San Francisco by Edward Z - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:90

[EdwardZ]

Hi Ship Builders,

Happy new year of 2023.

Please check out my latest youtube build video, the Artesania Latina San Francisco 1:90.

The build started on October 23, 2022 and finished on December 31, 2022.

Please enjoy.

 

Sorry, I did NOT have text and photo build log for this build. However, I will provide image/text build log for the next build.

 

Thank you.

 

 

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

     Your post has a fascinating 'quick-build' video of AL's San Francisco.  There is a similar AL kit named San Juan, and the video would be just as helpful for that.  Either could be built into a Golden Hind (ex Pelican) with a few modifications:  omitting the lower gun deck and the vertical wood strips on the sides; possibly razing (as in race-built) or reducing the highest stern deck; omitting the 'Captain's walk' (neither contemporary drawing of Drake's Caribbean fleet show any exterior 'walks', nor the 3-D miniature GH atop the 'Drake cup' presented to him by the Queen); and mounting 2 guns somewhere forward - either on the forecastle deck or perhaps at 45 degrees on the weather deck under the forecastle where the planking curves significantly.

 

   Portuguese navigator da Silva had a lot to say about the GH (and Drake as well) as he had the run of the ship (likely advising Drake, the first English captain to venture into South American waters) until  Drake 'dumped' da Silva on the west coast of Mexico (likely being thought of no further use and therefore a liability).  Translations of daSilva's deposition to both the Spanish authorities (who may have hoped to find any weakness or inconsistency in his story, so he could be accused of collaboration) AND the Spanish Inquisition ... so his soul might have been in as much trouble as his body had he not held up under close questioning with accurate and consistent testimony.  Good reading there.