1/350 RICHELIEU Dakar 1940-41

[sirmaumau]

lovely dapple?

[MartinJQuinn]

It just keeps getting better and better and better and...

[LE BOSCO]

thank you to both same time, I put together the prototype in PE of 13.2 CAD draw by Jeam and engraved by Bruno ....a little gem
soon more
Cheers
Nicolas

[mabmanu]

Hello .

[LE BOSCO]

HI folks
I was a bit stuck for some time by the anti-aircraft armament, but of charitable souls rife on this forum, they gave me a sacred blow of thumb, namely, Jean Mahieux , and Bruno Gire (aka Big bear). Jean mahieux to draw a superb gun carriage of CAD13.2 and Bruno had engraved them. Jean in sent a exemplary, and I must admit that I'm on the ass... it is beautiful and once mounted it looks like this






as usual, a view with my 1cts coin . This time the all is painted



And one in place on the chimney (in 1941)





I do not know what you think, but "it really makes the job".

In parallel, I finished the details from the quay, by implementing the foundations of the hangar, and the part where is located the jetty
at the bottom of jetty ,of rocks are present.I have them simulated using cat litter glued with of wood glue






with the rear wharf section (where will be the jetty)





Finally, pictures with the Richelieu hull so that I could capture the potential problems of scale










for the time being the quay side , everything seems to be well balanced. will in the coming days tried to place the buoys of the anti torpedo net .it will balance the large water area on the front face
cheers
Nicolas

[bgire]

Nicolas: did you ask your cat for permission before using her litter?
If not beware for retaliation...
What did she obtain in return? The right to play with your 13.5mm gun?

[LE BOSCO]

Hi Big Bear

I do not have cat!!!I bought this bag of litter specifically for these uses ago .......ten years
cheers
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

Hi floks

I temporarily installed the buoys anti-torpedo nets. Indeed this is an actor important of the diorama ,and setting it up not to be neglected. The festivities begin





a period photo of the area greatly help me





I just the impression of making a bead necklace
Three pics of nets put in positions. For convenience, I have deliberately lightly enlarged the spaces between each buoy In order to avoid the placement of the 180 buoys that will be present on the dio













The space on the side will be occupied by a diesel jolly-boat or a speedboat from Richelieu, traversing this area.
Now it is the turn of the jetty which has to be made


cheers
Nicolas

[Stein Gildberg]

Nic!
Will you please give me a "tip":

What do you use to make the buoys?


Stein

[LE BOSCO]

Hello Stein

for the buoys ,I use my own products,this one for exemple







is never better served than by oneself

cheers
Nicolas

[Stein Gildberg]

Agreed!

Stein

[LE BOSCO]

Stein

if someone finds me a plan of buoys used by the Kriegsmarine,I will make a master,Indeed, in one of my eight lives, I would to make kriegsmarine warships
cheers
nicolas

[MartinJQuinn]

Love it. The photo-etch AA gun is as real gem!

[LE BOSCO]

entirely agree with you Martin ,Jean and Bruno (AKA Big Bear) they did a great job
cheers
Nicolas

[dafi]

Toooo nice Nicolas, faaaar too nice, even Mary is starting to get red because of embarresment ...

XXXDAn

[mabmanu]

Good job ...

[boomstick68]

Indeed. Looking great. You are a master of small details.

[LE BOSCO]

oops.... thank you for your kind comments and I'm glad that my work please you
cheers
Nicolas

[LE BOSCO]

HI folks
This morning I worked on the jetty . To start , after determining the shape and size of arches of side quay ,It took me the cut in the
plastic card




Then, once glued to the rest of the jetty walls, like in reality, the bulkheads are installed between each arch



The jetty in close up



It remains to make a openwork parapet , but the lines are there. To be sure everything is ok , a small test "in situ"





For me everything is ok , remains the parapet and then I start to make the Hangar
cheers

Nicolas

[Channell]

Wow... this is really gonna end up as something amazing, Nicholas!

Keep up the incredible work!