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Hello!
After completing my last ship, the HMS Beagle, I went looking for my next project, I finally settled on Columbus Santa Maria by AL. Today I started working on the hull assembly following the photographic instructions that came with the model, so far there has been no problems since all parts are numbered and the numbers matched the main hull ( I may be using the wrong name, this is the part that holds all the ribs).
I finish gluing the ribs and waiting for the glue to dry to go to the next step.
I have included a photo of the part I just finish. Being a AL kit, I hope I won't run into problems due the fact that there is no written instructions, I will have to follows the photographs that are included.
Until next update
Joe
Nice work. Get this step done accurately as you have and the rest will be a lot easier.
Call it whatever you want- spine?
Bill
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
I read a great book about 20 or 30 years ago. I don't remember the exact title but iit contained the terms "Columbus' ships." It was written by a Spanish Naval officer who was somewon in the history office. Excellent reference!
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Here is an update:
I have completed the building of the ribs, I also installed 2 large components that are part of the side of the ship, and the installation of the lower deck, I am now in the process of installing the second deck ( see photo ) which required me to go to my garage a get a large adjustable clamp so I can secure the side of the ship until the glue dries. I have ordered a bottle of Titebond White all purpose glue that, according to another member of this blog, dry faster than Elmer's glue. I ordered this glue due to the situation were there are some parts that can not be held long enough for the glue to dry and they are almost impossible to hold with clamps, etc.
So far the installation has gone fairly smooth, I do not know if is because I have more experience building these type of ships, if the instruction are easier to follow, or a combination of both, but, the building is coming along.
Well, until next time
Oh Boy?
You mean the Keel? This is interesting. Ships of this era were so different from builder to builder. They didn't draw plans. A model was built. A board was convened and then it was decided by a consortium whether to grant the money to build one. None were alike so That era of shipbuilding will always contain a great deal of conjecture.
As to her actual appearance, While many have gotten close, Still no Cigar! Why? Well, consider this. Many of the ships back then "Plowed" through the water. They did not sail well and had a tendency to broach in heavier that normal seas. Bluff(Rounded) bows detracted from speed and handling. Tall sterns caught the wind like a Cliff of wood.
So the question. Did the Santa Maria really look like some think or? are they all based on artists conceptions of what we think the ships of her type looked like back then? Build on . I am curious!
You might want to try super glue for wood. It dries just like the regular super glue we use for plastic models. Thin us super fast and thick which it looks like what you need dries faster than any of the "white" glues.
I have started to plank the sides of the ship and it is coming along. As you may know, planking a ship is an art all by itself, an art that I am still in the process of learning, so I go very slowly and measure every plank to make sure it fits were it is supposed to seat.
To bend the planks I am using this tool ( see photo ) which basically is a modify soldering iron, it has made the work a lot easier because allows me to bend the wood exactly to the shape I need.
See attached photo of the progress I have made so far.
Until next time
Well here is an update, sorry it took a while but I am getting lazy in my old age.
I have completed the planking and finished with the the "furniture" on the deck, all of the "furniture" had to be fabricate with the exception of the barrels and the cannons, the life boat gave me the most problems because, for some reason, the glue would not take and the planks keep getting unglued. Expend over a week on the life boat.
I am now working on the masts an getting ready to start the rigging, so far the boat is come along fairly well, for some reason I have made more errors in this boat than in the HMS Beagle even when it is considered that the Beagle is a more complex boat.
Here is a photo as the ship stands now.
The items at the button of the photo a components of the masts awaiting to be installed, I probably will have this task dome by the end of the week
Well, until next time:
Beautiful work there Joe! She's coming along nicely.
Those AL kits do make nice models but they are a little bit of work. Check out my AL build of the Bluenose II that is 2 posts down. She's coming along but giving me a few problems along the way. My avatar is also an AL kit of the Scottish Maid I built quite a few years ago.
Stay safe.
Jim
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
foxThose AL kits do make nice models but they are a little bit of work.
Pawel Nikitin in Ukraine just released his 1/48 kit--price is not for the faint of heart, though
http://shipsofpavelnikitin.com/details?id=64
Nearly every part is laser-cut and just needs fitting.
Joe!
Please do this. Remember the Santa maria was a SHIP. The boat is the one that troubled you before you got it on the deck.
Tanker-Builder Joe! Please do this. Remember the Santa maria was a SHIP. The boat is the one that troubled you before you got it on the deck.
You are correct, I tend to call anything that floats a boat, but, the correct word would be ship
Thanks
CapnMac, I just checked out that site. Those are great looking kits. The Viking ship came out to about $240. As you said, "Not for the faint of heart", but looks like a nice one. His blocks and fittings look pretty good too. Have been checking out Viking ship and Chinese Junk kits for a while. Would like to have one of each someday, if I can ever afford them.
foxWould like to have one of each someday, if I can ever afford them.
LoL--I need a new electrial panel for the house, and that gets priority.
Now, a person wanting to see those Pawel kits built, vicariously, check out:https://www.youtube.com/@OlhaBatchvarov
Wow Capn, that site is going to keep me up late for quite a few nights checking out all that info. But, as Johnny 5 says "Input, Input."
foxWow Capn, that site is going to keep me up late for quite a few nights
Came across that one by accident.
She's a Civil Engineer in CT, originally from Ukraine. Her husband is a professor of nautical history (and has a fascinating YT clip on just what we know about Columbus' ships).
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