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1/350 trumpeter RICHELIEU at Dakar 1942


LE BOSCO

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HI gentlemen

thank you for your kind words :speak_cool: I have reached a major steps on my project . in first , the castle is definitely glued

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which frees the second step ,to know ,the definitive gluing of funnel

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Now I must take care of the secondary boats :smallsmile:

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these steps unblocked alot other steps
see you soon for the next step
cheers
Nicolas

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I don't know the RICHELIEU well, but I assume there must have been men stationed on those platforms on the forward end of the funnel (AA guns? Directors?). That must have been hideous whenever she was sailing downwind; lungs topped up with funnel gas is not nice - I've flown enough VERTREP sorties to the back of a Tide or OL Class tanker t know that. It stinks and seems to be about 90% sulphur.

Great model, though!

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I don't know the RICHELIEU well, but I assume there must have been men stationed on those platforms on the forward end of the funnel (AA guns? Directors?). That must have been hideous whenever she was sailing downwind; lungs topped up with funnel gas is not nice - I've flown enough VERTREP sorties to the back of a Tide or OL Class tanker t know that. It stinks and seems to be about 90% sulphur.

Great model, though!

HI gentlemen

many thank for your kind words and sorry for the late answer !!Ex-FAAWAFU yep ..there was on the platforms, the anti-aircraft weapons and the gunners that was not to breathe clean air :hypnotised: Richelieu had his entire career combustion problems ..he smoked black enormous ,not ideal for discretion ......its rangefinder present above on the chimney has even been painted black to avoid seeing the traces of soot on gray paint French "systéme D"

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all diorama accessories are painted and pending the weathering

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rails and the lift (gray round) for the trolleys are glued

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I faced a problem with the plates "valeur" and "discipline "impossible to locate their locations......and finally I found their vacation after having scrutinized many pictures :shock: the plates are installed on the fence for the raft

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"valeur " to starboard and "discipline" to port side

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testing for the rafts setting up (it takes me much yet)

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the rails for the secondary boats are also glued ,and an test with cradles is done

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the cranes bases and rangefinders for the 100mm AA are installed

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I'm beginning to find that I have large fingers to put all subsets :big_grin:

see you latter for the next step

cheers

Nicolas

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I have one Martin.

But not with Nicolas's bits to go with it.

I to look on this with some mouth watering desire to have a go.

But also enjoy seeing how this will progress.

Mine can wait.(' we know why').

Great work Nicolas.

foxy :coolio:

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I have one Martin.

But not with Nicolas's bits to go with it.

I to look on this with some mouth watering desire to have a go.

But also enjoy seeing how this will progress.

Mine can wait.(' we know why').

Great work Nicolas.

foxy :coolio:

Don't you start tempting me as well! :chair:

Martin

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HI gentlemens :wave_1:

thank a lot for your words and sorry for not having answered earlier but I narrowly avoided a nervous breakdown, who had me taken all desire to work on my Richelieu :mad_2:

but now it gets better and the work restart :smallsmile: I'll have to finish definitely the area between the castle and the chimney ,because once the charging mats installed, impossible to reach into this area due to the presence of cables

I have prepared the masts loads , and remade the supports of the heads of the masts ,indeed that I did for my first Richelieu was too simplistic (in gray on the picture)

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the pulleys are prepared

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Last blank tests

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the diagram of the cables arrangement

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you see that the area behind the cables will be difficult to access for pasting without breaking the cables,especially that it is the service boats that are here. so I'll finish them

in first a 13 meter motor boat covered by tarpaulin

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the same without the tarpauline

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again a 13 meters motor boat but with a different layout

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it will be on the sea of my diorama, and will be charged with this so

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a 11 meter rowboat (master)

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and a 13 meter rowboat (master)

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and to finish , one of the four 10.80 and 11 meter motor boats provided for the officers and commander.

Jean Mahieux draw to me, the PE for the external détails

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the family begins to enlarge

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see you soon

cheers

Nicolas

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thank a lot gentlemen's for your kinds words :thumbsup2:

a little update about 120 cm projectors .I made a version with the hollowed optical .

My first vesion, for my first Richelieu (with the horrible part trumpeter)

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the same now

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I like to correctly treat the small détails and do not the neglect ..it always "paying" at the end

cheers

Nicolas

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HI gentlemen

Neil .... sorry for the elapsed time betwen the each answers ..but of many professional obligation coupled with a very time consuming step ,my distanced of my "work surface" therefore of updates less numerous...butstill active :winkgrin:
I just finished this step and here are some steps
first paint coat

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one of the masking steps

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another

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the first result without the weathering

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many small parts are separately painted

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the final result

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and in place on the richelieu

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it unlocks me of other stages .....I hope to put less time between each update

best regard
Nicolas

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As usual Nicolas you are a man of impeccable detail.

Glad your back on the build.

Very nice work.

One question:- Do you do more than one mold of these items you show here,ie- sell some of your developments.

foxy. :coolio:

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One question:- Do you do more than one mold of these items you show here,ie- sell some of your developments.

HI Foxy

at first thank you for your kind word ....and effectively I have a few resin parts in extra .send me an private message with what you need .I can not guarantee to have everything.we will speak no sale, but more of exchange or other

cheers

Nicolas

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HI gentlemen for

after of holidays well deserved ,the continuous work ,I start by the two pulleys (12 parts) present under the charge masts .

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the chains with hook are made by Jean .the same parts ready to be painted .the red arrow indicates the "compas magnetique étalon" (I do not know the name in English)

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I also prepare oars for painting (white ensign and Jean Mahieux)

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I received my wire EZ line, So I took care of pulleys and cranes cables

I took advantage of the characteristic of EZ wire (elasticity) to carry out the cabling on my workshop .I took the dimension between the place where the pulleys are attached to the castle and the tip of charging mast((55mm )so I cut the wire EZ at 40 mm .

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the wire longest will go to the winch drum. and same mounting stretched at 55mm

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the same installed

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before placing the second crane ,I glued the "compas magnétique étalon "

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and install from photographs, empty cradles, crates, tarpaulins, oil barrels and wooden planks

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Contrary to what I thought, this area, seemed to be empty the day of the catapult testing

see you soon for the next progress

cheers

Nicolas

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Hi Nicolas.

Thanks very much for the offer, but it was a question weather you do sell them of just for your self, Thanks for the answer.

Again very nice detail plus you cannot leave a space when there's surposed to be something there. :winkgrin:

foxy :coolio:

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