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  1. Ferrus Manus
    Something good for once! Will there be anyone here to celebrate with me? Who knows. Now, i didn't want to do the same exact thing Kirill did with his boat. I wanted the boat to be a part of the ship, with the spars and oars on the deck lashed down. However, take a look at this image and then tell me, with a straight face, that there's enough room for this thing onboard. This thing goes all the way up to the capstan and down to the main fiferail. There's no way in hell this thing would fit. Cross-ways, it runs afoul of the ship's guns. Mind you, this is the smallest boat i could find in my collection. It's the boat from the Man O' War, which was comically underscale for that ship, but perfect for the galleon. So, i was forced to compromise. I wiped the dust off, repainted almost the entire boat, and fitted it with cleats, eyebolts, and a mast step i made myself, out of card. Keep in mind, this construct is stupidly small. Also, i probably got the thickest, sturdiest card on the market. It was insanely hard to cut, even with a brand new Xacto blade. I sanded the ends down to a reasonable shape, drilled a hole for the mast, painted it, and glued it in place. Then, i stole some spare timbers from my United States, trimmed them to size, and they became the mast, bowsprit, and yard (not pictured) The cool thing is, this boat will be rowed. I will glue the oars in place as if the boat is being actively rowed, and i will put a clear gloss on the underside of the boat and ends of the oars, to simulate being wet. There will be ropework, and lots of it, but not today as i am out of superglue.
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    The image i posted was of the smaller, but still massive, Holy Ghost.
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    Why do you think your viewing of the Time Team episode is unfortunate? They discovered a lot and gave much insight into the ships of the day. It is one of the only pieces of media about the Grace Dieu, and where i learned of the ship. The trapezoidal forecastle is likely a holdover from the earlier English cogs, just like the (albeit extremely overbuilt) clinker planking.
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    They said the Grace Dieu was well in excess of a hundred feet in length, closer to 200. The mast measurement is likely not exaggerated by more than 50 feet. She was absolutely gargantuan, and nothing bigger would be built until the 18th century. She was an unbelievable feat in terms of scale. However, when she was complete, there was no war left to fight. England controlled France, and the Genoese carracks were no longer a threat. So, the vessel that likely hundreds of thousands of man-hours and whole forests of timber went into simply laid in the mud of the Hamble, never to see the glory for which she was meant.
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    She was the "fairest vessel that ever man saw".
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    Kirill made a small shallop for his galleon. I might go in much the same direction, albeit having the boat be stowed on deck instead of displayed seperately. The spar and mast, as well as some ropes, will be stowed alongside the boat on deck. His boat looked like this: My boat will likely have either a square sail or lateen rig, but it wouldn't matter anyway. Either way, it won't have leeboards. The boat will be disassembled with oars and spars on the side.
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    I saw the Time Team episode. I am absolutely OBSESSED with carracks, especially the older ones. The Grace Dieu actually had triple-clinker planking, and was built to fight the Genoese carracks.
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    Don't forget the Grace Dieu of 1418
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    It doesn't have a boat. And i have been alone until you and Jeff came, Baker. I will steal a boat from HMS Victory and turn it upside down on the deck. It will be convincing enough. I will also steal dome deadeyes.
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    This is a massive 3-decker. The boat would have been onboard.
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    Pavel Nikitin is an inspiration and a testament to the ingenuity and resourcefulness that all Ukrainians possess. If he ever releases something in 1/96 or 1/100 scale, i'm going for it. Soon the war will end, and the Blue and Yellow will wave victorious over an unbroken nation. When the guns go silent and the rebuilding commences, new opportunities to build a better nation will present themselves. And, I am sure, Ukraine will come away stronger and more prosperous than before.
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    I can't wait for Kirill to get home in May so he can see my progress. I will try to make room for a trip to the model shop for some decent large and small diameter rigging line.
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    Guess I'm alone again. Yesterday i did some work on the galleon. First, i made up and installed the aft balcony. Then, i made up and installed the rudder, which i used my own spare eyebolts on. Afterwards, i installed all the ship's channels: I figure today i may as well see how some of my rope looks on the ship for the courses. The only ropes that need to go in before the decks are the anchor line and the running parts of the main course sheets. I also have to drill a million holes for eyebolts for the guns and deck stuff. There will be plenty of blocks that go on the decks for certain high-tension lines, that would require sailors to pull up on to belay. I am debating on whether or not to add spare spars and a boat. Your input would be helpful.
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    I did that on my Golden Hinde build. I absolutely DESPISE making mice, and i don't have a ropewalk. Im going to have to make a million of them for my Spanish Galleon.
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    Where's the aft lateen outrigger? you'll need it soon. I assume you're afraid to knock it off accidentally. The lateen outrigger on my Man O' War broke in 3 places, i can't tell you how many times.
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    I ended up choosing the first image to set as a mural on the transom of the galleon. First, i printed out a decal: Then, i painted the background of the transom white where the decal will be: Then, after that, i set the decal, before painting brown around the border of the decal: What i quite enjoy is that the decal is thin enough to set into the recesses of the molding, making it appear as though it has been painted onto the wood of the transom.
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    The stupid decal was piece of junk and disintegrated almost instantly. I was MAD. Luckily i have spare decal paper, and i went to the craft store today to pick up some decal sealant. Next, I had to find a decent image of the Virgin Mary to put on the stern of the galleon. Looking back, i am glad i decided to do this because the original decal featured an artwork that was Orthodox in origin, not Catholic. I will likely choose from these images: As a staunch Protestant, I was greatly interested in the nature of Catholics' veneration of Mary, and where it comes from. Which image do you think should go on the back of the galleon? I wanted to do something different for the aft mural, something that i had never seen before.
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    Welcome to the club! My nasty quirk is that i do the research and find out something is "correct", put all my eggs in that "correct" basket, and then refuse to accept the fact that my primary source was wrong, and that only happens AFTER i have made a critical error on a ship due solely to faulty research.
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    If you check out my "Golden Hinde" build, you can see that i made up the lateen martnets and brails as one singular line. It seems like as time progressed, shipwrights tended to try to simplify rigging by merging what used to be multiple lines into one single line. Wonderful ship!! However, i highly doubt a carrack built pre-1500 would have had a spritsail. I also quite enjoy seeing your assistant help you.
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    I used antiquing medium, but i thinned it down a ridiculous amount with water. After application, i wiped some of the excess off with my fingers. The nice thing about this antiquing medium is that you can considerably alter the tone of the paint by adding water. The grand total was likely 1 part water to 1 part medium. I still have yet to paint the details on the deck, which will be in two shades of brown.
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    Tomorrow is April 26, which means another obligatory "never forget" post on Instagram. On a lighter note, however, i finished painting the shields for the sterncastle of the Spanish Galleon. I also painted and weathered the decks of the vessel:
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    On a ship, everyone's gotta eat. It wasn't uncommon to house live animals onboard a ship, especially a large one, for consumption by the crew. Those chicken coops are, in reality, chicken coops, housing actual chickens.
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    Apologies for my absence on this build. Designing the Senora Fielden has taken up all my modeling time, and i am just now getting back to the Spanish Galleon. I am thinking i may do something new when i get to the sails. I may order sails from HiSModel, or i might try my hand with silkspan sails.
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    One of my best friends served on the border of West and East Germany. He served in various tank crews, and i believe he served in all three tanker positions. He goes to my church, and his name is Don. He served in '86, which is why i told him to never skip out on his cancer screenings. He's an amazing guy, and i am proud to know him.
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    If it isn't THE Bluejacket Shipcrafters! I quite enjoy the fact that you work in 1/8"-1', by far my favorite scale. If i ever have the will to do a POB kit, I'll have to ckeck out your Charles P. Notman.

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