ancre Le Rochefort by No Idea - 1/24th Scale - First POF Build

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8 minutes ago, JacquesCousteau said:

Excellent work! At 1:24 scale, those 5mm work out to 12cm on the real vessel. I think you can chalk it up to building differences between shipyards. 

Thanks Jacques that really means a lot to me - Since starting Le Rochefort I have bought a few monographs which has made me appreciate just how good the monograph by Gerard really is.  I also have to remember that this is my first POF build too!  My shipyard is obviously on the sketchy side 🤣 but we get things done!

12 minutes ago, ChrisLBren said:

Nice recovery Mark !  Have a great time in Crete

Thanks Chris - We fly out next Sunday for a much needed 2 week holiday in the sun.  

[druxey]

It's nice when earlier attention pays off later in the build, as has happened here. Looking good!

 

Enjoy Crete with your bride!

[dvm27]

I had a similar problem with the decade long build of my Swan class model. My earlier work was not as good as later on and some of those came rookie inaccuracies came back to haunt me as the project progressed.

Have a great holiday. Oh, to be 60 again!

[SaltyScot]

Mark, what impressed me the most about all this (apart from the incredible workmanship) was the fact that you didn't give up! You are right, banging your head against the wall solves nothing, walking away and returning at a later date on the other hand gives one a whole new perspective and this is a prime example of that. Nice save, sir. It would have been a crying shame to see this build shelved because of that. Enjoy Crete and please convey our birthday wishes to your good lady too (my dear wife has her birthday at the beginning of July so not long for me either).

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druxey, dvm27 and SaltyScot - thanks for the comments!  It's nice to know that it's not just me that has had to resolve earlier issues.

 

After I built the quarter deck I was surprised just how much it changes the entire look of the ship.  It just looks so much more complete and solid which was just another piece of encouragement to move forward.

 

Mark

 

 

[Mike Y]

Great repair! 

Interesting gantry, could you please show more of that measurement probe mechanism on top?  

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12 hours ago, Mike Y said:

Great repair! 

Interesting gantry, could you please show more of that measurement probe mechanism on top?  

Hi Mike - it's a trick of the camera!  The gantry is separate from the height gauge in front of the of it.  This is the gauge that I use - I use this to measure so much as my datum for the build is the bottom of the keel.  I didn't have this tool when I began building but I wish that I had.