Kevin

Stunning

great start, good luck with the rest of the build

she is looking fantastic

looking great, well done

good evening its another not much to report update

ratlines main and foremast complete, still need to be trimmed and set into position, and replace any that dont look like to me

Modelspan for the sail

great news @chris watton

oh the great 2013 crash, well we are bigger and better nowadays, do we have a party next year to celebrate it, i might even finish a build by then

another masterpiece from the Jedi

so very very nice

Good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

standing rigging main mast 

looks brilliant from less than 2 feet as well

anyway on with the build

i have two different thicknesses  of Modelspan on order, I am not  in a hurry for them as i dont even have a sail plan yet

the foremast lower rat lines continue, i will then do the Catharpins before going onto the upper lines, 

there are so many snagging bits ofn the build, so glad i never put everything on 

good evening, everyone

it was about 10 days ago lying-in bed 3 in the morning, wife breathing heavy one side and the Boi spaniel in his bed right next to me and all i could do was think about model building, 

the sd14 is enjoyable but 100 days on im slightly ready for a change, I have other kits new and some started but i want the WOW factor, something to get me head thinking, something to tax me without being boring, and a little out of my comfort zone,

thinking we are on an adventure my boi follows me  into my display area and discuss what to do next, well I talk to myself whilst the boi looks for treats in me pockets

 a process of elimination rules out any new build 1/200 Titanic and Shipways Syren being started as the new INDY is out later this year

Next the started builds, 1/48 Enterprise is crossed off as is the U Boat and Snowberry.

We have one build left the Amerigo, this is the build that should have gone to landfill many years ago, its only when I restarted her that I decided to make her in my own version

Anyway she came back to the table, and im pleased with the progress my WOW and out of comfort zones will be coming in the form of putting a full set of sails on her

love the sails, just brilliant

3 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

 

 Kevin, you might try these folks.

 

https://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/materials/covering/tissue?is_ajax=1&p=1

Thank you Keith, i believe i have found somewhere that can supply Modelspan, i need to read everything again to see what to use on it

2 hours ago, allanyed said:

I agree with Eberhard.   MAYBE experiment using silk span and matte medium instead of paper and diluted glue.   Sig makes three thicknesses, 00 being the thinnest, GM (medium) and SGM (heavy)    https://sigmfg.com/products/sig-silkspan-tissue?variant=465592221705    There is a great booklet by David Antscherl at Seawatch books, You Tube videos, and a lot of discussions here at MSW on using this material, including painting (off white or any other color as needed), making reinforcing pieces, and more.

Allan

im still unable to find a stockist in the UK for silkspan, been trying all afternoon

34 minutes ago, wefalck said:

As far as I remember (I have seen her a couple of times) the sails of AMERIGO VESPUCCI are (off-)white, so I am not sure that it is a good idea to tint them in some unsual colour. Would certainly give the ship a 'Disney' appearance 😲

 

Where is the problem with 27 sails, the only limit is your patience ...

 

The thinner the paper, the better. In fact, even the thinnest silk-paper is likely to be too thick, when considering real scale thickness.

 

Furled panneled sails are possible, but you may need to make them somewhat shorter in order to bring the furled volume to the scale volume. I have done it, but you may be struggling with seams breaking open (I know this from experience).

 

One could explore another strategy for those tighly furled sails in navy style: when furling, the sail would be embedded into a sort of pocket formed by the top-part of it; this is to keep water out of it; for the same reason the sail is stowed on top of the yard; one could sculpt this 'sausage' of sail in polymer clay or something like this and just wrap short lengths of silk-paper around it to simulate the panels.

 

thank you 

i had something like this in mind

good morning everyone

i have come to the conclusion that i would like to try this on my Amerigo builds

couple of questions though

would this work with 27+ sails

i would like a darker colour, possible light blue or green, to show off the rigging

could the bond paper be adapted to furled sails

what GSM weight bond paper

2 hours ago, VFX_Chris said:

I must admit I am a little late to this post but I only discovered it this week as I am constructing a CG version of ORCA myself at this time.

 

But I have to say this is an incredible build and superb build!!! Absolutely stunning and amazing work!!!! Also the way you have documented and shared your process is also so impressive. Thank you!

 

I have been working on my model and looking at the film frame by frame to find the various models of the items in the boat such as first aid kits, fish finders, fire extinguishers etc. and the construction methods of traditional Novi boats etc. too and feel like I know almost every inch of the orca and it was great to see every detail added in there on each new page!

 

Congratulations and such a fantastic model!

Welcome to MSW @VFX_Chris please start a build log and show us all your work

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

P&S foremast lower ratlines

well most of the rats are in now (foremast lower), another 5 to go plus remove one or two that look worse than the rest, im still not 100% sure the white and brass is doing it for me, it needs a dark backdrop to stop it looking like every 6th line is missing

well done lovely work

good evening everyone

was hoping for a better update tonight, BUT all yesterdays work was wrong so had a redo today

i have severel things in life to remember

who am i

where do i live

wife birthday

and how to tie Ratlines

i forgot one of the above and it wasnt any of the first three

anyway here is the redo, still not brilliant, and yet again another big variation away from the real vessel

So glad I found this build, wonderful work, puts my kits to shame

Stunning work, going to be so impressive  when complete, if this can ever be said to be finished, there is always more that can be added

i just wish i could decide if to go with sails or not