Jeronimo

Aufbau der Rahmen.
52 von 62 Rahmen auf grob geschliffenem montiert.
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aufbau der Rahmen.
52 von 62 Rahmen auf grob geschliffenem montiert.
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aufbau der Rahmen.
52 von 62 Rahmen auf grob geschliffenem montiert.
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aufbau der Rahmen.
52 von 62 Rahmen auf grob geschliffenem montiert.
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aufbau der Rahmen.
52 von 62 Rahmen auf grob geschliffenem montiert.
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Mitch,
This one is from Germany.
Models like the "Fragata Espanola" can be found in almost every tourist souvenir-shop along the Baltic and North Sea coast. A very popular one is the HMS Victory which in this quality is simply ugly (no offence intended!). I am afraid there is no market for these models except to attract tourists who live far away from any coast. Again, no offence intended since your late friend was a mariner. But he also would have bought the "Fregata" only as a souvenir from a shoreleave in Spain and not as a collector's item.
I very much doubt that models of this type were / are made by prisoners. My guess is that these rather crudely shaped models stem from some Asian manufacturer(s) and are sold in large quantities to Western shops. Talking about a "Spanish Fragata" you might want to compare the model in question with e.g. kit models by Spanish manufacturer "Artesania Latina" (there are several in this forum) and you would immediately see the difference. Not to mention the various other superb manufacturers' frigates that are available here.
As for the whaler, yes, she might be similar to the Charles Morgan, but the current state of the model and -as Jaager pointed out- the chosen wood etc. are not likely to attract anybody serious about the matter.
I am very sorry to be negative about your intentions to get a few Dollars for a charity but I have my doubts that you will be successful.
As an ex Master Mariner I admire and appreciate the services and efforts you Navy guys have been and are doing for the rest of the world.
Cheers from close to Hamburg
Uwe

Hello and many thanks for the nice comments and likes,
and some last masonry work around the galley. 

Hello,
I was't really active at the shipyard the last days, because of the first really spring days with 20°C and sunshine. Now we are back in the reality with 7°C and rain! But slowly the galley get ready. Today the shipwright inspected her and was satisfied.




So I think I could glue her fast and start with the kitchen in front of her. 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figurehead, 64 Gun Ship, Scale 1/48
 
Karl
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@Keith Black
Hello,
thank you for the praise.
I would also like to thank the others for the many LIKES.
With new motivation we continue with "little things":
 
Continued: Equipment of the lower yards - Clew garnet blocks of the main yard - Poulies de cargue de point
In the meantime I also lashed the second clew garnet block to the main yard until I can continue with the footropes.
Adapted to the slings of the clew garnet blocks, the lashing lines had to be made much thinner than those of the quarter blocks. But even with this, the rose lashings managed tolerably well.


Sequel follows ….
    
PS: What is the correct name for these blocks? Clew line block or clew garnet block? 
 

@Dziadeczek
@noel_colledge
Hello,
thank you for the lovely comments.
 
Continued: Equipment of the lower yards - more blocks - poulies
As already described, I preferred to produce more blocks for the lower yards. These are blocks for the braces, clew lines and lifts of the main and fore yard and for the sheets of the mizzen yard. A total of 12 pieces with a length of 5.6 mm had to be made. The brass sheaves of the single blocks have a diameter of around 3.2 mm and are 0.6 mm thick.

 
For the clew line blocks (Poulies de cargue de point - the main yard) I have already made the strops as you can see in the next picture.

 
Here's a look at the workspace:

 
Finally a picture from the middle of the main yard with a clew line block that has been lashed down in the meantime. Here, too, a rose lashing was used, which was not easy to accomplish with the necessarily somewhat thinner rigging yarn.

 
The brass tubes have now been delivered. So I can continue with the thimbles for the foot ropes. I hope that the size will be appropriate.
Up soon …

Something else in between...😀
Ron Neilson of the Philadelphia Ship Model Society asked me if they could use a detail photo of my La Créole as the cover photo for their next club newsletter "Quarterdeck" in April.
Of course I was happy about the interest in my model and agreed.
This is what the cover looks like:

If interested: www.philadelphiashipmodelsociety.com

Hello every one. It's been awhile since I posted any thing on Montague/Alfred but wanted to get the the planking done on the Winchelsea and after 6 month's or so of building the bulkhead's and planking her in boxwood I finally went back to work on Montague/Alfred. Been slowly working on adding more beams to the upper deck. I added a few photo's of the Winchelasea  and do hope you enjoy the photo's. Sorry about the delay on getting back to her. Gary

Thank you all for the likes and comments!!
After finishing the bulkheads, I continued with the deck beams, knees and fittings, wich is great fun to do. Everything comes together now, and you get an impression, how the model will look, once finished. 
I have this idea of a photo from the main deck under the quarter deck with a little camera, if that is possible some day. So I painted the beams and knees from the underside, to  have it all in color, .
Here are photos from the current stage of the building:
 

 

 

 

 
I will clean the top side of the deck beams once they are all finished. The numbers on the knees will be covered by the planking later on. 
 
Matthias