La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version

[woodo]

Fantastic build EJ, learned a lot from your build and using this knowledge shameless on my own Couronne build.....

 

Thanks for sharing !

 

Koen.

[russ]

Very nicely done. Congratulations on a fine completed model.

 

Russ

[EJ_L]

Thank you to everyone for all the nice compliments and the likes! This has truly been a great build for me in it being both my largest and most complicated to date, (soon to be passed by Soleil Royal) and most importantly, the first to have been started and completed on this site. Like most of us I have been building models for a very long time but to be apart of such a great community to learn, grow and share with, has made it all the better. All of the encouragement, tips and just knowing that there are people who are interested in what is being built enriches the model to a point where it is not just a model, it has become a journey that plays out in these logs like a story for everyone to read and enjoy.

 

I am currently working on the rope coils and hope to have them done either tonight or tomorrow. Once they are all in place, I am hoping to take her outside where I can use the natural light to take some finished photos. Those pictures will be the last of the build updates on here.

Koen, please do use what you can to help your build! Let me know if you need any pictures or information and if I can, I will gladly help you out. Also, let me know when you get a log started as I would love to see another Couronne come together.

 

Don, thanks for the tip to clear the cache. Worked like a charm and I'm posting away again from my home computer.

[EJ_L]

Rope cool process is fairly simple. I took a scrap piece of wood and drilled a couple rows of holes on two sides. Snipped a few toothpicks in have and inserted them into the holes and then I simply wrap the ropes around the toothpicks and glue them in place. Once glued I pull the toothpick out of the holes and free the rope coil. The coil is then placed over the line that is tied off to a bollard and done. Fairly fast and easy. 

[yancovitch]

yeh, but what glue did you use.....I used thin ca, but it came out a bit shiny......maybe some flat clear paint....will have to address that later.....

[EJ_L]

I've been using very small amounts of CA also. It can come out shiny but not always. I like the CA for the quickness in drying but, I'm always open to better suggestions. I am probably going to start buying small amounts of various glues to start testing them to see which ones I prefer and for what material/uses. 

[Steve 12345]

Was sure you where gonna answer watered down white glue EJ 

[yancovitch]

good show.........and thank you donrobinson for the cache clearing advice!!!

[EJ_L]

I like watered down white glue for gluing rope, cloth etc. and I use it extensively on my model railroad scenery but, for rigging I like to have that instant hold CA provides a lot of times. Using the tip of a pin I can usually apply just a tiny amount that does not make the rope as shiny. I say sometimes as we all know how quickly CA glue can get out of control, especially thin CA and get where you didn't want it to go. 

[yancovitch]

yep........that's the way i do it......nothing worse than out of control thin ca

[ca.shipwright]

E J,

I have thoroughly enjoyed your build. I have always thought the La Couronne was the most beautiful ship of that era, and, your model just reinforces this.  I can't believe you finished in less than 1000 hours. This is truly a job well done!!!

 

Regards

[EJ_L]

17 months, 910 construction hours and no idea how many more spent reading and researching and this build is complete!

 

The wind is actually nice and calm today, (something must be getting ready to go wrong...) and so I took La Couronne on her maiden voyage out of the shipyard and into the open sea (front yard)   She sailed great with no mishaps or sinking and has completed her voyage and returned to the ship yard for supplies before going into active duty. Here are some pictures of her on her voyage.

[EJ_L]

And now it is time for the victory toast! 

 

 

 

Thanks again to to everyone for the compliments, tips, help and simply following along! See you all over on Soleil Royal and/or the next build! 

[yancovitch]

congratulations! and lovely photos!.....all that's left is a sexy stand.....

[mtaylor]

Congratulations, E.J.   Beautifully done. I hope you'll post a pic or two when she's in her new home.  I'm hoping your doing a case.....

[EJ_L]

I am going to be putting her in a case and will post a picture once she is there though it may be a little while. My plan is to build it myself as it will be part of a larger curio cabinet that will also house the Admiral's collection of Disney statues and snow globes. That was our deal in order for me to be allowed to display it in the living room was that she had to have a way to display her collectables as well. I figured that was a fair trade, now I just need to get the rest of the lumber and glass to do it!

[Stevinne]

Congratulations. A beautiful build. Nicely done.

[Steve 12345]

Looks awesome EJ very nice build 

[donrobinson]

Absolutely a beautiful build EJ, congratulations. A victory drink was very much deserved. Well Done!! 

[Roadking]

I'm completely in awe of your work. Amazing job! You should be very proud to be able to do such a wonderful job. That thing needs to be displayed to be admired by all. 

[Sjors]

Wow,

 

You have done something to be proud off!!

A beauty and thanks for taking me by the hand into this whole build log with a great end!

Chapeau !!!

 

Sjors

[yancovitch]

hey.....what happened to the like-dislike options?....all the past ones have been wiped out and replaced with a fancy cup......was so nice to see who visited...nicest part of this forum, where someone can express like without having to write lines of adulations........did someone make a horrific complaint?

Edited August 2, 2017 by yancovitch

[EJ_L]

I think when they did the last update to the site it cleared the old likes off of all the threads. The fancy cup is the new like button. Took me a minute to figure that out too. Works just like the old button just a new symbol.    

[yancovitch]

so we lost all those past visitors...oh well.....nothing like starting fresh....sure i've done it a dozen time in my life........

[mtaylor]

What I'm led to believe is that you didn't loose the "like" count, just the indication that someone liked it.  It appears to be working as it should but the "likes" on posts before this last update disappeared.  In other works, the icon and names went but the number of likes didn't disappear.  You can check this by looking at your "reputation".

[Hubac's Historian]

I suppose they did this to de-clutter the page.  I'm not a fan of the change, though.  While it's true that you can still see your likes and from whom, it isn't always clear what a person is "liking."  You can extrapolate that they are responding to your recent posts, but they may be responding to any given post throughout the thread.

 

What I liked about the old format was that, even if someone wasn't commenting, you could see at a glance who else was viewing the thread.

Edited August 3, 2017 by Hubac'sHistorian

[yancovitch]

hmmmmm...i think you still can see who visited...not sure yet, as enough people haven't clicked on likes

[Hubac's Historian]

You can, but just not within the post.  Or, at least, that's what appears to me when I visit other build logs, as well as my own.  The like button activates, when you press it, to indicate that you have liked the post, but you can't see who else did, particularly while in someone else's build log.

 

In the past, I might browse through logs and eventually follow them when I see that those logs are attracting modelers whom I admire, or with whom I share modeling interests.  To me, it was sort of like the way Pandora finds music for you; "if you like this, then try this..."

[yancovitch]

all's ok...you can see the visitors like before....whew!

[Hubac's Historian]

Where, specifically, are you finding that, Yankovich?