Chinese Pirate Junk by Baltic_submariner - FINISHED - Amati - 1:100

[Baltic_submariner]

From some time I was interested in building something more exotic with rig from other part of the world. Found this pirate junk and arab dhow. Model very good and used wood was at least for me top quality. As with most of generic ships made by me I decided to modify some of parts. 

 

I added bigger cannon on bow platform with full rigging as I saw in one of build logs of MSW modeller @AntonyUK here which log was great inspiration to me.

 

 

Also I modified poop deck railings from wooden balustrade into more solid variant.

 

 

I decided to modify a little two sampans as I wasn't sure about painting them in wood. First I painted them black and then using CA glue I placed strips of cherry wood for hull and pear for gunwales.

 

Red flags as I read were used by chinese pirates so I decided to made easy and I think nice looking triangular flags on masts. Whole rigging of Junk is at least very interesting and so different in comparing to the square or lateen rig.

Ropes given by Amati seems that didn't shreds themself than ropes from previously build models which was very nice.

 

Telling the truth I managed to like very much such strange rigs and I would definitely want to try build a Geobukseon in same scale which I saw on ebay. Anyway now I would build Greek Galliot from Amati or Pinta from same producer. Maybe my approach is strange but I try to not repeat same types and collect different types of ships. 

 

Edited October 5, 2021 by Baltic_submariner
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