Amerigo Vespucci by DanielD - OcCre - 1:100

[Bill97]

Thanks again Daniel, as always. I feel a bit guilty taking advantage of all the research you have done!  Zooming in on your second picture in comment #387 above I can very clearly see the light boxes you have used. I will have to research a small LED spot that comes in different colors with a voltage that can be run on the same circuit. 

[Bill97]

Hey Daniel hope all is well. Curious if any updates on your AV build?  Enjoy so much reading through your build as I approach the start of mine. 

[DanielD]

Good evening mates, it’s been some time since my last post. Progress continues on my Amerigo Vespucci, although very slow. I have new job responsibilities that have consumed much of my time, leaving little for shipyard work.

 

Here are a couple of images of what I’ve been up to. Apparently model builders strive to do things the most difficult way possible. In this step I needed to make a net to hang on some rigging. Instructions call for a pre fabricated plastic net, which, well…looks like plastic. So I attempted to manufacture a net from thread. Here is my attempt at a 30mm x 50mm net with 836 clove hitch knots at approximately 1.5 mm spacing, which took approximately 10 hours to build.

 

Edited March 23 by DanielD

[clearway]

the joy we make for ourselves Daniel😱. looks great

 

Keith

[Bill97]

Hello Daniel my friend. So glad to have an update from you. I was concerned that you might be ill or just quit on your AV. The handmade net looks beautiful. Great job. 

[Kevin]

cargo/safety net looks great

[Bill97]

Daniel I am adding the final touches to my OcCre Endeavour and will soon crack open my Amerigo Vespucci kit. I have limited my excitement and preliminary research on the AV so as not to steal my enthusiasm away from the Endeavour. I am now ready to jump in and I have started rereading your build log along with Mike’s comments. For all my previous ship builds I have tried to stay as authentic as my research and skills permitted. You are going to think this crazy but for my AV my plan is to step outside the box and employ some artistic adaptations I think will enhance the beauty of the ship while not being totally authentic. 
I will be setting up my build log real soon and will add the linc to a comment here.