La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025

[marsalv]

Fantastic work.

[ChrisLBren]

Corrections made - after more times than I can count to get this assembly aligned and built to my satisfaction - I am ready to move on at last

 

Edited September 2 by ChrisLBren

[BradNSW]

Looks perfect from every angle! 

 

Your patience and willingness to redo created this incredibly beautiful piece of art.

 

Your work is inspiring and humbling to many on this forum.

 

We are now breathlessly waiting to see this shapely bow mated and faired with the stack of frames you've teased us with in previous photos.

 

Thanks for sharing!!!

[ChrisLBren]

Thanks Brad - believe me there's flaws but nice to hear it looks perfect.  Glad to be moving on finally

[AnobiumPunctatum]

I have no idea of french shipbuilding. But it‘s looking strange, that the hawse pieces do not end at the rabbet. How should the planks fit then there?

[ChrisLBren]

Once the hull is ready for planking, I will sand the rabbet to widen and gently flow into the hawse timbers.  Make sense ? 

[druxey]

Exactly Chris: A smooth transition without any angle for the planks to seat against.

[ChrisLBren]

Frames 2-6 installed - roughly faired - no low spots so far ! 

[Trussben]

Very Very nice clean work.

[ChrisLBren]

Frame installation continues - thru Station Frame 18

[ChrisLBren]

Installation continues thru frame 32 notice the frames reverse at frame 30. 

[Pirate adam]

Looking good. I love the shape of the French frames with the extreme tumblehome. 
 

Adam 

[Desertanimal]

Truly beautiful work. Would you mind tossing in some photos of the construction process of the frames? Those joint’s are sources of envy!!

Chris 

[scrubbyj427]

Exceptional work Chris! Just beautiful! 

[ChrisLBren]

Thanks guys - this one truly is a labor of love as I have been enamored of this frigate and her lines for quite awhile.  This is also my first fully framed build that has progressed this far.  

 

As far as frame construction I simply cut the patterns, glue them onto a pear blank in this case 4.65mm thick and cut out the parts with a margin of 1mm with the exception of the joint line which is right on it using my disc sander.  I place one of the patterns on a glass sheet and glue the first layer of parts at the joints and follow it by the laminating the second layer on top paying close attention that the joint lines are perfect and aligned.  Then another plate of glass is placed on top for 24 hours while it dries.

 

The finished frame is then cleaned up with an oscillating sander.  

 

As I continue to install frames I am getting a reject here or there so I will take photos next time I have to remake one.

[Rustyj]

Excellent work Ben!