SergeyP
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Having installed the sailyards, I thought for a long time how to make sails.
Although the sails from Occre are not bad, but quite dense, and I allowed the opportunity to make new sails.
After thought, I used the sails from Occre, but decided to put them in a raised state.
I know that sails are a difficult task, and my first sails are largely wrong. But the overall impression of the model was harmonious
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My kit from Occre had spar from a light wood (I don’t know its name).
I know Occre used to sell kits with African walnut spar. So I replaced the light wood for the masts with African walnut.
Other than that, I didn't use Occre's mars and bought mars kits from a local manufacturer.
I have a question about mars. I couldn't find any information on how this type of mars should be installed. High side forward (I mount it like this) or high side back.
How right?
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Additionally, I bought anchors and semi-guns from Amati.
I did not like the anchors from Occre, and there are no cannons for the second deck in the kit from Occre.
I had to work on mounting the semi-cannons, but everything worked out.
In the photo my first option is wantputtings. I did not like it, and soon changed the design.
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The last photo shows that I changed the location of the capstan.
This is certainly not good, but the model is in far from reality.
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At this point, I decided to make real ports for guns on the second deck and install guns in them in the future. The good news is that the cannon port hatches that Occre provides can be used with the lids open. Having cut the necessary holes in the sides, I began the installation of decorative trim with sapele trims.
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Overall impressions of the kit are quite good. Occre improved the quality of the sails, and now you can safely look at them. The sails, that were in the sets before, were very sad, with terrible loops at the corners. Now everything is fine with them, although the fabric could be thinner.
Wood quality varies. If the walnut and sapele are good, then the deck material is not very good. Deck planks are not the same width and are not very pleasant to work with it. So, I decided to replace the deck coverings.
Occre replaced the scary cast gun carriages with slightly less scary prefabricated wooden gun carriages, but they are still very far from the Spanish gun carriages of the 16th century. A terrible cast boat is put in the kit yet, which must be thrown out immediately after opening the box.
The main problem with my kit was crooked frames and a crooked false keel. The plywood was heavily twisted with a screw, and I could not straighten it. I did not have the opportunity to cut new parts, so I had to deal with this when assembling the "skeleton".
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Hi.
I want to present the assembly of one of the latest revisions of the San Martin kit from Occre, i bought it in 2021.
The ship is almost completed, and this will be a retrospective of how I assembled it.
When building, I used a lot of tips found on this forum. This is my first model, and I really enjoyed working with wood.
San Martin by SergeyP - OcCre -1:90
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
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