La Niña by CRI-CRI - FINISHED - scale 1/48 - ship of Cristoforo Colombo - 1492

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Second down sheave (about fourteen...  😘)

 

 

 

[Louie da fly]

Those bottom blocks look very good. A good solution for fixing them to the hull, too.

 

And I agree -  she looks better with the boat behind her than alongside.

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The third is done :

 

 

 

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Following my small business :

 

 

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One side of blocks done :

 

 

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Nine bottom blocks done, nein, nein, not ten, only nine  😘

 

 

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Eleven bottom blocks done (about fourteen) :

 

 

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Preview of rigging :

 

 

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Bottom blocks done :

 

 

 

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Other simulation on sails :

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Real size...

 

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Other pics of built :

 

 

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New test :

 

 

 

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Not easy, a new test :

 

 

 

 

[Matt D]

Beautiful work!  You’re details are terrific.

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Thanks Matt !

 

Here, a rare sunlight between dark clouds :

 

 

 

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My last today test :

 

 

[mtaylor]

Incredible work, Cri-Cri.   The attention to the details is incredible.

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Thanks Mark !

 

I'm a lucky modeler : my second group is all like first one :

 

 

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Overview of temporary process for shrouds construction :

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2020 by CRI-CRI

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Overview of my kitchen & naval dock-yard  😘

 

 

[Louie da fly]

On 1/15/2020 at 1:23 AM, CRI-CRI said:

Allegro con brio, molto espressivo...  😋

 

Belissimo, prestissimo!

 

Those blocks are beautifully and precisely done. My hat off to you sir!

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Thanks  !  You've got a new pic :

 

 

and a new music for cello and orchestra, just published :

 

Landscape (Cello & Orchestra)

 

 

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New idea of the day :

 

 

 

[mtaylor]

The black thread does give quite a bit more contrast and better definition of the pieces.  I like it personally.

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Others don't like it, but I found it cleaner, and less difficult...

 

Other possible solution :

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by CRI-CRI

[Louie da fly]

Interesting problem. The general principle is that in the Mediterranean they fixed the lower ends of the shrouds with pairs of blocks, while in the Atlantic they used deadeyes (caps de mouton). Columbus set forth from Palos de la Frontera, on the southern coast of Spain, on the Atlantic side of the Straits of Gibraltar.

 

So perhaps his ships were fitted with caps de mouton, as was this Spanish carrack of 1475, from an altarpiece depicting the battle of Zumaia, off Gibraltar. Note that these are fixed on the outer side of the hull.

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by Louie da fly

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Thanks Louie-da-fly

 

The latin rigging was replaced (Canarias, September 1492) for using squared  sails, like Pinta ship, latin sails were too dangerous for Atlantic

 

Javier Pastor could have mistaken with other ships of mediterranean area, like other false details noticed into its plan, which I had to correct

Edited October 30, 2020 by CRI-CRI

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I inform you I bought this morning the twenty-eight walnut deadeyes (size 7 mm = 34 cm) :

 

 

 

From my personnal window, automnal mood with last sun before the long time of winter : 

 

 

Edited October 31, 2020 by CRI-CRI

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Today test : two ropes through the same hole :