Pfälzer

Thats good

Not Perfect, but better

And now i will build the Doors with Oak. This metal parts are ugly.

The first Deck is planked

Like this

Hello friends of fine timber construction, Here are the first changes to the project. Occre wants all decks to be planked before assembly. That is complete nonsense. For example, I made the mistake of setting one of the girder frames too high. This could not be corrected in this way without great effort. Now to the actual change of plan. I put these thin strips from the kit aside when I unpacked them. I used walnut scraps from the Lady Nelson to cover the frames. It's a good idea to put some short pieces in the drawer as a precaution. As the whole ship is built from oak, I logically started with it when working on the deck. For this I use strips 4x1mm 6cm long. Then all the strips are beveled at the edges as in the opening comment and finished with 1000 grit sandpaper before they are glued. This is not as laborious as it sounds and the result proves me right. Each strip is then put in place with Ponal and the glue residue removed before the next strip is added. For the Esmeralda, I made treenails out of toothpicks. That won't be possible on a scale of 1:90, especially as there's no room for it with a 4mm strip width. Maybe I'll just make a hint of it with the grain in the hope that it will be discreetly recognizable after it has grown. Have a good time and don't make any nonsense Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Good morning to you this morning, the night was short again, but successful. I was able to install the cross masts on the foremast. I realized that the decision not to install sails was the right one. The old man still has to practise a bit with the rigging, too little space for fat Palatine fingers. Maybe I should have continued with a two-master after the Lady Nelson before I went for three. The next problem is the nails. They sit so tightly under the railing that it's impossible, at least for me, to get a thread under there, let alone tie a knot. So a simple assembly has to suffice. I also don't want to go out of my way to do something that I'm sure I won't be able to do and spoil the great overall picture so far. I also think that the deck work is quite good and too good to cover with sails. Have a nice Sunday everyone Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Oh, i think o found the first little Problem. Thats not enough Place for the Mast.

Back then, as a young guy, I also built a steamer like that after the Gorch Fock. Unfortunately, I can't remember which manufacturer it was back then, but it certainly wasn't this one.

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)

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)

Here it is

Yieha, now it's time for the Bowspriet

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)

Es ist Halbzeit, wer will die Hymne singen

This will be much Oak for this Project

Here some Picture of the Kit

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)