Pfälzer
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Wow, what a lot of suggestions - you can't make up your mind.🤪 So I went ahead with the rigging. I realized that the upper masts don't fit. You remember, the only zinc parts I was happy about were the ones that fit perfectly. Oops, not there, I didn't realize that the masts up there were covered with strips. So I took everything off again and built bigger ones out of wood. Greetings -
Good morning everyone, The night was once again sleepless, no, not in Seattle. So I thought I'd unpack and see how it fits. What can I say, it fits like a bomb. I can't get the parts apart any more. Everything is just dry-fitted together. It was different with the Esmeralda, everything wobbled. This could be because this kit is a bit more recent. Occre has put a lot of effort into it. I'll just have to wait until my mistress wakes up, I'll actually have to go at it with a hammer where it doesn't fit. If I do it before then I'll be in trouble. I couldn't do any work for a few days because my wife's beloved car broke down with major gearbox damage. So I took her to the dealership and got a new one. We now drive electrically. Greetings from the climate savior Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Hello lovelies, I have a problem. I'll post a photo of the construction plan in a moment. According to the plan, I should brace the top of the mast with maids. According to the description, these should be attached to the shrouds. From my physical point of view, I can't cope with that. I've just tried it, with the logical result that the shrouds are lifted and the mast loses tension. Is this really how it was done in real life, or is it just the simple Occre variant of simply tying the thing down somewhere? There was also the question of whether the rather thick sails supplied would be installed. Thanks to my daughter, this was resolved today as she gave me some smart blouses that she no longer wears. But I would like to install them gathered, does anyone have any photos of this, there are few on the net. Thank you for your efforts Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Good morning everyone, after not being able to sleep again tonight, I have put together my simple slipway for you. It consists solely of 10x20mm and 20x20mm oak strips. The base is a multiplex board that I found lying around bored at work. I thought I'd make something out of it before it got depressed. There are nails every 5cm on the front and rear edges, which I can use to align the frames with rubbers or to brace various things later in the construction process. I cut the battens into different lengths to create space where the frames reach the bottom of the false keel. Now, as you can see in the photos, you can lay the individual blocks flat to clamp the keel or upright to align the angle of the frames. The commercially available model building brackets also fit behind this variant. I use the thicker version of the battens purely for the false keel, which works wonderfully, as you can see from the angle in the photo. As you can see, you can also simply take a longer strip and clamp it to align the frames, an angle is not necessary. I have now built this slipway specifically for the San Martin. However, I have to say that it can be extended as required and can therefore also be used for other models. The whole thing cost me 20 euros for the calibration strips and about two hours of work. Make something of it, I can't take care of everything Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Hello my friends, I would like to introduce my new project, the San Martin from Occre. The attentive reader of my last build will now cry out. "He told me never to buy another kit from Occre" and yes, he did. But as so often in life, I have reconsidered. After a cutter and a schooner (not quite finished yet) I really wanted to build a galleon from oak. I have two carpenters at hand from whom I got the appropriate solid wood material and a large sheet of oak plywood, more on that later. I had the moldings for the second hull planking and the deck made in 1x4mm. I actually had the Revenge from Amati in mind and had started to calculate. I think it would be a shame to replace a kit costing over 500 euros with other material. So I went back to Occre because their kits are just right for this. A cheap start (179 euros), so it doesn't hurt to replace expensive material. The moldings cost 50 euros, the wood from the carpenter was free. I also made the Nelson and the Esmeralda entirely on the kitchen table, which was starting to annoy my wife. So my next idea was to get a better boatyard interior, which also costs money. The oak slipway was started yesterday, more on that later. This is the first reason why this construction will take a long time. The next reason is my slightly crazy idea of making the hull with finished moldings. So not all the strips as usual and then sanded, no, each individual strip will be chamfered and completely sanded so that each one will be individually visible. Due to the stubborn nature of oak, I will make a second fuselage from the plywood panel to pre-bend all the strips exactly. However, I was a little surprised when I opened the box and examined the material of the kit. It is surprisingly good as far as the moldings are concerned, except for the sapele moldings for the second planking. I used them to build two quivers for deadwood strips. For the rest of the components, however, you will look in vain for solid wood, everything is made of plywood, well laser-cut, but plywood. I will try to describe this construction report in more detail than the last one, which appeared here in the middle of construction, as I found you here late. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Hello lovelies, here is another detailed update. I've finished all the work on the hull, as well as the beams for the rigging, which I will now start on. But this will be much slower now that summer should finally be here. In addition, the new kit and the specially made planking material arrived the day before yesterday, Christmas in June I say. It's difficult to stop myself and not start right away. Especially as the oak strips I ordered are so freshly cut that you can feel the residual moisture when you touch them. At the moment, the strips can be bent and turned in all directions. Let's see if this is still the case when I finally get around to it at the end of the year. Since I started this hobby again, my shipyard has mainly been on the dining room table. My wife thought that was enough and has allocated me the appropriate furniture and space. I still build on the kitchen table, but I no longer have to go upstairs when I need materials or tools. She shakes her head, but continues to check the quality of every component. Have a great summer out there Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Hello lovelies, as I'm making faster progress with this build than planned, I'm already thinking about the next project. The weather looks like it's going to be modest this year thanks to El Nino, so less good conditions for the garden but more time for tinkering around. For this reason, like many here, I'm going to leave the path of monogamy and get myself a second building site. I've been planning to build a galleon next for a while. As these were often made of oak, I have already ordered the appropriate planking material. I know oak is supposed to be difficult, but that's exactly what I see as the incentive. The other day, as luck would have it, I got a beautiful 4mm thick oak panel with an area of almost one square meter. It was lying around in the corner at our local cabinetmaker's and changed hands for five euros. The whole time I was thinking of buying a higher quality kit after Occre. But with so much fine solid wood in the house, it will be cheaper again as most of the contents will be replaced anyway. Especially as the Esmeralda has given me a taste for making parts myself. I also have the somewhat sick idea of attaching all the strips of the second planking to the hull in a finished state, chamfered so that each individual strip will be recognizable on its own. It will still take a while because the moldings for the outer skin have to be made separately in the appropriate size. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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