axelpaq Posted June 8, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) hello this is my very 1st build log - in fact the model is already finished - for the 2nd I will make a 2nd build log and trying to update as the model is progressing anyway, my very 1st model in this hobby is the La Provençale from Artesania Latina (1/20 scale) I'm from the south of France (Provence) so La Provençale sounds particularly familiar for me 🙂 start : a big study of the manual planking of the hull - I choose this model because planking is different from the others - I found it was a good approach for an initiation moreover there is no paint of the hull (only varnish) : so no additional work that I don't manage for this time next time : I will take something more rigid than Q-tip the hull is finished - I should have removed the inner part of the frame (burned by the laser) at the very 1st step because I didn't do and it was not so easy at this step with varnish (I found a very good varnish) : 1st time with the small fixations for the rudder - I'm really not happy with the result because I badly started - after it was too difficult to adjust - next time I will try to start better from there pictures are smaller on my iPhone - I didn't realize - sorry - I will do better for the next time alignment is OK : the mast has been sanded in order to get the right form (conic) - the top has been sanded also to respect the final shape (sorry for the quality of the pictures) 1st time for me with these so small parts (and holes !!!) but I found a technic for the wire : cyano at the extremity to make the wire straigth, cutting the wire - after it's much easier et voilà (the support is a wooden door handle) : I had a lot of pleasure with this model despite I can see now mistakes and bad methods - for few things I will try differently for the next time I can't wait for the 2nd model... Edited June 8, 2021 by axelpaq ccoyle, chris watton, yvesvidal and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 15, 2021 Share #2 Posted September 15, 2021 Nicely done! Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 16, 2021 Share #3 Posted September 16, 2021 Lovely boat. Very well rendered and executed. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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