Royal Louis deck planking pattern?

[Ulises Victoria]

Anyone has a clue of what pattern steps did the Royal Louis, or similar ships of that era/country had?

By pattern steps I mean how many planks between butt joints there were?

Were there some rules, or was by the builders whim?

Any input greatly appreciated.

 

[Ulises Victoria]

Thank you GaryM. My plan was to cut 68mm planks over 17mm steps to form precisely a 4 step pattern. (68/4=17)

Thank you for reassuring my decision. 

[ChrisLBren]

Hey Ulises - 

 

You probably know this but just in case - the planks follow the curves of the bulwarks on a French ship not off a centerline.  Look forward to seeing your progress.

Chris

[Ulises Victoria]

Hey Ulises - 

 

You probably know this but just in case - the planks follow the curves of the bulwarks on a French ship not off a centerline.  Look forward to seeing your progress.

Chris

Hmmm no... I did not know that, but I agree with GaryM.

Do you happen to have a photo, Chris?

[ChrisLBren]

Hi Ulises,

 

As a start for you check out some of the Monographs for the various ships of the Ancre

 

http://ancre.fr/

 

Here is the French equivalent of MSW - which should be helpful

 

http://5500.forumactif.org

 

One of my favorite modelers that builds off these monographs - the renowned Bernard Frolich

 

http://5500.forumactif.org

 

French ship design was more insular than the British - they did not take lines off captured ships.  Its all a matter or personal taste - for me French Naval Architecture has become a passion of mine.

 

The Royal Louis resembles my Commerce de Marseille Monograph somewhat - also a 120 gunner - you may want to google Delacroix's website to look at that Monograph as well.

Edited April 17, 2014 by ChrisLBren

[Ulises Victoria]

Wow Chris. Such a wealth of information you have given in one single post. I truly appreciate it!

I now remember I have a book called Les Vaisseaux do Roi Soleil by Lemineur.

 

Thanks for the generous input.

[wq3296]

Greetings UV,

 

At that scale, and given the amount of deck furniture, why bother with trying to do the decking to a pattern? Butt joints and simulated fasteners will look too "busy" and take away from the over all look of the deck. In other words the "tail wagging the dog".

 

wq3296