Reale de France by Bender - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:75

[john46]

Just went through your built log. It is a great pleasure to see such a great built be achieved. Wonderful job, thanks for the pictures. Will follow your log with interest.

 

Regards,

John

[Bender]

Thanks a lot guys for looking in. I really appreciate your commits. 

 

The following pictures show the finished center walkway.

 

 

The main mast partners will fit into the opening left in the center walkway.

 

This picture show the forward part of the center walkway and the raised fore castle. The anchor cable will run into the square holes near the center of the picture. The fore mast will fit into either of the two round holes (actually they are octagons)  on the fore castle.

 

The next two picture show the mast partners in place but not glued nor shaped.

 

 

This is area on plywood will soon be covered.

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2013 by Bender

[Bender]

More plywood is covered. This area will have a canopy.

 

 

 

The canopy is supported by two arches. The two arches at the top of the pictures are the kit supplied parts. You can see the part numbers. The two arches at the bottom of the picture are what I made from cherry.

 

I made copies of the plans and made patterns for the arches.

 

The kit supplied a lot of brass. The arches are covered on one side with etched brass.

 

 

The last three picture show the arches looking back from the fore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WackoWolf]

Bender,

 

    The arches look excellent, the PE parts make it stand out with class. Keep the pictures coming.

[Bender]

Next the canopy. The kit supplied plywood and PE brass for the lower and upper section of the walls that support the canopy. I messed up the brass on the lower section. The brass on the upper section was meant to look open with vertical spindles. I used some spindles from Model Expo and took some liberty here.

 

You can see the plywood and the spindles.

 

 

 

 

 

The kit supplied plywood to make a form. The slats that make the canopy top are bent over the plywood form. This form has to be remove after the canopy in finished. I made a bunch of cuts in the form to make it easier to brake apart and remove.

 

The next few pictures show the slats being added.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 12, 2013 by Bender

[Bender]

I don't know why the pictures above are posted twice. I tried to remove the second set of picture, but if I delete one of the second set of pictures then the corresponding picture from the first set is also deleted. 

[john46]

Hi Al, donot know, but they are worth to be seen twice  .

 

Regards

John

[schiffebastler]

It is always a pleasure, to see such beautiful pictures ! And if you post them twice, it's twice the pleasure!

 

Regards, Joachim

[Bender]

John and Joachim, thanks very much for the kind words. I will post some more pictures tonight and maybe do it correctly.

[Bender]

More pictures of the canopy under construction.

 

The last of the curved slats.

 

The form used to shape the canopy came out at this point. . . . in pieces.

 

 

 

The next few pictures show the cross slats being attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bender]

The finished canopy.

 

 

 

More photo etched brass

 

I attached this piece incorrectly . . .

 

and had to remove it. It is damaged beyond repair.

 

Rudder.

 

[Bender]

A little backtracking and a couple of reposts.

 

Notice that the upper side portion of the canopy sticks out past the canopy. A platform attaches to the part that sticks out.

 

More plywood parts I used as a pattern for the platform.

 

 

 

And the platform attached. A side note: I have no idea what the purpose of this platform was.

[Bender]

Next is to cover the bow with planks. This is the last of the plywood to be covered.

 

I made several copies of the plan and cut out a pattern for each plank. I use kid's stick glue to attach the patterns to the wood. 

 

This pictures show how the planks fit together. Some of the pieces still have the paper pattern attached.

 

 

 

The deck planked.

 

 

 

The real Reale had Iron straps to help strengthen the deck. Here I used brass strips. 

 

This type of ship would ram other ships, so the deck needed these reinforcement.

 

 

 

[newbuilder101]

Beautiful planking! She really looks great!

[CaptCraig]

I see you may have run into a few little hiccups in the build, but keep smiling. The work is beautiful and continues to impress!

[john46]

Great planking Al, the brass strips are an added value to the look of the ship.

 

Regards,

John

[schiffebastler]

Very accurate and nice planking! Looks good

 

Regards, Joachim

[Bender]

Some more photo etched brass. I painted these pieces blue and then sanded. The blue remained in the low spots.

 

The next five pictures show the Blue/Brass decorative piece that covers the bow yoke.

 

The reinforcement knees that sit each side of the midway cannon are installed.

 

 

 

 

This picture shows two ladders: one ladder on edge, one sitting flat. The two blue/brass decorative pieces that will sit each side of the head. Two cat heads. One of the cat heads is in the plastic dish. The other four pieces are what I salvaged from the damaged brass piece I mentioned three post back.

 

 

The blue/brass decorative head piece sitting on the drawings.

 

The brass piece attached to the head.

[Bender]

Thanks, Sherry, Craig, John and Joachim for looking in and leaving the encouraging words.  

[Bender]

This picture shows the cat heads being attached.

 

The last four pictures show the cat heads from different angles.

 

 

 

 

 

[john46]

Etched brass is looking great Al, well done.

 

Regads,

John

[WackoWolf]

AL,

 

    Very well done with the brass. Excellent work. Keep the pictures coming, I am still watching. This is one big beautiful ship.

[schiffebastler]

Al, I like this, looks fine!

 

Regards, Joachim

[Bender]

I added some more of the kit supplied decorations and attached the wale.

 

In the next four pictures you can see the little brass stars that are attached along the hull.

 

 

 

 

This last pictures is the kit supplied rudder hinge. It did not hold out very well.

[Bender]

Next was cutting the vertical posts and handrails for the overdeck and the forecastle.

 

The post for the handrails on the over deck are made from two pieces of wood and a brass pin for added strength when attaching to the deck.

 

I need 34 assembled post.

 

Cutting the posts for the overdeck

 

 

 

Cutting the post for the forecastle handrails.

 

 

[john46]

You are doing a great job, Al. Thanks for the pictures.

 

Regards,

John

[schiffebastler]

I wished, I had so much time for my own model....

Nevertheless, I like following your progress... and it remermbers me, how much work I will have to do at the time, when I will start building my own model....

 

Regards, Joachim

[Bender]

Before building the handrails I needed to attach the Oar thole-pins (Oarlocks) and the Oar wear pads. On the real Reale de France the thole-pins wound have been a wood. I used brass rods.

 

 

 

 

The wear pads.

 

 

 

 The shrouds will pass through these four holes and attach to the chain plates.

 

[mtaylor]

Al,

It's great re-visiting your log.  Just a good as the first time around.

[slagoon]

That is beautiful. I like all the tiny details that really dress up the ship. Are they all part of the kit or are you bashing a little?  Either way your work is fantastic.