1/350 RICHELIEU Dakar 1940-41

[LE BOSCO]

thanks lot guys
I'm glad you like this second Richelieu and gtbred I'm sorry for your new conversion in recent times were occupied in doing research,on the zones of ship ,or I had doubts .I almost solved the problem, which will allow me to advance more rapidly in the coming days
see you later
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hello all

Low back pain is hard to leave , but nothing to do with the beginning of the crisis!! Work continuous on the Richelieu, but the work is splits into two at this level. Indeed, I �judge� that work on the diorama could begin at this stage and for those I have to determine the size of the portion of port. The work was greatly facilitated by the fact that the hangar of the port of Dakar still exists and its dimensions have not been changed, and thanks to Google Hearth and its tool "measure" I have determine accurately the dimensions of the portion of the harbor, a reconnaissance photo dated of 42 is available ........!! So I could finally determine the overall layout of this harbor



In the blue arrows, where the sea has: in yellow, part of the breakwater: in red the quay and for the black arrow, a sailor .... Just for the scale
Viewed from the rear



From the front



And finally in the sense of "reading" of the dio





I remind you that the action will be more focused on the rear, or are the catapults
The largely empty of sea which could be a default in normal time for the eye ,but for once, justified because indeed ,it is here that the two anti-torpedo nets and the cylindrical floats are installed, that'll give a little "more" at my eyes on this diorama.
nota:the hangar and the breakwater are of "rough drafts" to the right size, but not detailed
cheers
Nicolas

[dafi]

As always, you know how to push our expectations further

Great project, Daniel

[PetrolGator]

Nicolas,

I always love seeing your progress. I bet you could take all your posts on ONE ship and write a ship building tutorial.

[LE BOSCO]

thanks a lot guys _

glad you like it Petrolgator, write a ship building tutorial,me ?????you are sure ?in English ????
no ,I would not be the element that will trigger the WW III ( words war III )
cheers
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hello all

Small advances ,not on the Richelieu (I'm stuck because of watertight doors are in commands) but ,on the accessories that go beings present on the dio, for starters, crates present in the environment of the hangar







And of electrical cable drums




to give you an idea the size of crates, a photo of with the 1cts coin




I spent 5:00, for to make the all (8 different sizes of crates) �. But, I am glad of the result. As usual, parts prepared for molding




I will try, to make of the barrels.. And I am looking to do the spherical floats for the anti-torpedo nets. So gentlemen, if you have any close-up photos, I'm interested
a +
Nicolas

[dafi]

Sweeeeeeeeet

Resin or rapid prototyping?

Daniel

[LE BOSCO]

...Resin or rapid prototyping?....

thank's Daniel
if it is for the masters,neither of the two,is realized with "old school" method , sections of evergreen engraved,detailed with plastic card 0.5
cheers
Nicolas

[dafi]

Even better!!!

Love it!

Dan

[LE BOSCO]

thanks Daniel
Nicolas

[Christian M.]

Nicolas,
you are a crazy Gaul my friend!

Jokes away, I whish I had only half of your skills in modelling ships. Your first Richelieu set a milestone for all, your second is overwhelming it by far and what will come next?

[gtbred]

Man. that is some artistic building.

[Channell]

Come clean Nicolas... I know you are really doing this in 1/96 scale and taking photos with a giant fake 1 cent piece.

JK... some people go to the circus or Las Vegas to be shocked and amazed but I just google "Le Bosco build".

[Allan McBeath]

Where on earth are you going to put this in your house, its huge. You must live in a mansion

Love your work. Keep it up

[LE BOSCO]

thank a lot gentlemen for your kind comments
Allan
indeed,I live in a mansion ,same a big mansion, in fact I am castellan............I joke in fact, I have a foolproof trick for to place...I do not keep never my projects what is interesting for me ,is the construction part,once completed ,I spend to other things....and the ships or others
channell
I thought I have you said for the coin, it was a secret
Christian
after ,I will attack a Royal Navy period
I return to my casks
Cheers
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

thank a lot gentlemen for your kind comments
Allan
indeed,I live in a mansion ,same a big mansion, in fact I am castellan............I joke in fact, I have a foolproof trick for to the storage...I do not keep never my projects what is interesting for me ,is the construction part,once completed ,I spend to other things....and the ships or others
channell
I thought I have you said for the coin, it was a secret
Christian
after ,I will attack a Royal Navy period
I return to my casks
Cheers
Nicolas

[dafi]

I return to my casks

... typical french answer - how much bosco is left in there for the real Bosco? I guess this one is referred to a 1:1 build, some things should not be downsized!

*duckandcover*

Bonne sant� mon ami, salut et � bient�t, Daniel

[Captain pugwash]

Great work as allways Nicolas.

Its good to see you are still makeing head way on this project.

As Daniel 1/100 would be interesting,' hehe'

Cheers Capt-P.

[LE BOSCO]

Daniel and capt's

but !those are, at the 350em..........not enough for rinse the "big mouth" of a frenchman (it is not our reputation in the world ??) !I can afford, I'm french,and especially I joke
I'm sad, indeed my limited vocabulary,prevents me from understanding your subtleties(at you and capt's)
can you explain to me?I understand quickly, but it takes a long time to explain me
cheers
Nicolas

[dafi]

Je crois bien, si tu dit, que tu vas retourner vers tes casques, on pourrait croire - oui, c�est la r�putation fran�aise - que tu retourneras vers une casque de bosco r�al

Et il ne faudrait jamais diminuer le go�t en �chelle 1:350!

Amicalement, Daniel