1/350 RICHELIEU Dakar 1940-41

[Joe Simon]

Looks great!

[Jeff Dundee]

Hi Nico, once again the main structure is amazing! I told you when you show them to me when i visited you last year .... it's really great

The fine weathering you applied highlights perfectly assemblies and painting. I look forward to see more mate

[LE BOSCO]

Thank's a lot Joe and Jeff really happy to read you here thank's also for your kind words !!and I hope see your King Georges V here the quality work that you have on your model,deserves to be seen on this forum
cheers
Nicolas

[Quincy]

Looks incredible!



Bob Pink.

[Gianluca]

Hello.

Tant pis si j'�cris en Fran�ais.
Salut Nico, c'est toujours aussi beau... :

Have a nice day .

[LE BOSCO]

HI Gentlemen

thank a lot Gianluca nice surprise to you read here my friend a small effort to write in English ,I'm sure this is not a problem for you Progress will be posted soon
see you soon
Cheers
Nicolas

[jcmackay]

Nicolas,

Very, very nice! To tell you the truth, I usually stop in just to see the latest examples of your painting, which I admire so much. But your detailing of the ship is incredible!

John

[marijn van gils]

Good to see some progress again. It simply looks fantastic!

Cheers,

Marijn

[LE BOSCO]

HI gentlemen

a great thank you John and Marjin
all diorama accessories are painted and pending the weathering



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



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



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



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



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



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



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

see you latter for the next step
cheers
Nicolas

[zs180]

This model gets better and better with every new detail added!

[Jeff Dundee]

Amazing Nicolas, as always. This model is fantastic and it's getting full of details now.

I'm waiting for th� next step

[dafi]

simply WOW!

XXXDAn

[Angeliccypher]

The way you get everything to line up so exactly.......just wow.

[hypno7]

That looks very good Nicolas! All the detail is just impressive!

[Gianluca]

Hello Nico,

Which happiness of seeing the advances of this magnificent Rich'. I am always also a fan and I look forward to too to see the next stages.

Good evening.

[LE BOSCO]

HI gentlemens
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
but now it gets better and the work restart 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)



the pulleys are prepared



Last blank tests





the diagram of the cables arrangement



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





the same without the tarpauline





again a 13 meters motor boat but with a different layout





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



a 11 meter rowboat (master)





and a 13 meter rowboat (master)





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 d�tails







the family begins to enlarge



see you soon
cheers
Nicolas

[Goodwood]

Glad to have you back, Nicholas, and especially glad that you've got your modeling mojo going again! Those boats are indeed superbly-crafted, and I for one look forward to seeing them painted up and weathered.

[LE BOSCO]

HI Sean
thanks for you kind word and me too i'm glad to have found my modeling mojo
cherrs
nicolas

[dafi]

What a pleasure to have you back and all the best for you personally!

And what a pleasure for us WHAT you show

Interesting construction for the crane with the pulleys hanging overhead on the bridge.

XXXDAn

[marijn van gils]

Glad that you're back and feeling good Nicolas!
And those boats just look fantastic!!!

Cheers,

Marijn