San Francisco by modeller_masa - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1/50 - Pearwood version - cross-section

[modeller_masa]

I wanted to forget a memory that I lost some parts of the Papegojan 1627. 😱 The AL San Francisco Cross Section may heal my wounded heart.  

 

Because of the kit's unreality, its assembly ability is extremely good. I would say that children are able to build this kit without much difficulty.

 

I added some temporary planks (yellow arrows) to harden the frame's shape.

 

The 1st planking is done.

 

At this point, I decided to change the second plank from stock sapelle to my Asian pearwood.

After some trial and error, I made straight strips using a laser cutter.

 

As I said, the kit has many fatal errors. It just combined every detail that people might like.

 

- The ladders (Red) are too slow, and the width is narrower than shoulder width. 

- The grating frames are on the beams (Blue). 

- The cross sectional diagram is not realistic (Green).

 

 

I referred to the cross sectional diagram from the contemporary wreckage ship.

( Source : https://albaola.org/proceso-de-construccion/ 

, https://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/media/uploads/trabalhosdearqueologia/18/22.pdf )

But, I stopped in the middle of modification. I didn't want to pay more than a month for this kit, so I left the cross sectional diagram incomplete.

Also, I I cut the beam to expand the space for grating frames. The thicker beam was part of the modification for realistic structure. 

 

By the way, I decided to skip the ladder. I thought it made more sense.

 

 

This is an internal painting. I applied a cherry-colored gel stain. 

 

The outside and cross section are Asian pearwood. I love the pink wood.  

 

The next step will be gunports.

[modeller_masa]

Oops, I didn't update this log. I'm sorry I left it for a long time.

 

 

Both the AL's manual and metal caps are wrong. It is good to fix them.

 

Alignment

 

 

 

 

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I used clove hitch knot.

 

The sail is half size because I'm making a furled version.

★ Don't furl the sail before rigging work!

 

It is really exciting work. 😆

[modeller_masa]

Although I still have some unresolved feelings, such as deck fittings, I decided to move on to another project. Thank you for watching my build log!

 

 

 

[ccoyle]

Looks great! What's the new project?

 

[modeller_masa]

Thank you for your compliment. I'll complete several incomplete projects, such as Papegojan, and focus on a more historically accurate model next. You'll see the new kits soon at the "What did you receive today?" post.