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1/350 trumpeter RICHELIEU at Dakar 1942


LE BOSCO

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HI gentlemen

I you present my project, the project is started since 2 years (I work slowly)it represents the Richelieu 2 years after the "operation Menace" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dakar ) . No "political connotation", just I like Richelieu and this period allows me a challenge. Indeed I must put the model trumpeter in the original configuration.

For the bravest I put a link(http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=111876) to the start of the project and from now on I'll post each new progress here

Continued work on the Richelieu is situated on the oblique reinforcements of railings.

to begin ,make a cutting jig, for cut off reinforcements to the same length (3.5)

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Then, without trembling, paste one by one on railings

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Only a side is finished ....very stressful for nerves

Work continues

See you soon for the next step

cheers

Nicolas

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HI

thank a lot for your comments

Mike your grandad has escorted the Richelieu more in this configuration (except for camouflage) , that is to say,after refurbishing in the USA in 1943

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mine is located in the 50's in the french navy but it was substantially identical

cheers

Nicolas

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thank's Housesparrow

for sticking those tiny parts,I process thus ,a micro drop of cyano gel on one end,I applied the end on the handrail top,Part ofthe bridge is glued by depositing a micro drop of cyano extra thin with this tool

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I hope I was clear in my explanations

cheers

Nicolas

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Hi Gentlemen

sorry for not having replied earlier .... a small bad patch for health reasons ,kept me far away from my shipyard ..!

housesparrow ' the stand come with the trumpeter kit

the morale Is back .....go back in my shipyard :smallsmile:

I attacked the second deck by the handrails installation. each "foot" is pierced (is placed temporarily) the 100 mm platforms with the amunition chests are instaled definitively

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towards the rear , the laders are placed temporarily ,to show the changes made in Dakar during his long stay in quay

whater side

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and quay side ( remains to be done a gangplank )

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all handrails ready to be painted

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my boom was molded (thank's uncle Jack)

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on its location

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ready to paint

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you can see the first rafts in resin on their location

the rafts

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and the first "big crates" and pipes designed for the environment of my diorama

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see you soon for the next step

best regards from France

Nicolas

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HI gentelmen

small temporary trials ,made to see if I forget nothing.

the rear part

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in the middle

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and on the front

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with Jean Mahieux we try to determine the shape and the number of rails present on the front part of the second bridge ,forthe realize in PE.

the paper pattern

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ditto for the "enclosure" for the balsa rafts

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work has also begun on the stern .the PE plate "HONNEUR ET PATRIE" designed by Jean is instaled .

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the rails of maneuvers and catapulting trolleys for the Loire 130 also have their paper pattern

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the name RICHELIEU in PE designed and engraved by Bruno Gire for my first Richelieu 52 are ready to paint

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the open fairleads and at rolls are aso ready to paint

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see you soon for the next step

best regard from Paris

Cheers

Nicolas

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Hi gentlemen

the new progress ...in first , a dark grey is applied on the letters

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I do not know when I go the instaled

as at my habits ,the railings are temporarily installed after have them formed, and drilled at each foot

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the ladder bars on the hull ,are glued and painted directly on the hull.railings are placed on a polystyrene piece and separately painted.

an additional difficulty ,on the stern , the top of handrails was in wood. I represent the wood with Plastruc profiles painted in brown

and glued with cyano .....a timeconsuming step but the result for me is fairly good

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the next step will on the bow

see you soon

best regards from France

Nicolas

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