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

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Ten guns with carriages about twenty-eight (36% done) :

 

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Sixteen guns on carriages about twenty-eight (57 % done) :

 

 

Edited April 26, 2022 by CRI-CRI

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I received basswood planks 4 mm thick for mini-desks of guns (twenty done about twenty-eight = 72%) :

 

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Test for qualification of a décortive rail in a wooden imitation :

 

  

[Bill Morrison]

CRI-CRI,

I'm curious; do you plan to have the decorative rail extend aft as well?

Bill

[CRI-CRI]

2 hours ago, Bill Morrison said:

I'm curious; do you plan to have the decorative rail extend aft as well ?

 

It's a test of a general idea, I have to find an adapted draw for use on a larger place (I don't like the red proposition of the monograph  😡)  

[CRI-CRI]

A typical rail in style Louis XIV, more elegant than the monograph's proposition, and realizable at my sense :

 

[Bill Morrison]

CRI CRI,

It looks fantastic to me! Well done!

Bill

[CRI-CRI]

Twenty-four about twenty-eight guns of first battery (86% done) :

 

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After ending first battery, following work with a detailed test about garlands of ship’s bulwarks :

 

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Following work about garlands of ship’s bulwarks (not glued) :

 

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Test of a gun-port installation :

 

[mtaylor]

Looks good, Christian.  Did you decide on doing a color on the guns or are you going to let them age naturally?

[CRI-CRI]

No painted finition, I don't like the false grey-green color I tested yesterday,

I also removed the garland tested on bulwarks, a nice result was impossible

 

"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien"  (Voltaire - Dictionnaire philosophique 1770)  

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Three gun-ports done :

 

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Five gun-ports done :

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I send you a link of a diaporama of finished Saint Philippe :

 

Gallery of finished Saint Philipp

Edited December 7, 2022 by CRI-CRI

[mtaylor]

Beautiful model Cri-Cri.  

[bruce d]

Wonderful Christian, I admire your work.

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[GrandpaPhil]

Happy New Year!

[CRI-CRI]

Thanks to all my friends modelers !

 

[daniel.b]

😉Trop beau !

[CRI-CRI]

Here, the sunlight is soon coming back, I've taken this opprtunity to prepare a fast afternoon photo bonus :

 

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Actual step of built :

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Low fore-mast OK (1712 / 2990 knots = 57% done)

Edited March 13, 2024 by CRI-CRI

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Evening pics, along rigging my ship : 2048 knots, 68% of the total, I hope you will like it, as I do myself :

   

 

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Actual step of built :

 

 

[daniel.b]

Hello, Very nice !