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Slow progress due to all the boiler intake towers with their louvres. I had been minimising the four square stacks on top of each tower, but on examining an old photo of the ship i found that they were quite prominent, so I have built them up with a couple of extra card layers. Another old photo shows white cord railings (evidence of VIP transport for that voyage?), so I have followed suit with white cotton railings, Overall, the colour scheme is looking quite attractive - much prettier than battleship grey!
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French Armoured Cruiser Jeanne d’Arc
I have found some documentation for French warship colours around the date of your model. A ministry directive of 7 June 1899 ordered painting a narrow white line along the division between the black hull paint and the anti-fouling. Another directive of 12 June 1900 ordered painting the upperworks of vessels in the Mediterranean fleet in ‘toile mouillée claire’ ('wet canvas') and those of the Northern Fleet in light grey. These directives may very well have simply regularised existing practice rather than have introduced something new, since both schemes seem to have been in use for some years before these dates.
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Thank you very much, Maurice, for your research. It is very good to have these questions resolved so positively. It is also a great relief to have them confirm the version that I have been building for past months - it was going to be a little too late to change - and fortunately it seems that I don't have to!
Here are the latest update photos - all the major structures are in place - including the walkways and the aft control platform mounted on their supporting columns. Only the ship's boats, railings and some deck fittings, the topmasts and rigging still required. At the rate I am going it could still take quite some time. |
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I agree with you on the colors being more attractive than all grey.
Jeanne d’Arc seems to have the same color scheme as Iena. The decks (as I understand it) were some type of linoleum, instead of wood. Maybe they had wood beneath the linoleum. Mike |
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She looks fantastic, however, she's not the only one with 2*3 funnels. RN Italia, of wich a model is available from Heinkel Models, had the same configuration.
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Finished at last
Here we are nearly 6 months later and the Jeanne d’Arc is finally completed. It has taken me a rather long time to build all the deck fittings. However, this ship was the pride of the French navy in its day and conveyed the President of the Republic on a tour of the French North African colonies in 1903.
Apart from the distinctive six funnels (plus one large engine room ventilation shaft amidships) the arrangements for small boat handling are also rather unique. Not content with conventional boat davits, this French cruiser also features swiveling derricks and some rather unusual travelling boom arrangements for small boat stowage. |
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A very good model !!
Compliments for the choice of the subject and for the execution... Indeed a very good job !!! ciao Jp
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Interesting Build,look forward to seeing its progress
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Toutes nos felicitations!
The boat launching is always unique with the old French warships, as can be seen with the devices along the midship. It makes the work challenging and interesting. Mike |
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