Santa Maria by shipcarpenter - FINISHED - Amati - 1:65 - first wooden ship

[marktime]

From the log kept by Columbus it appears there were two boats on the Santa Maria, a small dingy type called a Chalupa and a larger one with a single mast and sail called a Batel. On a particularly favourable day the Batel sail was rigged on the poop deck to catch even more of the following winds.

 

The Batel was also used to circumnavigate the first landfall island, with very high probability, Plana Cays. 

 

The guns on the Santa Maria would have been lombards, a breech loading weapon lashed to a stationery truck, i.e. no wheels

[Ferit]

Thank you for the info, marktime...

Now that is clear to understand.

[shipcarpenter]

Hello,

 

I am working on small details. All fittings are prepared. Some photos:

[mhegazi]

great finishing

 

nice work :-)

[CaptainSteve]

Nice work there, Shipcarpenter !!

[shipcarpenter]

Hallo,

 

thanks for all your comments, likes and looking. I hope I´m finishing. Now I was a little delayed due to renovations bathrooms and kitchens. Now is my home finished (for the moment) and I can go on with ship. I am preparing some new photos I show you next time.

 

Have a nice time with your ships and with MSW.

[shipcarpenter]

Hello,

 

my progress in photos:

[marktime]

Lovely finish on the hull and good attention to detail.

[shipcarpenter]

Hello, thanks Mark I appreciate your words. Some more photos:

[shipcarpenter]

Hallo,

 

long time no message from me so no big progress, but standing rigging is complete. Stand, base for display case both made of walnut wood.

Sails (I sewed in winter) are ready on their yards, but still no on the model. 

[shipcarpenter]

Hello,

 

finishing. It is done after three years, but it was not only project. I built meanwhile  Revell Titanic 1:700, Jeep 1:35 and some airplanes.

Edited November 22, 2015 by shipcarpenter

[Moonbug]

Hello Shipcarpenter, 

 

   Just now coming across your build.  Very nicely done.  Great job on the small fixtures, and a very interesting take on the finishing. Congratulations on a fine build!
 

- Bug

[ianmajor]

Hello Shipcarpenter,

 

You have produced a beautiful model. Congratulations on its completion.

[GuntherMT]

Congratulations on finishing, great looking ship.

[marktime]

Well done, it's a fine looking model and beautifully presented.

[kruginmi]

Great Job!  I love the look.  And it only took four build pages to do!  (hah hah)

 

mark

[rschissler]

Wow, that's really awesome!

[shipcarpenter]

Thanks guys very much. It gives me motivation to work on my next ship. In next days I will start a new build log with another Endeavour here.

 

Moonbug: Your Santa Maria build was/is a big inspiration for me during work on mine.

[Ferit]

Congratulations on your finished build, very exceptional and very clean...

[Oliver24]

Dear shipcarpenter, 

 

I would like to ask for some advice regarding the planking of this ship. I am trying to build the Amati Santa Maria myself, however I struggle with the planking process. Did you put the planks in hot water prior attaching the to the bulkheads? Also, I noticed that in the instruction manual that the planks must be attached with a slide bent upward, which I find difficult to obtain. However, in your photos it seems that you did not bent them upward as in the instruction manual. Instead, it seems to me that you just attached them horizontally.

 

Can you explain to me in detail the process of planking please. I`m trying to build my first wooden ship model so I am in a need of help. Also, I have a build log opened for mu workflow where I attached some photos to. 

 

Thank you in advance! 

Oliver