druxey Posted December 10, 2014 Share #301 Posted December 10, 2014 Lovely work, Gaetan! That grotesque carving must have been fun. Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted December 10, 2014 Share #302 Posted December 10, 2014 Wonderful work with the carving Gaetan, your work is amazing. Michael Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bradfield Posted December 12, 2014 Share #303 Posted December 12, 2014 Hi Carabrente, other pictures; page 11,12, 13 also pictures from: http://modelisme.arsenal.free.fr/jacquesmailliere/ Gaetan, I have been following your work for a long time and am constantly amazed at you skills. You should know that there may be a problem with the site you provided above. When I went to the site, it infected my iPad with a virus or malware and locked up my internet browser. I was able to delete the virus without much problem, but thought you should know. Here is a picture of the locked screen, which apparently is fairly widespread as I found the solution on the Internet through another device. Quote In progress: Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay Skipjack 1/32 Scale Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share #304 Posted December 12, 2014 Sorry for your problem, I tried it just before to write it and did not have any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share #305 Posted December 24, 2014 Some flowers for Christmas. Parts in the first picture are almost longer to prepare than to carve. Trussben, amateur, qwerty2008 and 26 others 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 25, 2014 Share #306 Posted December 25, 2014 Wow! <picks jaw up from floor> Just wow! Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share #307 Posted December 25, 2014 Thank you Mark. Actually, I like to learn to take photography on a white background. They use this type of photos when they want to sell a product in the commerce. Here is an example. rtropp, Jeronimo, amateur and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarfather Posted December 25, 2014 Share #308 Posted December 25, 2014 Marvelous! Absolutly marvelous! Hartmut Quote on the : Staatenjacht Utrech At last finished: Gianna a Pinco Genovese HMS Agamemnon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted December 25, 2014 Share #309 Posted December 25, 2014 Gaetan, Often a blue or very bright green background - i.e. a contrasting colour - is used for those pictures, and multiple lamps/light sources to avoid shades, The digital image is manipulated with software replacing the contrast colour by white. Marvelous details, which you seem to produce always Joyeux Noël a vous et votre famille Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeronimo Posted December 27, 2014 Share #310 Posted December 27, 2014 Hello Gaetan. Wonderful work. Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share #311 Posted January 12, 2015 Detail on the second picture; In certain cases, drawing must be fitted to fit the space. mtaylor, gieb8688, michael mott and 24 others 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlmb Posted January 12, 2015 Share #312 Posted January 12, 2015 beautiful work Quote Previous builds: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Current Build: US Brig Niagara - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 12, 2015 Share #313 Posted January 12, 2015 Just magnificent.... If only I had the room to go big... fmartins 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted January 12, 2015 Share #314 Posted January 12, 2015 Delightful carving detail, Gaetan! Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSoane Posted January 13, 2015 Share #315 Posted January 13, 2015 Dear Gaetan, Beautiful, artistic, exquisitely crafted. You are a master. I notice your vise for holding the carving. I have seen these vises, but never how they might be used. Very ingenious. Best wishes, Mark Quote Current build: HMS Bellona 74, ca. 1760, 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/196-hms-bellona-by-sjsoane-scale-164-1760-as-designed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponto Posted January 13, 2015 Share #316 Posted January 13, 2015 There are many logs and builds that I admire here at MSW but I'm close to feeling that this may be the definitive build and wish that I could reach out and actually touch it......just awestruck! JP Quote Built & De-Commissioned: HMS Endeavour (Corel), HMS Unicorn (Corel), Abandoned: HMS Bounty (AL) Completed : Wappen Von Hamburg (Corel), Le Renommee (Euromodel)... on hold Current WIP: Berlin by Corel On Shelf: HMS Bounty (Billings), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share #317 Posted January 13, 2015 Thank you every one JP, only 40 hours in car! Definitive build? I do not know Definitive set of plans? Surely not, but the good side from the bad side, it is interesting to try to figure the missing parts! Gaetan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share #318 Posted January 14, 2015 Except for 2 dolphins and 1 set of flowers, we have a good idea of what the side view will look like. As for the white background , for a piece of 8 feet large, I still need some practice janos, Wishmaster, gjdale and 21 others 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabrapente Posted January 14, 2015 Share #319 Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Do you need to practice? ... aims to make a spaceship? his work in the fleuron I see perfect Edited January 14, 2015 by cabrapente Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 15, 2015 Share #320 Posted January 15, 2015 Just stunning, Gaetan. Your carvings are magnificent. WackoWolf 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share #321 Posted January 16, 2015 Thank you mark, here is my latest model at 1/48 scale... and the set-up is ready to begin the next stage. SailorGreg, fatih79, archjofo and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share #322 Posted January 22, 2015 The next parts will be under the balcony. General height to work on a table is 30 inches. To work, especially on small parts, 30 inches is far from being ideal height, it is often too low; easy solution; adjustable height table, electric or by hand or even at lower price in the used. If I would have known before this is the kind of tool I would have bought a lot sooner. avsjerome2003, ChrisLBren, qwerty2008 and 20 others 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted January 22, 2015 Share #323 Posted January 22, 2015 Beautiful, Gaetan! Jeronimo 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 23, 2015 Share #324 Posted January 23, 2015 I agree with Druxey... beautiful work, Gaetan. Jeronimo 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted January 23, 2015 Share #325 Posted January 23, 2015 A work of fine art. David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted January 23, 2015 Share #326 Posted January 23, 2015 Gaetan not only is the carving exceptional, the photography is superb. Michael Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share #327 Posted January 23, 2015 Thank you for your comments, Michael, when I began taking pictures of model ships, many years ago, nobody knew how to photograph among the group of model makers. The consensus seemed at that time, and that was based purely on inexperience, that a flash should not be used. The truth is just the opposite. Very often, additional lighting is required, you just have to make sure not to overexpose, and the idea is to soften light and shadows, with a white semi transparent object (cloth, white plastic cover or even some kind of transparent paper just in front of the flash. Avsjerome2003, to go happy modeling, just do like me, you do not need to be good, a lot of model maker are better than I am, but just take some photography lessons, ounce you understand the idea, you will not become a pro instantly, but it will be easier to make it looks better than it really is... cabrapente and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 23, 2015 Share #328 Posted January 23, 2015 Gaetan, I can only second what others have said. The work on the stern carvings is extraordinary. Well done. Ed Jeronimo 1 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSoane Posted January 23, 2015 Share #329 Posted January 23, 2015 Gaetan, Beautiful, and what a rich tradition of decoration in French ships! Mark Quote Current build: HMS Bellona 74, ca. 1760, 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/196-hms-bellona-by-sjsoane-scale-164-1760-as-designed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share #330 Posted January 24, 2015 Recently, I saw many variations in machine to turn ropes. Also I saw many complaints about the in stability of the cotton. By using a good linen quality, none of these problems will occur. Here is the version of the turning machine I use which has a major advantage on the other models. This machine uses a swivel at one end. This is a mechanical insurance that the torsion in the ropes will be adequate. Other methods I saw, the rotation ratio is adjusted by eyes and for this reason is approximate. Picture 1; gears, motor and variable speed control, reverse switch to turn left or right Picture 7; at the other end of the rope, there is a swivel used for fishing. This is a very important part because the swivel mechanically adjust how much rotation is needed to equilibrate the torsion in the ropes. This swivel is held on a trolley which compensate for the diminution of the lenght of the ropes when turning. Picture 15 and 15a; 2 wooden nails showing the color of the french ropes around 1750 reddish brown Picture 33 : samething shown by Boudiot Picture 55 : high quality linen, expensive but very stable to temperature and humidity mtaylor, Jeronimo, avsjerome2003 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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