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    I tried to make as much details I could. Those smaller rings were to much to ask. Maybe on some other model. the ones I made are 0.5-0,6 mm diameter made of 0.1 mm wire.
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    Hi Allan, I am not sure if Spanish used belaying pins in the 15.ct. In the book there are no pins drawn in Santa Maria plans only in Pinta plans. Also I saw on the SM replica in Palos de frontera there are belaying pins so I put them. I also tried to find out about this question long while ago, I think I found somewhere that the use of pins started in Mediterranean first. Need to check again. I have books about Spanish galleons in the 17.century if you need some help with your study I can check them.
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    Anchor size given in the book is to large so I shorten it so it can fit the distance between the bit and end of forecastle properly.
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    Rudder
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    Rails
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    Not completely satisfied with windows 😏 This is more true color. These are some of the references for the color.
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    Hi Ferrus, I didn't now about Colombus day:) I am using anatomy of the ship book by Xavier Pastor and there are indeed references to Mataro model.
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    Forecastle I did I think two or three times. Since there was no pictures in the plans of how this was made I did it by the eye. f This middle horizontal beam is placed to get the convex shape of the clinker planking.
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    Hi Roger, I was really thinking a lot about how to capture this essence as you said. Looking at many contemporary pictures to try decide which colour to go for. The wood I use is pear stained with two colours dark walnut and redish walnut. First I would put redish one and then quickly applied dark one so wood can soak bit of both. That is why colour is not uniform you will see more on later pictures. Hull construction method I took from russian master Michael Bezverhny.
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    Two halves were nothing comparing to rounded stern it could have been better, but next time it will be. Thank you all for kind words here is continuation of the work.
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    Good balance , keel is 2,8mm wide
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    In the end main mast consists of 70+ parts
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    I did two Adriatic Trabaccolo, and one fishing boat.
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    Hi Chuck, I will list some of inaccuracies or mistakes I found. When you compare body plan with sheer and half-breadth plan and measure everything this what you get. This is in milimeters. I took that sheer and half-breadth plan are more accurate. One ladder not two. Had to add the this for main yard hoisting. Cleats are on wrong places, found out later when started putting the shrouds Absolutely no cleats for fastening all the ropes, also lack of better explanation of how forecastle is constructed. Two different fore stay versions Spritsail is too large, spritsail on the previous picture is better This framing is not in an alignment with other plans, so much correction is need if you want to make admiralty model or just to match visible frames with other plans. There are some other mistakes I can't remember now, for example anchor is too big for the scale so adjustments are needed. Much care is to be taken studying plans before starting the build. I don't have so much experience so i didn't see all of this in advance.
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    Hi everyone, I started scratch build of a Columbus Santa Maria according to an Anatomy of the ship book by Xavier Pastor. It seamed to me it would not be a too difficult job since I have a book and just need to follow it, but there was equally time spent on thinking of how to build something or deciding in what way to build since plans have decent amount of inaccuracies and lack of details.

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