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

[Builder 2010]

I'm building a super-detailed Tamiya Missouri with all the PE from Eduard and Alliance Modelworks. The Alliance 40mm gun tub ammo racks are so fine as to be almost unmanageable. I notice you've put ammo racks in your AA gun tubs. How did you space them vertically? The GMM tub racks have little bend down spacers on the brass, but the Alliance ones have nothing but the tiny ring.

Also, what do you use to apply CA? I always seem to be getting too much on the plastic and making a minor mess.

Myles Marcovitch

[LE BOSCO]

HI folks

Builder
For the spacing vertical , I used portions of plastic card , cut, has wished lengthes


Otherwise, on the deck of my Richelieu ,I have eliminate every "bad details" moulded by trumpeter,that I am going to replace by moldings in resin that I am going to make
in first time ,the hatch cover and "clair voie" (??in inglish)

Then,the air vents , and the present "metallic cupboards" on the deck

the new winches

It is the tour of the turret of 152

The same with the rangefinder

and for the finish, one view of the rear,or we see a sliding door which it is necessary to add

see you later for the new update
best regarts
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

HI gents

I worked on the rangefinder of the artillery of 380



The bathtub on the roof of the turret of rangefinder,is redone


The turret is going to be molded,because ,another turret, is present on the top of the castle
best regards
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hello everybody
The work on my continuous Richelieu, not has the speed which I shall want!!
But he advances
I redid both present rangefinders on the top of the castle


And the one which is on the chimney ,I redoes everything!


The part of trumpeter (has left) is really too ugly !!
The shape of master for the futur blast bags ,Was redone

back in the future!!,I make the candlestick which are going to
support the hull of my boat

He is can be one can top, no?

see you later ,for the continuation
best regards
Nicolas

[mima]

Hi Nicolas,

Very impressive work! Your upgrades on Trumpis kit look great, I whish you a pleasant build!!

Best, Michi

[LE BOSCO]

Thank you for your comment Mima
I am go to see your thread on the Yamato A magnificent works that you made!!
regards
Nicolas

[JIM BAUMANN]

Impressive work!!!

>>>clair voie <<< == skylights- with usually hinged lids.


Regards

JIM B

[LE BOSCO]

Thank you Jim for your comment, and for the help for my maritime vocabulary
regards
nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hello everybody


I have just finished the serial premi�re of parts in resin , include every's bollards,fairleads,air vent,skylights,Cupboards metallic,.....and the biggest parts, such as the turrets of 152 and the rangefinders

He begins has to have many parts (and it is far from being finished)
the tubs news in the places of 40mm

The rangefinders on the castle

The rear, with the new turret of 152 and the rangefinder new on the top (In the foreground, the turret supplied by trumpeter)


I redone also the fairleads of the bow, so particular of the Richelieu (it is not finished)

I took back ,the height of my candlesticks

I prefer like that (less perched)
My shipyard begins has to take her cruising speed!!
best regards
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hello everybody


I have just finished the first serial of parts in resin , include every's bollards,fairleads,air vent,skylights,Cupboards metallic,.....and the biggest parts, such as the turrets of 152 and the rangefinders

He begins has to have many parts (and it is far from being finished)
the tubs news in the places of 40mm

The rangefinders on the castle

The rear, with the new turret of 152 and the rangefinder new on the top (In the foreground, the turret supplied by trumpeter)


I redone also the fairleads of the bow, so particular of the Richelieu (it is not finished)

I took back ,the height of my candlesticks

I prefer like that (less perched)
My shipyard begins has to take her cruising speed!!
best regards
Nicolas

[MartinJQuinn]

Nicolas,

Superb work. Can't wait to see more progress!

[Stefano Salesi]

superb work.

love the quality of your resin casting. do you have a vacuum machine for preventing bubbles or do you use another method?
and again, what kind and brand of resin do you use?

[LE BOSCO]

Hi stephano

Thank you for your comment! I used of the polyur�thane Resins of the Axson brand (But ,of other brand,suit as well ). Effectively ,I used a vaccum pump ,to avoid bubbles,but my vaccum pump, becomes asthmatic
I hope have answered has your questions and that you understand my "English"
best regards
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hello everyone

new works
the end of the work of improvement of telemetry


slightly better than the original telemetry (gray) no?
I moulded the "generics" parts,now I have to install them
I to begin with the bathtubs of 40mm,but I noticed that on the parts of origin, that the space between both arrows is not rather wide

Thus, I modified everything, before installing the parts news(The space between both arrows is more in accordance)

Do not forget two ladders on the stern

the bathtubs with the "generics" parts!


in situation on the deck

The rest are going to follow
best regards
nicolas

[mima]

Hello Nicolas,

I'm speechless.... Your parts are outstanding! If you ever plan to release your own upgrade set, please let me know.
Richelieu was such a beauty, and your modifications will bring up the Trumpi kit to an amazing level of detail!

All the best from Switzerland

Michael

[kubaro]

awesome.....

[EJFoeth]

I'd be most interested in your method of casting, should you ever feel the need to write that up

[mabmanu]

Very nice ...

[LE BOSCO]

Hi gents
Thank you for your comments ,EJFoeth , to write..,but ,I do not have a lot of time for my project!!!! Promised if I find of time, I the fact , but I think,that the others already have write on the subject,best I can do
A little update (I work from day to day )
In first ,the fairlead of the bow is ended

The place (pavois in French ???in english)of the 20mm which the French sailors had nicknamed "the cemetery",the part of Trompi is detailed with the new air vents that I had molded

I have to moulded quite a lot of air vents, because nothing that on this part ,11 are needed
Last bathtubs of 40mm, improved

I work on my project in the following way, for the first deck, of the stern has the bow,for the second deck ,of the bow has the stern ,and so on ,that avoids the oversights
A picture of the progress

Has the next for the continuation
regards
Nicolas

[denstore]

You should consider casting a few extras of the resin parts to sell as an update set. I know I would be willing to pay. Beautiful work, and immensly enhancing the kit.