Santa Maria by luponero - FINISHED - scale 1/50 - carrack - from diagrams of Adametz

[luponero]

To go to the construction of the upper decks, must end all the parts that are inserted on the main deck, there are not many details to be made, the model of Santa Maria is relatively simple and even the details of construction follow this feature, (obviously the simplicity and the soft and rounded lines of the model give it harmony and beauty)

however, the armaments are one of these parts to be realized, (although in some models of the Santa Maria the composition and the number of pieces of the armory is different) in the realization of the Duro and in the drawings of Ademetz two "bombards" (blunderbass ?) are reported and six "bombs" typical weapons in the historical period of reference, the bombards were used since the middle of 1200, the two on the Santa Maria belong to the largest, made with slatted iron bars (like the barrels) and welded together, then reinforcing the structure with strong iron rims. The bombards had the so-called "logs" carved out of the trunk of an oak by placing them on wooden crossbars (like wheels), usually the balls (bullets) were made of stone, while the "bombardelle" were small pieces of artillery fork to be put on the capifibanda, also these fired stones or small pieces of iron ,,,,

however, I do not have the metal lathe for which I had to make them in wood, to turn I used the "box" a very hard shrub, good to make small turned parts, alternatively I could buy already made, but the cost of shipping of the pieces was high and even the appearance did not convince me, so I took a bit of boxwood (the hedge at the side of the road) and I started to turn

 

this is the shrub called "boxwood"

 

the realization of the "bombardella" barrel

coloration of the barrel and fixing of the "braga"

see you soon,

 

 

luponero

 

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[luponero]

the following images are part of the paraphernalia that I made during a working day, at the lathe for the construction of the pipes

while the parts that make up the pieces with limes and coloring

what follows is the turning and coloring of the two bombardment pipes

from a small piece of walnut I made the carriage and I tried to put the rod

while those that follow are the six complete "bombardelle"

after a day of work (intense) I had done the pieces, (but still there was work, the finishes)

the forks are made of brass wire

 

 

for today with updating I stop, I go to "lunch" and then I go to the Santa Maria ...

 

 

luponero

 

 

 

[Katoom]

Bel lavoro, nice job!

[cog]

Hull looks real smooth. I like the way the barrels turned out

Edited January 18, 2019 by cog

[luponero]

thanking you for your "like"

continuous description of the works,

the construction continued with the closure of the hatches on the main deck,

I started to fix the ropes that would be used to tie the bombards.

Then I started working on a pulley that recovers the rope of the sail of the major tree,

it was the beginning of a "mistake"

," errare humanun est, perseverare autem diabolicum"

that is, to err is human, to persevere is diabolical,

... if so, I often persevere 

above the preparation of the two pulleys

the preparation of the piece

insertion into the opening, obviously out of scale 

...the error, I'll correct it later

 

 

[cog]

not much to like about that ... I hope it will be a relative easy fix/repair

[luponero]

Hi Cog,

it is not a problem to replace the wrong piece, I have already replaced the particular, but I did not remember to take the picture, in practice I made a pulley with a larger diameter, instead of 4 mm is 6 mm, comes out of the planking of two mm approximately, this time correctly,

I have finished closing the hatches, and I have started to put the ropes on the inner walls with which the bombarde's guns will be tied

I started laying the inner planking

I started to bind the barrels I started to bind the barrels with their bases ( gun mounts)

placing it on the bridge, near the openings for the cannons

I made some details, the box to the left of the bombard, inside which there should be bullets.

In the following picture I also put a "mascolo" (next to the cross of the block) in which the gunpowder was put,

the loading system was backward, the masculine fitted to the breech, which due to the inevitable defects of the connection (we were in 1400/1500) did not allow the use of large doses of gunpowder,

for bullets were used stone balls, the trenches (called blocks) were made from large trunks of hollow oak, which rested on wooden boards used instead of wheels, in addition to the photo also shows a drawing in which are shown the details of loading system of the medieval bombard,

other updates will follow

to hear from us

 

black Wolf

 

[luponero]

After the placement of the bombard, it is necessary to finish the bridge of the formwork, I started to lay the beams of the bridge of the formwork resting on the armrests,

I prepared the plywood base with a thickness of 1 mm to put the boards that form the boarding, to make the boards I used oak wood with the following measures 4x1 mm

when the bridge was over, I finished the hatch laying down the coamings, (?)

the next step the preparation of the foredeck, to do this I replaced the bagli made previously, they seemed too thin, always in walnut but with a thickness of 5mm, excluding the first resting on the armrests, the other three are embedded in the planking plank and on the sleeper with a simple opening,
while I left the bagli on the "tagliamare", which are 4 mm thick

also in this case, to correctly lay the plank, I prepared with plywood the base on which I put the plank (always in oak)

I painted the lower part with the bitumen of Judea diluted, and I made with the graphite the lines of demarcation of the tables, this to "imitate"

the lower part of the board (which is visible from below)

I glued the base on the beams, stopping it for drying with clamps,

always oak boards, but with a delimitation band in walnut

i realized that I had to do the nailing of the plank 

                  "better late than never !!!"

manual drill bit of 0.5 mm (and many holes ...)

then I started working on the bulwarks of the quarterdeck preparing the structure on which will develop the plank of the 'bulwark

,

to make the structure more stable, as well as the glue, the brass pin supports the upright on which the structure is developed

 

with this I greet you, to hear from you soon for updates

 

luponero

[luponero]

Some updates on the work of the formwork,

 

the timber used is oak and as you can see the tables have an inclination with respect to the vertical as indicated in the drawings by Adametz,

between the board and the board the edge has a bevel, giving a shape that resembles a defensive palisade,

you can see on the plank, the opening for the passage of the bowsprit tree, to make it was necessary a long time and "file" to avoid doing damage on the deck of the bridge

up to the insertion of the bowsprit (which is now possible to remove)

to make the tree I came back of the walnut tree, (surely making all the pieces in self-construction is very nice, but it takes a lot of time)

insert the last image with the view of the bow, the tree fits into the trimmer (the frontal wood in which the tree passes is walnut with the typical stains

that characterize it)

)

 

regards

 

luponero

 

[Louie da fly]

Very nice work, Luponero. This is a very impressive model, beautifully detailed.

 

Steven

[luponero]

I thank my friends for their appreciation,

I will continue with the adjournment of the works,

Once the bow castle has been finished (in part) I have started the construction of the drawers
(it seems that it was Cristoforo's quarters, but even on this situation the positions of the scholars are mixed),
so set up the beams on the bridge of the drawers

above the beams I will bring back the 0.8 mm plywood base on which I will lay the plank
, while for the external wall of the formwork, where there is the door to enter the lodging of Columbus and the false arches with the window,

I use the boards with which I made the bridge

to make the frames (arches, window and flowers?) I had two possibilities, use resin, (milliput) or wood, certainly for the aesthetic effect the modeling pastes allow excellent results, with wood the thing changes ...
I did not have the resin, so the choice was wood:
walnut, (unfortunately I had finished the boxwood)
and I started with the "frames" using the classic equipment, trincetto and limette even if for the small size of the details walnut does not lend itself very well to the processing

 

[luponero]

per cui ho realizzato le cornici e fnestre,

 

[luponero]

so I made the frames and the window, ( come non tradotto sopra,)

purtroppo non posso inserire altre immagini ( There was a problem processing the uploaded file. -200)

• OK

 

 

[luponero]

before fixing the wall stably, I had to make the shaft of the tree (which is inside the part under the form where Columbus was lodged), where the end of the foremast is fitted, made by turning the piece into walnut,

under the tree detail

(unfortunately I have difficulty in inserting images,) I will try again tomorrow

regards

 

luponero

[Louie da fly]

Beautiful work, Luponero. I am enjoying following this build. Naves of this time are of great interest to me.

 

Steven

[luponero]

Ti ringrazio per gli apprezzamenti per il lavoro, anche io sono u appasionato di navi antiche e seguo con attenzione gli aggiornamenti sul "dromone" e gli interessanti approfondimenti storici e tecnici inseriti,

i lavori sulla caracca sono andati avanti, ho terminato il tavolato del ponte con il solito materiale utilizzato per quelli fatti in precedenza,

 

 

 

[luponero]

unfortunately I must have made a mistake in loading the images, for not having translated the previous part and for not having explained the various steps,

I try to do it now, apologizing for the inconvenience,

 

 

I thank  Steven for the appreciation for the work, I am also a lover of ancient ships and I follow with attention the updates on the "dromone" and the interesting historical and technical details inserted,

the work on the carack went ahead, I finished the deck of the bridge with the usual material used for those made previously,

 

the previously inserted photos refer to the construction of the balustrade on the bridge of the quarterdeck bunker

 

 

 

[luponero]

the wood used for the balustrade: walnut for the supporting structure, the central cherry cross section, mizzenmast and boom always in walnut

in the photos below, the central decorations of the balustrade (should be floral subjects,  more or less )

see you next time

 

 

luponero

 

[Louie da fly]

Beautiful work, Luponero (that's Black Wolf in English, isn't it?). I'm glad you're enjoying the dromon build. I'm hoping to do a carrack at some point in the future.

 

The balustrade is very nice - lovely crisp detail.

 

I love your cannons - they're beautifully done; you're very accomplished with the lathe.

 

Your cannons are very much like the ones they found on the wreck of the Genoese ship Lomellina (built 1503, wrecked 1516), with only a few differences as you would expect between one region and another.

 

Note those large wheels don't belong to the ship's cannon - they appear to have been part of an artillery train the ship was carrying as cargo when she sank.

 

Steven

 

[luponero]

Thank you Steven,

interesting images related to the bomb, I agree with you for the wheels, usually the tips were placed on the crossbars, probably on the bombards from "earth" were present the wheels, report of images related to the culverin (bombardella) and a painting where is reported an armed battle between a carac and a battery on the ground of three bombards (with wheels) visible shooting operations conducted by a ballistic and a gunner (we hope that the translator translates "well")

I have seen that you are also interested in the Genoese navy, lately I bought a very interesting book: La Marineria Genovese - from the Middle Ages to the Unification of Italy by Piero Campodonico,
you report below the cover of the book (maybe if you're interested you can find it sau amazon)

my nickname for the avatar is a black wolf, but my name is Fabio

 

to hear from us

 

Fabio

 

 

[Louie da fly]

That's amazing, Fabio. The carrack in the picture is flying the flag of the Lomellini family, who owned the Lomellina! (See https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannotto_Lomellini). What year was the picture painted? Perhaps it is the same ship!

 

The land-based artillery have the same kind of wheels as in the wreck's cargo, and it is thought the barrels of those cannons were recovered after the ship sank. But probably the wheels weren't valuable enough to salvage.

 

I haven't seen this image of a culverin before. It's certainly in very good condition.

 

I'm interested in the book. I'll have to find out about it. I wonder if it is available in English.

 

Best wishes,

 

Steven 

[Baker]

just started following
nice work Fabio

[luponero]

thank you, Patrick

I'm happy if you follow the work,

 Steven,

the image is a miniature taken from the French manuscript n. 6440, dedicated to the Zeeland family of De Vere, late 15th century.

reported with a scanner from the book, I do not know if the English version exists, but I can assure you that it is very beautiful, with images of medieval paintings, that you would surely appreciate,

eventually, you can translate the pages by doing the scans and using the translator as I often do,

I have to run out "we'll hear" then

 

Fabio

[luponero]

Still some updates on the work done on the caracca,

the positioning of the foremast shaft, (always made of walnut)

its inclination is towards the bow

After the tests, without gluing the tree, I continued with the plating inside the sides to finish the moldings of connection with the upper parts, specular to the external molding on which the gunwales is laid,

with the pencil I bring the curvature, then I cut the interested part with the blade,

to insert the part made using the templates, which were used to make the moldings

 

ending them on all sides of the boat

 

see you soon

 

black Wolf

[Louie da fly]

Thanks, Fabio. That makes sense. Between 1494 and 1546 the kings of France were hiring Genoese ships to supply their armies (and perhaps fight) in their wars in Italy.  

 

Your progress is very good. Beautifully crisp and detailed.

 

That little circular saw attachment - I have to get one!

 

Steven

 

 

 

 

[luponero]

13 hours ago, Louie da fly said:

Quel piccolo attacco a sega circolare

It is very convenient it is a kit consisting of three disc blades with different diameters_

kit 28830 proxxon 

useful for cutting on already placed details

 

Fabio

 

 

[luponero]

"thank you for the likes",

after finishing the internal moldings I started to make the external ones, to make them I had prepared a cardboard shape, the wood used is the walnut, are whole pieces to make them I had to make the walnut boards of 8cm x 1mm

 

as you can see I have brought the shape with the pencil and then I cut it out, positioning it on the wall connecting the whole profile

of the ship

finished the first part I realized the other (the error system 200- in the insertion of the image, I try to insert it later)

[luponero]

nothing to do I always get the error message "! -200"

maybe next time

 

black Wolf

[luponero]

I had to change the photo to insert it,

then finally, inserted

see you next time

 

black wolf

[cog]

Did you need to change the size of the photograph?