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My Tripartite Mine Hunter La Croix Du Sud in 1/350.













All comments are welcome, and if today, for fun, they were in french!
Kind regards
Sebastien Lausdat

Bonjour mon ami de bateuaux de maquette dans le France.!!

Votre bateuax ' La Croix Du Sud' est tres jolie!

TRES BON!

....and thats about all my French-- and I am spending a week in Brittany next month--Mon dieu?!- how will I ever order food and biere...?

>>>Je voudrais acheter un plate de manger sil vous plait!!!<<

Au revoir!

Jim Baumann

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Bonsoir Sebastien
Au début, en regardant les photos de ton modèle, je me suis dit: "Ouais, trés bon, mais le détail pouvait etre plus soigné"... parce-que j'avais pas bien lu l'intitulé et je pensais qu'il s'agissait d'un modèle en grande echelle!
Je suis toujours trop étourdi
S'agissant d'un tout pétit navire, c'est excellent. Je pourrais juste te conseiller d'envisager des techniques de peinture pour faire ressortir un peu plus le détail.
En tout cas, chapeau!!

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salut Sébastien ,

j'ai été deux ans et demi "patmach" sur le M924 "Primula" , c'est pourquoi je me permets d'émettre des doutes quand à la présence des hublots sur la coque à tribord sur la "Croix du Sud" ...

les trois seuls tripartites français à avoir des hublots sur la coque sont les ex "Dianthus" , "Iris" et "Fuschia" , actuellement "Capricorne" , "Céphée" & "Verseau"

Dans la cheminée , on trouve trois sorties pour les turbines à gaz "Astazou" entrainant les alternateurs 250 Kw , une sortie pour le Diesel de propulsion principal et une sortie pour le diesel-alternateur DAF . Difficilement réalisable au 1/350ème , je m'en rends compte .

Pour l'anecdote , les marins français se battent pour naviguer sur les tripartites ex-belges , ceux-si sont infiniment plus confortables ...

Très beau boulot quand même !

For the english speaking guys here , a little translation :

I've been for two years & a half , chief engineer on the M924 "Primula" , a belgian tripartite , this is why I have some doubts about the portholes on the "la Croix du Sud's" hull

the only french tripartites having portholes on their hulls are the ex-belgians CMT's , "Dianthus" , "Iris" & "Fuschia" , wearing now the names "Capricorne" , "Céphée" & "Verseau"

Inside the funnel , there are three outlets for the "Astazou" gasturbines driving the 25O Kw alternators , one bigger outlet for the main propulsion engine and a little outlet for the DAF auxiliary generator ( 160 Kw ) . Not so easy to represent at scale 1/350 , I know ...

a little aside : the french sailors are "fighting" to get aboard the ex belgian CMT , the accomodations are a lot more comfy than on the french ones ...

a nice piece of modelling , though

Regards ,

Laurent

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Hi
No thanks a lot for yours messages.
Laurent , you're absolutely right for portholes. I will modify them. For the funnel , if you have photos...
Kind regards
Sebastien

Hi
I made a mistake in my previous message. Please cancel the "no" and read : Thanks a lot for yours messages.
Laurent , you're absolutely right for portholes. I will modify them. For the funnel , if you have photos...
Kind regards
Sebastien

Hi Sebastien ,

I've put your funnel query on a belgian forum :
http://wielingen1991.userboard.net/cmt-chasseurs-de-mines-mijnenjagers-mine-hunters-f14/cherche-photos-interieur-cheminee-cmt-t1354.htm#13149

Regards ,

Laurent

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Just call me the "Cereals Box Killer" , I guess

Hi Sebastien ,

the asked funnels pictures are shown on the link in the message just here above .

Regards ,

Laurent

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Just call me the "Cereals Box Killer" , I guess

@ Mr.Baumann:
For food in Brittany just ask for "une crèpe beurre-sucre et du cidre please"
Are you going to Douarnenez (nice old ships there)

Have a nice trip,
Kenavo ! (bye in Brittany)

Much better , ask for a "galette" ( buckwheat pancake ) with some "andouille de Guéméné" ( local tripes sausage ) ...

what you absolutely have to eat is an "Araignée de mer" , just like a king crab , just lesser in size , really top food , as anywhere in France by the way ..

I spent three months at Brest in 2001 , being Propulsion Officer back then , on board a E-71 Belgian frigate , those three months were a wonderful discovery of Brittany , I had my motorcycle there , easier to travel .

regards ,

Laurent

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Scared of Nothing , Always Thirsty

Just call me the "Cereals Box Killer" , I guess