Bireme by MESSIS - FINISHED - Amati - adding wind-filled sail to completed model from 2015

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Three years ago, as I did not knew then (in 2015) how I could install a sail looking filled with wind, I finished my Amati Bireme 1/35 build, with a folded sail. Today I have decided to replace the folded sail with a new one, a new one filled with wind! . (the build was not posted 2015 in the Gallery. but later 2017)

 

 

 

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Frankie (JerseyCity Frankie), here in the blog, whom I have to thank a lot, gave me the advice how to to do so. So now  I went to experiment with the way he explained to me. Using the GAC 400 stiffener. 

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A new yard of course was made, with new rigging.

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After preparing the new sail, the I bireme was transported  from its display position to the shipyard.

 

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The first thing to do in the shipyard then, was the dismantling of the old rigging/sail system.

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After the ship was ready for installing the new (standing and running) rigging and the new sail. Also the mast was replaced with a new one, better crafted as the existing  one. Also the deck varnish was refreshed and some other minor improvements and repairs were made.

 

The two sails:

 

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Posted 15 minutes ago

Looking good!

 

Steven

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Thank you Steven

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First attemt to raise the sail on the mast, just to check if and how the wind is blowing it.

 

I think the experiment did not went bad!

The new rigging its almost prepared and tomorow I ll try to finish the project.

[MESSIS]

so it worked! The sail looks the way I want it to look... filled with wind.

 

Now am going to use GAC400 on Hermione's sails. With the experience I got I suppose it will be possible to form the sails more realistic.

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And the Bireme went back to her display position in my library.

 

Also two pictures are going to be added in Bireme's  gallery here in our blog.

[donrobinson]

She looks much better with the full sail Messis, great work!! I recently finished the Liburnian Novilara by MarisStella(no build log) and achieved the same effect by installing wires into the edges of the sail.

Very nice build!!

[MESSIS]

thank you donrobinson, 

 

Installing wires was my second choice. The bireme sail was actually an experiment in order to try the GAC400 on my build Hermione. The scale of Hermione 1/89 I think its too small for the use of wire. Anyway it turned out that GAC its very easy to use and  I believe am going to have even better results in the future.

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