Anja

Nice assembly line you have there.

Thanks for the update Ulises 

Regards,

Anna

Hello Larry,

It's good to hear from you, you have been missed.  Welcome back 

Take good care of yourself and your loved ones first, we are not going anyware.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Richard,

What will your next project be? Have you made a choice yet?

When you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.
This is a great site for learning/sharing tips and techniques.
If needed, you'll find plenty of help, advise and encouragement from everyone. 

Enjoy your stay here.

I wish  you smooth sailing and happy modelling.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Fsdsman,

Glad to have you join in with us. Can you please tell us your real name?

This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
When you're ready, I hope you will join us by contributing your buildlog here
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.

I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling,

Regards,

Anja

Hello John,

Welcome aboard, 

It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an advanced builder, this is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.
When you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.

I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.

Regards,

Anja

Hello Blaine and welcome aboard,

You will find that we share a lot of information on our builds, so free to look around and enjoy all the possibilities this forum has to offer.

This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.

And if needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.

I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Donn,

I hope you will join us by contributing your buildlog here.

Enjoy your stay here.

I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Bjørnar,

I wish you all the best with your rehabilitation. Just take your time, we are not going anywhere.

Enjoy your stay here and I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Keith,

It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an advanced builder, this a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.

When you have made your choice and when you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.

If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.

I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.

Regards,

Anja

Beautiful work Sean,

She looks great.

Regards,

Anja

Hello Dan and welcome aboard.

It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an advanced builder, this is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques.

When you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.

If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.

And remember, the only stupid questions are the ones that you don't ask.

I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Daniele,

When you're ready, feel free to start a buildlog.

If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.

I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard JJ,

Very nice work on your models.

Feel free to start a buildlog for the rest of your Victory model.

I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.

Regards,

Anja

Hello Terry,

I think Dave is right. There are no kits available for the Trincomalee.

Admiralty Ship Models and Premier Ship Models are both selling a model of her. So you might try contacting them for plans.

http://www.admiraltyshipmodels.co.uk/acatalog/British_Model_Ships_Model_Boats_England.html

http://premiershipmodels.co.uk/ready-made-model-ships/127-hms-trincomalee-ship-model-superior-range

Good luck with your search.

Regards,

Anja

Hello friends,

Thank you all for the compliments and the likes and welcome to my build log.

@ Django - Santisima Trinidad is a fantastic looking ship when finished. Good choice.

@ Marcus - I think my Halve Mean is sitting on other people's mantelpiece (or maybe even in the mantelpiece  )

@ Wayne - With popcorn you are allowed to make a little mess, as long as you clean up afterwards. 

@ Hennie - Don't worry about Sjors' netting, it is still a work in progress. Three more to go.  Oh, before I forget, I need netting to. Isn't that convenient.

@ Ulises - Yes, she is indeed a beauty.  And to keep her beautiful, I decided not to use the bright colors OcCre used.  I will use the Admiralty paints yellow ochre, red ochre, dull black and French blue.

And now it is time for an update. Enjoy.

 The deck came in four parts.  Glued two of the parts together and planked the starboard and port side separately.

 The lined sections of the deck were glued onto the structure of the ship.

 Reinforcing parts glued in place on each side of the false keel and on the bow frame.

 Glued eleven gun ports to each side of the deck and started the lining onto the interior of the frames.

Thank you for watching.

Anja

Hello Constant,

Thanks for sharing the YouTube tip.

I can't share YouTube links, because I do not have an account. I always use the copy & paste function to share a link.

Below the video of your beautiful ship.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Brian,

Antony is right. Please start a buildlog and add some photos.

That is the best way to get help and advise when needed.

And you will never waste our time asking questions. We are all here to help, advise and learn from eachother.

I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Valter,

Are you working on a model right now?

Enjoy your stay here and I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard Rob,

It doesn't matter that your progress is slow. Modelling is all about patience, not about speed.

Is your Mayflower made of wood or plastic?

Looking forward to your photos.

I wish you smooth sailing and happy modelling.

Regards,

Anja

Welcome aboard,

Wow, this is some introduction. Just like Geoff, I would like to know your name too.

This topic explains how to add pictures in your posts: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/540-how-to-add-pictures-in-your-posts-and-pms/

Have you tried this?

Good luck with your build and have fun.

I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.

Regards,

Anja

Hello Constant and welcome aboard,

Thanks for sharing the link to your site. I enjoyed reading it.

I hope you will start a buildlog when you start your next project.

Feel free to look around and enjoy all the possibilities this forum has to offer you.

I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.

Regards,

Anja

Hello Glenn and welcome aboard,

As you already found out, this is a great site for learning/sharing tips and techniques.

If needed, you'll find plenty of help, advise and encouragement from everyone.

I wish you smooh sailing and happy modelling with our gallant crew.

Regards,

Anja

Hello Rossi,

Very nice work. She looks great.

Regards,

Anja

Hello all,

It is good to welcome old friends. Thank you all for stopping by,

@ John,

Thanks for being so observant. I just removed the part about the naval battle.

And to answer your question, she is an OcCre model.

@ Mark,

Will you be starting your buildlog soon?

Regards,

Anja

all,

My Halve Maen build was already on hold, but during our move to a new house in November 2015, she got lost because one of our friends put her box on the pavement instead of in our car.

After that the enthusiasm to build was completely gone. I spent last year enjoying my other hobbies.

But, as a Dutch saying goes: 'Blood is thicker than water' and the urge to build another ship came back.

So, May I present to you the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Señora del Pilar De Zaragoza (Our lady of the pillar of Zaragoza), a Spanish Treasure Galleon.

Measurements

Length: 1110 mm

Height: 970 mm

Width: 520 mm

History

During the 17th and 18th centuries Spanish galleons served the Spanish crown as merchantmen and warships. Many of them sailed between Acapulco and Manila, transporting South American silver to the Philippines and exotic goods from Asia to Mexico, from where the treasures were sent back to Spain.

Commisioned in 1731 and launched in 1733, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza) was one of these Manila Galleons built of the finest Philippine wood, she was 112 feet on deck and displaced 1,000 tons. A 4th rate of the Cavogonda class, she was fitted with 50 cannon, two stern chasers and six swivel guns. She carried a crew of 385 men.

For twenty years she sailed the route from Mexico to Manila and in 1750 underwent a complete refit in the Port of Cavite. In 1750, on her last voyage, she set sail from Manila bound for Acapulco. Despite being overloaded, and contrary to the opinion of both pilots and Master, her Captain insisted on weighing anchor at the beginning of September. En route for the Mariana Islands, in the Pacific, they began to have difficulties after sailing into a heavy storm, and she sank taking all of her crew down with her.

Frames dry fit.

Frames glued in place. Reinforcing pieces not glued yet.

Frames glued in place.

Last three frames fitted and glued. Reinforcing pieces glued.

Close-up bow section

Close-up stern section

Enjoy and thank you for watching.

Anja