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My congratulations, it is serious date!     

happy anniversary Sherry

Happy Anniversary!!!!  Have a great time.

I wish you a happy and healthy 31st Anniversary!

Sherry -  send me the bill for postage to the Netherlands!

When you carve a Sjors with cotton canon balls, please send him to me then!
I will place him on the Le Mirage,make a picture and magnify him!!
 
 

More pictures...yay! Deadeyes are looking great!

It's here! It's here! I can't believe it's here!!!
And it is soooo beautiful!!! lots and lots of sticks and string to play with
Thank you so much Chuck for creating the Syren!

Wow !! beautiful job there on the sails...... Do you do drapes too??

He trains it specially! Wait until you see his performing wood worms!!! :D

Popeye: Thanks! He might not have any crew to command though. I'll just have to wait and wee if there are any more little people hiding in my little bits of wood.
 
Sjors: Maybe I will carve a 'Sjors'  for real...holding cotton balls.  
 
Paul: Thanks! 300! I think I would be carving in my sleep!    
 
Frank: Thank-you!  

Sherry....your talents have no end..... great job on your figure !  ( I mean the Capt.  )
Frank

Well Sjors,
 
No warning points yet .......
But I will make you keep your word about the building and cooking. Especially the cooking.
 
Take care,
 
Anja

I also have the filler pieces for the guns painted black. Makes me think about all the cannons I'm going to be making later!!!
 

Well, here goes……my first nervous steps into the world of the scratch build! This will be my second model and as such, I think POB is a wiser choice. Maybe the next build will be POF, but that’s in the distant future.
 
I really have admired the beautiful and ornate galleons of the 17th and 18th centuries and was finding it a hard decision as to which one to build. The problem was solved when I received the plans for the San Felipe. They were 1:75 and I changed the scale to 1:96 so it would not take up as much real estate in our home and thus be displayed more easily. I know it will be more challenging to achieve the detail I want at this scale, but I will give it my best and am sure I will have help along the way from the talented and knowledgeable members here!
 
While researching the San Felipe, I stumbled upon some doubt as to whether she really existed or not. My conclusion is this: I am satisfied that the evidence for both sides of the debate is sketchy at best, so I have no solid reason to believe she didn’t exist. At any rate, I feel she is a wonderful and beautiful example of the Spanish galleon of her time – real or not!
 
Here is some of the history I have found on her:
The SAN FELIPE, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons of the XVII century. She was the lead ship of the famous Spanish Armada and able to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navies. The San Felipe's was used in the war against the British and French to protect Spanish settlements and harbors, to transport treasures, and to safeguard the long and hazardous passage back to Spanish ports. In 1705, she participated in a furious and heroic battle between 12 Spanish ships and 35 British ships. After 24 hours of battle, she was captured by an English ship, but was so badly damaged that she could not be salvaged as a prize. She went down to the bottom of the ocean with several tons of gold.
 
The story goes that the ship model is based on reconstruction drawings published by the Italian Vincenzo Lusci in 1966 who referred to some 19th century Spanish historian. Lusci described the San Felipe as a first rate ship with 104 - 110 cannon that was launched in La Coruna in 1690 and was lost in 1705 after a battle with 35 English ships.

Hello Sherry,
 
Your captain is all dressed up and ready for his task. Beautifully done.
 
Never mind Sjors, he can be captain on both his ships.
Maybe you could name him after the real captain, William A. Hurd?
Ah well, just pick a nice name for him.
 
Thanks for sharing him with us.
 
Take care,
 
Anja

Sherry,
 
You know I like you?
Now even more…….
You create another Sjors             
 

Today I got a little distracted and decided the San Felipe needed a captain! I carved him from a tiny bit of basswood... and he is 1:96 scale to match the ship. He's standing on a practice run of planking.
 
First picture shows the unpainted and the second shows the painted.
 

 

 
For reference, I've placed him on a Canadian dime, which is our smallest coin in physical size - 11/16" or 17mm (approximately)
 

 

Today I got a little distracted and decided the San Felipe needed a captain! I carved him from a tiny bit of basswood... and he is 1:96 scale to match the ship. He's standing on a practice run of planking.
 
First picture shows the unpainted and the second shows the painted.
 

 

 
For reference, I've placed him on a Canadian dime, which is our smallest coin in physical size - 11/16" or 17mm (approximately)
 

 

Today I got a little distracted and decided the San Felipe needed a captain! I carved him from a tiny bit of basswood... and he is 1:96 scale to match the ship. He's standing on a practice run of planking.
 
First picture shows the unpainted and the second shows the painted.
 

 

 
For reference, I've placed him on a Canadian dime, which is our smallest coin in physical size - 11/16" or 17mm (approximately)
 

 

Today I got a little distracted and decided the San Felipe needed a captain! I carved him from a tiny bit of basswood... and he is 1:96 scale to match the ship. He's standing on a practice run of planking.
 
First picture shows the unpainted and the second shows the painted.
 

 

 
For reference, I've placed him on a Canadian dime, which is our smallest coin in physical size - 11/16" or 17mm (approximately)
 

 

Another small update.
This is just a dry fit again...don't want to fix anything permanently until all the bulkheads have been faired (at least partially) and the decks are cut and test-fitted.
 

 

I am still in the process of gathering materials and tools for this build, but I have made a bit of a start.
I have the 3/16 plywood for the keel and rib/bulkhead parts, as well as basswood for the knee of the head etc.
 
The first challenge was cutting thin wood with the table saw - I didn't have any bearings to use as roller guides, but came up with an alternative that gave me two very true pieces of wood. So far...off to a good start. If you can't tell in the photo they are very polished round headed brass tacks.
 

 

I also have the filler pieces for the guns painted black. Makes me think about all the cannons I'm going to be making later!!!
 

Congratulations!