Saint Philippe 1693 by CRI-CRI - FINISHED - scale 1/72 - French warship from Lemineur monograph

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Second range of rails on left side of ship :

 

 

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Test of complete left side of forward's rails (not glued and without head-timbers) :

 

 

 

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Down rails carved and glued :

 

 

 

 

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All left rails carved and glued :

 

 

 

 

 

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All rails done :

 

 

Edited March 19, 2022 by CRI-CRI

[Tonphil1960]

Just fantastic work. 

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Other pictures, after removal of the temporary clamps :

 

 

[Bill Morrison]

She is stunning! I am most impressed!

 

Bill

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Finition of upper rail's :

 

 

[Bill Morrison]

I am impressed with your overall attention to detail and the overall appearance of the model.  You seem to have a sense of the overall balance of the ship and a keen sense of detail.

 

Bill

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Hi Bill,

 

Thanks for your comment 

 

My secret (what a great word... 😀) is the choice of significative details, and for that, I use a "general mental picture" of finished model

 

It's not a possible process for a first model, this one is my 6th, so, before this ship, have I learned more alone than in modelism manuals

 

Regards,

 

Chris 

[Bill Morrison]

Chris,

I'm an experienced modeler and can well understand what you are saying.  I started building when I was six years old and am now 68.

But, we can all learn from others as I am learning from your techniques.  I'm happy to make your acquaintance!

 

Bill

 

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Left rail's rear medal (not glued) :

 

 

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As usual, two pictures after gluing new parts of ship's rails :

 

 

[Bill Morrison]

Chris,

 

I am really curious about your treatment of the hole in the knee of the head.  Can you please explain that which you did?

 

Thank you!

 

Bill

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Hi Bill,

 

No hole for me, could you indicate the detail you mean  ?

 

Regards,

 

Chris

[Bill Morrison]

Absolutely!  Please look at the area of the prow and the heads.  The prow sweeps up towards the figurehead.  Beneath the figurehead, the prow opens up into an opening, or the hole in the knee of the head.  The original Berain paintings show this opening with carvings to help support the entire head.  Most commercial models of the Soleil Royal show this hole as simply hollow.  The Tanneron model at the Musee de la Marine in Paris shows this as a hollow opening.   Hence, my curiosity.  I hope that my explanation is adequate.

 

Bill

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Is it the red squarred object ?

 

 

In that case, there is no hole, it's a false draw glued on the wooden piece...

[Bill Morrison]

Yes, that is the hole in the knee of the head.

 

Bill

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At scale 1/72, it was impossible to saw so thin holes, and and I have no time, no patience and no tools to do that with wood scissors  😡  

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The other side is also done and glued :

 

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Today work about the first pair of head-timbers (cuting and gluing done) :

 

Edited March 23, 2022 by CRI-CRI

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This morning work about the second pair of head-timbers (cuting and gluing done) :

 

 

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This afternoon, third pair of head-timbers about four (adjusted and glued) :

 

 

Edited March 24, 2022 by CRI-CRI

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This evening, the fourth and last pair of head-timbers is done (adjusted and glued) :

 

 

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This morning, two new pics with sunrise light :

 

 

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Without fore quarter-deck (as required about french vessels less than hundred guns), I had to rectify the beakhead frame's gun ports :

 

 

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A great moment of ship's built : the beginning of the basswood figure-head, I can rejoice...  😀

 

 

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Beginning of carving, difficult with two figureheads into one, a beast behind, and the Saint-Philippe over :

 

 

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Following carving work about the figurehead :