Le Chebec by Yvesvidal - CAF Model - 1/48

[yvesvidal]

If I told you that I have had an indigestion of frames, would you believe me?

 

Seriously, I just finished building 84 frames with just 4 more to go on the stern. The rear frames were by far the most difficult to remove from the plates, sand, adjust on the keel, fair and verify. Here are most of the tools I used to build these 84 frames:

 

 

The Dremel...? Indispensable. Oh and some sand paper to finish before oiling and waxing the wood.

 

Below is Number #74 to #79:

 

 

Then, #80 to #84+

 

 

Dry fitting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, not all frames are perfect. I do have some misalignments and I am hoping that once some planking is in place (inside and outside), things may recover nicely. Also,  there are four gun ports that I did not build yet and I will address these once the deck beams are in place and the hull a little bit sturdier.

 

Now is time to glue it all and "Commit" !!!

 

Yves

 

[Matt D]

It looks amazing, Yves!  I hope your gluing goes well.

[Kevin]

that all looks very nice and tidy

[yvesvidal]

All the frames have been glued and the keelson finalized:

 

 

 

That cradle is quite practical, and it allows me to store the ship away from my bench, quite easily:

 

 

It is a large model but nothing comparable to the humongous size of the HMS Bellona.

 

Happy Holidays to all.

Yves