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

[mtbediz]

Fantastic job. Congratulations.

[Baker]

Very beautiful work  

[luponero]

After a break, due to problems with work and "restructuring" of the laboratory, I update the completion of the Santa Maria with photos

the first step was to tie the two lifeboats on the deck, it was not a simple thing the spaces are very small, I think at the time the lifeboats were "towed" because with them the space on the deck is minimal to do everything,

 

 

 

I made some details, anchors, buckets, mooring sticks, which were placed inside, so as not to go out of scale I used "the slim" as a reference

 

 

details were still missing, but the profile of the ship was finished

 

a long time ago, I had built the rifles that are placed on the ship's side...

finally it was time to place them

 

 

the brass chain with 0,5mm links, is the only thing I bought, I tried several times to make it, but I had to give up

 

 

the chain and the "falconetti" (name that indicates small cannons in Italian) have been treated with burnisher

 

 

under these conditions, they would have punished the sailors for neglect of their weapons ... so I passed some oil on the barrel

the skinny next to the arms to check the report,
it doesn't seem bad to me

 

 

 

 

we are almost at the end,,,

see you next time

black Wolf

 

[G.L.]

Wolf, that is beautiful work! So many nice details.

[luponero]

I thank friends for their appreciation and I keep updating the work to finish the model,

 

In 1492 the nights on the ocean sea had to be very dark (especially with the new moon) to contrast the darkness and to signal the ship, both for the Santa Maria and for the ancient boats the laterna assumed a fundamental role, consequently in its realization the 'aesthetics and form became of significant importance, in the construction plans of Adametz it is shown very schematically so I tried to find some material for more information but the differences are considerable so I decided to follow the design and photos of two models reproduced years ago for commemorative purposes, certainly its realization would have been a particular "challenging" since the piece is a "multi-composite" both for details and materials,I am attaching the image of the Santa Maria made for the commemoration, where the bow is visible at the stern

 

I started with the realization of the large candle placed inside the lantern, I used 0.8 mm brass wire, with the "red" tinfoil of the chocolates I made the "flame" (the usual one used for coals ) while with white rolled paper I made what the candle should be, while the two hexagonal parts on which the internal part of the lantern is developed are in 0.5 mm wood

 

on which the six faces of the lantern develop, always made with wooden foil, with the blister boxes I cut out pieces with the intention of imitating the glass placed over the openings, finished their placement I painted them with antique gold paint to frames

 

I made the two external hexagonal bases on which the "twisted" uprights will fit together (which I made with two copper wires twisted with the screwdriver)

 

 

finishing the two pieces made with the small lathe and which will be positioned with gluing above and below the bases,

 

mounting the pieces made separately

 

welding the cross

 

 

 

the lantern was finished, but it was necessary to make it "aged"

 

so I burnished some parts, then I used the "copper sulphate" which is used on the vine plants to protect them from mold, the color is perfect and sticks very well on the treated surface

 

 

the final result was satisfactory!

 

 

see you next time

black Wolf

[Louie da fly]

Very nice. Beautiful work.

[luponero]

Thanks Louie, after the lantern the realization of the flags with "tissue paper" with photoshop I colored and in some cases worked on the images that are the coat of arms of the kings Isabella and Ferdinando, which were shown on the construction plan but much less detailed and precise .
I made the poles that support the flags,

 

 

 

to print on the tissue paper I use a normal sheet of paper on which I attach the tissue paper then I print the two mirror parts, inside a thin copper wire allows me to make it take the desired shape, in the meantime I have put the lantern aft

 

the effect of the flags waving in the wind, the Santa Maria is close to launch, only some small work on the characters and will be placed in the display case,

 

 

 

 

see you next time

black Wolf 

[mtaylor]

Wolf, you've done a wonderful realization of this this model.    Beautiful.

[Louie da fly]

Wow! Those flags are amazing! I've just completed a flag from fabric, but now I'm thinking of following your lead instead. How difficult was it to print on tissue paper? Is this the kind of paper that comes on rolls and is used in the kitchen when baking?

[Baker]

Great work Luponero 

[luponero]

I thank you friends for appreciation, and I finish with the insertion of the last images, first the indications for the tissue paper,

We can buy tissue paper in the most well-stocked stationery shops, it is usually also used in newly purchased shirts as internal protection, or even in shoe packaging always as protection, the main feature is that it is very thin and resistant, to print it sticks on a normal sheet of paper using paper tape on the edges (obviously it must be slightly smaller than A4 sheet) print the double image, one of which is reflected, after cutting it I pass a thin copper wire on the edge on which I put cyanoacrylic glue After having attached the solid paper glue to the surface of the paper, making the parts adhere perfectly, we can make it assume any shape, as if it were moved by the wind, which is very difficult with fabric.

I am attaching two images with indications and the copper wire used

 

 

 

The final stage of the work,

I thought about coloring Colombo and the Slim

 

 

presenting the "poster" of the Santa Maria

 

 

 

which was placed inside a plexiglass case awaiting accommodation inside the house "wife permitting !!!"

 

 

thanks to all the friends who followed me in this adventure,

to the next adventure

cordially
black Wolf

 

[PhilB]

7 hours ago, Louie da fly said:

Wow! Those flags are amazing! I've just completed a flag from fabric, but now I'm thinking of following your lead instead. How difficult was it to print on tissue paper? Is this the kind of paper that comes on rolls and is used in the kitchen when baking?

 

It can't have been kitchen paper, as it has a waxy surface that would repel the ink on the printer.

I've had good results printing flags on standard printer paper, both sides of the flag on one side of paper, folding them over the flagstaff (or pike or spear) and doing initial gluing with a very small quantity of PVA. Once dry, I curl the paper artistically around a thin pen or xacto knife handle, then soak it in the liquid variety of superglue. The paper becomes almost a plastic composite, and holds the "furl" it was given indefinitely.

 

Luponero, I'm in awe at the quality and detail of your model, and am going to use your build log as personal reference every time I was to add more details to a ship model. I'm curious about one thing, the "falconetti" or small hand canons seem to correspond to what I was calling "falconet" or "couleuvrine" in French or "culverin" in English.

 

Can anyone tell me if it's more appropriate to speak of ship-mounted hand canons like this as "culverins" or as "swivel guns" or if the term "swivel guns" is of a more recent origine?

 

Edit: As I was writing, Luponero posted: it's very light-weight tissue paper taped onto standard printer paper to get it to go through the printer. Great find!

[luponero]

Thank you Phil, it is tissue paper placed on top of the paper to print in A4 format, with this technique it is possible to make flags and many other things using the printer, bringing any color and "nuance" back to life, moved by the wind.
They are "falconet" in Italian falconetti or bombardelle, they were small-caliber revolving firearms, loaded with a "mascolo" on the back (a kind of cartridge with firepowder) loaded with stones and various objects, they did damage " limited "

 

carry under a breech-loading system with "mascolo", it is a "bombarda" but for the falconets the system was the usual, obviously with very low charges

 

 

 

ciao

 

luponero

[Louie da fly]

Luponero, thanks for the clear explanation of the flags. I'm very tempted to use this technique, as I'm not totally happy with the cloth flag I made.

 

PhilB, falconet is probably the better name to use, as culverin can mean a falconet but also a much larger cannon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culverin

[mrcc]

This is a wonderful build log!

[Chuck Seiler]

On 9/28/2020 at 12:42 AM, PhilB said:

Edit: As I was writing, Luponero posted: it's very light-weight tissue paper taped onto standard printer paper to get it to go through the printer. Great find!

A friend of mine who specializes in miniatures turned me on to the use of cigarette paper.  It is thin, but strong.  When the San Diego Maritime Museum had us recreate the Battle of Trafalgar, I used this to make all flags for both fleets (including "England expects...").  Happy Trafalgar Day by the way.  The downside is that you are limited in size.

[Binho]

This is so beautiful Lupo! Bravo!

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Well done!