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You did it again Jim! What a little gem of a ship :thumbs_up_1:

Hi Jim,
just saw your last picture of Carnot and was wondering if this is a model or the real thing.:scratch:
At first I thought :thinking:that the superfine rigging and the flags are proving that this cannot be a model, especially not a model in 1/700.
But following back your progress report it becomes clear that you made the impossible possible.
I am deeply expressed and out of further words ... :worship_1:
Dirk

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging comments!


Carnot is now in pride of place in the 'French section' of my wallcase....

I have collated my ramblings and pics into a usable article that will hopefully appear in the gallery under
'whats new' in the near future along with a full spread of finished model pics.


meanwhile....

cheerio

Onwards to the next model....

JIM B

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Outch !
sorry for useless post but...
Outch ! again
La classe :cool_2:

Yet another benchmark, as normal I would like to see close-ups (yeah even closer then the double click photo's of above) would you ever consider building something like this still in 1-700 but full hull ? And that sea scape, while there is a first rate step by step to follow, I just can't get those blasted swells right, waves are waves at the end of the day, but those swells you do are 1st class. Just one more thing, and before you say ''no'' please, please please have another think about filming a step by step. errrr um anything to begin with, rigging, decant of paint, applying decals, while reading and looking at photo's is great, actually watching as something progresses is quite another. :big_grin: :thumbs_up_1:

Of course the Jewel of the Master, or should I say, from the Master!!
Excellent excellent excellent

It's a 3D painting, is a scaled down real ship and we all turned Big Gulivers!
I bow with admiration and it is a positive inspiration to us, mere apprentices :)

Cheers,
Rui

PS: And now???? What's next?

It's... Beautiful...


great work, jim :big_grin:

Agree the pictures posted appear as a painting. Look forward to seeing pictures from another perspective just so I can marvel at the detail with perspective of scale.
Another fantastic model from a master.

Great work, Jim!
It seems a bit strange to use "outstanding" and "as usual" in one and the same sentence, but no less would be making sense!
I'll be looking forward to see her in Telford. (Let's hope they won't be frying food right next the competition area again as they did in back 2008!)
Guido

Jim, you have outdone yourself again. The details, the placement of the crew, everything is just... better then before. Love it.

If I'm allowed one criticism: you could make the coloured areas of the French flags more saturated, and perhaps a slightly deeper shade of blue?

Beautiful ...
Wonderful ...
:thumbs_up_1:

Speechless...
It looks like a painting...
Beautiful...



Nothing more to say really...

have not as yet succeeded in printing the nameplate successfully.... :Mad_6:
But the model is essentially finished.

I hope to shoot some more pics in daylight shortly.....-for inclusion to the permanent gallery.

Meanwhile.... here are a few shots.

Cheers

Jim Baumann[attachment=2]Carnot finished 01 .jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]Carnot finished 1.jpg[/attachment][attachment=0]Carnot finished 2.jpg[/attachment]

Carnot is finished. Rigging her took a barking mad 12 hours.... :big_grin:

decent photos soon..

Carnot carried her nameplate on the aft superstructure .


The drawings have been made--now I need to contrive to print it accurately 2.4 mm long...(!!!!)|( about 1/8 in)

My ink-jet printer has refused completely-- smeary mess.


I now need to dig out my alps printers and see if they can do any better....

here is the design

JB

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:thumbs_up_1:

[quote="JIM BAUMANN"]One of the hardest builds I have ever done....[/quote]

The end result is quite worth the effort. Fantastic looking build. Love the "scene" you set - I can almost picture it in my minds eye.

Beautiful Jim... Cant wait to see the rigging and final finished product in the gallery with your customary atmospheric lighting and backdrop... Thats the difference with your models... most of us can just about manage a reasonable model... but very few create a moment in time which just happens to centre around a model ship. Considering the amount of work you put in to getting some level of accuracy in terms of the building itself, the confidence to let the model stand as a 'scene' is quite inspiring... Superb build Jim... MUST see this at the Nationals... although it will probably make most of us just tear our hair out in frustration at how you keep raising the bar in this scale. Wonderful... :thumbs_up_1:

I have busied myself with the creation of the 'scene'.

1905-- Fleet review at Spithead , Solent in England.

France--as a sign of the Entente Cordiale-- sent over the major units of the Northern Squadron.

The ships entered the Solent--flying a "Tri-colouer" on the fore- mast and the( very tall !) stern ensign staff, with a White Ensign hoisted to the very top of the WT top on the mainmast ( still to be added, --at the end of rigging.)

As a result we see Carnot powering close to the coast of England,

- for many of the sailors its the first time they have seen "Angleterre" and her mighty lines of battleships ....

...=> Carnot's crew are straining at the port-side rails to see the magnificent array of ships of all nations ....

[attachment=1]Carnot pre-rigging.jpg[/attachment]

The thickening, bending and painting of the figures occupied a considerable amount of time, as did the adding of a myriad of small details, gussets,range clock, brackets etc etc.

The distinctive funnel grilles were made of stretched sprue--the effect being so very much finer than any PE.

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The sea is the usual muddy green of the Solent....

Just rigging, small touch ups-- and she will be done...

One of the hardest builds I have ever done....

JIm Baumann :wave_1:

I can but second what more able people than me have said before - this is an awesome example of your skills and determination, Jim, and furthermore an excellent how-to for those intentding to improve their modeling technqiues - and even the most perfect model will reveal some flaws if only viewed at sufficient magnification. I�m positive she�ll knock us down like so many of your previous works, when we see her in the flesh.

Best regards

Frank

Hello .

Nice work . :thumbs_up_1: