1/350 french battleship RICHELIEU/l'Arsenal Upgrade Set

[LE BOSCO]

HI all


end of the episode "projector" I made the master projector 60 cm
the two pieces that compose



assembled





and just for the size (2mm diameter)



best regards
Nicolas

[Christian Bruer]

Hi Nicolas,

Holy Moly, that looks really nice. You raised the bar to a new level my friend! I hope to meet you someday � sad you can�t make it to Telford this year!

[LE BOSCO]

Hello gent's

This is a particular part



except,that is to the insulator of the output of antennas,this is especially,this is the last part that I was making on the castle
the mounting of castle is almost finished (remains antennas and cables of the charging mast)
I attack in the next few days finishing the hull ,who said "it's not too early"?
best regards
Nicolas

[snaphappy321]

Hi Nicolas,
I have checked out your build a couple times. This is the first time I comment on it. I don't know anything about the ship you're building, except that your work is amazing!!!!!!!! My eyes are not good enough to work in the small scales and I do not like to work with magnifying glasses or eye loupes. That's the main reason I build in the larger scales!!!!!!!! I also love to build things that work and move R/C allows me that type of capability.

I think you would do an excellent job building a 1/96 scale ship of any type. 1/96 scale is the best because there are many fittings and fiberglass hulls available. I urge you to build a 1/96 scale RC ship of your choosing, you will be glad you did!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roger DD-473/DD-555

[boomstick68]

I had to come back to check out your build to get a dose of inspiration. Your ability to work with the tiniest of details is mind blowing.

[LE BOSCO]

Thank you for your kind comments , that really touches me
Roger ,I like the large scale ! but ,I am afraid of becoming "crazy" I try to put the exact number of rivets :smallsmile:I prefer to follow your admirable work
boomstick68
I think in terms of ability to work,you have a big dose

I assembled the latest details on the turrets of rangefinders





which gives this appearance at the castle





I still the molding of projectors,I will install cables of the mast load and wire antennas
but,I will attack the finishing of the hull

best regards
Nicolas

[snaphappy321]

Thank you for your kind comments , that really touches me
Roger ,I like the large scale ! but ,I am afraid of becoming "crazy" I try to put the exact number of rivets

I know what you're saying, the bigger the size the more detail you can add. Some people are rivet counters!!!!!!! I plan on adding detail and I am very interested in an accurate build, but the small detail like rivets have no place on the Bennett. She will look good and perform well on the water and most of all I plan on having a lot of fun with her and make new friends out at the pond.

Roger DD-473/DD-555

[Channell]

I'm still following your build Le Bosco... and it only get more incredible as time goes on!

[pbudzik]

Beautifully detailed. Everything looks right and sharp.

Paul

[LE BOSCO]

HI gent's


thank you Paul

I will not bother you,with interesting steps,but I attacked the finish of the hull ,I prepared fairleads, bollards,......



the parts that had been painted and set aside,are glued definitively



I will move from the stern to the bow ,
see you later , for the steps more interesting
cherrs
Nicolas

[Christian Bruer]

Hi Nicolas,

it would be fine to see a "how to" for building all the small and highly detailed parts you have made

[LE BOSCO]

Hello all

continued work on the "R 52" on the turrets,it is the final models ,the first test went wrong (deformation of the roof of the turret)



in first on the "A" turret ,suppression of the periscope and the observation"episcope" (black arrows)



I redid "tubs" of 20mm because those of trumpy are falses



under of tubs ,make of reinforcements ,they give the good level once installed on the turrets roof



as my habit,I glue my parts prepared on the masking tape,but for the bollards,fairleads,....,I give him the form of a ship



much easier for getting together later

see you soon
Nicolas

[Dave Spencer]

You make a good point in that last picture, Le Bosco. I often cut all the small items from their sprue and attach them to a piece of card, ready for spraying. Come the day I want to attach them to the hull, I can`t for the life of me remember which part is numbered what.

I write the part number on the card next to the part, but even then I overspray the number sometimes. Yours seems like an excellent idea.

Regards, Dave.

[EJFoeth]

I just had to glue them to the hull to make the hull look like a ship!

[Captain pugwash]

Thats a very good Idea, but I spray them on the spru and fix as early as possible, so as not to lose them.
With the wood decks comeing thick and fast, you can put thease items on before placeing the decks.

But if your scratch building then thats another issue lol .
Nice going Nicolas.

[LE BOSCO]

hello all

I am glad my "trick" can help pics of work final on the turrets .
Adding access doors in the rear of the turrets




the turrets just before the paint ,they are equipped with platforms of 90mm, ladders and handrails




they tubes of380 and the 90mm guns are ready for painting



the blast bags are already painted



the final result







and in place( tentatively)



it was important for me to achieve correctly,in fact ,I think that they give their a aggressive air a warship

see you soon for the new advances
Cheers
Nicolas

[Captain pugwash]

Well tis a pleasure to watch Nicolas and those turrets look aggresive too.

Nice going with all the detail.

[Rob 2]

Super clean class as usual Nicolas .
Rob.

[snaphappy321]

She really is a beauty Nicolas!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see her finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roger DD-473/DD-555

[snaphappy321]

Hi Nicolas,
The scale shipyard (www.scaleshipyard.com) is working on a 1/96 scale of the FNS Richelieu. I'm not sure when it will be available, but you should check it out and consider building the "Big One" that you can RC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roger DD-473/DD-555