Anja

Hello friends,
 
Thank you all for the compliments and the likes.
And a warm welcome to Ulises, Denis, Piet, Richard and Sean,
 
It is high time for an update, however small.
 
Glued the lining onto the interior of the frames.
Made an offset in the lining in the areas coinciding with the support for the crossbeams.
Cut the crossbeams to size.
 

 
 
 
Planked the forecastle deck.  In contrast to the waist deck, I decided to simulate caulking.
For this I used India ink fro Faber-Castell (PITT artist pen, black 199 ***).
 
It is a bit getting used to, because the planks are so thin. But it looks better with than without the caulking.
 


 
 
Dry fitted the forecastle, the sections of the hold deck, the sections of the quarter deck and the crossbeams.
 

 
 
 
So far, so good. To be continued..........
Thank you for watching,
 
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
 
 

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

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

Congratulations my dear, on a job well done   
 
She looks great.
 
Anja

Hello dear Doris,
 
What a pleasure it is to welcome you back.  I missed you and your beautiful work.
 
Good luck with your new adventure, but knowing you, she will turn out great.
 
Regards,
Anja

Hello dear Doris,
 
What a pleasure it is to welcome you back.  I missed you and your beautiful work.
 
Good luck with your new adventure, but knowing you, she will turn out great.
 
Regards,
Anja

Hello Kevin,
 
Another Victory! Going to wacth this one.
Your copper plating is different compared to Rosmarie's. But it looks fantastic.
 
You're doing a great job. I will follow your progress.
And your fluffy animals make a great audience. Love them!
 
Take care,
 
Anja

Hello all,
 
For the newcomers, a warm welcome to my buildlog.
Thank you for stopping by and the compliments.  It is appreciated.
 
@ Popeye,
Yes Denis, I know you use the archive pen as well. I have that idea from you and it works great.  Thanks for the tip.
 
@ Ulises
If you can get the Lego blocks, they will be a great help for little money.
 
It is again high time for an update.  She is by far not seaworthy, but this is how she is right now.
 

 

 

 
Work done:
- Deck caulking (a bundle of 10 planks at a time)
- Reinforcing pieces glued onto the last frame
- Gun carriages painted (red Ochre from Admiralty paints)) and put a layer of surface primer on the canons (Negro black from Vallejo)
- Interior quarter deck bulwarks, forecastle bulwarks and interior hold bulwarks painted (red Ochre from Admiralty paints)
- Cut out parts the crossbeams that remain exposed over the holds
 

 

 

 

 
To be continued .....
 
Thank you all for watching and enjoy.
 
Regards, 
Anja

Hello Slideways and welcome aboard,
Can you please tell us your real name?
 
 Nice work. You've  made a good start on your longboats.
 
This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques. Feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
There are a lot people here who are willing to help and advise, so I will pass the advise for a more difficult and detailed build on to the more experienced builders.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 
   

Welcome Derek. You'll find this is a great place to learn about ship building with a very supportive community always willing to help out. Good luck with the build. For your second build, I'd recommend something that is double planked - which is a lot more forgiving than a single-plank project.

Welcome, Derek. Hope you enjoy this hobby as much as most of us here!!!

 
 

Derek,
 
    Welcome aboard!  For what it's worth, I have been modeling for many years and I found the longboat quite challenging.  Its simplicity is quite deceiving.  Since you are working single layer planking that can be seen from both sides, your planking job must be PERFECT.  Good luck and happy modeling!!

Hello Slideways and welcome aboard,
Can you please tell us your real name?
 
 Nice work. You've  made a good start on your longboats.
 
This is a great place to learn and share tips and techniques. Feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
 
There are a lot people here who are willing to help and advise, so I will pass the advise for a more difficult and detailed build on to the more experienced builders.
 
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja
 
   

Welcome Derek,
 
Nice going so far. As mentioned you'll find a lot of help here. Good luck!

Hi Derek,
 
Welcome to MSW.
 
Take a look at this BUILD LOG - it's Chuck Passarao's Prototype of the Kit you are building. You'll find a lot of useful information and pictures in there.
 
  Danny

Welcome Derek,
 
You are in the right place to increase you're enjoyment building ship models. You'll see incredibly beautiful models here plus there's always someone available to support your progress towards building you're own.

Welcome to MSW Michael. All the best, Geoff

Hello fellow modelers,
 
I'm Michael Gray,  born in Florida, retired now and living in Germany.  After several years of scratch building model cars in brass,  I think it's time to return to historical sailing vessels in wood.
 
My fleet could use a new commissioning.  The Occre Dos Amigos is in the works, nice ship my opinion.  The wood doesn't make it though, but that's been taken care of already.
 
So I'm slowly getting my hands and fingers up to the task, the hull has it's 1st planking, the deck is finished.  But I'm stumped at how to apply the 2nd planks to the bow.  I miscalculated how to do it,  and am not sure if butted in is the way to go or not.  It's not too late,  just this step caused me to put the model aside, 5 years ago!
 
But more of this later on, with pics of course.
 
There are lots of very fine models here, breathtaking.  You guys are great, Respect!
 
I'll be working on my learning curve, and have a lot of looking around to do.  What a wonderful pastime.
 
Many thanks,
Michael
 

Hi Derek from a fellow Derek.  Welcome to MSW.  You'll find a wealth of knowledge here.  And trust me, this hobby gets addictive 

Thanks Anja, My real Name is Derek  

Hello everyone 
i am new here and just started my first build a week or so ago I am doing a 18th century longboat I got from  Model ship ways I wanted something small to see if  I truly was going to enjoy it . So far I have found it very relaxing, it takes my mind away from work once I'm home . Once I finish this one I would like to slowly progress to something a little harder and detailed I would love some suggestions. If I can figure it out I will post my progress as I go so I can get some expert feedback and criticism. Thanks 

welcome to MSW Tom. I like the look of your longboat, all the best, Geoff

Hello Tom and welcome aboard.
 
Nice work on the longboat.
When you start your next build, feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja

Hello Tom and welcome aboard.
 
Nice work on the longboat.
When you start your next build, feel free to start a buildlog.
If needed, you'll find plenty of advise, help and encouragement from everyone.
I wish you smooth sailing with our gallant crew.
 
Regards,
Anja