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There are some imperfectnesses... but thank you for complimenting on her

Thanks for your likes I appreciate them .

Paweł

Today I have been treating my Santa Maria with oil. The outcome is really nice. The wooden elements have darkened, giving SM a new look.

Thanks Friends for your nice comments. They give me a positive kick to do the next steps

Vivian, I'll try to post some more new photos soon, however, there is an obstacle - football matches on TV... What about the atmosphere in Brazil?

MarisStella - I know this technique but for one sail it turns out to be pretty costly

Mhegazi - thamks for your comments. I like when someone likes what I do

Popeye - It's nice to read kind words (as always). The sails took me sooooo many hours... But they are far better than the attached ones

Regards,

Paweł

I like your progress. Keep it up. Can't wait to see more pics

These sails look amazing. I realy like the embroidery. Was it by hand or machine?

Hi MarisStella,

The sails that were attached to the kit were awful. I have replaced them with my material ( a sort of canvas). The vertical stripes have been done by me. If you don't mind - rewind some pages and there are pictures of sewing them.

Regards,

Paweł 

After a long break, I'd like to show you what I have done recently. Finally the sail has been attached to the yard. The yard is on its position I'm going to leave the sails fully visible - it makes her look gracefully (my opinion).

Any comments - go ahead

Paweł

Wonderful effect

Pretty cool. Very nice carvings. And the replacement of this metal cast is far better than this "thing" attached to your model. 

Hi, 

There's a manufacturer in Poland. He has released 3 or 4 models so far. One day I do fancy building his kit. I think that the models are neatly done and are accurately prepared (based on historical drawings, sketches and other facts).

Take a look http://www.bojer.pl/modele_statkow_zestawy.

Regards,

Paweł

I must add my comment as it was one of the first...  Dominic, youare RIGHT - the camera doesn't help. When I'm pleased with my result, I take a photo and when I see the photo, I'd like to eat it... (it reveals all the imperfectnesses - a tough word). Cheer upmate, keep going

If so, go ahead

Hi Dominic,

Nice progress has been made so far. Neat and clean ship. Try to read the book made by Friends from this site : Hull planking for beginners http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/plankingprojectbeginners.pdf. I hope it'll be helpful. The way you plank your ship is nice but the layout of the planks differs in reality. Check it out Nobody's perfect therefore next time try to look round. 

There's another option, you may use a very thin 3rd layer of planks if you wish  

I'm not crititising - just trying to give you some help

Dominic, try to ask others - more experienced users of this site.

Can't wait to see more pics of your building log.

Regards,

Paweł

Thanks for showing this useful tool to do the ratlines

You've reached a nice outcome of your work. Nicely done.

Cheers,

Paweł

Good way to blacken the cannons The result is really nice.

Good idea. Place some pics of your build scratch then. Good luck with your game as well

Wonderful carriages. Are you planning to paint the cannons black?

What's the diameter of your  treenails? The deck looks good.

Nice bulding. You are really fast.

Analising the pics the location is visible (I have compared to my AoS). The capstan should be located there, hovever, like mentioned before - Santa Maria is like a ghost ship. We can only compare her to the ships of those times...

Bug, thanks for your comments

I'd like to see more pics of your wonderful progress

Sometimes I have to cheat  because the scale is not appropriate to do all the detalis like in reality.

If it helps anyone to do these parts, go ahead. I also took it from someone else's building log ( I forgot the name) and modified it a bit...

It is very good. This

scale is difficult to do all the details we want to...