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French Longboat Of The 18th Century 09
The next operation is to unfold the “planks” of the skin on a plane. By now, I have made many details. In order not to get confused by them, it is time to arrange the made parts in order on A4 sheets. The process is facilitated by the fact that for the opposite side of…
Kids Workshop
I recently remembered how my paper modeling started. At first, I thought it all started with a French barge in the summer of 2013. I mean my last coming on paper modeling, when I already had a son. But, recently, the very first issue of my magazine caught my eye and I remembered that in…
Airspeed AS.6 Envoy. New Project: Engines and engine nacelles
I assembled these designs using the traditional method from rings. However, here I was once again convinced of the need to come up with a solution for large-scale joints of parts. The second issue, which has long been in the queue to be addressed, is the leading edge of the engine hood. Usually, the front…
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Airspeed AS.6 Envoy. New Project: Wing
Finally, I got to the wings. Their complex shape immediately drew a backlash from Blender. He began to “complain” about the large curvature and inadequate unfolding. I didn’t know what to do and continued development literally at random. Looking ahead, I will say that I had to try several variants of the wing design until…
French longboat of the 18th century 08
In order to assemble frames with a cross-section of futtocks of about 1 mm, it is necessary to make special rigs combined with declivity boards. This will allow you to put the frames on the slipway in the required position and in length and, importantly, in height. Then, when the outer skin is installed, the…
French longboat of the 18th century 07
Now the next task is to make the stem, keel and sternpost. This is a simple operation, since the needed details can be easily obtained from their outline in the side projection. Here’s what I have. In the bow of the hull, the frames rest on the stem and are covered from above with an…
French longboat of the 18th century 06
An important question is how thick to make “thin parts” – the futtocks of the frames? Do I need to increase their transverse dimensions in order to make them look better? For “thin” frames, the section of upper futtocks is 1.0×1.25 mm …..I began to make practical frames. It is necessary to determine their dimensions…
French longboat of the 18th century 05
And here it is, a solemn moment. The theoretical drawing has been exported to Acad, where it will be “sliced” into parts. What bad? The process is quite time-consuming. What good? The accuracy of the parts obtained is plus or minus 0.05 mm …. Now I can make frames and I can determine their shape…
Copenhagen Ship Curves
Almost every paper modeler’s toolbox includes a steel ruler and a model knife. With these tools, it is easy to make straight cuts in paper and cardboard. What if you want to cut a part with a curved edge? You will use scissors. And if these are the skin planks of an old ship? The…
PSG-Modeler #3 2014 is ready to download
Today, at last, I finished work on the English edition of my 18th century a French longboat. Looking at the magazine, I made in 2014, I found many flaws. I had partly to redesign the text and add illustrations to explain better the assembly process. I also decided to add color parts in that case…
French longboat of the 18th century 04
The work on the model began by correcting the picture, which replaced the lines plan for me. These kinds of pictures need to be checked. The different plans may not match. Therefore, it is necessary to make the appropriate changes. After correcting the picture of the longboat, it can be placed into the design program…
French longboat of the 18th century 03
As I already said, I managed to find a few more pictures with illustrations of the boat and its equipment. I also managed to find pictures showing the equipment of the longboat of that time: a bucket, a lantern, a compass binnacle, oarlocks and an anchor-cat. That’s all the information that I had at the time of the start of the modeling. I must say that this was not my first model, which I developed myself from the very beginning. I already had experience in model development. I will talk about this another time. My toolbox included FreeShip!, Acad 2000, InDesign and Photoshop.…
French longboat of the 18th century 02
A small digression. Historical background. The second half of the 18th century is rightfully considered the heyday of sailing shipbuilding in the sense that by this time ships had already acquired high seaworthiness, but had not yet become a victim of harsh naval pragmatism. Their silhouettes fully reflect the harmony of graceful ship lines, and the overly luxurious decoration…
What will I do? Overview
Welcome to my website! Here I talk you about my paper models, how I build them and what comes out of it. With the coming of computer programs for 3D modeling, as well as page maker programs, paper modeling has reached a completely new and very high level. Now anyone who wants can design a…
How long ago did you cut off your fingers the last time?
Hello everyone! As in any plant, a very important part of my Plant On The Desk is equipment and tools. This is a whole big topic for conversation and discussion. They say that a good tool is half the battle. I have conceived various equipment for my Plant. For interesting paper modeling, you need to…
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French longboat of the 18th century
Review of the history of construction 1 This story began about ten years ago and when I went to play football with my children and injured my leg. It happened at the very beginning of the summer. I could only walk with crutches. But I could sit at the table. Therefore, there was no question…
Airspeed AS.6 Envoy. New Project: development
Here I will talk about how I made the first simple version of the airplane. It was 2015. At that time, I still had quite a lot of difficulties working with Blender. I didn’t know how to model many of the details of an airplane yet. I had no drawings. There were only a few…
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Assembly Instruction for the build of an 18th-century French longboat
The first part of the Assembly Instructions for the assembly of an 18th-century French longboat with three-masted sailing rigging was published. It contains a large number of photographs detailing the assembly process of the hull of the boat. Now everyone who can accurately cut the paper with a knife on a ruler or template will…
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French longboat’s transformation from 1:48 to 1:72 scale
I present to you my French longboat’s transformation from 1:48 to 1:72 scale. This action requires the redevelopment of the longboat and order of its assembling technology. Frames become in 0.8×0.8 mm strips and they lie on frame templates. It is rather difficulty describe, but easy to show: Patterns: Details: Slip: Frame and Template: The…
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French longboat in 1:72 scale
Hello to all modelers. This is my French longboat of XVIII cen. in scale 1:72.This model includes only a hull without rigs and sails. The hull of the longboat is made from paper 0.4 mm thick. Assembling the model is not very difficult and could be completed in two or three evenings.Assembling instructions you can…