LA VENUS 1782 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - French Frigate

[Captain Poison]

Although it is a headache for me to see how you work on this scale, I must say that it is an excellent construction!

[G.L.]

Just like microsurgery.

Congratulations, you lift our hobby to a heavenly high level.

[mtaylor]

Your build seems to me to be way beyond many of us mere mortals.  Just amazing.

[giampieroricci]

Thanks for the compliments! You are far too generous!

I completed the structure of the formwork and the castle:

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 5, 2021 by giampieroricci

[druxey]

Terrific work as always!

[giampieroricci]

Little step:

 

 

 

 

[druxey]

Ninepin blocks at 1:96! That is impressive, Gianpiero.

[giampieroricci]

binnacle of the bell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 7, 2021 by giampieroricci

[giampieroricci]

I disassembled and reassembled everything, the binnacle of the bell and railing because it was not perfectly centered:

 

 

 

[giampieroricci]

8 lb. guns

 

 

 

 

 

 

[druxey]

Beautiful as usual! Are you planning to rig this model as well, Giampiero?

[giampieroricci]

On 2/24/2021 at 7:29 PM, druxey said:

Beautiful as usual! Are you planning to rig this model as well, Giampiero?

Thank you Druxey!

I intend, if I am able, to mount only the low masts up to the pigeon with the shrouds

[giampieroricci]

balustrade:

 

 

 

 

 

[Sailor1234567890]

I see you placed deck planking under the forward trucks of the guns to get them to the proper height. Is that temporary until you lay the decking or will you be leaving it open like this? Stunning work you've done. Thanks for sharing. 

[giampieroricci]

11 hours ago, Sailor1234567890 said:

I see you placed deck planking under the forward trucks of the guns to get them to the proper height. Is that temporary until you lay the decking or will you be leaving it open like this? Stunning work you've done. Thanks for sharing. 

 

I have no intention of laying any planking on the decks.
I put that little board under the front wheels of the guns simply because some wheels fell into the gaps between the beams.

Edited February 26, 2021 by giampieroricci

[giampieroricci]

Large scale coverage:

 

 

 

 

 

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the carronades:

 

 

 

 

[giampieroricci]

Implementation of howitzers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[giampieroricci]

Thanks friends for likes!!
Some progress. I placed the steering wheel and started the boardroom bulkhead:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[giampieroricci]

I started the construction of the bottles and treated the bridge with a coat of shellac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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window construction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The bottles:

 

 

 

 

 

[Sailor1234567890]

That's some nice looking shipbuilding you've got there. I think there's something lost in translation though. What are the "bottles" you refer to? 

[giampieroricci]

49 minutes ago, Sailor1234567890 said:

That's some nice looking shipbuilding you've got there. I think there's something lost in translation though. What are the "bottles" you refer to? 

Sorry! In Italian language "the bottles" are these:

[druxey]

'Quarter galleries' in English. They are always a challenge with the compound angles involved.

[Sailor1234567890]

Actually, I think he means the spindles above the quarter galleries. They are somewhat "bottle" shaped individually after all.

[mtaylor]

21 hours ago, Sailor1234567890 said:

Actually, I think he means the spindles above the quarter galleries. They are somewhat "bottle" shaped individually after all.

Bottles is what the French word for what we call quarter galleries translates as.  I've fallen into that rabbit hole myself on French ships.

[Sailor1234567890]

Ah. Cool. Thanks. I wonder what the etymology of it is in French. Quarter Galleries are a gallery on the quarter of the ship so that's easy but why "Bottle" in French? 

[giampieroricci]

I work on the snakes in the bow.
Some jobs are a blow to the heart!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[giampieroricci]