[Jorge Diaz O]

Una  obra de arte señor...

 

[archjofo]

 

I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

[Keith Black]

Johann, thank you and a Merry Christmas to you and yours. 

[mbp521]

Johann,

 

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. 
 

-Brian

[archjofo]

Today I would like to present my new video on the standing rigging of the La Créole.
This is the continuation of video part 1, which I also show again below.

Part 2

LINK

Part 1

LINK

 

I hope you enjoy it and wish you a Merry Christmas.
 

Edited December 27, 2020 by archjofo

[juhu]

Hallo Johann,

 

thank you for both video links. Just magnificient, as all the posted pictures in this thread, which has been in my "follow list" for a long time.

Pure joy to view your work, but I also must admit, it is always a little bit frustrating when I realise the fact I can never bring my ship model anywhere close to this :).

Wish you all the best also for the upcoming year and looking forward to seeing the next posts of her!

Juraj

[mbp521]

Johann,

 

This is quite simply a masterpiece in the making. The details and intricate work you put into this build are mind blowing. I look forward to each and every update with great anticipation. Coupled with the videos, it is one of “The” builds to follow. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing work with us, it is a true pleasure. 
 

-Brian

[mtaylor]

Happy Holidays, Johann.   Even your videos are works of art.  Very well done.

[cog]

ein frohes und gesundes neues Jahr, Johann

 

Your videos are magnificent, thank you for sharing

[archjofo]

Many thanks for the nice comments and the LIKES.
I would also like to thank you for your loyalty and interest in my construction report for the past year and hope that you will pay attention to my report again in the new year.

 

I wish you all a happy new year and above all good health.