Javier Baron

I made my model with the information from the book "Trabaccoli e Pieleghi nella marineria tradizionale dell'Adriatico", by Mario Marzari, published by MURSIA

Thank you for your kind comment. I use different woods, but the most common are pear, cherry and beech. In this case I have used cherry for the hull and beech for the deck.

I really like that one can see so much detail in a "living" boat, including some crew members.
Congratulations.

Thank you very much for your comment. Yes, this model is made with the same technique as all my other miniature models.

Thank you very much for your kind comment. 

10 hours ago, wefalck said:

Beautiful little model indeed!

 

I was not aware of this type of Portuguese vessel. What is striking is this mixture of 18th (e.g. galion) and late 19th century (e.g. sail-plan) feastures, and the mixture of Dutch and Portuguese features.

Thanks, Wefalck. You are right, the Dutch influence on a Portuguese boat was attractive to me too.

11 hours ago, Nirvana said:

Beautiful miniature, your hand with the model made it so much better.

Looking forward to your next model.

Thank you very much for your comment and support

23 hours ago, Paul Le Wol said:

Javier, beautifully done!

Thank you for your kind comment

13 hours ago, Tony Hunt said:

Another charming and interesting miniature. I love your work, Javier, please continue!

Thank you very much for your comment and your support.

1:160

congratulations, Nils, very nice model.

Thank you very much, Wefalck, for your kind comment.

The scale is 1:150.

I take note of the lack of Volendam in the list of sites, and thank you very much also for the information about the Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuizen

The scale is 1:175

Thank you, Betaqdave.
Is not a spare rig, but a feature from larger, more archaic Latin vessels. The alternative spar (“entena”) which the model features on the deck that was already rigged with its corresponding halyard and that could be quickly hoisted once the sail was spanned, replacing the one that had been hoisted until then. In this way, the amount of rag released due to the prevailing wind could be quickly adjusted. In the model, the alternative “entena” is somewhat shorter than the bearing, so it would correspond to the bad weather sail, stronger and thicker.

Scale 1:80

Thanks, Nils. 

Thank you very much, Dubz, for your comment. I already knew your work at 1:72 scale, which gives me a very high quality. In fact, I have used it frequently as a guide in the construction of my miniature, which is at a scale of 1: 150.

A cordial greeting,

Javier