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 […]

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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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Hydrofoil Mukha class corvette model, part 3

Let’s continue review of Mukha class corvette model assembling. In this part we see installation of small parts on the hull. Assembling hull supports goes parallel.   Sonar, splash guard in bow, bow thruster details, thruster in the aft are installed. Then follows the assembly of the stern hydrofoils. Their assembly begins with the frame. In […]

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