1/350 RICHELIEU Dakar 1940-41

[LE BOSCO]

Et alors ? On fout plus rien ?
Ca me manque !

HI setori
if I do something but the shipyard is closed !
cheers
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hello

the shipyard is opened ....the holidays gave me back my strength and envy for the last straight line!!
once all railings are folded,they are posed on a polystyrene block, and are painted separately



I like to do this, okay it takes longer, but no trace of glue



on the stell deck,I used the same method as for the wooden deck, a masking tape piece at each element present on the deck ,a dark brown pastel application ,and installation of the elements separately weathered . at the red Arrow, the crane basis not instaled,just for see the result of treatment. I like the effect ,rather present but not too much



then it's time to get on the floors and more specifically on the navigation footbridge .the same operation for the railings ,drilling to each candlelight ,folded etc etc ..





the railings are less up, to the height of the optical of range finder 100mm.



speaking of range finder , I added back, two doors of access, which I had not done on my first resin version





here is that I correct my own corrections
see you soon for the nest step
regards
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

hello gentlemen

the last progress
for "windows" from the navigation bridge, I cheated ,by making out with strips black decal



the result with railings



after a weathering with o�l paint and black and Brown wash



first temporary installation with the rangefinders



then the work going to wear on the funnel and these infrasructures





I have to bend and to pose still the railings on this infrasructures



see you soon for the next step
regards
Nicolas

[gtbred]

Just a great job on your build. Now after watching your build I get started on my BlueJ. My Tonkin Gulf build is taking too much of my time.

[MartinJQuinn]

Magnificent. Just magnificent.

[EJFoeth]

Now that you have placed the railing with the drilling: would you do it again in this manner or would you do it differently? For example, not drilling each stanching but every third of fourth for long stretches? Drilling in consistently is very tricky and can cause damage (drills, model, self confidence).

It does offers great opportunities for certain types of railing and looks more realistic (depending on the actual railing)... the folding can also be less exact than for 'normal' railing because it is so very very easy to notice the connection on the deck for that type.... hmmm.... interesting...

I recall that Verlinden used to have railing you needed to drill in and I used it before I could actually do any modeling and the result was awful...

[LE BOSCO]

.....would you do it again in this manner or would you do it differently? .....

thanks a lot to all three
EJFoeth to answer your question ,I do it again without any problems in the same manner ......drilled every candlestick !ok, it takes time but it is close to reality in my case.it's me who has to ask a friend (Jean Mahieux)to get me to this typical railings for the richelieu





Verlinden have used for these railings of marshmallow brass impossible to do a proper job with .
me ,mine are in maillechort and put to the specific dimensions of the "royal" .Thus it suits me
best regard
Nicolas

[EJFoeth]

That railing looks very sturdy on the real ship! I did some drilled-in handrails a few weeks back with a 0.2mm drill (Ushi van der Rosten drill set did the job very well). Takes some time (who cares) but without a good template it's difficult to not make any errors.. so I used a template. For my next ship (2025? ) the main railing is some distance from the edge of the deck. With your results I shall begin contemplating drilled-in railing once more What diameter is the 027 drill?

[LE BOSCO]

.... What diameter is the 027 drill?.....

Yep !it is of an unusual diameter 0.27 .... because it comes from the tooling of my father who was an engineer in micromechanics! the 0.25 easier to find, may also well do the trick
I am in the process to posed of railings and i put the pics once finished
regards
Nicholas

[EJFoeth]

Ah! I thought it was a US drill size or such and it didn't make sense Good work your railing fits so well! This is really tricky work.

FYI: There is a 0.25mm drill in the Ushi set, in case someone needs it.

[LE BOSCO]

HI gentlemen

thank a lot EJFoeth
the last progress
to start, I handled of the railings on the roof bearing the rangefinder



small tests before painting



I realized that I had forgotten to equip the top of the navigation bridge
forgot repaired!





but I also realized that I missed two details on the "mast" that serves as an axis of rotation of rangefinder !
indeed it has under the two horizontal arms , are present two speaker (red arrows)



hwith my home made accessories, the work was done quickly



ready for painting



after railings installations and the painting , a small passage to the weathering of all these parts. I do not force too much on this point, the evidence on this photo



the left side is untreated and the right yes ... we do not see too many differences at first glance, but ,the weathering is present (less obvious in the picture)
the roof and the rangefinder are also treated





a picture of "far" or we see better the weathered



it is less "marked" that on the hull

best regards
Nicolas

[blacman]

great...
looking for more!

[dafi]

It could be wonderful as always ...

... if you would have not missed an ejection mark!

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Deeply disappointed, infid�lement Daniel

[EJFoeth]

It's a though crowd

[marijn van gils]

It could be wonderful as always ...

... if you would have not missed an ejection mark!

Yes! And that awful overspray on the inside top of the bridge!
But I'm sure both will be covered from view by other pieces, no?

Good to see things slowly coming together now. It already looks beautiful now, and the result will be spectacular!

Marijn

[LE BOSCO]

HI Guys
thanks a lot blacman and EJFoeth
no error is forgiven when one is surrounded by perfectionists full of talent
I still have a lot to learn for to be on your levels
Dan, I found something for to hide my unforgivable error .....a funnel top



hope this to be discreet
Marjin ,for the awful overspray on the inside top of the bridge.. my Richelieu goes entirely to the pickling ,and I redone my paint

thank again to you for your messages
regards
nicolas

[MartinJQuinn]

I also realized that I missed two details on the "mast" that serves as an axis of rotation of rangefinder !
indeed it has under the two horizontal arms , are present two speaker (red arrows)

If they actually work, I'm quittin' the hobby!

[ModelMonkey]

If the rangefinder does not rotate, it may be a polarity problem with the motor. I recommend an electron-microscopic inspection to be sure the red cable goes to the red socket and the black cable goes to the black socket.

The rest of the model looks good.

[LE BOSCO]

I recommend an electron-microscopic inspection to be sure the red cable goes to the red socket and the black cable goes to the black socket.......:

your are hard with me ModelMonkey ...nobody had noticed
Martin sorry ,I dont understand your answer my English is so bad
cheers
Nicolas

[EJFoeth]

Nothing bad If people misbehave I'll let you know